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THE SPA SHIFT Announcements marking spa industry players on the move.
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Remington Hotels in Dallas, Texas has named Beverly Fox-Crismond Director
of Spas, overseeing all luxury spas in the hotel collection.
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Jaime Piedras was appointed General Manager of the Gran Melia Puerto
Rico in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico.
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Topnotch Resort & Spa in Stowe, Vermont has appointed Ryan Krukar as
General Manager.
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Matt Turner has been promoted to Senior Spa Director at the Four Seasons
Santa Barbara in Santa Barbara, California.
Jaime Piedras
Ryan Krukar
Matt Turner
Tasha Jean Valenti
Mark Wuttke
Tracy Kearney
Colin Cameron
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Following a major renovation, The Oxford Club in Denver, Colorado has
named Tasha Jean Valenti as Master Stylist.
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Mark Wuttke has been named President and Chief Operating Officer of BABOR North
America and Tracy Kearney as Managing Director of BABOR UK & Ireland.
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Spa Vision Ltd. has appointed Colin Cameron as Director of Sales following the company’s
acquisition of Spa Developments Consultancy.
NEW ON THE MENU
1. Two Bunch Palms Resort & Spa in Desert Hot Springs,
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California offered a series of four, three-night weekday packages
that allowed guests to take part in the experience of its four
pillars—Care, Nourish, Mind and Stretch.
2. Palm Beach Marriott Singer Island Beach Resort & Spa in
Singer Island, Florida has launched the “Admiral Services of the
Si” menu which is aimed toward male spa guests. The menu
includes treatments such as the Bourbon Body Scrub using
FarmHouse Fresh’s Bourbon Bubbler Sugar Scrub, the Sailor’s
Healing Facial which uses Skin Authority products and
Captain’s Manicure & Pedicure which soothes rough hands and
feet using FarmHouse Fresh products.
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BRILLIANT IDEA JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort and Spa in
Phoenix, Arizona recently completed an extensive project which will reduce
the resort’s energy use and environmental impact by converting much of its
lighting to energy-efficient LEDs. Work on the project began in October 2015
and involved the installation of more than 17,900 LED lamps.
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Beverly Fox-Crismond
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September 2016