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Solar-powered floating island resort coming to Maldivian waters


Italian designer Michele Puzzolante of MPD Designs has designed a new con- cept resort called the Solar Floating Island (SFI) – a totally self-sufficient energy gen- erator which will harness solar energy as its sole source of power. The entire resort, constructed of floating pontoons, includes a five-star, 54-bed- room luxury hotel consisting of a 410sq m (4,413sq ft) spa and wellness centre offering massages, manicures, pedicures, facials, body wraps, body exfoliations and hair styling services, in addition to a 150sq m (1,614sq ft) boutique area. Also included will be more than 700sq m (7,534sq ft) of event space with four conference rooms, a restaurant, bar and VIP lounge, marina, underwater restaurant, underwater bar, three mini airports/heli-


Individual villas would include outdoor decking and an underwater ‘observation bulb’


ports, staff lodgings and 20 private villas. Individual villas would include outdoor decking, dining facilities and an under- water ‘observation bulb’ allowing guests to admire sea life from their own room.


Puzzolante estimates the entire develop- ment could be built for US$145m (£87m, E104m) and it has received full support from Maldives’ president Abdulla Yameen. Read more: http://lei.sr?a=H2h3s


Kittitian Hill spa set to offer indigenous treatments


Caribbean resort, Kittitian Hill, on the island of St Kitts, will be celebrating the region and its heritage with its treatment menu, when the spa opens in 2015. Local sea salt will be used to make the


salt scrubs for Mango Walk and all botan- icals and oils used will be organically harvested at Kittitian Hill. The spa team are currently researching local treatments such as leaf wraps, to give the 20-room spa designed by Bill Bensley its identity.


Read more: http://lei.sr?a=T7a3G A meditation walk is part of the offering Lower wages mean spa prices are cheaper


Central and E European spas suffer stereotyping


Europe plays huge role in wellness tourism spend


Six of the top 10 nations for wellness tour- ism expenditures are in Europe, with the region responsible for almost 40 per cent of all wellness-focused trips taken world- wide each year, according to research published by The Global Wellness Tourism Congress (GWTC).


Conducted for the GWTC by SRI


International, the research also shows that Europe ranks as number one globally for annual trips taken (203 million) and second for expenditure.


Germany ranks top in Europe for trips and spend ISSUE 2 2014 © cybertrek 2013 Read more: http://lei.sr?a=P8a8p Read Leisure Management online leisuremanagement.co.uk/digital 21


Although the number of high quality spa facilities in central and eastern Europe is growing, the region’s spas as a whole are sometimes still regarded as relics of a bygone era with little appeal to the international tourist, according to a detailed anal- ysis of regional wellness tourism in the Q1 edition of Spa Business. Despite the fact many properties meet or exceed, international stand- ards, the stereotype prevails. Wellness tourism has been on the rise in recent years, with a number of eastern European coun- tries focusing on it as a means of attracting more visitors.


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