
Teeming with colonial history, a wide range of hotels, resorts, stadiums, restaurants and football stadium-sized casinos, Macao is all set to prove Spafinder Inc right.
“Casinos & Spas: A Good Bet“, said Spafinder in its top trends report, released earler this year.
In Macao, one of the richest cities in the world, the gaming, tourism and hospitality industry is estimated to contribute more than 50% of Macau’s GDP, and 70% of Macao government revenue.
Spafinder’s report said, “The trend is exploding in Asia” and here’s how they’re right – MaloClinicSPA is opening what they say is the world’s largest integrative one-stop wellness centre in the world, right here.
Lucky Number Seven
When it opens this May, the MaloClinicSPA will offer a comprehensive array of world-class services covering seven professional areas, says Dr. Paulo Malo. Why seven? “The number seven carries a symbolic connotation in Hebrew meaning “complete” and “full”, says Malo.
Numerology or not, Dr. Malo is medical professional with an international reputation, credentials and publications – and a succesful international corporate group that operates in many parts of the world.
The seven professional areas that the MaloClinicSPA will offer are
The medical team at the MaloClinicSPA will be distinctive in Asia, as it will be comprised of an extensive, cross-disciplinary fleet of healthcare
professionals, numbering up to 50 specialists by the year 2010. All will be licensed, registered practitioners from Asia, Europe and America. Led by Dr. Paulo Malo, Dr. José Sousa, Dr. António Gomes da Silva, and Teresa Jenna MPH MA, this team of experts will include clinicians (medical doctors, dentists, traditional medicine doctors, pharmacists, lab specialists), aesthetic (dermatologists and beauty therapists), and wellness specialists (spa therapists, physiotherapists, public health specialists, psychologists, nutrition counsellors, sports & fitness specialists).
MaloClinicSPA Takes Spas to Next Level
Dr. Malo says, “The MaloClinicSPA takes the traditional concept of spa to the next level. By adding diagnostic and clinical medicine, traditional medicine, wellness, beauty, leisure and fitness, the MaloClinicSPA introduces an integrative, all-inclusive approach to complete wellness.
MaloClinicSPA Fast Facts
OPENING SCHEDULE: Spa and Beauty Salon May 2009
Clinic June/July 2009
LOCATION: Level 5, Grand Canal Shoppers
The Venetian® Macao-Resort-Hotel
Estrada da Baía de N. Senhora da Esperança, s/n,
Taipa, Macao SAR, P.R. China
TOTAL AREA: Approximately 85,000 square feet, equally divided between the major areas of the Clinic and the Spa.
SPECIAL FEATURES:
• Unique in Asia with its multi-disciplinary team of medical doctors, licensed healthcare professionals and wellness therapists recruited from Asia, Europe and America.
• Advanced dental medicine and services, under the guidance of founder Dr. Paulo Malo, a world renowned dental surgeon known for pioneering revolutionary surgical techniques in dentistry.
• Cutting edge medical equipment and the most sophisticated diagnostic technologies available to date.
• Spa experience powerfully combines clinical, traditional, dental, and healing therapies for a genuine wellness experience. Select treatments specially designed to complement rehabilitation and recovery for guests.
• Complimentary automated body assessment Wellness Screening available for all guests of the Spa.
SIGNATURE TREATMENTS:
• Total Body Assessments, the signature health screening programmes, combine Eastern and Western diagnostic procedures, including a compulsory dental check up service.
• Total Body Treatments are spa programmes bringing together clinical, traditional, and healing therapies in one experience, plus dental check up service.
• Life Long Wellness Programmes are designed to address prevailing urban syndromes and lifestyle diseases, common health concerns, and chronic illnesses through information, education, and treatment.
FACILITIES:
• 6 operating theatres
• 58 spa treatment suites (single, couple, deluxe, super deluxe and group treatment suites)
• Hydro suites with Vichy showers, dry floatation, hydro tubs and salt floatation services; heat and wet facilities feature experience steam showers, saunas, hammams, and vitality pools in different temperatures
• Beauty salon
• Leisure & fitness facilities measuring 7,500 square feet