Spa Places in the News 2005

Spa Places in the News
2005

12-20-05 The Spa at The Westin Maui, a resort spa in Lahaina on the island of Maui, Hawaii, is the second spa in the world to achieve certification in The International Standards of SpaExcellence^SM2005 from SpaQuality LLC.

12-19-05 Balance Spa & Fitness Re-Opens in New Orleans; Discounts Offered to Those Involved in City's Rebuilding

12-15-05 Intercontinental Playa Bonita Resort & Spa Opens On The Pacific Coast Of Panama

12-15-05 Palace Resorts Introduces New Playa del Carmen Property - Playacar Palace Debuts December 15, 2005

12-14-05 The Zen inspired Shizen Spa opens at the Cosmopolitan Toronto Hotel Just in time for the holidays - Soft opening special offer

12-13-05 The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman to open December 15, 2005. The $400 million project features a 20,000 square-foot, La Prairie spa - one of the largest full-service spas in the Caribbean.

12-12-05 The New Hilton Whistler Resort & Spa Opens; Offers World-Class Amenities Just Steps from Whistler and Blackcomb Mountains

12-12-05 Six Coldwater Creek Spa Locations to be Tested in Spring 2006 - Spa Places in the News

12-8-05 Citysearch Top 10 Celebrity-Frequented Spas, Top 10 Hotel Spas, Top 10 Urban Spa Retreats, Top 10 Spas for Outdoor Treaments, and Top 10 Airport Spas

12-1-05 DAYSPA Magazine Reveals DAYSPA Honors 2005

11-30-05 Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Introduces “Healthy Horizons Retreats” - Health and wellness retreats featuring health experts from Johns Hopkins and Shore Health System promote healthy living and wellness education for couples, women and the heart conscious.

11-29-05 Kor Hotel Group to Open Distinctive New Destination in Miami: Viceroy Icon Brickell Viceroy Resorts & Residences brand partners with Related Group of Florida on new five-star hotel-condo complex in Miami's Brickell neighborhood

11-21-05 Canada's First Urban Water Spa for Women - Body Blitz - Health by Water…Get Blitzed! Opening November 2005

11-21-05 Design of BATHHOUSE Spa in THEhotel at Mandalay Bay Once Again Recognized for Excellence at 25th Annual Gold Key Awards

11-21-05 Le Blanc Spa Resort in Cancun to Reopen December 18th Following H u r r i c a n e W i l m a

11-16-05 Takaro Peace Resort In Te Anau, New Zealand Introduces the World's First "Ten Hand" Massage

11-16-05 Aventura Spa Palace Reopens North Section, Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort to Reopen Earlier Than Anticipated – December 15th, 2005

11-15-05 Relais & Chateaux 2006 Spa Trophy

11-13-05 The 12th World Travel Awards Announced - 96 Leading Spa Properties Recognized

11-1-05 East Meets West At La Tourelle Resort & Spa With August Moon Spa Debut - 4,500 Square-Foot Spa Fuses Asian Therapies With Modern Western Knowledge & Technology

10-28-05 Orient-Express Hotels Ltd expects to be able to reopen its Yucatan Peninsula property, Maroma Resort and Spa, in January 2006, following the onslaught of Hurricane Wilma.

10-27-05 Recovery from W i l m a - Restored tourist services and activities at EcoTulum Resorts & Spa in the Riviera Maya

10-18-05 An Exquisite Imperial Experience at Banyan Tree Lijiang - High in the heart of China, Banyan Tree Hotels & Resorts has built a royal retreat befitting the legacy of the legendary Silk Road and the ancient capital of the Naxi kingdom. Banyan Tree Lijiang, the latest addition to the Singapore-based group's collection of luxury resorts, is slated to open its majestic gates in April 2006, following the group's successful launch of Banyan Tree Ringha in nearby Shangri-la.

10-8-05 Conde Nast Traveller's Readers' Travel Awards 2005

10-7-05 HIVE Sets Los Cabos, Mexico Abuzz! - World-Class Salon and Spa Offering Superb Services in Spectacular Setting to Open November 15 , 2005

10-7-05 Four-Star Lodge and 13,000-square-foot Spa to add First-Class Accommodations and Services to Callaway Gardens

10-6-05 SÁMAS in the Urban Retreat at Harrods from March 13th-25th 2006

9-17-05 The Spa at Mandarin Oriental, Miami is "Committed To The Cause" with its Pink Boutique in Honor of October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

9-16-05 Forbes.com's 2005 World's Best Weight-Loss Spas

9-12-05 Hilton Tobago to Open New Spa

9-7-05 World's Best Spas Named in Spa Finder Readers' Choice Awards Poll

9-7-05 U.S. Most Luxurious Spas 2005 from Forbes

Hurricane Katrina/ Spa News

Spas Affected by Hurricane Katrina

8-31-05 Surviving Hurricane Katrina: A Letter from the Owners of Miss Celie's Spa Orleans

