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DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE: CENTRAL & SOUTH AMERICA

Nayara Tented Resort Costa Rica Opening: 2018 A tented resort will join Nayara Hotels, the Costa Rican wellness brand set in the rainforests of the Arenal Volcano National Park. Nayara Tented Resort will include 24 tented lodges, which will have outdoor living areas and plunge pools filled from the nearby hot springs. Guests will have access to the spas at Nayara’s other properties, but a new on-site three-treatmentroom Wellness Oasis will also incorporate local elements, such as volcanic mud, into its treatments. http://lei.sr?a=a6T6E_B

The eco-friendly resort will include some of the region’s first over-water villas

Viceroy Bocas del Toro Bocas del Toro, Panama Opening: 2020 Viceroy is set to open a resort and residences in Bocas del Toro, Panama, with dramatic overwater villas, and an 1,800sq m (11,625sq ft) spa featuring private rejuvenation pools tucked

in pockets of the rainforest. GOCO Hospitality is working on the spa concept. The 42 over-water villas will each have their own plunge pool and access to the ocean by deck, and the resort will also feature hiking exursions, a fitness centre and on-site meditation rooms. Viceroy Bocas del Toro will be an eco-friendly destination, and will only allow electric cars and sustainable technologies. http://lei.sr?a=P9T8z_B

Blackadore Caye: a Restorative Island Nearby hot springs fill the plunge pools

Belize Opening: 2018

Centara Grand Beach Resort Cayo Guillermo, Cuba Opening: Q4 2017 The 25-bedroom Centara Grand Beach Resort Cayo Guillermo claims it will be “the first truly five-star product in the region”. The resort will feature over-water villas and a Spa Cenvaree. Centara is working on two more Cuban projects in other locations. http://lei.sr?a=a6T6E_B 42

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Anti-ageing and renewal will be the focus Deepak Chopra’s wellness facility, which will form part of a green development that’s being built on Leonardo DiCaprio’s private island in Belize. This is only the second spa in 10 years for the alternative health guru, and Chopra says that antiageing and renewal was an obvious route. “We now know that through comprehensive lifestyle changes, we can prevent and reverse disease – and live longer and in better shape,” he told Spa Business (see SB15/4 p36).

Delos is also involved in the project

The spa will teach visitors ways to help decrease their biological age through techniques such as stress management and meditation, breathing exercises, yoga, exercise, healthy cuisine, emotional wellbeing, restful sleep, mind/body coordination and detox procedures. http://lei.sr?a=B9z5s www.spahandbook.com

WELLNESS COMMUNITIES - NORTH AMERICA

An on-site organic farm is re-localising food production

OLIVETTE Near Asheville, North Carolina Opening: through 2027 Between 300 and 350 homes are being built along the French Broad River near Asheville, North Carolina, over the next ten years, in a wellness community described as an “agrihood in the making.” Olivette Farm – an on-site organic farm – preceded the development, and is designed to affirm the community’s commitment to re-localising food production. At peak production, the farm will feed 175 families. The community also features edible gardens and landscaping, berry and fruit orchards, and honey bees, as part of its ‘plough-to-pantry’ philosophy. A large portion of the land at Olivette is preserved for hiking trails and green space, with more than 10 miles of interior hiking trails and an eight-acre community park on the French Broad River. “Blue Mind” points are also being developed throughout the community, to create places where people can connect with the water. 100 SPA BUSINESS HANDBOOK 2017 – 2018

GOCO Retreat Temescal Valley will be located next to Glen Ivy Hot Springs

GOCO RETREAT TEMESCAL VALLEY California Opening: 2019 GOCO Hospitality is developing a wellness community next to Glen Ivy Hot Springs, which it acquired last year. GOCO Retreat Temescal Valley will include residences and townhomes, a wellness hotel and a boutique lifestyle hotel. A full-service wellness centre will be on-site with 30 to 40 treatment rooms, thermal experiences and hot springs bathing. Additionally, there will be a medi-spa, fitness centre, yoga and mind/body studios, meeting rooms,

a wedding chapel, community village, farmer’s market, kids’ club, organic farm and experience learning centre, and a hospitality academy and training centre. Wellness programmes and journeys will be offered, with a full-service retreat with doctors and specialist consultants at arrival, a variety of treatments, fitness activities and learning workshops. A wellness restaurant, tea lounge and juice bar will offer farm-to-table cuisine and personalised food menus. www.spahandbook.com

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Tres Santos is described as ‘an intimate mindful living village’

TRES SANTOS Todos Santos, Mexico Opening: ongoing, first phase, 2017

GOCO RETREAT DAWSON LAKE West Virginia Opening: unconfirmed

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Located in the historic coastal fishing and farming town of Todos Santos, Tres Santos is described as “an intimate mindful living village”. The development includes a 3.5-mile bike and pedestrian path connecting the village to the beach, as well as a 1.5-acre organic town garden with winding paths, an orchard and farm-to-table restaurant.

