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member news 1. 1. Mohonk Mountain House is currently celebrating 150 years in business. founded by the Smiley family in 1869, this Victorian castle resort is listed as a national historic Landmark and is nestled in the hudson Valley, surrounded by 40,000 acres of pristine forest. 2. Hyatt Hotels Corporation announced the launch of hyatt Wellbeing ideation Labs, a new series designed to bring together industry experts to explore ways to better enhance the day-to-day wellbeing of guests, colleagues and customers. During the inaugural Wellbeing ideation Lab, led by hyatt’s 2. Global head of Wellbeing mia Kyricos, the group identified new ways to evolve the meeting product for hyatt’s customers, working with top fortune 500 companies to improve their future meetings. 3. 3. announced in april, Living Earth Crafts and its parent company, Earthlite, LLc, have acquired Tara Spa Therapy. Tara Grodjesk will join Earthlite as Vice President and chief Product alchemist. 4. Canyon Ranch announced the launch of its newest brand extension, canyon ranch Wellness retreats. nestled among the ancient redwoods in Woodside, california, the brand’s first retreat model will offer guests highly-sensory, person- alized wellness sojourns. This retreat will provide three-day, four-day and seven-day retreats, with 14 guest rooms and 24 additional guest rooms in standalone luxury treehouses. The property is slated to open summer 2019. 4. 5. 5. ann Brown, founder of Saltability, joined the advisory board of the christine E. Lynn college of nursing at florida atlantic university. “Education has been a passion of mine since i first began in the spa industry, so i am excited about this oppor- tunity to serve on the fau college of nursing Board,” said Brown. 6. 6. as part of its 125th anniversary celebration, The Roosevelt New Orleans is inviting new and former guests to “giveback” items from the past that were given, taken or purchased. items such as a plate from the Blue room, roosevelt reviews from the 1950s, invoices from the 1940s, menus and postcards have already been returned. The chance to win a grand prize of a seven-night stay in the presidential suite, gourmet meals cooked by the hotel’s executive chef, spa treatments and more will be given away in exchange for returned items. jUnE ■ PULSE 2019 21