Spas Offering Assistance to Vctims of Hurricate Katrina

8-29-05 The Sutton Place Hotel, Vancouver & The Clayoquot Wilderness Resorts Wild Meets Elegance Package Chosen to be part of the 2005 PrimeTime Emmy® Award's Presenter Gift Baskets

8-29-05 With New Cosmetic Dermatology Facility, Topnotch Resort and Spa Closes Circle on Superior Spa Experience - Offers Latest Procedures, Supervised by Board Certified Physician

8-29-05 Golden Door At-Home Survival Tips

8-23-05 bliss chicago Opening October 14th 2005 at the W Chicago Lakeshore

8-19-05 The Penha Longa Spa & Golf Resort Completes $25 Million Renovation; Historic 14th Century Portugal Retreat Restored

8-19-05 Scotland’s Skibo Castle – home to the exclusive Carnegie Club in the Northern Highlands – has opened a new spa as part of a £4m investment programme

8-18-05 Ireland’s new lifestyle resort The Heritage at Killenard features a 37,000sq ft (3,440sq m) spa and health club. The spa has 20 luxurious treatment rooms and offers a range of more than 70 treatments.

8-11-05 Multi-million, adult-only Monart Spa to open in south east Ireland at the end of the year.The property – which offers 70 luxury bedrooms and suites – features a 1,400sq m (15,000 sq ft) spa with 14 treatment rooms, a sanarium, a sauna, a swedish log sauna, a laconium, a salt grotto, a steamroom, rasul and hamman chambers and soap massage rooms with heated massage tables. Other facilities will include a kneipp pool, a hydrotherapy pool, foot spas, manicure and pedicure rooms, a hair salon and dark and light relaxation rooms.

8-10-05 The Kohler Waters Spa Expansion is Complete - 9,045 additional square feet, eight new treatment rooms, additional lounge space, a larger women’s locker room, a new spectacular rooftop deck, an intimate 600-square-foot open-air relaxation area and ten newly created Immersion Suites.

8-2-05 Restored Tourist Services and Activities at EcoTulum Resorts & Spa in the Riviera Maya

8-1-05 The Spa at Mandarin Oriental, Washington DC Introduces “Aqua Yoga” - Washington, D.C.’s first hotel spa to offer complimentary Aqua yoga classes for hotel guests.

8-1-05 Bringing Relaxation, Wellness and Fitness into Everyday Chicago Life - exhale Opens in Chicago's Gold Coast August 2005

7-27-05 Wisconsin Spa First to Receive SpaExcellence^SM Certification - SpaQuality LLC awards Sundara Inn & Spa

7-24-05 Willow Stream The Spas At Fairmont Launch Off the Meter Mens' Line Up for Fall 2005

7-20-05 Radisson SAS Opens New Hotel & Spa In Cork, Ireland

7-20-05 Palace Resorts' Cancún and Cozumel Resorts Emerge Nearly Unscathed After Hurricane Emily Passes Over Mexico - Riviera Maya Resorts Sustain Damage and Undergo Repairs

7-19-05 EcoTulum Resorts expands lodging options to South America - Exciting new resort brings luxury nature spa to Patagonia's lake district

7-19-05 Bliss Opens Its First West Coast Spa At The W San Francisco; Bliss Continues to Grow with Spas Set to Debut at W Hotels in Chicago, Los Angeles and Dallas

7-12-05 Nusta Spa to Host an Event to Officially Receive its Gold Rating from the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED Program for Commercial Interiors

7-12-05 The Spa at Mandarin Oriental Launches a Lifestyle Boutique and New Treatments

7-8-05 Bliss San Francisco Opens July 11, 2005

6-27-05 Absolute Asia Releases List of Top Ten Spa Experiences - Private Luxury Tour Operator Compiles List of “Absolute Must Try” Spa Experiences Around the World

6-22-05 The Peninsula Beverly Hills has just begun a 5 million dollar renovation to the Spa, which will be reminiscent of a Peninsula of the future. The Spa is due to be completed early fall and open in October/November.

6-14-05 The Hills Health Ranch Fitness Resort Tackles Child Obesity at the New Ranch "Kids-Fit Camp"

6-13-05 Telluride Prepares to Usher In a New Golden Era at the Wyndham Peaks Resort & Golden Door Spa - Renowned Luxury Spa Will Undergo a $1.3 Million Transformation by Fall 2005

6-13-05 Radisson Edwardian May Fair Hotel Opens Luxurious New Spa & Fitness Center With Jet Lag & Other Treatments

6-8-05 Top International Spa Resort Opens July 2005 in Imperial Vietnam - La Residence Hotel & Spa by Accor brings some restored Art Deco style to Hue's hotel sector

5-27-05 Frederic Fekkai Salon & Spa Secures New Fifth Avenue Address

5-24-05 The Robb Report reveals the lastest Best of the Best Spas in its annual June issue, which hit newsstands May 24:

5-23-05 Steiner Leisure Limited Announces Agreement For New Spa at the Wailea Beach Marriott Resort in Maui, Hawaii

