Australia’s Peninsula Hot Springs (PHS) is planning a major expansion focused on story- driven experiences including an open-air amphitheatre with seven pools and seating for 700 people, Spa Opportunities can reveal. [read more]

Entrepreneur Angela Derks has launched The Australasian Sustainable Wellness Academy (ASWA), with enrolments now open for the first-ever Australian course of its type. [read more]

International beauty and spa therapy standard setter CIDESCO has deemed Saturday, 9 September International Beauty Day and aims to celebrate inner and outer beauty around the world and raise awareness for the importance of the beauty industry as a whole. [read more]

Spa Business Education (SBE), part of spa consultancy Raison d'Etre, has secured an educational partnership with the Joanneum University of Applied Sciences in Austria. [read more]

Leading and empowering teams is a complex effort, but effective communication, flexibility, trust and simply showing up are some of the most important aspects, according to a panel of spa leaders at the World Spa & Wellness Conference in London. [read more]

The digital space is creating massive change and new challenges in the spa industry, according to Michael Tompkins, executive recruiter for Hutchinson Consulting and past chair of ISPA, who spoke on a panel yesterday at the World Spa & Wellness Convention in London. [read more]

Seasoned spa and wellness professional Stephanie Rest has been appointed Spa & Wellness Director for Argentta at The iconic Watergate Hotel in Washington D.C. [read more]

Spa industry intelligence researcher Intelligent Spas has teamed up with international spa consultant Maggie Gunning to create the Professional Spa Treatments Manual, which outlines its method for "highly consistent" spa treatments. [read more]

The International SPA Association (ISPA) is collaborating with international beauty tradeshow Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna. [read more]

US massage and skincare education provider Steiner Education Group and Hand and Stone Franchise Corp., a spa franchise company with 300 US locations, have announced an agreement to provide the opportunity for Steiner students to interview for a job with Hand & Stone franchises in their areas. [read more]

The Global Wellness Institute (GWI) has released the second edition of the Guide to Hydrothermal Spa & Wellness Development Standards. [read more]

Training and recruitment company Spa Connectors have entered a management agreement with the Jamu Traditions in Bali, and will manage both Jamu Production House and Jamu Traditional Spa. [read more]

Massage-on-demand company Zeel has officially launched its Zeel Spa programme, a business line designed to create a staffing solution for spas. [read more]

The Global Mentorship Initiative – one of 16 initiatives that are part of the Global Wellness Institute – is launching a new online platform and expanding the reach of the programme to include a wider range of positions. [read more]

Roger Allen, co-founder and CEO of advisory and management company Resources for Leisure Assets, has co-authored a book for hotel and resort investors. [read more]

International beauty and spa therapy standard setter CIDESCO held its 64th World Congress in Dublin, Ireland last month, playing host to more than 300 beauty and spa professionals from around the world. [read more]

Four teams of health and wellbeing professionals working to improve children’s nutrition in low-income communities have been named recipients of the 2016 Canyon Ranch Institute Healthy World Scholarship. [read more]

Fabienne Lindholm has been named international education director for skincare brand Babor. [read more]

Elemis is to debut its flagship House of Elemis location this October in a 9,000sq ft (836sq m), six-treatment-room location in Miami. [read more]

Like many sectors of the travel industry, spas have perishable inventory, says Frank Pitsikalis, founder and CEO of ResortSuite, but yet most don’t employ a revenue management system. In an exclusive Thought Leader column for Spa Opportunities, Pitsikalis suggests using dynamic availability can offer a solution that doesn’t mean changing your spa menu – and can be a win-win situation for everyone. [read more]