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Editor's letter: The wellness metaverse
Spa Business 2022 issue 2
We’re being handed a powerful new tool that will become a channel for creativity and innovation – pioneering wellness operators are already getting to grips with its exciting potential
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Spa People: Michael Stusser
Spa Business 2022 issue 2
The wellness pioneer explains how he created an authentic Japanese bathing experience in the heart of the California hills
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Spa People: Scot Toon
Spa Business 2022 issue 2
The Asia MD of The Pavilions Hotels & Resorts unveils the company's latest island development plans
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Project preview: Off-grid
Spa Business 2022 issue 2
Svart Six Senses is set to open in Norway in 2024, and redefine the meaning of sustainable wellness tourism and regenerative travel
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News report: Growth & vitality
Spa Business 2022 issue 2
The new Kepos by GOCO spa has opened at Daios Cove. Jane Kitchen went to Crete to investigate
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Interview: Rainer Usselmann
Spa Business 2022 issue 2
Tech business Happy Finish is bringing metaverse-based experiences to the wellness sector, working with Wund
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Everyone's talking about: Menopause
Spa Business 2022 issue 2
From taboo to hot topic – how can spas offer treatments and a safe space for women to explore this often challenging phase of life?
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Research: Bounceback
Spa Business 2022 issue 2
PwC says the US spa market was worth US$1bn in 2021 and growing well, according to data from ISPA's latest industry-wide study
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First person: An icon reborn
Spa Business 2022 issue 2
Fairmont unveils the stunning renovation of its iconic Century Plaza hotel in LA, and Rianna Riego checks out the new spa
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First person: Energy healing
Spa Business 2022 issue 2
Lindsay Madden-Nadeau discovers powerful energy healing at Mandali's silent retreat in northern Italy
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Q&A: Mia Kyricos
Spa Business 2022 issue 2
The wellness leader talks about the creation of her new trademarked framework for the development and delivery of wellness interventions
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Mystery Shopper: The Londoner
Spa Business 2022 issue 2
Our reviewer travels undercover to check out the spa offering at The Londoner – one of the most high profile openings in the capital in recent times
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Software: True picture
Spa Business 2022 issue 2
We look at how spas can effectively guide product development and boost profits using the latest software insights
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Sponsored: ISPA: data insight
Spa Business 2022 issue 2
ISPA supports its members with robust research to help
them develop strategic plans and attract their target market
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Q&A: Magdaleena Nikolov
Spa Business 2022 issue 2
The GM of spa, wellness and retail at Fairmont
Century Plaza talks to Jane Kitchen
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Founders: The story of Mandali
Spa Business 2022 issue 2
The founders of Mandali, Wildrik Timmerman and Wouter Tavecchio, welcome visitors with an embracing message
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Deepak Chopra and OpenSeed create private meditation pods
BY Megan Whitby | 17 Jun 2022
OpenSeed has partnered with Deepak Chopra – physician, author and wellness expert – and Yves
Behar, CEO of fuseproject design studio, to launch meditation pods for personal wellness
practices in the spa environment, workplace or private residences.
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Hyatt is piloting private gyms that can be rented by the hour
BY Frances Marcellin | 18 May 2022
Hyatt is piloting private gyms in five of its US hotels as part of its Stay Fit Private
Fitness programme. The exercise spaces are located in converted guest rooms and offer a
collection of
cardio and strength-training equipment.
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Derby's new Moorways Sports Village unites fitness, sport, wellness and waterplay
BY Frances Marcellin | 13 May 2022
The new £42m Moorways Sports Village will open its doors to the public on Saturday 21 May.
The community-focused development is the result of a partnership between Derby City Council
and Everyone Active – which will run the facility and the adjacent Moorways Stadium with its
outdoor athletics track and football pitches.
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WTS International rebrands and joins Arch Amenities Group
BY Megan Whitby | 12 May 2022
Arch Amenities Group has been formed by the amalgamation of WTS International, corporate
fitness and amenity solution provider LifeStart and Meet Hospitality – a hospitality services and
hosted meetings company.
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Phytomer celebrates 50 years of beauty by the sea
BY Megan Whitby | 06 May 2022
French marine skincare and spa brand Phytomer has reached its 50th-anniversary milestone and
is preparing to celebrate in more than 80 countries, in collaboration with 10,000 spas.
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Global Wellness Summit 2022 theme revealed
BY Liz Terry | 26 Apr 2022
The Global Wellness Summit (GWS) will host its 2022 conference in Tel Aviv, Israel, from 31 October – 3
November with a theme of 'Open Minds. Open Hearts. Open for Business'.
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Gharieni Group celebrates 30th-anniversary milestone
BY Megan Whitby | 22 Apr 2022
2022 marks the 30th anniversary of the Gharieni Group – a company that manufactures spa,
wellness, beauty and medical equipment for resorts, hotels, spas and hospitality groups in
120 countries worldwide.
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Q&A: Patrizia Bortolin
Spa Business 2022 issue 1
Lisa Starr talks to the award winning visionary
who’s injecting new vigour into Preidlhof
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First Person: Siempre Mejor!
Spa Business 2022 issue 1
After 82 years, Rancho La Puerta is
still beloved among guests around
the world, who return year after
year for a dose of holistic wellbeing.