Tres Santos includes outdoor wellness activities such as surfing, yoga, biking, walking, swimming and trekking. While it doesn’t yet have plans for an on-site spa, Elizabeth Shapiro, a spokesperson for the development, says they are in talks with several spa operators and “that’s definitely something we’re interested in doing.”

GOCO Hospitality is creating a GOCO Retreat across 750 acres (304 hectares) in the West Virginia countryside, not far from Washington, DC. The project focuses heavily on the area’s natural mineral springs, and will include both a 70-bedroom wellness hotel and 150 houses. Ingo Schweder, GOCO Hospitality CEO, said he expects the homes to attract busy city dwellers in Washington, DC, or Charlotte, North Carolina, who are looking for a second-home escape.

An on-site 4,000sq m (43,056sq ft) spa will include mineral spring bathing and other wellness activities, including canoeing, hiking, biking and horseback riding, will be incorporated in the Retreat. Schweder said he is also in talks with a DC-based sustainable think tank to be anchored to the Retreat, and that he expects the location to be a space for politicians to escape for off-site meetings. The Retreat is in the masterplanning stage; an opening date has not been set. www.spahandbook.com

WELLNESS COMMUNITIES - ASIA

Destination Spa Management provides concept planning for the project

The retreat will deliver integrative wellness programmes

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GOCO RETREAT UBUD

Hainan, China

Ubud, Indonesia

Opening: late 2018

Opening: early 2018

Q’in Wellness, located on the island province of Hainan, China, will include 1,000 homes, a residents club, a 110-bedroom resort and a 10,000sq m (108,000sq ft) spa. Destination Spa Management (DSM) provided concept planning for the project and will manage the wellness space. Spa services will be sold as allinclusive packages to make them easier for clients to understand. Packages will consist of diagnostics; holistic health, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and international rejuvenation medicine; physiotherapy; fitness/spa; beauty/grooming; and non-invasive cosmetic procedures.

GOCO Retreat Ubud will be set on a 18-hectare (44-acre) site and will include 76 wellness real-estate units as well as 83 retreat guestrooms. A substantial wellness centre with 45 treatment rooms, as well as consultation rooms, TCM rooms, an ayurvedic centre, nursing facilities, a medi-spa, fitness studios, outdoor salas and an extensive outdoor rainforest bathing area will be on-site. The Balinese retreat’s wellness amenities are being built to green building standards, with a design that minimises the need for air-conditioning. Air purification systems, water purification, lighting designed to work with the body’s internal clock, and encouragement

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of general physical activity are all present in the project’s design. Also on tap are a wellness restaurant, tea lounge, thermal bathing, café, farm-to-table restaurant, food stalls, cultural gallery, retail outlets, cooking school, artists’ studios, aromatherapy distillery, organic farm, organic gardens, amphitheatre, kids’ club and jogging and bike trails. The retreat will deliver integrative wellness programmes and use professional consultations to prescribe specialty treatments, along with focused nutrition and exercise. Treatments will combine Asian traditions and knowledge with contemporary Western medical science. www.spahandbook.com

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Goco Retreat Khao Yai will be located in Thailand’s wine country, north of Bangkok

GOCO RETREAT KHAO YAI Khao Yai, Thailand Opening: Q4 2017 Global spa and wellness company GOCO Hospitality is creating a mixed-use wellness community in Khao Yai’s wine country, two hours north of Bangkok. The community will be managed by GOCO and will include a 36-suite wellness retreat along with 48 wellness condominiums and 159 condominiums and large-scale residences. GOCO Retreat Khao Yai will also offer a retail village and community park. Bangkok-based Tierra Design is also working on the project.

