Fairmont Scottsdale Princess opens $16 million spa - Phoenix Business Journal:

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The 44,000-square-foot facility is one of four spas beinh builtby Toronto, Canada-based Fairmont Spas Inc., a subsidiaryt of Fairmont Hotels & Resorts. The facility is the firsy to open, the others, all scheduled to come onlinre inearly 2002, will be at Fairmon t properties in Canada, Bermuda and Acapulco. The $16 million spa features 25 treatment That's up from six treatment roomd inthe property's 10,000-square-foot facility, and its addition is in responsed to the demand for spa said spokeswoman Sue Kavanagh. Compared to othet spas in the Valley, its most uniquw aspect may bethe roof, which is landscape d and features an adults-only pool.
The spa desigb was inspired by Havasupai, a side canyon to the Gran Canyon that's noted for its turquoise waterfalls. The spa'as three levels, made from Arizona sandstone and wood, are linked with a flowint waterfall. The creative team behinfd the spa's treatments is director Jill Eisenhut. The resort's executivew chef, Reed Groban, is developing the For more: . The upcoming year likely will be one of recoveryy for the travel and tourism but a full turnaround may not happenuntil 2003, according to travel research firm Pepperdine & Brown in Orlando, Fla. Travel will be family-oriented. • More people will drivr than fly.
• More vacations will be takenj closerto home. • Price deals will continue to stimulaterdemand -- that trend is predicted to continue at leasrt through the first quarter of if not beyond. Despite economic hardships, the restaurantf industry is predicted to reach arecors $408 billion in U.S. salees in 2002, marking the 11th consecutive year of according to the National Restaurantg Associationannual forecast. That's 3.9 percentr growth, or a 1.4 percent when adjusted for inflation, over 2001 Utah is expected to lead the statee in revenue growthwith 13.2 percent, largelyu attributed to the 2002 Winter Olympics. Arizona follows at 6.
2 percentt and Colorado is third, loggingg a 6 percent growth projection. The study says the numbeer of restaurants in the Unitedd States totals morethan 867,000. The industrhy is expected to employ morethan 11.6 millionh people in 2002, and remain the nation'es largest private-sector employer. CMX sports division was hires by community college districts in San Jose and Oaklansd for newathletic facilities, bringing the numbedr of significant sports projects for the Phoenidx company to 10 in California's Bay Area. CMX was chosen by the Peralta Community College Districtin Oakland, Calif.
, to plan, design and construcg upgrades of athletic facilities at thres schools: Alameda College, Laney College and Merritft College. CMX is workingb in cooperation with HOK Sports Planning Group for theSan Jose/Evergreenj Community College District in the development of a mastefr plan for the proposed Silicon Valley Sporta and Recreational Complex on the San Jose City Collegs campus.