The Caribbean's newest tranquil experience
Let the Caribbean’s newest tranquil experience pamper you in an all-inclusive tropical retreat where pristine surroundings rejuvenate your body and senses. Luxurious class accommodation awaits you at The Verandah Resort & Spa in Antigua, as so a host of exciting resort amenities,
Top 10 spa trends for the New Year
I’ve just received an email from Susie Ellis from Spafinder, predicting the top 10 spa trends for 2008. Here are her suggestions of what we can expect:
The Feng Shui’d Gym: Spas will be offering new and unique gym designs.
The Star Therapist: Spas and spa-goers will learn to rec
$30 million transformation of The Hyatt Regency Pier Sixty
The Hyatt Regency Pier Sixty-Six Resort & Spa has come a long way since its original days as a small waterfront motel catering to the upscale yachting crowd. Fifty years later, this Fort Lauderdale landmark complete with a 127-slip mega-yacht marina, is a stunning 22-acre vacation parad
The amazing growth of Banyan Tree
From just one property in 1994, in just 13 years Banyan Tree has expanded to more than twenty properties today. But perhaps all the more impressive is the awards that it’s picked up along the way. Over the past decade and more, Banyan Tree has received an incredible 340 awards. Mostly
The luxury category in the Spa Finder Readers' Choice Awards
In addition to the Crystal Award winners at the 2007 Spa Finder Readers’ Choice Awards, there’s a multitude of addtional winners sorted by both country and category. Among the categories, one of particular interest to this blog is the luxury category. Perhaps it is due to Spa Fi
2007 Spa Finder Readers' Choice Awards
The key winners from this year’s Spa Finder Readers’ Choice Awards are recognised by ‘Crystal Awards’. These are the crème de la crème of the innumerable winners, limited to just one from each continent. The five (there aren’t many to choose from in Antarctica!)
Spa V Happy Hour
Starting today, Hotel Victor in Miami will be hosting a Spa Happy Hour event every Wednesday at the Spa V Lounge from 5pm to 9pm. During this time, guests can rejuvenate and recharge their batteries by indulging in petit spa treatments while sipping Champagne and tasting delicious food from
Six Senses Spa at Porto Elounda
A very calming video from Six Senses Spa at Porto Elounda, Crete.
60 Spas We Love
Luxury SpaFinder has created an interactive map of 60 Spas We Love as a fun way to scan the globe, pick a destination, and learn more about it. Using the latest version of Microsoft Virtual Earth™ technology, readers will be able to instantly learn details about the spa that is perfect for
A new luxury hotel on Stanford University land
As was suspected early last year, a new luxury hotel and spa will soon be popping up just one mile west of Stanford University campus. Stanford and Dallas-based Rosewood Hotels and Resorts have unveiled The Rosewood Sand Hill Hotel, a 121-room luxury hotel and spa on a 21-acre site. The deve
New Aveda salon at Courtyard Sandestin Hotel
With the opening of the new Aveda concept salon and spa, Fusion Spa Salon, the Courtyard Sandestin Hotel is welcoming visitors to turn a trip to Fusion into a spa weekend getaway with luxurious rooms and suites. The new salon offers a complete menu of services, treatments and products incorp
Spa & Salon Wish
SpaFinder recently acquired SpaWish and immediately re-named and re-branded it “Spa & Salon Wish”. Through the acquisition, SpaFinder will add the vast U.S. salon industry – a significant new market opportunity – to its spa gift program, while further expanding i
The Cliffs at Keowee Springs
The Cliffs is proud to introduce Keowee Springs, a new and unique kind of healthy-living community. At Keowee Springs, family wellness is an exciting journey of discovery, of living completely, of enjoying life to the fullest. The Cliffs at Keowee Springs is the ideal place to begin, or cont
Four Seasons to open hotel near Ground Zero
Four Seasons is heading for downtown Manhattan. It will retain its midtown location but will also occupy the first 22 floors of an 80-story residential tower that is planned near Ground Zero. The plans form part of a proposal from World Trade Center developer Larry Silverstein. The new tow
Introductory offer from Hyatt Regency Mission Bay Spa and Marina
Head for San Diego and enjoy the eco-friendly spa and exciting marina at the newly renovated Hyatt Regency Mission Bay Spa and Marina with an introductory rate of $169 between now and 30th April 2008. To take advantage of this offer, simply enter the code ‘INTRO’ when making your
New levels of luxury for Canterbury's Terrace Downs
One of New Zealand’s most sought after resorts might soon be Terrace Downs in Canterbury. Situated just an hour from Christchurch International Airport, the resort is to undergo a multi-million dollar upgrade. New guest activities such as blokarts, archery and a jet boating operation
Grand opening for Palazzo Las Vegas
The first new resort on the Las Vegas strip in nearly three years has officially opened amid an impressive music, fireworks and light show that culminated with a concert headlined by Diana Ross. The new $1.9 billion Palazzo Las Vegas from Las Vegas Sands Corp. celebrated its grand opening at
Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort & Spa, near Santa Fé
Experience a place of remarkable beauty and rich, cultural history where sunsets paint the mountains and warm breezes stir the imagination, at the Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort & Spa.
Hyatt Regency opens in Trinidad
Hyatt’s first property in Trinidad defines a new standard of comfort and convenience for business travelers to Port of Spain, Trinidad’s capital city. The 428-room, five-star, high-rise hotel and conference centre that is the Hyatt Regency Trinidad boasts a 9,000-square-foot luxu
Private beta of Kango.com
Earlier this month I was invited to the private beta of Kango.com and have only just now got around to taking a look. I must say that, from first impressions, I’m quietly impressed. After getting around the initial geographical restrictions (a strong bias towards North and Central Am
