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More on the remarkeable LEED certifications for CityCenter Las Vegas

CityCenter may very well change the way the hotel world looks at sustainability. For the first time in the lodging business at this kind of a scale, a company set out to incorporate wide-ranging green efforts in order to create some of the most environmentally friendly structures that have ever been constructed. 

Incredibly, six components of the $8.5 billion CityCenter project on the Las Vegas Strip have achieved LEED Gold certification, an accomplishment of Herculean proportions that is a total game changer for any significant hospitality project on a go-forward basis.

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SpaCast: Awards given for the branding campaign of Allison Inn & Spa in Oregon

Branding, collateral material and the sales brochure created for The Allison Inn & Spa, Newberg, Oregon by The Hallock Agency, Portland, Ore., have earned multiple Gold Awards.  The Allison Inn & Spa is the first destination resort to be built in Oregon's wine country and has received national attention for its design and environmentally friendly use of the land. The Hallock Agency began creating branding for the Allison nine months before the resort opened in September 2009.

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GREEN T. HOUSE Living Wins 'Spa Design of the Year' and 'Day Spa of the Year' last night at the 2009 AsiaSpa Awards - Awards - etravelblackboardasia.com

GREEN T. HOUSE Living, internationally acclaimed for the "coolest bathhouse in China", was voted 'Spa Design of the Year' and 'Day Spa of the Year' in the 2009 AsiaSpa Awards.

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NBC selects Fitness Ridge Resort Utah as exclusive destination partner for The Biggest Loser

Congratulations to the newly named "Biggest Loser Resort at Fitness Ridge" in Ivins, Utah, selected to be the exclusive weight loss destination to NBC's television show "The Biggest Loser."  The Resort provides an affordable, calorie-controlled, structured program, boot camp style, for both men and women of any fitness level.  The program is aligned with The Biggest Loser lifestyle and features hiking, stimulating cardio and stretch classes, healthy and tasty spa cuisine, and practical education to help participants succeed.

Read more about The Biggest Loser Resort at Fitness Ridge on SpaIndex.com: Guide to Day Spas and Stay Spas

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Biggest Loser franchise expands into games and a resort spa (LA Times)

"Guests will spend up to $2,000 a week to have an experience that resort co-owner Tami Clark says mimics the life that contestants live on “The Biggest Loser.”

'Loser' licensing pumps up Reveille (Variety)

Already a ratings heavyweight for NBC, "The Biggest Loser" is also proving a major moneymaker for the network and producer Reveille Entertainment through licensed merchandise, which now includes a videogame and resort. ...

The resort enables visitors to live a "Biggest Loser" lifestyle by offering a weight-loss program similar to what contestants on the series experience at the show's ranch.  Fitness Ridge opened in 2002 as a collaboration between health and wellness entrepreneurs Tami Clark, Michelle Kelsch and Cameron Kelsch. The venue will be featured in upcoming episodes of the show.

Westin Riverfront Resort & Spa Awarded Silver LEED Certification

The Westin Riverfront Resort & Spa in Avon is the first hotel in Colorado to achieve the green accolade of Silver Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. The 210-room hotel earned its official green rating in part by using low-emitting paint and carpeting and roof tiles made from recycled automobile tires.

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Howard Murad, M.D. receives ISPA's 2009 Visionary Award

Howard Murad, M.D., Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine at UCLA and founder of Murad, Inc., will be recognized by the International Spa Association (ISPA) and the ISPA Board of Directors with the 2009 ISPA Visionary Award.

Each year, the ISPA Visionary Award acknowledges longstanding excellence and significant contributions to the world of spa and a positive influence on the health and wellness fields on a global level. “Dr. Howard Murad has set the bar for clinically proven skincare, health spas and science-driven wellness in general,” said ISPA Chairman Jean Kolb. “He has literally helped shape an entire industry throughout his career and we are proud to recognize him for his significant contributions.”

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Arizona tourism industry recognizes standouts at upbeat conference

Members of Arizona's tourism industry gathered to share ideas and recognize their own on Thursday as part of the 2009 Arizona Governor’s Conference on Tourism.  Despite a decrease of about 3.3 percent in travelers last year, almost 38 million visitors spent $18.5 billion in Arizona in 2008. And while the tourism industry continues to suffer, posting occupancy and revenue decreases in the first quarter of this year, the sentiment at the conference was not gloom and doom.

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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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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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Preferred Hotels & Resorts welcomes 18 new members to Global Luxury Collection

Preferred Hotels® & Resorts has accepted 18 new members to its expanding luxury portfolio in destinations across the globe since Jan. 1st. The new members span four continents and include nine in the U.S., three in India, and one each in Brazil, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Kenya and Lebanon.

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