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TRAVEL The Spa at The Regent Palms in Turks and Caicos offers the “Mother of Pearl” treatment, which uses local conch shells and aromatherapy oils create privacy buffers around the spa’s outdoor Jacuzzi. Private outdoor showers are in secluded, garden patios, with trellises filtering air and sunlight. Bamboopole walls and teak flooring reinforce the Hawaiian feel. Spa goers can opt for traditional techniques such as lomi lomi, which can incorporate restorative prayer into the treatment, or they may choose treatments that use alea (Hawaiian red clay), coconutkukui nut lotion, and tropical essential oils derived from indigenous flowers. Other treatments incorporate warm coconut milk poured over the body and papaya-pineapple scrubs. Island Style The Regent Palms, a posh 72-suite resort, sits at the center of Grace Bay Beach in Turks and Caicos, famous for baby-powder sand, clear turquoise waters and pink flamingos streaking overhead. Resort guests can head to the serpentine infinity pool, with swim-up bar, hot-tub island and rotating sun pods, where they can sip on a Swaying Palm cocktail or munch on plantain chips with conch ceviche. If that sounds like island heaven, wait until you see this spa. It spreads out over an acre, with standalone cabanas made of hand-cut coral, illuminated by torches and surrounded by peaceful pools and towering palms. Services incorporate Caribbean spices and ingredients. The “Mother of Pearl” treatment, for example, softens skin with pulverized conch shells blended with aromatherapy oils. Native fruits and the azure water surrounding the island are also brought into the treatments. “This spa has visual excitement. At most spas, someone is sitting behind a desk. You turn right for the men’s area, left for the women’s. You walk in a treatment room, you have the same old body wrap, and you are out,” says Jerry Lieblein, owner of Lieblein International Meeting Planners in Healdsburg, Calif. “I want my groups to experience the destination’s personality.” Planner Resources Las Ventanas al Paraiso www.lasventanas.com Contact: Carolynn Hemmerich, (310) 824-7781 Carolynn.Hemmerich@Rosewoodhotels.com Ritz-Carlton Kapalua www.ritzcarlton.com Contact: Kim Kessler, (808) 669-6200 kim.kessler@ritzcarlton.com Regent Palms, Turks and Caicos www.regentpalms.com Contact: Ronald C. Muzii, (561) 691-5511 ronmuzii@muzii.com InterContinental London Park Lane www.ichotelsgroup.com Contact: Sarah Wainwright, +44 207 409 3131 or +44 207 318 8716 Sarah.Wainwright@ichotelsgroup.com incentivemag.com | December 2007 | Incentive | 73 http://www.lasventanas.com http://www.ritzcarlton.com http://www.regentpalms.com http://www.ichotelsgroup.com http://incentivemag.com

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Incentive - December 2007 Contents Editor’s Note: Revved Up In the News Cover Story: Rolls-Royce Empowers Its Own Case Study: Booz Allen Hamilton Beating Your Best Incentive Primer: Add Value to Your Event Keeping Safety In Mind Incentive Interview Potentials Here and Now Research: Corporate Gifts Facts Report Tabletop Awards: Travel Gift Cards Travel News Viva Puerto Vallarta Indigenous Spas Advertiser Index Off the Cuff: Ambassador Christoph Bubb Luxury Brands Special Supplement

Incentive - December 2007

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