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news update US fi lm producer’s spa resort


Film producer Sheila C Johnson, who recently opened The Butler movie featur- ing Oprah Winfrey, Forest Whitaker and Mariah Carey, has unveiled her decade-long project – the Salamander Resort & Spa. T e resort is set in the vil-


lage of Middleburg located in the heart of Virginia’s horse and wine region. T e 168-guestroom resort has been designed by WATG to blend into the countryside and respect the traditions of Johnson’s own nearby Virginia farm – which served as the architectural inspiration. T e spa, which has been designed by Blu


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5-7 October 2013 Global Spa & Wellness Summit T e Oberoi Gurgaon, New Delhi, India T e GSWS is attended by global spa and wellness leaders to help shape the industry’s future. Tel: +1 212 716 1205 www.globalspaandwellnesssummit.org


Sheila C Johnson is behind the Salamander Resort & Spa in the US


cabanas, as well as a 10-station salon for hair, makeup, manicures and pedicures. Johnson founded Salamander Hotels &


Spas Inc, off ers farm-to-table treatments and boasts 14 therapy rooms with private stone ter- races and a double suite with a hot tub. T ere’s also a secluded spa courtyard with an infi nity pool, raised fi re pit, whirlpool and


Resorts in 2005 to manage the development of the project. T e company now also oper- ates three resorts across Florida including Innisbrook, Reunion and Hammock Beach. Read more: http://lei.sr?a=a6X9M


Sad music actually makes you happy says report


Sad music might actually evoke positive emo- tions according to a new study by Japanese researchers published in the open-access jour- nal Frontiers in Psychology. T e study, by Tokyo University of the Arts and RIKEN, looked at the reasons people


enjoy listening to sad music. T e researchers explained that sad music evoked contradictory emotions because the participants of the study tended to feel sad music to be more tragic and less romantic than they felt themselves while listening to it. Read more: http://lei.sr?a=H4f9z


Work starts on Hungarian thermal salt spa


Work is underway on the Saloc Resort in Hungary, which will feature one of Europe’s fi rst thermal salt spas. Hungary has been seeing


a surge in tourists, who are combining their sightsee- ing with medical treatments. Details about the spa facili- ties have not yet been released although it is known that the Mineral Salt Spa will emerge from 410 metres deep and will feature salt therapy, which has been shown to improve respi- ratory conditions. Saloc Resort will be marketed as a unique


15-16 OCTOBER 2013 Wellness & Spa Experience Event Gran Via – T e Exhibition Centre, Barcelona, Spain Part of the Barcelona Piscina international aquatic exhibition, this event will focus examples of best practice in the wellness industry. Tel: +34 93 233 2000 www.salonpiscina.com


21-23 OCTOBER 2013 ISPA Conference & Expo Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA T e ISPA Conference & Expo provides spa leaders with the opportunity to access executive education sessions, and collaborative networking options. Tel: +1 888 651 4772 www.ispa2013.com


7-10 NOVEMBER 2013 Slow Life Symposium Soneva Kiri, Koh Kood, T ailand T is event convenes business leaders, scientists, NGOs, renowned thinkers and policy makers in a bid to help boost environmental sustainability. Tel: +66 2631 9698 www.slowlifesymposium.com


12-13 NOVEMBER 2013 Spa Life UK Wyboston Lakes, Bedfordshire, UK Spa Life aims to introduce spa professionals to product innovations; industry insights; networking opportunities; and quality management education. Tel: +44 1268 745 892 www.spa-life.co.uk


T e high signifi cance project is due to open in December 2014


off ering based on the claim that the waters are “some of the most medicinal in the world”. As such, the government of Hungary has


appointed this particular project as one of high signifi cance. Based in Egerszalók, around an


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hour from Budapest, the 254-bed resort is spread across 7 hectares (17 acres). T e new resort, under the wing of Select


Resorts and in association with Savills International, will also include an 18-hole golf course. Read more: http://lei.sr?a=z9c0d


27-28 NOVEMBER 2013 Spameeting Autumn Middle East, India & Russia Meydan Hotel, Dubai, UAE A two-day forum of face-to-face meetings between spa suppliers and decision makers from the Middle East, Indian Ocean and Russian regions. Tel: +33 1 44 69 95 69 http://me.spameeting.com


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