news update Kiefer is a member of the new body
Committee to champion benchmarking in the UAE
DiCaprio teams up with Delos for Belize eco resort The ‘Restorative Island’ will feature 68 villas, 48 homes and a Deepak Chopra centre
Actor Leonardo DiCaprio is to open one of the world’s greenest resorts on his private island in Belize in partnership with wellness real estate fi rm Delos – the fi rm behind the Well Building Standard® (see SB14/1 p28). Dubbed Blackadore Caye: a Restorative
Island, the site will offer 68 villas and 48 homes when it opens in 2018. A spa and wellness centre, as well as the Deepak Chopra Center for Renewal and Anti-Aging, will also be included in a number of luxury amenities located within The Blackadore Village centre.
Delos owner Paul Scialla set up Restorative Islands LLC to build the resort and Restorative Hospitality – a Delos sub- sidiary – to operate the facilities and also manage the wellness programming. Architects McLennan Design will focus on sustainable building techniques. Meanwhile, the buildings themselves will promote the wellbeing of guests by incorporating fea- tures such as circadian lighting for better sleep and advance air fi ltration systems which minimise allergens.
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Resistance to spa benchmarking in the UAE is set to change, thanks to a committee of undisclosed industry leaders who are dedicated to improv- ing business in the region. Christian Kiefer, general manager for Dreamworks Spas & Zen Yoga Studios, who’s involved in the new body told Spa Business that the over- all aim is to change the region’s competitive mindset and to encour- age data sharing for the greater good. “We can only perform better in the industry if we all begin to com- municate our great results,” he says. Read more:
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Japanese onsen operator bought by USA equity fi rm It’s a strategic move says GSN’s Schmidt
Japanese hotel and spa operator Ooedo Onsen Holdings has been acquired by USA private equity fi rm Bain Capital Partners in a bid to capitalise on tourism ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Ooedo Onsen runs the Ooedo Onsen Monogatari chain which comprises 23 onsen (hot spring) inns and six onsen theme parks across Japan visited by 50 million customers a year. Turnover of busi- ness has been growing at 30 per cent year on year since 2007 and is expected to reach JPY35bn (US$294m, €258m, £190m) by the end of the current fi nancial year. It has around 3,000 employees. Yuji Sugimoto, MD of Bain Capital in Japan says Ooedo Onsen has an innova- tive model that “provides a quality service
Green Spa Network shares resources for free
Ooedo Onsen runs six onsen (hot spring) theme parks and 23 onsen inns across Japan
at a standard price... The aim is to speed up the opening of new Ooedo Onsen hotels in Asia and overseas.” Read more:
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The Green Spa Network (GSN) is to offer its ‘spa greening’ resources, information and tools to members of other regional spa associations across the USA for no extra cost. GSN’s executive director Paul Schmidt says the move is all part of the organisation’s 2015 strategy to extend its impact and to bring about positive change in sustainability through spas. The open membership will help more spas to focus on eco- friendly practices.
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