Two Canyon Ranch Spaclub Facilities Receive Coveted Mobil “Four-Star Rating”

Tucson, AZ – January 29, 2004 – Mobil Travel Guide announced today that Canyon Ranch SpaClub at The Venetian Resort in Las Vegas and Canyon Ranch SpaClub at Gaylord Palms Resort in Kissimmee, Florida, have received the coveted Mobil four stars.

For the first time ever, Mobil Travel Guide has taken its 45-year-old star rating system into the hotel and resort spa arena. Over an 18-month period, inspectors traveled from spa to spa, using objective, quantifiable standards created to mirror the average traveler’s needs and expectations. The ratings appear in a new guidebook titled America's Best Hotel & Resort Spas, which recommends 48 of the best hotel spas inspected.

Canyon Ranch enjoys a worldwide reputation for its vacations devoted to healthy living. Canyon Ranch SpaClub offers a rich sampling of the programs and services that have made Canyon Ranch the overwhelming choice for Best Spa according to readers of Travel + Leisure, Condé Nast Traveler and Departures magazines.

Canyon Ranch SpaClubs’ rejuvenating health and wellness retreats have quickly become an oasis for guests from around the world who visit the adjoining resorts for business or pleasure, as well as convention attendees, their spouses and area residents.

A true haven of tranquility in cities of hustle and bustle, Canyon Ranch SpaClubs are known for offering a unique approach to healthy living, education and awareness. Therapists and Canyon Ranch professionals undergo a training program unsurpassed by other spa companies.

Canyon Ranch SpaClub award-winning facilities and services include:

• State-of-the-art massage, body and skin care treatment rooms – offering an extensive array of therapeutic and relaxing services
• Canyon Ranch Signature Treatments – including Euphoria, a luxurious 100-minute conditioning massage & body treatment; Mango Sugar Glo Conditioning Body Scrub; and Rasul Ceremony, an ancient mud and steam treatment
• Separate men's and women's relaxation lounges and locker rooms – each featuring whirlpools, steam and sauna rooms
• Canyon Ranch Salon – a full-service salon offering an extensive menu of salon services for men and women
• Canyon Ranch Wellness & Fitness Center – featuring cardiovascular and weight training machines. Certified fitness instructors conduct daily group and private fitness classes, including yoga, tai chi, Pilates and Coreboard. Water aerobics are conducted at the outdoor pool. Nutritionists, physical therapists and exercise physiologists offer private health and wellness consultations.
• Canyon Ranch Living Essentials boutique – offering resort and exercise clothing, aromatherapy products, health and wellness books and CDs, and featuring the new line of Canyon Ranch skin care products

About Mobil Travel Guide
Since its founding in 1958, Mobil Travel Guide has served as an advocate for travelers seeking knowledge about hotels, restaurants, and places to visit. Based on an objective process, recommendations are made to consumers that enhance the quality and value of their domestic travel experiences. Hoteliers, restaurateurs, and industry observers favorably regard the rigor of Mobil Travel Guide’s inspection program and understand both the prestige and benefits attendant to receiving a Mobil Star rating. For more information, visit www.mobiltravelguide.com

About Canyon Ranch Health Resorts
Canyon Ranch Health Resorts are award-winning vacation destinations dedicated to healthy living. Guests enjoy a full array of indoor and outdoor fitness activities and classes, including hiking and biking programs; luxurious spa and therapeutic body treatments; nutritious gourmet dining; and private consultations and workshops with medical and wellness experts.

Mel and Enid Zuckerman founded the original Canyon Ranch Health Resort in Tucson, Arizona in 1979. Canyon Ranch in the Berkshires Health Resort opened in Lenox, Massachusetts in 1989. Canyon Ranch SpaClub at The Venetian Resort opened in 1999. Canyon Ranch SpaClub at Gaylord Palms Resort in Kissimmee, Florida opened in 2001.

This year, a Canyon Ranch SpaClub debuted on board the Queen Mary 2 luxury ocean liner.

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