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News for the Week of December 27, 2004 SpaWire(tm) is a complimentary news digest brought to you by SpaIndex.Com: Guide to Day Spas and Stay Spas, and our sponsors. All of us at Spa Index Media, LLC, are deeply moved and saddened by the overwhelming loss of life and suffering resulting from Sunday's earthquake and tsunami in the Indian Ocean. As the situation progresses and the need for humanitarian services and aid increases, many of us are asking how we may contribute to those relief efforts. Spa Index Media, LLC (SpaIndex.Com, SpaWire.Com, and Spa Flyer), will be making a contribution to the International Relief Fund for the American Red Cross, and, will be directly assisting our spa and resort members in the affected regions. While the immediate and pressing need is for disaster relief (aid, services, money), as part of the global spa community, we recognize that in the coming year and beyond, our spa members and their employees in these regions will suffer staggering economic losses, as well. We stand ready to assist in every way we are able, both with short term aid and in long term support. We are also investigating other ways to help NOW, as more information becomes available. We encourage those interested in donating funds or services to investigate the following links. For those that are interested in hearing how area spa resorts are faring, the Banyan Tree Group has a helpful media hub with updates on the status of the spa properties in the affected regions. Our prayers and sincerest wishes for the swiftest assistance possible go out to all of those impacted by this terrible event.
http://media.banyantree.com "We worked eight months on this, and it is all gone in five minutes" FT.Com (12-29-04) Until Sunday, Khao Lak, a sandy beach fringed with lush green hills, was a popular upmarket Thai tourist destination, a classy alternative to the more frenetic beaches at the older resort island of Phuket. The sweeping coast was lined with stylish, high-end resorts, including the Le Meridian Khao Lak and the Sofitel Magic Lagoon Resort and Spa, both of which opened in the past 18 months. But yesterday, the Sofitel Magic Lagoon, and much of the rest of Khao Lak, was one vast, grim mortuary, as Thai soldiers and Buddhist community volunteers worked to recover more than 700 bodies of mainly foreign tourists who had died when the tsunami struck. Check Your Calendars 2005 Calendar Events for the Spa Industry January 8-11, 2005: The Salon Association (TSA) Annual Symposium. San Francisco, California, USA. January 31 - February 3, 2005: Real World Spa Startup/Expansion Workshop by Preston Wynne Success Systems. Saratoga, California, USA. February 5-6, 2005: International Beauty Expo Melbourne. Melbourne, Australia. February 5-7, 2005: International Salon & Spa Expo. Long Beach Convention Center, Long Beach, California, USA. February 20-21, 2005: The International Congress of Esthetics Dallas 2005 Skin Care Trade Show. Dallas, Texas, USA February 21-24, 2005: Spa Management for Hotels and Resorts Seminar, Presented by Resources & Development. Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. The Shilla Seoul opens World Famous Guerlain Spa Asia Travel Tips (12-28-04) The Shilla Seoul has opened its new spa facilities in association with the world famous L'Institut de Guerlain. The Shilla opened its first Guerlain Spa earlier this year at its sister resort, The Shilla Jeju, on the popular holiday and honeymoon island off Korea's southern coast. Part of the prestigious LVMH Group, L'Institut de Guerlain has been synonymous with luxury cosmetics, fragrances and skin-care products since 1939. Its flagship spa is on the Champs Elysees in Paris. Bellagio Opens $375 Million Spa Tower SFGate.Com (12-23-04) The Bellagio (Las Vegas, Nevada, USA) opened its new $375 million Spa Tower on Thursday, increasing the number of rooms and upscale amenities at the city's most profitable hotel- casino. The 33-story tower has 928 rooms and suites, and includes a new upscale restaurant, four specialty retail shops, 70,000 additional square feet of meeting space, and a large renovation to the property's spa and salon component. In addition to the rooms and suites, a significant part of the expansion focused on the property's spa and salon. The resort doubled the size of the spa to 55,000 square feet, adding more workout space, a renovated reception area, and increased the number of massage and therapy rooms while upgrading the facility's offerings. The salon grew to 10,000 square feet and now has 61 stations for hair, makeup and beauty treatments. "Some of the treatments offered at the spa are not found anywhere else on the Strip," said Randy Morton, VP of Hotel Operations. "A facility such as this is a source of revenue for the Bellagio and it's an aspect of the property our customers come to expect." Royal Caribbean International Gives Generation Y a Taste of Things to Come Royal Caribbean (12-28-04) Generation Y is getting a taste of adult treats -- and treatments -- with the introduction of Royal Caribbean's Y spa, a menu of teen spa treatments and services specifically tailored to the line's younger guests. "Y Spa provides the perfect opportunity for our teen guests to forget about school stress and return from vacation refreshed and ready to go," said David Stanley, vice president, Fleet Operations Revenue, for Royal Caribbean International. "It is also a chance for mothers and daughters or fathers and sons to share some quality time while being pampered by our spa staff." Offered fleetwide to male and female guests ages 13 to 17, Y Spa features treatments including massages, facials, hair and nail treatments, and fitness classes. A Fresh Look for 2005 - Les Nouvelles Esthétiques Enter to win a $200 Gift Basket from Yon-Ka Paris!
