news update
Mia Kyricos joins SpaFinder® Wellness
SpaFinder® Wellness has appointed Mia Kyricos to the newly created position of chief brand offi cer. Kyricos will lead the
company’s worldwide branding initiatives and oversee marketing, advertising, public relations, industry and consumer relations, social media and digital strategy, research and internal communications. Prior to her appointment, Kyricos was
president of Kyricos & Associates, advisors to the global spa, wellness and hospitality industries, and has worked with SpaFinder Wellness on developing its brand evolution. Roll-out of the new brand will start in Q4. Read more:
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Spa Business Handbook launches Spa Foresight™
T e Spa Business Handbook, the sister pub- lication to Spa Business, has revealed its Spa Foresight™ 2013/14 report which highlights trends and infl uences in the international spa industry and identifi es opportunities for growth in market sectors, world regions, management protocols and treatment types. T e report highlights new allies for the
spa industry, saying operators must look to governments, corporations and individuals for collaboration. It also predicts spas will tackle death, sex and childhood obesity and self-care, as well as adding services such as gluteal massage and new cellulite treat- ments. Read more:
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Filipino energy company to create hot spring offering
Constellation Energy Corp (CEC) is to develop the lakeshore area of its 20-mega- watt geothermal power plant on the island of Mindoro, in the Philippines, into a hot spring and wellness centre. T e project, near to Naujan Lake in the
eastern Oriental Mindoro province, is scheduled to be commissioned in 2014 and aims to showcase a healthy mix of green energy and green tourism. CEC chair, Jose Leviste said: “Green
energy is the way to go. Power, tourism and health rejuvenation can mix. T is is possible with renewable power energy.” Read more:
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Deep Nature spa for Brando paradise
The Brando, an eco-resort encircled by a coral reef in Tetiaroa, French Polynesia, is due to open in July 2014 and has just launched its offi cial website. The 12-island atoll was
bought in 1965 by actor Marlon Brando, who fell in love with it while scouting for fi lm loca- tions around Tahiti for his movie Mutiny on the Bounty. Deep Nature, a French-
based spa and thalassotherapy specialist, is working on the spa element. T e Brando is owned and
Actor Marlon Brando fell in love with the island while fi lming there
will be operated by Pacific Beachcomber, which already has seven hotels in French Polynesia, including four InterContinentals. It will have 35 villas with a strong focus on the environment – all the energy it uses will come from renewable sources such as solar panels, deep ocean-cool- ing technology and coconut biofuel.
T e Deep Nature spa will be located in a
large planted area partly built over a tropical pond. It will have a village style with facili- ties – three double treatment rooms, two steamrooms, a cold bath, relaxation area and tea lounge – housed in separate bungalows. Read more
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Ecover family behind new UK spa
A ‘farmhouse chic’ spa is to open in the 17th century Dormy House hotel, which is situated in the middle of the UK’s Cotswolds country- side, next year. T e hotel and spa are part
of Farncombe hospitality – a group of companies originally owned by Jorgen Philip- Sorensen, the entrepreneur behind the green cleaning product brand Ecover. T e 40-suite hotel has just
opened following a multi-mil- lion pound renovation and the six treatment room the House Spa is due to be up and running by February. Sparcstudio has been responsible for the
T e infi nity pool will have mood lighting and access to the spa terrace Facilities will include a 16m infi nity pool, a
design and interiors of the spa, while other com- panies that have worked on it include Howard Spa Consulting and Temple Spa.
rasul, spa terrace and garden hydro pool and a personal training studio. A thermal suite will house a salt infusion steamroom, drench show- ers and ice chute, lavender sauna and a juniper Finnish sauna. Read more:
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Spa hotel launches in Jerusalem’s wine region
Hotel Cramim, a new spa hotel, has been unveiled at the heart of the wine region of Judea, just 15 minutes from Jerusalem in Israel. Located in the hills of Jerusalem, the hotel is
built on a wooden ridge, close to Highway 1 that runs between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.
22 Read Spa Business online
spabusiness.com / digital Covering an area of 2,000sq m (21,528sq ſt ),
the spa comprises 21 treatment rooms and has a strong focus on facials (see p24). Skincare com- pany Christina Cosmecueticals has developed a vinotherapy line that also features on the spa menu. Read more:
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