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Middle East and Africa primed for wellness tourism surge, says study
Although the smallest global wellness travel market, the Middle East/African region will lead the industry charge as the largest driver of growth until 2017, accord- ing to newly-released data from the Global Wellness Tourism Congress (GWTC). The research, undertaken by SRI
International for the GWTC, was released at the Arabian Travel Market (ATM) event in Dubai. It offers separate analysis of the Middle East/North African and Sub- Saharan African regions, finding that the former ranks first in the world for tourism growth (16.2 per cent annually) with mar- ket expansion from US$5.3bn (E3.8bn, £3.1bn) in 2012 to US$16.6bn (E11.9bn, £9.8bn) in 2017. The Sub-Saharan African wellness tourism market is fore- cast to grow by 12.6 per cent annually,
High end spa and hotel resorts like Atlantis The Palm in Dubai are driving wellness tourism
from US$2bn (1.4bn, £1.2bn) in 2012 to US$5.1bn (3.7bn, £3bn) by 2017. This will be driven by South Africa, whose well-estab- lished spa and wellness destinations and travel sector make it the pan-regional leader
in terms of trips and expenditures. The Middle East/North African surge will be led by UAE, which is expected to add one mil- lion wellness trips from 2012 to 2017. Read more:
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Andrew Gibson excited by new brief as spa vp at FRHI
The new vice president of spa and wellness at Fairmont Raffles Hotels International (FRHI), Andrew Gibson – for- merly group director of spa at Mandarin Oriental – has revealed spa development strategies for the private company’s three chains – Fairmont, Raffles and Swissôtel. Gibson told Leisure Management that FRHI will allow him to “play with some ideas that Mandarin Oriental might not have been so receptive to because it already had a very good tried and tested formula.” Read more:
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The move to plus size ‘reflects demand’
Spa bookings agency adds ‘plus size’ category
Gibson’s new role is “much more strategic” Dubai spa owner jailed for trying to bribe inspector The women-only spa offered massages to men ISSUE 3 2014 © cybertrek 2013
A businesswoman has been jailed for six months for offering a bribe to an inspec- tor to stop him reporting that she was still offering massages to men at her women- only spa in the Persian Gulf – despite previously receiving a ban for doing so. On 5 May the 46-year-old Chinese busi- nesswoman, referred to as J.W, was fined AED2,000 (US$545, E394 £322) by the Dubai Court of First Instance and was advised that she will be deported back to China after serving her prison sentence. Read more:
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UK spa bookings agency spaseek-
ers.com has introduced a ‘plus size’ spa category to its website to help visitors identify the nation’s size-friendly wellness facilities. The agency – which represents
over 500 spas across the UK – has received an increasing number of customers requesting larger bath robes, bigger towels and wider treatment couches. Some of these spas offer spacious individual changing rooms, larger shower cubi- cles and wider dining chairs without arm rests. The ‘plus size’ category is designed to help consumers find spas for all shapes and sizes. Read more:
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