26 Aug 2008
Wellness centre launches at Le Mauricia
A new wellness centre has opened within Beachcomber Hotels’ Le Mauricia property in Mauritius, completing the final phase of the hotel’s extensive refurbishment programme.

26 Aug 2008
Espace Henri Chenot reopens
The Espace Henri Chenot at the Palace Merano in northern Italy has reopened following a multi-million dollar investment in the entire property.

26 Aug 2008
Nikki Beach Panama to open next March
Further details have been revealed about the next Nikki Beach Hotels & Resorts-branded property to open in central America, in Panama.

26 Aug 2008
Delta Grand Okanagan resort to open in October
Delta Hotels group is to open its latest resort and spa in Kelowna within the Canadian province of British Columbia later this year.

26 Aug 2008
Spa Junkie website launches
A new website has launched, aimed at sharing knowledge about spas in cities throughout the US.

22 Aug 2008
Verbena Spa ready to launch in North Yorkshire
The Feversham Arms hotel in Helmsley, UK, is to gain a £1.2m (1.5m euro, US$2.2m) spa called Verbena, which will launch in October.

22 Aug 2008
Emirates super jumbo with spa enters fleet
Emirates airline has taken delivery of its Airbus A380-800 super jumbo jets, which have become operational on flights between New York JFK airport and Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.

22 Aug 2008
UC Irvine to expand spa education syllabus
The University of California, Irvine Extension, in the US is to offer a new elective course based on educating spa owners, managers and other industry professionals on how to conserve energy and resources within spas.

22 Aug 2008
Revamp completed at Parkschlösschen ayurvedic spa
Ayurvedic destination spa Parkschlösschen in Bad Wildstein, Germany, has completed a widescale refurbishment of its facilities and services and has reopened to the public.

22 Aug 2008
Shangri-La appoints first sustainability manager
Patricia Gallardo has been appointed to the role of area corporate social responsibility and sustainability manager for the Philippines-based properties within the Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts group.

21 Aug 2008
£30m eco-resort planned on UK’s Cornish coast
Cornwall in the UK could gain a new luxury ecologically sustainable hotel and spa complex.

20 Aug 2008
Schletterer to create two spas on the Palm Jumeirah
Schletterer Wellness & Spa Design is to team up with the independent Dubai-based holding company Seven Tides to establish two new spas on the Palm Jumeirah, the artificial island being created by Nakheel in Dubai, UAE.