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On 12 November 2009 night the winners of the fifth AsiaSpa Awards, presented by AsiaSpa magazine, the region’s most recognised spa and wellness publication, were announced and honoured at a glittering evening in Hong Kong. Celebrating the best in innovation and quality in spas around the region, the 27 categories voted on by 28 independent judges were won by spas, spa personalities, associations and resorts that have set the benchmarks for quality and service in the region.

It was a night of glitz and glamour as Asia’s spa community came together to celebrate its finest. Themed “La Belle Epoque”, the event saw guests dressed to the nines in their most elegant 1920s fashion. Women dressed in their finest feathers, jewels and silky dresses, while the men came in fedoras, vests and suits.

The big winners of the night included Thailand which won for “Destination Spa of the Year” for Six Senses Destination Spa Phuket as well as “Asian Spa Capital of the Year”. Green T. House in Beijing also won for “Day Spa of the Year” as well as “Spa Design of the Year”. “Spa Event of the Year” went to the Global Spa Summit held at Interlaken, Switzerland. In the first year for the category “Best Children’s Spa Menu of the Year”, the Ice Cream Spa at Conrad Maldives Rangali Island emerged as the category’s debut winner. Read the rest of this entry »

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Frasers Hospitality today became the largest branded international operator of serviced residences in Shanghai with the signing of its new property Fraser Place Shanghai, underscoring the importance of China in the company’s global expansion. The signing today of the 23-storey property, adjacent to the famous Bund, takes the total number of residences under Frasers’ portfolio in Shanghai alone to 1,271.

Together with their second brand, Modena, Frasers will manage a total number of 18 properties in China and further increase the company’s dominance in the China market. The company currently operates 4,171 apartments in nine major cities in China – in Beijing, Chengdu, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Nanjing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Suzhou and Tianjin.

Fraser Place Shanghai sets new benchmarks for the Fraser Place brand. It takes the inspiration for its neo-classical architectural style from the buildings along the famous waterfront Bund. Read the rest of this entry »