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New and exclusive wellness center in Switzerland |

Disneyland-style hotel set to open in Kiriyat Motzkin | A new Disneyland inspired hotel will soon be erected in what was once Kiriyat Motzkin’s “Chai Park” zoo. The Shatit construction company has won the bid for building the hotel which will spread across 3.5 dunams of land, for NIS 4.5 million. The company plans on investing a further NIS 50 million. The hotel will include 120 rooms with a Disney character in each, and playful holograms for the kids to enjoy, in the lobby and hallways. The bid closed only recently, so it’ll be a good few years before the hotel is inaugurated.

Gan Hashlosha becomes an “ecopark”|

High up in the Alps, not far from Lake Geneva, a new and exclusive wellness center has recently opened its doors. The first of its kind, the ‘Clinic Les Alpes’ is entirely dedicated to restoring and healing both body and soul. Licensed by the Swiss Department of Health, the high end wellness center offers personalized treatment options and a path to recovery that is fully responsive to individual needs. The ‘Clinic Les Alpes’ team includes psychologists, nutritionists, personal trainers, and yoga instructors highly recognized for their expertise as well as for their human qualities of empathy and compassion. The price for a week’s stay is CHF 45,000.

The Israel Nature and Parks Authority has announced that as of July 2024, the Gan Hashlosha national park will become an “ecopark”. The overall aim is to reduce the damage done to nature and improve the visitor experience. Some of the measures to be implemented, include minimizing pesticide spraying and taking action against littering and air pollution, notably by banning barbecues throughout the park area. The park will continue to function as a “quiet park”, i.e., a park where it is prohibited to play music on loudspeakers. The hope is that these measures enhance the visitor experience and allow the park to continue to thrive. The World Travel Awards have revealed this year’s winners for the Middle-East region. This is the 31 st time the organization – defined by the New York Times as the “Oscars of the travel industry” - attributes awards for excellence to each sector of the travel industry. Winners are selected on the basis of reviews given by travel agencies, industry professionals, and the general public of over 160 countries. As expected, there are no Israeli winners in general categories this year, and most awards have gone to Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. But what has been attributed, is awards for the best hotels in Israel - and the results are as follows: the award for “leading hotel in Israel” is attributed to Jerusalem’s Waldorf Astoria, the award for “leading boutique hotel in Israel”, to Tel Aviv’s ‘The Norman’, for the eighth time, the award for “best business hotel in Israel” has gone to Tel Aviv’s Carlton Hotel, the award for “best conference hotel in Israel” has gone to the David Intercontinental, and the award for “best hotel suite in Israel” to the Kempinsky Hotel.

Jerusalem | The Waldorf Astoria named best hotel in Israel

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