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Issue No 52 19 December 2008 – 18 January 2009 £2.00 www.spaopportunities.com
Canyon Ranch Miami launches
Residential community debuts with 70,000sq ft spa facility
Canyon Ranch has launched its fi rst wellness
community dedicated to healthy living in
Miami Beach, Florida, US.
Built on a six-acre, ocean-front site, Canyon
Ranch Living Miami Beach features condominiums
and hotel suites, plus a 70,000sq ft
(6,500sq m) spa and wellness facility.
Th e Canyon Ranch Wellness Center off ers a
range of medical and wellness services, includ-
An artist s impression of a residential area at the Miami property
DEBRAH DHUGGA JOINS GHD SPA IN DIRECTOR ROLE
Debrah Dhugga has joined the hair and beauty brand ghd as the director of retail and spa.
Dhugga brings to the role more than 26 years of management experience in the luxury hotel
and spa industries, most recently as chief executive of Tom’s Companies. Her primary responsibilities
at ghd will be to take leadership of the ghd spa team and to investigate possible brand
extension of ghd spa from the UK to an international platform. Details: ghdhair.com
Salamander resort and
spa to open in early 2010
Work on a new signature resort and spa from
the Salamander Hospitality group in Virginia,
US, is halfway to being completed.
Launching in early 2010, the luxury
Salamander resort and spa will be located in
the village of Middleburg. Th e architects for the
project are the US-based WATG group.
Th e spa will cover 23,000sq ft (2,136sq m)
and off er 14 treatment rooms, many with
private outdoor terraces. It will also feature two
outdoor ‘treehouse’ treatment rooms on the
edge of the woods, overlooking a stream bank.
Details: salamanderresort.com
ing private consultations and workshops, along
with cookery classes and nutrition advice.
Th e spa off ers a thermal suite and 23 treatment
rooms. Facilities include an ice igloo, two
infi nity swimming pools and a rooft op pool.
Th e development is owned by WSG
Development Company and designed by Arquitectonica.
Th e interior design was completed by
Rockwell Group. Details: canyonranch.com
Th e courtyard entrance to the spa
Karma Spa brand
extension to Bali
The latest Karma Spa facility within
the Karma Resorts group has
launched in Bali.
Located at the new Karma Kandara
resort, the spa has two treatment
rooms and a clifftop relaxation area
with a saltwater whirlpool.
Karma Resorts also plans to launch
a new brand of hotels and spas, called
K2, with the fi rst debuting in Jaipur,
India, in early 2009. It will be the fourth
property in the Karma Resorts group.
The group plans to roll out the
concept – which combines a boutique
hotel with an extensive spa offering
– across Asia after the launch of the
debut site. Details: karmaresorts.com
One&Only Zanzibar launch
Th e One&Only luxury resort hotel brand is to
roll out to Zanzibar in the east African republic
of Tanzania in 2010, when a new property will
open on Muyuni Beach.
Overlooking an atoll of coral reefs, around a
45-minute drive from the island’s Stone Town
world heritage site, the One&Only Zanzibar
resort will feature a 150-bedroom luxury hotel
and a large spa retreat. Th ere will also be a
50-bedroom residence within a 76-hectare site.
Other One&Only resorts in the portfolio are
located in Th e Bahamas, Mexico, Mauritius,
the Maldives and Dubai in the UAE. Details:
oneandonlyresorts.com
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