Jane Kitchen spent a week at the
Mexican resort to discover how the
spirit of ‘Siempre mejor!’ or ‘Always
better!’ lives on in the 21st century
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Researchers crack the code for exercise motivation
BY Frances Marcellin | 14 Apr 2022
Exercise scientists at the Les Mills Research Lab have identified the trait of automaticity –
turning exercise into a habit like brushing your teeth – as the key differentiator between active
and inactive people.
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Mintel flags up latest US exercise trends
BY Liz Terry | 13 Apr 2022
More than a third of consumers are working out more than before the pandemic, but they miss
the personal connection that the gym offers, reveals a study on the US fitness market from
Mintel.
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Memberships: The #1 way to build brand loyalty
BY Tyler Landry | 13 Apr 2022
Membership programmes are the perfect way to keep guests coming back time after time. They
bring in predictable revenue and offer more revenue opportunities by turning one-off clients
into loyal guests... and they are growing in popularity.
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On the cover: Deborah Szekely
Spa Business 2022 issue 1
"When you know you're doing things right, you have power" – Deborah Szekely talks to Spa Business
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Spa People: Zoe Wall
Spa Business 2022 issue 1
Zoe Wall talks about driving the global spa and wellness agenda at Kerzner
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New opening: Zoya
Spa Business 2022 issue 1
Zoya, a new integrative health and wellbeing retreat, is opening in the Middle East, as Megan Whitby reports
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Interview: Deborah Szekely
Spa Business 2022 issue 1
As the 'godmother of spa' approaches her 100th birthday, Jan Kitchen travelled to Rancho La Puerta to find out more about her extraordinary life
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Sponsored: Phytomer: Celebrating the sea
Spa Business 2022 issue 1
The story surrounding Phytomer is one of a unique wellness vision, a loyal family, remarkable marine science and pioneering skincare. We talk to deputy general manager Mathilde Gédouin-Lagarde as the company celebrates its 50th anniversary
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GWS: Boston strong
Spa Business 2022 issue 1
If you missed the GWS – or even if you were there – Jane Kitchen's detailed report will give you endless useful actionable insights
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Promotion: Yon-ka: Plant power
Spa Business 2022 issue 1
Benefiting from its founders’ passion for plants, Yon-Ka’s new brand identity reflects its past and its continued research into the healing power of plants which enables the company to craft innovative formulas that deliver results
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First person: Paradise at Preidlhof
Spa Business 2022 issue 1
Lisa Starr travelled to Italy to interview Patrizia Bortolin for Spa Business and experience all that Preidlhof has to offer
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Promotion: ISPA
Spa Business 2022 issue 1
After a two-year absence, ISPA’s annual Conference offers its
members an opportunity to reconnect and to learn more about
the available tools that can help them recharge their businesses
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Q&A: Daniele Vastolo
Spa Business 2022 issue 1
Chiva-Som has opened a major new property in Qatar, with treatments focused on Traditional Arabic and Islamic Medicine. We talk to the GM
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Research: Human nature
Spa Business 2022 issue 1
Anne Dimon reports on the latest research insights from the Wellness Tourism Association
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Saunas: Aufguss
Spa Business 2022 issue 1
The first aufguss sauna experience in the US has opened in Las Vegas, as Cassandra Cavanah reports
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Software: Getting (Hyper) personal
Spa Business 2022 issue 1
Software that drives generational marketing can create hyper-personalised offerings, as Karen Maxwell discovers
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Promotion: Comfort Zone
Spa Business 2022 issue 1
From 2022, Comfort Zone’s products are going plastic-neutral, certified by Plastic Bank
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Finishing touch: Elevating sound
Spa Business 2022 issue 1
Sound therapy has gone up a gear, with new service launches and tech hitting the market, as Spa Business reports
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Biologique Recherche: 45 years of passion
BY Megan Whitby | 14 Mar 2022
Biologique Recherche was founded by a family of passionate skincare experts. Today, it’s
managed by Rupert Schmid and Pierre-Louis Delapalme, while Philippe Allouche, son of
founders
Yvan and Josette Allouche, leads the research and development team.
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The emergence of luxury cica
BY Megan Whitby | 09 Mar 2022
These days cica has become a buzzword in skincare circles. A derivative of the plant
centella asiatica, it’s claimed to have anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, and
support the skin’s barrier function.
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Tribe517 launches gender-neutral spa line
BY Megan Whitby | 09 Mar 2022
Tribe517, a UK-based natural and sustainable artisan spa brand founded by experienced
holistic spa therapist Claire Caddick, has launched The ONE Collection.
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Ground-breaking research establishes best times of day to exercise
BY Tom Walker | 03 Feb 2022
An international team of scientists has carried out a study to help gauge how and why exercise
performed at different times of the day can have different effects on the body. The research focused on
how the body produces different health-promoting signalling molecules which have a broad impact on
health, influencing sleep, memory, exercise performance and metabolic homeostasis.
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Premature death rates decrease the more people exercise
BY Tom Walker | 26 Jan 2022
More than 110,000 premature deaths could be prevented each year in the US if adults over the
age of 40 added just 10 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity to their daily routine,
according to research.
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