Help is at hand for ‘clean beauty’ start-ups

Entrepreneur Raquel Wing has launched The Clean Hub in
partnership with spa operator, PURE Spa & Beauty.

 

The Clean Hub is designed to offer specialist support for
emerging, independent start-up companies in the rapidly growing
‘clean’ sector of the beauty (more…)

New Spa Director for Hoar Cross Hall

Hoar Cross Hall in Burton-upon-Trent has appointed Phil Murphy
as its new Leisure and Spa Director.

 

Murphy will oversee the leisure and spa facilities in the
resort, which is set in 50 acres of English countryside. He
will also be responsible for managing (more…)

Seaham Hall partners with Temple Spa

Seaham Hall, Durham’s five-star boutique spa, has announced
Temple Spa are to be its new spa partners.

 

The renowned boutique hotel, which overlooks Durham’s Heritage
Coast, features a 44,000sq ft destination spa, reached via an
underground tunnel.

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End of an era as Harmsworth leaves ESPA

Sue Harmsworth MBE has announced her departure from ESPA.

 

She says: “After 25 years of working with ESPA International,
which I founded in 1993, the time is now right for me to step
away from the brand I love. This move will enable me to
concentrate on my (more…)

New Icelandic spa set to make waves this April

The Spa at the Retreat, Blue Lagoon takes full advantage
of its mineral-rich namesake’s revitalizing waters.
Opening on April 1, it will offer dry heat, steam heat,
massage, fire, a panoramic viewing deck and a cold air well.

 

The spa journey (more…)

World Spa & Wellness Awards winners announced

 

Galgorm Resort in Northern Ireland was crowned resort spa of
the year while in the UK, The Spa at Pennyhill Park and Dormy
House both took home awards for residential spa of the year.

 

Meanwhile, Kamalaya Wellness Sanctuary & Holistic Spa (more…)

Refurbished Kohler Waters Spa reopens

The 25,000sq ft spa has had an extensive, multi-million pound
refurbishment and now focuses on hydrotherapy, with signature
wet treatment rooms and Vichy showers.

 

The Spa offers Salus Per Aquum – health through water – (more…)

McCann leaves Chiva-Som

Sheila McCann has announced she’s to leave Chiva-Som after five
years and move back to the UK. She will head up two new sites
for Austria-based health and medical resort specialists, the
Lanserhof Group.

 

McCann is a founding member of the International Health (more…)

Happiness high on the agenda for ISPA

The International Spa Association (ISPA) has announced that
happiness expert, Shawn Achor, will deliver the opening keynote
speech at its annual Conference and Expo.

 

Achor, who is a bestselling author, has just published a new
self-help book, Big Potential. (more…)