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Sheraton Rolls Out Shine For Sheraton Spa Concept

Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels, Spas

Sheraton Hotels & Resorts has announced their new spa concept. Shine for Sheraton will debut in new properties worldwide and as a new spa solution for existing properties; it will be in 17 hotels by 2011. Germaine de Capuccini, a leading global spa and skincare brand, has been designated as the preferred product partner for Shine spas. According to a press release Sheraton has spent $6 billion in a "brand revitalization effort."

The spa offers five signature treatments: a massage, facial, body treatment, manicure/pedicure and a treatment for two. The brand's signature new spa offering is currently available at select hotels in China, Vietnam, the Maldives (shown above) and the Slovak Republic. The global roll out of Shine for Sheraton will continue with 12 openings scheduled over the next 15 months including the Sheraton Shanghai Hong Kou, the Sheraton Beijing Dongcheng and the Sheraton Yantai Golden Beach Resort followed by further expansion in North and Latin America. The spas will be decorated in warm creams, browns and burnished gold with accents of cobalt blue, tourmaline and coral using materials such as marble, onyx, mahogany, polished metal and glass.

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Another O'Hare Hotel In Trouble

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels

It seem to be tough going for hotels around Chicago O'Hare airport. Last August we reported on the troubles that have befallen the InterContinental Chicago O'Hare and the Westin O'Hare and now another hotel, the Four Points by Sheraton Chicago O'Hare Airport joins them in financial woes. Chicago Business reports that the Investcorp International , the owner of the 295-room hotel missed the $110,813 December payment on a $22.5-million loan. Investcorp paid $27.4 million for the hotel in 2006 then put another $6 million into the property. It's questionable if the hotel is even worth the loan amount at this point given the changes in real estate in the last couple of years.

Another hotel in the area, the 467-room Wyndham O'Hare closed at the end of last year. The O'Hare market has been hit especially hard. The Chicago Business article references a survey from Smith Travel Research that has revenue per available room at airport hotels falling by more than 30 percent in the bulk of 2009.

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