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CONFIRMING THE ASIAN TROPICAL SPA HAS ARRIVED

 
     
  United States, March 2000 ~ A panel of experts including travel editors, lifestyle journalists and spa guide editors selected by Arts & Entertainment (A & E) Television Networks in the United States, has ranked an Asian spa as the ultimate spa experience: A & E "Top Spa and Retreat Experience."

1. Banyan Tree, Phuket
2. Golden Door, California
3. Grand Wailea, Maui
4. Miraval, Arizona
5. Rancho La Puerta, Mexico
6. Canyon Ranch Tucson, Arizona
7. Global Fitness Adventures
8. Chopra Center for Well Being, California
9. The Ashram, California
10. Bliss Spa, New York

A & E Television Networks, a joint venture between Hearst Corporation, ABC and NBC, is an award winning international media company - with 20 Primetime 1999 Emmy nominations. The cable network is beamed into the homes of 76 million American Nielsen subscribers.


Banyan Tree Phuket was ranked No. 1, above other world class spas. The experts ranked Banyan Tree Phuket top in the following criteria: number of services offered, best value, setting, spa cuisine and uniqueness of experience.

Says Edwin Yeow, Joint Managing Director, Banyan Tree Hotels and Resorts, "Banyan Tree Phuket is Asia's first and largest tropical garden spa. We are glad to be the pioneer in the tropical spa concept and this recognition is indeed a confirmation that the Asian Spa has arrived."

Taking the lead once more in the spa resort concept, the Banyan Tree Phuket launched the Spa Pool Villa in March 2000. Here, guests at the resort have an exclusive dedicated spa treatment room within their villas, equipped with a private swimming pool and an outdoor jacuzzi.

All three resorts in Phuket, Maldives and Bintan have The Banyan Tree Spa, featuring a range of treatment options, from ancient Eastern healing and relaxation techniques to European rejuvenation therapies, and massages using indigenous essential oils and organic essences of aromatic plants - all representing the best of the Oriental Tropical Spa.

For further information, please contact :-

Ms Simone CHEN
Corporate Director - Communications
DID: +65 6849 5875
Fax: +65 6462 1421
E-mail: simone.chen@banyantree.com

Media Enquiries:
Marketing Communications
Banyan Tree Building
211 Upper Bukit Timah Road
Singapore 588182
Tel: +65 6849 5773
Email: pr@banyantree.com



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