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The Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa will reopen fully later this year
following the completion of a US$16m (13m euro, £10.1m) redevelopment of the
property in Hawaii, US. As part of the work, the resort will be renamed as Sheraton Kona Resort and Spa at
Keauhou Bay on 1 September.
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Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts has held an official opening ceremony for its
88th hotel in the upper third of the 103-storey Guangzhou International Finance
Center (IFC) in China. The landmark 440m (1,444ft)-tall building has been
designed by Wilkinson Eyre Architects and was built by Yuexiu Property Group at
a cost of £280m (US$441m, EUR357m).
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Ground has been broken in the construction of the new 250m (820ft) Trump Tower
Manila skyscraper, which will become one of the tallest buildings in the
Philippines when complete. Broadway Malyan have designed the US$150m (EUR122m,
£96m) tower - the centrepiece of Century Properties' 4-hectare (9.9-acre)
mixed-use scheme at Century City, Makati.
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The Oetker Collection has entered into an exclusive partnership with Guerlain
for the future joint development of branded spas, which will form part of new
"masterpiece" hotels.
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Ladies-only wellness chain Total Woman Gym and Day Spa has opened its latest
site in Valencia, South California, US.
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Sohum Spa has launched its latest site at a Mövenpick hotel in the southern
Indian city of Bangalore.
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The Conrad Koh Samui resort in Thailand is launching a five-hour, multi-sensory
Body Herbal Renewal treatment. Based on the Spa's holistic principles for 'full
body rejuvenation', the new signature treatment starts with an aromatic herbal
steam bath, followed by an meridian massage.
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A new 800sq m (8,611sq ft) urban spa created within a former 15th century
convent has been unveiled at Italy's Four Seasons Hotel Milano after nearly 10
years in development.
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Hilton Worldwide has secured a management agreement with the Mihtab Group for
the first Hilton Hotels and Resorts-branded property in Iraq - the Hilton Erbil
Hotel and Spa.
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The professional skin care market experienced a second year of growth after
posting a 5.3 per cent increase in total product sales during 2011, according to
market analyst Kline and Company.
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Alila Hotels and Resorts will expand into Oman in late 2013 with the opening of
Alila Jabal Akhdar – the first luxury resort development in the remote
mountainous Jabal Akhdar region.
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Swissôtel Hotels and Resorts has revealed details of its newest hotel, which is
to be built at a luxury golf resort in Sanya - the southernmost part of Hainan
Island in China.
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