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Spa Business
2016 issue 2

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7   Editor’s letter: Who will own the well-life consumer?
It’s the wild west out there and there’s a land grab going on as interested parties make their play to own the well-life consumer. It’s not clear yet how this will pan out as the industry matures, or where spa stands in the pecking order, but the threats are clear

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20   Letters:
Can spas do well by doing good?

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22   Spa people: Tyler Gage
Runa’s Tyler Gage working with Channing Tatum on an Amazon healing centre

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25   Spa people: Todd Hewitt
For the first time in four years, Shangri-La appoints a global head of spas. Spa Business talks to Todd Hewitt, the man to fill the role

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26   Spa people: Steve Rudnitsky
President & CEO of Miraval on the rollout of the destination spa brand

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28   Spa people: James White
Thermal spa researcher and consultant to head up major overhaul of Maruia Hot Springs in New Zealand

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30   News:
Major new destination spa in India; and Morgans moves into mindfulness

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38   Interview: Irene Forte
Daughter of hotelier Sir Rocco Forte and niece of designer Olga Polizzi tells Jane Kitchen why the Rocco Forte Hotel’s new spa concept is a family affair

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44   Design: Natural wonderland
Neena Dhillon visits the striking new Keemala resort and spa in Phuket and finds out about its unique design

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54   Ask an expert: Next gen skincare
Should therapists combine skincare with nutrition and psychology?

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58   Science: Skin deep
Modern research is redefining the way we think about skin. Neuroscientist Dr Claudia Aguirre explains what the findings mean for spas

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62   Promotional feature: Clarins
Clarins’ head of Spas, My Blend and Retail, Prisca Courtin-Clarins, talks about the strides the company is making in highly prescriptive skincare, and the development of hotel spa concepts with the My Blend brand

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64   Interview: Franz Linser & Susan Harmsworth
Katie Barnes speaks to the co-chairs of this year’s Global Wellness Summit

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68   Promotional feature: Massage Heights
There’s a clear gap in the UK spa market for an affordable local offering that places an emphasis on top-quality treatments and services. Is Massage Heights, the successful US franchise chain, the solution?

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70   Investigation: Healthy investment
Does investing in wellness stack up? Rhianon Howells investigates

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On the cover: Working With Tyler Gage & Runa On An Amazonian Healing Centre
 
76   Promotional feature: Neaumorinc
From a director of spa at Four Seasons to an entrepreneur who introduces exciting new beauty brands to five-star facilities, Shawna Morneau’s experience on both sides of the industry is enabling her consultancy to have an impact worldwide
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78   Spa Franchises: Chain reaction – part 2
Jane Kitchen gets up to speed with spa franchise news from around the world
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83   Promotional feature: Dr Burgener Switzerland
Dr Burgener Switzerland to launch Haute Couture, a revolutionary skin treatment that personalises product and treatments to each person’s skin, using cutting-edge technology
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84   Sensory zone: Set adrift
Niamh Madigan talks to researcher Justin Feinstein who thinks floatation could be a shortcut to meditation
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88   Fitness: Defying gravity
The founder of AntiGravity® Aerial Yoga tells Niamh Madigan about the technique and a new suspension massage he’s developing for spas
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94   Promotional feature: Gharieni
As Gharieni prepares to celebrate 25 years in the industry, founder and CEO Sammy Gharieni talks about the company’s culture of innovation, and how there will so many more exciting products to come
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97   Spa software: Tech talk II
News and views from software firms
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102   Design: Hot stuff
From rusty walls to floating designs, we round-up some great-looking projects in the world of sauna bathing
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113   spa-kit.net: Product innovation
Suppliers tell us about their launches
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124   Research: Feeling the love
Bromance may be good for men’s health, say US scientists
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