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www.spabusiness.com/ezine Minor joins with African group
The Minor Hotel Group (MHG) has announced a long-term strategic partnership with Rani Investment, a company which owns a number of high-end resorts across Africa. T e groups have formed a joint venture
company for ownership of Indigo Bay Resort & Spa in Mozambique, with plans for further expansion in Africa. Located on Bazaruto Island, 30km off the
east coast of the country, Indigo Bay is a fi ve- star 44-villa resort, and will be re-branded to Anantara Bazaruto Island Resort & Spa later this year when MHG takes up management. The new partnership will explore more
opportunities in Mozambique, including in the capital Maputo, and in the East Africa market. T ese properties will be a mix of new-build and re-brand developments and will be aligned with MHG’s hotel brands of Anantara, Avani and Oaks – its serviced apartment off ering. Spas in the properties will be run by MHG’s
spa management company MSpa International. Dubai-based Rani Investment is the invest- ment arm of Aujan Group Holding which has
Rani Investment owns many resorts across Africa
more than us$300m (€224m, £193m)of ded- icated investments in the Middle East and Africa. T e group fi rst established its pres- ence in 1999 under the Rani Resorts name. Interviews with MSpa’s general manager Lee
David Stephens and operations director Kathryn Moore can be found on page 30 and page 38.
Spanish spa body in health tourism push
Spain’s National Association of Spas (ANBAL) has col- laborated with a number of other associations in the country with a view to devel- oping and capitalising on its €140m (us$186m, £121m) health tourism sector. Over 21,800 tourists visited
Spain in 2012 for health pur- poses and the new alliance, the Spanish Health Tourism Cluster, aims to build on this by joining forces to promote the country as a world leader in the medical sec- tor. Other cluster bodies include the National Federation of Private Clinics, the Business Federation Unit, the Spanish Confederation of Hotel and Tourist Accommodation and the Spanish Confederation of Travel Agents. “Advances in medicine allow people around the world to seek the best technical and
Spas like Sha Wellness could benefi t from a new health tourism alliance
economic solutions for the prevention and treat- ment of various diseases,” said alliance president Inigo Valcaneras, who’s also the director of inter- national patient care at a Spanish hospital. According to research carried out by Deloitte,
health tourism in Spain could be worth up to €500m (us$664.1m, £432.5m) by 2015. Read more:
http://lei.sr?a=Z6g9U
WSWC to reveal Thai spa consumer survey results These were the findings of a study, put
Individualised packages and a back-to-baiscs approach to treatments are what T ai spa con- sumers will be looking for in the future. In addition, the internet and word-of-mouth
are the two main ways that current spa con- sumers in the country search for a spa to visit.
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together by the Thai Spa Association and Stenden Rangsit University, which will be revealed to the industry at the World Spa and Well-being Convention in late September. Details:
www.thaispaassociation.com
T e Spa by L’Occitane at Capim do Mato hotel
L’Occitane adds to its 60-plus spa network
Consumer beauty and wellness brand, L’Occitane, is rolling out spas in Switzerland, Australia and Brazil. T e Spa by L’Occitane at the Hotel Royal
Crans-Montana overlooks the Swiss Alps and is the company’s fi rst in the country. L’Occitane will also open at T e Chahoya
Spa & Salon, located in Cable Beach Resort, Australia and at T e Capim do Mato Hotel in the Minas Gerais region of Brazil. L’Occitane has a total 61 spas and more
than 320 treatment rooms across 23 coun- tries. Read more:
http://lei.sr?a=x9M0a
Research project focuses on hot spring best practice
The operations of hot spring facilities around the world are being scrutinised for a fi rst-of-its-kind research project. Global Best Practice in Hot Springs
Industry, which is due for completion in late 2014, will identify key physical, cul- tural, ethical, operational and regulatory elements required for industry growth. The Hot Springs Alliance Group, an
owner/operator body, was formed in January 2013 to help gather case study information from facilities in China, Japan, New Zealand, Australia, North America, India, Europe and the Middle East. T e lead consultant is New Zealander
James White who specialises in the com- mercial development of mineral/hot spring bathing facilities.
Paramount Hotels to create branded spa concept
Paramount Hotels, which is to build 50 Hollywood-themed hotels over the next few years, has teamed up with consultancy GOCO Hospitality to create a wellness brand to be featured at each property. The first ever Paramount Hotels &
Residences is due to open in Dubai in 2015. Read more:
http://lei.sr?a=r0Q7r
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