AUSTRALIA: Hyatt Australia Starts Guest Wellness Activities

Hyatt Hotels Australia has signed a new corporate partnership with Skye Lifestyle in an effort to revamp its range of wellness experiences for corporate and leisure guests.

Responding to guests’ demands for a greater focus on improving guest wellbeing and in line with a recent recruitment of a Global Head of Wellbeing, the new Skye partnership will see a completely new program of activities and experiences.

These will be rolled out to ensure business guests can balance their workload with a healthy range of mindfulness techniques and exercises.

Activities on offer to guests and conference guests will include yoga and chair yoga, meditation and fitness sessions including Zumba, Pilates and boxing.

The new program expands on the company’s 2014 commitment to care for people through sustainable health under which it has revamped its menus to include more grass fed meats, sustainable seafood, organic fruits and vegetables.

Guests are also offered refreshments on arrival, specialised in-room amenities and restaurant menus expanded to include a greater range of healthy and nutritious options.

Skye Lifestyle is a corporate wellness company founded in 2009 by Skye Griffiths, who spent over a decade working in the hotels sector and now tailors wellness programs to businesses eager to provide options to employees and guests to boost their physical and mental wellbeing.

At Hyatt Hotels in Australia, it is our purpose to partner with event planners on achieving the best and most successful outcomes at every event.

As the needs of travellers evolve it has become evident that when wellness activities are included into conference programs, delegates are more alert, retain more and are more likely to attend future conferences as they felt more engaged during the program, the company said.


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MALAWI: Upgrades At Makuzi Beach Lodge

Makuzi Beach Lodge, on the northern shore of Lake Malawi, have been hard at work upgrading some of their Standard Chalets. They’ve recently completed upgrades to one standard chalet up to a Superior and will have finished another 3 by January. Superior Chalets have full bathrooms, a large living space and a mini-bar fridge. Also by February they will have completed 2 new family chalets which have 2 rooms that are inter linked by a lounge and small verandah and set individually in the gardens with a lake facing view close to the beach.

The second chalet to be upgraded is nearly finished and Makuzi have begun the upgrade on the 3rd standard chalet. The upgraded chalets are going to be extended and new furniture will be put in, bed sizes will be upgraded from a double to queen size, plus new bigger modern bathrooms with showers will be added. They will also make double glass doors on the front of the chalets leading to a small veranda. All of the chalets will now have tea and coffee facilities.

Makuzi Beach Lodge is located along the northern shores of Lake Malawi, 5km south of Chintheche and 7km north of Kande Beach. The lodge is perfectly positioned to offer guests spectacular views of the lake while enjoying a quiet drink at the bar. The Restaurant has an excellent reputation for outstanding cuisine and guests are encouraged to enjoy the full African experience while dining under the stars.

There’s a wide variety of activities: swimming, snorkeling, fishing, kayaking or just wallowing in the lake. Makuzi holds Yoga and Meditation Retreats offering daily classes from its on-site Yoga Teacher or you can relax with a massage.