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Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa in Austin, Texas, hosted a 5K Superhero Fun Run to
Benefit Make-A-Wish Central & South Texas. Seven-year-old cancer survivor and Wish Kid
Kooper “Super Kooper” Hernandez led the race and participants were encouraged to don
their favorite superhero costumes while running or walking the 5K.
#SPASPUSHINGLIMITS On the Sunday before Conference (Oct. 15) at 7:30 a.m., join a
group of enthusiastic spa professionals in hiking Turtlehead Peak in the beautiful Red Rock Canyon in
Southern Nevada. Participants are asked to donate or raise $100, which will be donated to
The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Visit americanspa.com/keyword/spas-pushing-limits for more info.
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1. Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts will open its second resort in Sri
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Lanka later this year when it launches the Shangri-La Hotel
Colombo in Q4. The 10-acre resort will have 500 guestrooms and
suites, along with 41 serviced apartments. Wellness facilities at the
resort will include a CHI, The Spa housing 10 treatment rooms.
2. Minor Hotel Group will open its first property in Mauritius on the
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island’s south coast. The property, Avani Mauritius Bel-Ombre
Resort & Spa, will feature 150 guest rooms and an Avani Spa and is
set to open in 2021.
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Hiatus Spa + Retreat recently introduced its new signature nail lacquer, Hiatus True Blue.
To celebrate the launch, Hiatus will gift customers a complimentary bottle of Hiatus True
Blue nail lacquer when they choose the signature Hiatus True Blue nail color for any
manicure or pedicure service and share on Instagram.
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1. Performance Health announced its new partnership with New
Orleans Saints quarterback, Drew Brees, on the national “Safer Pain
Relief” campaign to help inform Americans about existing, non-
prescription solutions for pain relief. They are joined by healthcare
professionals including chiropractor Dr. Jay Greenstein and physical
therapist Dr. Kevin Wilk, who treated Brees after he sustained a
career-threatening injury.
2. The Spas at Mandarin Oriental have partnered with the Green
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Spa Network to make sustainability among group properties more
easily accessible and more widely discussed. The partnership will
result in the Group Sustainability Assessment, which will adapt the
GSN’s Sustainability Assessment Tool for use in global, multi-
property hotel brands. Once developed, the Group Sustainability
Assessment will be made available to other hotel brands within the
industry.
September 2017
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