UNNAMED PROJECT Vietnam Opening: 2019

The project is set along five beaches

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Destination Spa Management is working on an as-yet unnamed project in Vietnam with a focus on both education and health. The project will include a detox resort, a family resort, a school for village children (which will teach

both English and hospitality skills), 45-60 houses, and a town square. The housing will use WELL building standards, and wellness facilities have been designed in such a way that they can be accessed by residents, but retain an element of privacy for the resort guests. The town square will feature handicraft workshops and Vietnamese cooking lessons. Other features include an on-site organic farm and a distillery for aromatherapy based on Vietnamese traditions. SPA BUSINESS HANDBOOK 2017 – 2018 107

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The development will have views of the famous Sellin Pier

GOCO RETREAT KAISERHOF RÜGEN Rügen, Germany Opening: 2018 GOCO Hospitality has plans to develop a GOCO Retreat on the German island of Rügen, located on the Baltic Sea coast and known for its sandy beaches, quiet lagoons and dramatic peninsulas. Subject to planning permission, the GOCO Retreat Kaiserhof Rügen will be located on a hill in the southeastern part of the island, on a site originally owned by the Prussian statesman Otto von Bismarck. Designed by Berlin-based Frank Architectural Design, the mixed-use wellness development will include a 50-bedroom wellness retreat and 54 wellness condominiums, and will offer views over the famous Sellin Pier and the Baltic Sea. The 3,544sq m (38,147sq ft) on-site wellness centre will include 42 treatment rooms, heat and water experiences, a medi-spa, gym, mind and body studio, health restaurant, tea lounge, library and meeting and learning spaces. 108 SPA BUSINESS HANDBOOK 2017 – 2018

A growing population, increasing urbanisation and scarcity of resources have inspired ReGen

REGEN VILLAGE Almere, the Netherlands Opening: 2018 ReGen Villages is a tech-integrated real-estate development company that’s creating a new kind of wellness community – a regenerative model for eco-communities with self-sustaining energy and food. The first pilot community is being developed in Almere, the Netherlands, with 300 homes, and other developments are also being considered across Europe, in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Germany and Belgium. The idea for the communities is to address the challenges of a growing

population, increasing urbanisation, scarcity of resources and the growing global food crisis – as well as reducing the global CO2 emission and reducing burdens on municipal and national governments. ReGen aims to create a sense of community, reconnect people with nature and consumption with production, and restore biodiversity to the surrounding landscapes. “We like to think of ReGen as the Tesla of ecovillages,” says founder James Ehrlich. “We want to make it easy, convenient and accessible to choose a sustainable lifestyle off the grid.” A community centre will include a piazza kitchen and space for yoga, meditation and other kinds of wellness curricula, and there could be opportunities for spas to be part of the planned community. www.spahandbook.com

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WHERE WELLNESS MEETS WANDERLUST

Venice, Italy

Temescal Valley, Southern California

Ajman, U.A.E.

Koh Chang, Thailand

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Ingo Schweder, founder & CEO

Background

Top clients

Founded in 2009 by Ingo Schweder, a hospitality and wellness expert with more than 30 years of experience, GOCO Hospitality is an international wellness consulting and management firm specialising in designing, developing and operating spas, wellness retreats and wellness communities. GOCO Hospitality currently works in more than 20 countries and has offices in Bangkok, Los Angeles, Berlin and Shanghai.

We are proud to work with The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts, Bvlgari Hotels & Resorts, Emaar Hospitality and Viceroy Hotels & Resorts as well as with individual developers and investment groups in creating successful wellness related hospitality ventures for their international portfolio. Our branded GOCO Spas are designed to succeed in urban and resort settings.

GOCO is expanding Glen Ivy Hot Springs in Southern California, US in 2017

Main products and services GOCO Hospitality provides a turnkey solution to its clients. Market research and feasibility (which is provided by our sister company, Horwath HTL Health & Wellness) Concept development Design & technical services Pre-opening services & training Management Every project is uniquely tailored to its local context, culture and market positioning, designed with modern aesthetics, ensuring the needs of the future operation.

USPs Creating unique business solutions, our multidisciplinary team draws from extensive experience and diverse expertise, ranging

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Where in the world? from architecture and design to operational consultancy and management. GOCO Hospitality’s projects are always authentic, reflecting local cultures and traditions and striving to make a positive social impact in their communities. With the ability to hand pick from our comprehensive services that cover consulting, development and management, our clients can create a business that is precisely targeted to their location and market. In addition, our clients benefit from the independent business consulting services provided by our sister company Horwath HTL Health and Wellness, including market research and feasibility, concept development, architecture programme planning and financial analysis.

Africa, Asia, America and the Middle East.

Future plans We are opening GOCO Spa Koh Chang in Thailand and The Address Boulevard Spa in Dubai. In addition we are expanding GOCOowned Glen Ivy Hot Springs in California with a 125-key wellness retreat and lifestyle real estate. We are providing pre-opening services to Bvlgari spas in Dubai, Beijing and Shanghai in 2017.

Who’s who? Ingo Schweder, chief executive officer and founder; Josephine Leung, group director of design and Matthew Brennan, director Horwath HTL health and wellness; Jamie Waring, group director of operations. SPA BUSINESS HANDBOOK 2017 – 2018 151

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