Belize
Fort George Hotel & Spa announced the opening of its new Lord Ashcroft Center later this summer, adding 6,608 square feet of meeting and event space to the property. The hotel also recently added 30 additional guest rooms featuring ocean views, floor-to-ceiling windows and natural wood accents.
Located in Belize City’s historic Fort George neighborhood, the hotel offers amenities such as a branded fitness center, plunge pool, spa and an onsite restaurant and bar. The Lord Ashcroft Center will feature two signature event spaces: the 250-seat, 4,200-square-foot Caracol Room; and the 115-seat, 2,408-square-foot Lamani Room.
Czech Republic
Located on the banks of the Vltava River in Prague sits the newly renovated Fairmont Golden Prague, bringing a new chapter to one of the city’s most iconic historic buildings.
The hotel features 320 guest rooms and suites along with six food and beverage locations, including the rooftop Zlata Praha restaurant, offering a fine dining experience complemented by panoramic views of the city skyline. The property also has five event venues, including a 1,968-square-foot column-free ballroom that can accommodate up to 550 attendees. It also has three rooftop boardrooms with private terraces and a ballroom foyer.
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India
Marking Marriott’s debut in India’s “City of Lakes,” the newly opened Udaipur Marriott Hotel offers 226 guest rooms and suites that feature views of the Aravalli Hills or Fateh Sager Lake. The property also features the Quan Spa that offers Ayurvedic and modern therapies as well as activities such as rooftop yoga and nature walks near the lake.
Udaipur Marriott Hotel also has 65,000 square feet of meeting and event space, the largest of which is the 9,913-square-foot Grand Crystal Ball Room, which can accommodate up to 1,000 attendees. Other notable venues include the Ruby event room and the outdoor Jasper Courtyard, able to accommodate up to 150 and 500 attendees, respectively.
Japan
Located in the Umekita District in the Japanese city of Osaka, the Waldorf Astoria Osaka is a newly built hotel that boasts 252 guest rooms and suites, four unique dining concepts, an indoor pool and rejuvenating thermal wellness experiences.
The hotel also offers over 3,600 square feet of meeting and event space, with the largest venues being the Grand Ballroom at 6,072 square feet and the Park Ballroom at 1,798 square feet. Each venue can accommodate up to 576 and 238 attendees, respectively.
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Tibetan Relaxation
Songtsam Resorts is a collection of luxury hotel properties in Tibet and the Yunnan Province of China that focuses on the concepts of physical and spiritual wellness through ancient Tibetan techniques.
The collection recently implemented the ancient Tibetan medical system of Sowa Rigpa into its wellness offerings. Sowa Rigpa is a holistic medical system that combines nourishment and healing (Sowa) with wisdom and science (Rigpa). The new wellness programs blend the natural energy of the Tibetan Plateau with cultural wisdom to lead guests to profound transformations via a variety of programming.
These new Sowa Rigpa-inspired experiences include Tibetan vajra hammer crafting, which invites guests to craft a Vajra hammer infused with therapeutic aromas, and Tibetan incense making, which teaches guests the art of incense making while meditating to mantras. Other wellness offerings include a singing bowl healing concert and Tibetan Hor Me massage therapy.
These new wellness offerings are available to guests at seven properties within the Songtsam Collection, including the Songtsam Linka Retreat Shangri-La, Songtsam Lodge Lijiang, Songtsam Lodge Bingzhongluo and Songtsam Lodge Nujiang in the Yunnan Region of China; and Songtsam Linka Basong Tso, Songtsam Lodge Namcha Barwa and Songtsam Linka Lhasa in the Tibet region.