5-18-05 Mountain Grand™ Lodge and Spa & Avalanche Bay™ Indoor Waterpark, Boyne Mountain’s $70 million resort development, opens doors Friday, May 27th, 2005

5-17-05 Reality Salon & Spa in Edwardsville, IL Appears on While You Were Out TV Show

5-12-05 Le Meridien Sunny Isles Beach Miami Opens May12, 2005 with 6,000 square-foot European-style spa

5-5-05 Aruba Bucuti Beach Resort Welcomes Intermezzo Spa - From Coffee Scrubs and Chocolate Wraps to Seaweed Masques,The Tara Beach Suites Invites Guests to Pamper in Paradise

5-4-05 Small Luxury Hotels of the World Publishes The Spa Book 2005

5-3-05 Thailand's Spa Industry Provides New Hope for Tsunami Survivors

4-30-05 Kohler Waters Spa Expansion Enhances Guest Experience

4-28-05 South Carolina BlueCross' Natural Blue Program Adds Spa Network

4-25-05 Spa on The Rocks Opens at the Ritz Carlton Bali Resort & Spa

4-22-05 Up to 60 Aspara Spas to be set up in Japan

4-22-05 Angsana Spa Launches Asian Therapies at Historic Vineyard Hotel, Cape Town, South Africa

4-21-05 Caleo Resort & Spa Opens in Scottsdale, Arizona - Former SunBurst Resort Completely Transformed With New Rooms, Spa, Restaurant and Pools

4-20-05 Wyndham International Unveils Next Generation of Spas: Sasura - a Spa Experience by Golden Door - Exclusive New Spa Brand Inspired by the Renown Golden Door in Escondido, Calif. to Launch This Summer

4-20-05 Mobil Travel Guide Announces the First Ever Mobil Five-Star Hotel & Resort Spa; Introducing America's Best Hotel & Resort Three- Four- and Five-Star Spas 2005

4-18-05 Nusta Spa: Green Spa Gets the Gold - Washington DC Spa First Ever to Achieve LEED Certification

4-15-05 Sothys Paris® Opens First Signature Spa in the U.S. - L'Institut de SOTHYS PARIS Brings a French Beauty Tradition to New York

4-7-05 Hilton Phuket Arcadia Launches Island’s Largest Spa Village

4-6-05 SomaFit on Fox TV's The Simple Life - Paris Hilton and Nicole Ritchey were at SomaFit fitness/spa in Washington DC on March 30th, 2005. They were assigned to a special function of reading Tarot cards for the guests' entertainment!

4-5-05 Luxurious New 21,000 square-foot Oriental Spa a Key Attraction at The Landmark Mandarin Oriental in Hong Kong opening in the third quarter of 2005

4-1-05 Hilton Cancun Beach & Golf Resort Opens Luxurious Wellness Spa

3-29-05 The Adler Thermae Spa - An Oasis for Body and Mind in Tuscany, Italy

3-22-05 Indigenous Sweat Lodge Ceremony Round Out Menu of Traditional Holistic Treatments at Tulum's Maya Spa

2-23-05 Spa Finder Announces the Top-10 Most Requested Spa Destinations in North America for 2004; Spa Travel Site Reveals the Spas That Visitors Requested to Book Most Often During the Year

2-16-05 Revive Spa at JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort In Phoenix, Arizona begins Each Day with a Blessing and Buddhist Offering

2-15-05 The results of Conde Nast Traveller's Readers' Travel Awards 2005 with links to the spas' web sites and DiscoverSpas.com reviews. Categories include Top 25, Medical and Thermal Spas, Overseas Hotel Spas: Africa, Middle East & Indian Ocean, Overseas Hotel Spas: Asia, Overseas Hotel Spas: Australasia & South Pacific, Overseas Hotel Spas: Europe, Overseas Hotel Spas: The Americas & Caribbean, Spa Retreats: Overseas, Spa Retreats: UK, Urban Day Spas: Overseas and Urban Day Spas: UK.

2-15-05 This Spring, Fear Not to Show Some Skin…before you cast-off your bulky winter clothes for that chic spring wardrobe, let Smooth Synergy show you how to revamp wintery, flaky skin with the latest in skin technology.

2-2-05 Sanibel Harbour Resort & Spa has reopened for business, unveiling the results of its major refurbishment almost six months following the wind and rain damage sustained from Hurricane Charley.

1-26-05 Construction starting on Wigwam Health Spa

Tsunami / Spa News

1-6-05 Steiner Leisure Limited Announces Renewal of Its Agreement with Princess Cruise Lines, Including the Caribbean Princess, Sapphire Princess And P&O Australia Ships Previously Operated In-House

1-5-05 Hilton Teams Up With Bally Total Fitness To Help Travelers Get A Jump On New Year's Resolutions - Host of Convenient Health and Fitness Options Complement New Hilton Commitment to Help Today's Traveler Stay Healthy on the Road - Spa Places in the News at DiscoverSpas.com

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