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🏨 The Milanese investor group partnered with B.Zar Hotel&Co acquired Hotel Metropole Taormina, which has 25 rooms and suites within a 13th-century building. The 5-star rooms and diverse suite types overlook Naxos Bay, some with terraces and Jacuzzis. The hotel features Bellevue Bistrot, a bar partnership Rooftop Bellevue by Damiani, and 6 new signature cocktails served in Venini cups. Facilities include a sea-view pool, Pool Bar, and SPA in the hotel's oldest part.

🏠 Kent Richards, with a 20-year fitness career and 15 years in spa, serves as Corporate Director of Operations (Spa & Wellness) at Six Senses, focusing on wellbeing and sustainability. Six Senses promises unique experiences, embracing simplicity and communication. The brand is leveraging biohacking technology to rejuvenate interest in spas. Six Senses Rome, present for 12 months, integrates local culture into its wellness perspective. By June 2025, Six Senses plans to open in Milan and five more hotels globally. Richards will attend the Wellness Hospitality Conference on November 21, 2024, in Milan.

🏊 Bluserena Hotels & Resorts introduces "Fit & Fun" for couples combining sports and wellness during summer stays. The offer includes a private sports lesson or sailing trip with an instructor. Additional couple's massage available at Is Serena Badesi and Calaserena Resort in Sardinia; personal trainer sessions at Kalidria Hotel & Thalasso SPA in Puglia. Also features a late check-out at 14:15 for maximum comfort and relaxation.

🏕 MSC has added three new departure dates (October 29 and 30, November 7 and 8, November 16 and 17) for the MSC Splendida cruise due to high demand, sailing from Trieste and Bari to Greece and Turkey. Vice President Leonardo Massa acknowledges this caters to travelers preferring quieter vacation periods with milder temperatures. The itinerary includes stops at the Greek port of Piraeus for Acropolis tours, Kusadasi in Turkey, Istanbul, and Corfu, returning to Trieste and Bari. Starting November 16, MSC Sinfonia will also offer weekly 7-night cruises from Bari to Athens, Izmir, Istanbul, Corfu, and back to Bari.

🏖️ RAAYA By Atmosphere, a new five-star resort by Atmosphere Core, has just opened in the Raa Atoll, Maldives—increasing the group's exclusive properties in the archipelago to nine. The resort offers guided diving to explore the marine world. VARU by Atmosphere, another 5-star option in North Malé Atoll, provides daily snorkeling trips. The Atoll also houses the 5-star OBLU SELECT Sangeli, suitable for both couples and families, and the adults-only OBLU SELECTLogibili resort. OBLU NATURE Helengeli by SENTIDO, a 4-star property, recently received an award from PADI for contributing to women's diving. The resort reopened after a total renovation aimed at connecting guests with the environment. Atmosphere Core plans to launch a new resort in the Maldives, one in Sri Lanka, and ten hotels and resorts in India within the next three years.