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Booker, the cloud-based management software company
behind the SpaBooker, FitnessBooker and SalonBooker
systems, has announced the launch of Version 9 of its
software.
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Al Ain Rotana in Abu Dhabi is reaching the final stages of its expansion project that will see the addition of
a new wing featuring Zen the spa by Rotana.
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Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts has announced the signing of two new hotels and spas in China and Thailand.
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Sector skills body Habia has developed a new qualification in health and safety to help spa operators and
salon owners, managers and industry professionals stay on top of UK and EU law. The Level 2 Award in
Health and Safety for the Salon Environment is aimed at anyone working in a spa or salon environment.
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Nikki Beach has chosen Bodrum as the location for its first Turkish resort and
spa – set to open in 2014 – due to the region’s popularity with Turkish
holidaymakers and international jetsetters.
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The winners of the second annual World Spa & Wellness Awards 2013 have been announced at en event at
the London Hilton hotel on Park Lane, London, UK.
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Grand Luxxe has opened a new spa at its Mexican property Nuevo Vallarta on the
Pacific coast, in addition to the resort's existing Brio Spa and Fitness Centre.
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A Brazilian spa backed by The Body Shop co-founder, AOL's former president and
two local entrepreneurs has officially opened in the heart of the country's
Atlantic Rainforest.
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A government grant for rural development has partially funded the conversion of
a former Durham garage into a quintessentially English spa.
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Alila Hotels and Resorts is on track to launch the first luxury resort in the remote mountainous Jabal
Akhdar region in Oman by December.
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Canada-based Esthétique Spa International (ESI) will hold the Spa & Wellness Trade Show in Las Vegas from
24 - 25 February at the Venetian Resort Hotel.
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The Caribbean Spa and Wellness Association (C-SWA) has launched its new website as the first step of its
plan to make the Caribbean a leading spa destination by 2015.
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