World Spa Awards has revealed a four-day wellness programme built around the upcoming Gala Ceremony to ensure a weekend of unrivalled networking opportunities. The inaugural World Spa Awards Gala Ceremony will take place at the InterContinental® Danang Sun Peninsula Resort, Vietnam, on Monday, September 14th, with industry leaders from around the world expected to be in attendance.
To maximise the potential of its medical tourism industry, Korea needs to maximise its strengths, "utilise its opportunities, overcome its weaknesses and prepare for threats", argue Drs Samuel Seongseop Kim and Jinsoo Lee of the School of Hotel and Tourism Management (SHTM) at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. In a research paper published with a co-author, the pair investigate the general trends in the medical tourism market and how they affect Korea. By identifying the strengths and weaknesses in the Korean medical tourism industry, they show the path the country could take to "become one of the premier destinations for medical tourism" in the world.
Chavana Spa is proud to announce the opening of a new spa facility at Adaaran Select Hudhuranfushi in the Maldives. Chavana Spa features four double treatment rooms with outdoor bath and shower. The treatment rooms are arranged around a central courtyard, which occupies an inviting open air reception space, a manicure-pedicure room, and a retail boutique and lounge. The boutique is dedicated to quality spa products, inviting you to continue your spa journey at home. Amidst the landscaped gardens and pleasant shade from large trees surrounding the spa, three outdoor timber pavilions allow you to experience relaxing treatments in a unique setting.
Hotel spa facilities are becoming ever more important to inbound travellers in Hong Kong, observe Dr Deniz Kucukusta, Ms Loretta Pang and Ms Sherry Chui of the School of Hotel and Tourism Management (SHTM) at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University in a research paper. Yet hoteliers know little about exactly what these potential guests are looking for in hotel spas.
Euromonitor (2013) forecasted that Thailand’s health and wellness tourism will continue to grow, becoming a market worth ca. US$ 32 billion market by 2017, with its main contributions still coming from international consumers.
India stands at the forefront of today's global spa and wellness market, alluring domestic and international visitors alike with the time-honored traditions of Ayurveda and yoga and high quality, affordable medical tourism.Now poised to become the fifth largest consumer market globally by 2020, India demonstrates all the demographic advantages of an ideal market for leading international spa and wellness brands.
This July, Alila Jakarta promises a refreshing break from the 9 to 5 routine with the refurbished Spa Alila. As part of its bespoke wellness experience, Spa Alila now offers new "Spa Suites" for dedicated therapies, providing a surprisingly different lifestyle sanctuary for business and leisure travellers.
iRiS Software Systems, the specialist hospitality software applications company whose hotel guest services applications include the award winning iRiS Guest Valet and Mobile Valet apps, is to launch its eagerly anticipated iRiS Spa application in Hong Kong during May's AHTEC.
Banyan Tree Hotels & Resorts and Okura Hotels & Resorts marked their fifth year of successful partnership today in an event held in Singapore at Fullerton Hotel. In celebration of the milestone, both hotel groups organised an event showcasing a selection of their properties, attended by over a hundred clients and partners in Singapore.
Award-winning Asian hospitality brand, Banyan Tree Hotels and Resorts is slated to soft launch Banyan Tree Hangzhou this October, located in the historic Xixi National Wetland Park in southeast China. This is the Group’s fourth resort in China since 2005, following the success of Banyan Tree Ringha, Banyan Tree Lijiang and Banyan Tree Sanya.