16 Mar 2009
Vinotherapy spa opens in Madeira
A vinotherapy-based spa has opened at The Vine Hotel on the island of Madeira, Portugal.

13 Mar 2009
New Chief Executive Officer appointed at WATG
Mike Seyle has become WATG’s new president and Chief Executive Officer, taking over from Ron Holecek.

13 Mar 2009
June debut for Rocco Forte Verdura spa resort
The 124m euro (US$158.2m, £111.3m) Rocco Forte Verdura Golf and Spa Resort on the southern coast of Sicily is on schedule to open in June 2009.

13 Mar 2009
2010 launch for Tasman Peninsula
Baillie Lodges is to develop a resort and spa on the Tasman Peninsula, Australia.

13 Mar 2009
Two Brazilian Six Senses properties to open next year
Six Senses Resorts and Spas will develop two resorts and a large spa in the Brazilian state of Alagoas, to open in late 2010.

13 Mar 2009
Gansevoort Group to open three new resorts
The Gansevoort Hotel Group is to extend its brand with third party management ventures, each with a spa, in the Turks and Caicos islands, and in Toronto, Canada, and Chicago, US.

12 Mar 2009
Beljanski Wellness Center appointment made
Dr Moshe Dekel has been appointed to the staff at the Beljanski Wellness Center in Manhattan, New York City, US.

12 Mar 2009
Cleopatra Medi Spa debuts
The Wafi Health and Leisure company has extended its brand with the launch of the Cleopatra’s Medi Spa facility in Dubai, UAE.

12 Mar 2009
Kilver Court Centre opens
The Kilver Wellness Centre has opened at Kilver Court in Somerset, UK.

12 Mar 2009
Uma Panakha nears debut
Launching in late 2009, COMO Hotels and Resorts’ Uma Punakha boutique property will be located on a hilltop site in Bhutan, on the upper reaches of the Mo Chhu (Mother River).

12 Mar 2009
CityCenter prepares for debut
Reservations are now being accepted for The Vdara Hotel and the ARIA resort, casino and spa at the US$9bn (6.6bn euro, £5.9bn) CityCenter mega-development in Las Vegas, Nevada, US.

12 Mar 2009
Buddha-bar's new spa brand launches
The first of two day spas to open under a new brand called Buddhattitude has launched in Doha, Qatar.