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'Chill House' Wins Competition For Best Concept Appealing to Gen Y Spa-Goers

With 'Gen Y' poised to replace Baby Boomers as the spa industry's core clientele, the Global Spa Summit, together with leading international hospitality management school Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne, recently announced the winner of its groundbreaking Student Spa Strategy Challenge, awarded to the graduate school team presenting the best new spa concept aimed at the 21-to-30-year-old demographic. The Institut de Management International's (IMHI) 'Chill House Lounge & Spa,' with its deeply social vision of spa going, took home the prize for the most 'feasible and innovative' spa concept for the Gen Y market.

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India's Wellness Industry Holding Strong in Recession

Although some businesses may be slowing down, or right sizing or even downing shutters during these tough times, the wellness industry in India seems to be bucking that trend.

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Mary Tabacchi Scholarship Awarded to Alison Harrigan

Hotel-administration student Alison Harrigan was awarded the Mary Tabacchi Scholarship by the International SPA Association Foundation, the foundation announced in mid June.  Harrigan will receive $2,500 to offset her spa-education expenses.

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Hyatt unveils new 5 star property in Saudi Arabia

Hyatt Hotels & Resorts announced today the opening of Park Hyatt Jeddah – Marina Club and Spa, marking its entry into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.  Set among landscaped gardens on the Corniche of Jeddah, Park Hyatt Jeddah – Marina, Club and Spa is an innovative five-star sanctuary where contemporary luxury and exceptional service meets unrivalled views of the Red Sea and King Fahd fountain. The hotel enjoys a prime location in the very heart of the city, within the esteemed Al Hamra District at the Equestrian Club of Jeddah, and just minutes away from the central business district.

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Coffee Inspired Luxury Spa Opens in Costa Rica

Inspired from the vertile Costa Rican landscape, from facial treatments and massages with exclusive European and local products of high quality such as those from the Kerstin Florian House, and mineral cosmetic applications from renowned TIGI brand. Alexandre Esmeraldo, General Manager of the Costa Rica Marriott, explained that at the Kuö Spa, his clients, in addition to finding harmony, will also obtain a total restoration between outer beauty and inner health. At this new Costa Rica spa combinations are perfect. Luxury and technology, nature and relaxation.

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