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Top Ten Fitness Mistakes Useful Tools for your Guests and You! Courtesy of FitFaq.Com Most fitness goals include weight loss, or the reduction of fat content, in one way or another. Whether we want to lose a couple pounds, change a clothing size, or gain muscle mass, loss and control of bodyfat is usually part of the plan. Just as it is necessary to know what steps to take to meet your individual fitness goals, it is just as important to know what not to do. Avoid the following top ten mistakes that are sure to ruin your fitness efforts: 1. Failing to Plan. It's been said over and over: "If you fail to plan, you plan to fail." Working out without a pre-determined workout regime is similar to going on a trip without directions; most likely you'll end up getting lost. Don't make this common mistake. Enlist the aid of a qualified personal trainer to design a proper resistance training and aerobic program. Purchase one of the many guides to fitness programming and educate yourself on the basics. Or visit an excellent fitness web site to get the necessary tips and skills to effectively train and meet your goals. fitFAQ.com is a new web site designed to provide simple, useful, no-nonsense answers to common fitness questions. Every piece of information contained on this site is based around 3 main ideas:
If you're tired of trying to sort through the mountains of confusing, misleading, and often just-plain-wrong fitness advice on and off the Web, you've come to the right place. Whatever your goals - weight loss, muscle building, overall fitness, improved health, etc. - you can find some very helpful answers to your questions on this site. Enjoy!
Supplement's Claims of Losing Wrinkles Hard to Swallow Ask Dr. Blonz (The Telegraph Online) "What can you tell me about an anti-wrinkle dietary supplement that contains hyaluronic acid? I have heard that it replenishes water in the system that is lost in the aging process. It is sold in 20- milligram capsules. Is this as effective as it is advertised to be? Any information you could give would be greatly appreciated."
A Salon for Just Men KBSD.com (12-28-04) In a way, Craig Allen's is like other salons. You can get your haircut, nails trimmed and shoes shined. At Craig Allen's though, the you only works if you're a man. "Out of the ordinary, very soothing, very comfortable." That's how Kenny Fruhauf describes Craig Allen's, a new salon where guys and only guys, get the attention, style and polished look once cut out for women.
San Diego County Spa Catering to Men KFMB, San Diego (12-28-04) Attention all brain-dead men (that includes just about all of us): here's a beauty tip from a professional - all women love groomed men. Tina Tai ought to know. For the past 13 years, she's been talking to women who have come to her salons for manicures and pedicures. "All the women come into the salon and always say, 'I want to bring my husband in, but they're all shy,' Lai said. "They don't want to come into the nail salon with a bunch of women surrounding them." So, at The Nail Lounge, Tina has created a separate men-only room, complete with Lazy Boy massage chairs and sports TV. Guys can veg-out, while their hands and feet are pampered.
Are Foot Spas Dangerous? Daily Southtown (12-23-04) Looking to pamper your feet before that big holiday party? State regulators want you to be aware - there's danger in the soothing warm water of pedicure spas. After an outbreak in California, investigators with the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and the Illinois Department of Health tested whirlpool foot baths at 49 nail salons statewide this summer, looking for a particular form of bacteria. The results recently came back, and investigators were alarmed to find the bacteria, which can cause disfiguring skin lesions, in 38 of the samples
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Just in time for the new year, LNEONLINE.com, the website for Les Nouvelles
Esthétiques - the leading publication of the spa and skin care industry has
revamped its design and content in an effort to better serve professionals in
the esthetics industry. 
