Macdonald Hotels & Resorts has partnered with specialist skincare company Jennifer Young - Beauty Despite Cancer to become one of the first hotel groups in the UK to offer spa treatments to people living with and beyond cancer. [read more]

Beata Aleksandrowicz, creator of the Pure Massage Spa Training Method, has partnered with John Walker, director at Walker Simpson Architects, to develop a new ethical concept in wellness. [read more]

The International SPA Association (ISPA) Foundation is now accepting applications for the 2019 Mary Tabacchi Scholarship. [read more]

The Women in Wellness Leadership Conference, set to take place on 12 March in New York City, has announced a host of speakers designed to motivate attendees and galvanise them to take charge of their careers and lead with confidence. [read more]

Dr Bryan Williams will be the recipient of the 2019 ISPA Dedicated Contributor Award. Williams is an international speaker and author who first spoke to ISPA members in 2006 and focuses on service excellence and leadership effectiveness. [read more]

Lydia Sarfati, chair of CIDESCO USA and founder & CEO of skincare company Repêchage, has partnered with the Bellus Academy to launch CIDESCO USA's first qualification. [read more]

CIDESCO, the standards setter for the global spa and beauty industries, has announced a new partnership with WorldSkills, a global not-for-profit that promotes vocational education and training. [read more]

US spa franchisor Massage Envy has entered into a partnership with Cortiva Institute, the US’s largest group of dedicated massage therapy and skin care schools, with 29 campuses in 12 states. [read more]

The Glion Institute of Higher Education in Switzerland will host a three-day conference on Innovation and Technology, and what it means for the spa and wellness industry. [read more]

Luxury boutique hotel collection, the Eden Hotel Collection has announced a new partnership with the International Beauty and Holistic Academy, to launch a new apprenticeship scheme that will enable Level 2-qualified beauty therapists to earn as they learn. [read more]

International beauty and spa therapy standard setter Cidesco International is expanding its head office support team with the appointment of Jacqueline Kennedy as business development officer. [read more]

International beauty therapy association CIDESCO has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with India's Beauty & Wellness Sector Skill Council (B&WSSC). [read more]

Chiva-Som International Health Resort in Hua Hin, Thailand, is closed for six months while it has been undergoing the third of four phases of an extensive remodeling, but its employees remain dedicated to a long-standing policy of championing environmental awareness and assisting in the preservation and support of the local community. [read more]

Beata Aleksandrowicz, creator of the Pure Massage Spa Training Method, has developed a new training masterclass that will teach therapists the best practice to care for both themselves and their clients. [read more]

Paris-based school L’Ecole Internationale du Spa and Pure Altitude have set up a partnership to develop a new training course. [read more]

The Training Room has announced a new partnership with Jennifer Young Oncology and Beauty Despite Cancer, that will see the spa and beauty training provider offer a two-day course in oncology massage. [read more]

Leading hospitality management institute Glion Institute of Higher Education is enhancing its focus on wellness and sustainability through the development of two new initiatives: Wellness to Business, a range of executive education programmes, and Fresh, a public restaurant specialising in healthy and sustainable cuisine. [read more]

Young architects have been invited to apply to join an ‘Architecture for Wellness’ course, with workshops taught by designers from some of the world’s top practices. [read more]

Saltability, a spa industry vendor that provides Himalayan salt stone treatments and products for spas, recently announced the addition of Doug Elman as the company’s director of education. [read more]

The University of Derby has announced a new partnership with the London College of Beauty Therapy (LCBT) that will give LCBT students access to the university's International Spa Management Foundation degree, from September 2018. [read more]