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Aspria Holdings BV is the owner and operator of eight members' clubs for culture, business, sport and well-being in continental Europe. The Group's Head Office is based in Wimbledon, South West London. Aspria currently provides services to c. 40,000 adult and children members in addition to overnight guests and day spa visitors in Belgium, Germany and Italy.^{[citation needed]}

History

March 2000 – The Group is founded.
June 2001 – Aspria opens its first club on rue de l’Industrie in the European Quarter of Brussels.
Sept / Oct 2002 – Aspria takes the concept to Germany and opens clubs in Hamburg and Berlin.
Jan 2005 – Aspria opens in Avenue Louise, Brussels
April 2005 – Aspria develops Royal La Rasante, one of Brussels’ oldest clubs. Founded in 1902 as a hockey and tennis club, Royal La Rasante has a successful history in national and international sport.
April 2009 – Their third in Germany, Aspria opens in Hannover with 20 rooms for guests to stay overnight and the Groups’ first full day spa.
October 2009 – The Aspria Hotel opens in Berlin with 42 rooms and an extended day spa.
December 2009 – Aspria acquires the Harbour Club Milano and renames it Aspria Harbour Club.
2011 - Expansion of Aspria Royal La Rasante in Brussels offering 16 rooms and 3 suites
March 2012 - Aspria opens Aspria Uhlenhorst in Hamburg
June 2015 - re-structuring of Group Shareholding structure

Sport and spa

Each club is individual and offers a different range of facilities according to location. In all clubs, members and guests can train on endurance and strength apparatus, alone or with a personal trainer, and participate in group classes. The larger clubs schedule more than 150 weekly classes. Some clubs offer functional training studios and equipment and all clubs have at least one swimming pool. Outdoor and indoor tennis, sports halls and beach volleyball complete the offer. Aspria's spa offering plays a central role within the Group and services include saunas, steam baths, hamam, rasul, massages, facial and body treatments and solarium. Via Aspria Academy, children have their own sports activities, coaching, creativity workshops and holiday camps. A crèche service is available for babies older than 12 weeks. Up to the age of 14 years, children can take part in children’s sports classes, thereafter joining the adult classes and – after instruction – can train on selected wellbeing equipment.^{[citation needed]}

Lodges and hotels

In 2009, Aspria expanded its facilities to include overnight accommodation. Their first project was the Aspria Lodge in Hannover which offers 20 lake-side rooms which are available to all Aspria members and members of partner organisations, such as Fdv (Fitnessverband), DSSV (Deutscher Sport Studio Verband) and IHRSA (International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association). In October 2009, Aspria Berlin was expanded to offer 42 rooms as well as conference and meeting facilities later that year and Royal La Rasante, in Brussels, underwent expansion to include 16 rooms and 3 suites. In 2012, Aspria Uhlenhorst (Hamburg) was successfully launched offering 48 rooms and is widely considered to be one of the finest club developments in Europe.^{[citation needed]}

Logo

The Aspria logo is made up of the "A" signet and the associated word marque.^{[citation needed]}

References

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+{{Short description|Travel and holiday companies of the United Kingdom}}
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-'''Aspria Holdings BV''' is the owner and operator of 8 members' clubs for health, spa and fitness facilities that belong the upper price segment in continental Europe. The company employs approximately 680 individuals.
+'''Aspria''' Holdings BV is the owner and operator of eight members' clubs for culture, business, sport and well-being in continental Europe.  The Group's Head Office is based in [[Wimbledon, London|Wimbledon]], South West [[London]].  Aspria currently provides services to c. 40,000 adult and children members in addition to overnight guests and [[day spa]] visitors in [[Belgium]], [[Germany]] and [[Italy]].{{cn|date=March 2019}}
+== History ==
-The Group's Head Office is based in Wimbledon, South West [[London]]. Aspria currently provides services to an estimated 40,000 adult and children members in addition to overnight guests and day spa visitors in [[Belgium]], [[Germany]] and [[Italy]].
+* March 2000 –  The Group is founded.
+* June 2001 – Aspria opens its first club on rue de l’Industrie in the European Quarter of [[Brussels]].
+* Sept / Oct 2002 – Aspria takes the concept to Germany and opens clubs in [[Hamburg]] and [[Berlin]].
+* Jan 2005 – Aspria opens in [[Avenue Louise]], [[Brussels]]
+* April 2005 – Aspria develops Royal La Rasante, one of Brussels’ oldest clubs. Founded in 1902 as a hockey and tennis club, Royal La Rasante has a successful history in national and international sport.
+* April 2009 – Their third in Germany, Aspria opens in Hannover with 20 rooms for guests to stay overnight and the Groups’ first full [[day spa]].
+* October 2009 – The Aspria Hotel opens in Berlin with 42 rooms and an extended day spa.
+* December 2009 – Aspria acquires the Harbour Club Milano and renames it Aspria Harbour Club.
+* 2011 - Expansion of Aspria Royal La Rasante in Brussels offering 16 rooms and 3 suites
+* March 2012 - Aspria opens Aspria Uhlenhorst in Hamburg
+* June 2015 - re-structuring of Group Shareholding structure
-==Logo==
+==Sport and spa==
+Each club is individual and offers a different range of facilities according to location.  In all clubs, members and guests can train on endurance and strength apparatus, alone or with a personal trainer, and participate in group classes. The larger clubs schedule more than 150 weekly classes. Some clubs offer functional training studios and equipment and all clubs have at least one swimming pool.  Outdoor and indoor tennis, sports halls and beach volleyball complete the offer.  Aspria's spa offering plays a central role within the Group and services include saunas, steam baths, [[Turkish bath|hamam]], rasul, massages, facial and body treatments and solarium.  Via Aspria Academy, children have their own sports activities, coaching, creativity workshops and holiday camps.  A [[Day care|crèche]] service is available for babies older than 12 weeks.  Up to the age of 14 years, children can take part in children’s sports classes, thereafter joining the adult classes and – after instruction – can train on selected wellbeing equipment.{{cn|date=March 2019}}
-[[File:Aspria Logo.png|thumb|216x216px]]
-The Aspria logo is made up of the ‘A’ signet and the associated word marque.
-*Slogan: Aspria's brand mission is to inspire people to healthy, feel good and enjoy life, which is supported by their brand slogan 'Live Life Well'.
+==Lodges and hotels==
-The slogan reflects their brand mission which, according to them, is to inspire people to live healthy lives, feel good and enjoy life.
+In 2009, Aspria expanded its facilities to include overnight accommodation.  Their first project was the Aspria Lodge in Hannover which offers 20 lake-side rooms which are available to all Aspria members and members of partner organisations, such as Fdv (Fitnessverband), DSSV (Deutscher Sport Studio Verband) and IHRSA (International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association).  In October 2009, Aspria Berlin was expanded to offer 42 rooms as well as conference and meeting facilities later that year and Royal La Rasante, in Brussels, underwent expansion to include 16 rooms and 3 suites.  In 2012, Aspria Uhlenhorst (Hamburg) was successfully launched offering 48 rooms and is widely considered to be one of the finest club developments in Europe.{{cn|date=March 2019}}
+==Logo==
-<br />
+The Aspria logo is made up of the "A" signet and the associated word marque.{{cn|date=March 2019}}
-==History==
-*2000 – The Aspria brand is launched, setting up a private members’ clubs in Europe. Aspria combines the traditional purpose of a British members’ club with a destination for sports, fitness and spa facilities.
-*2001 - Aspria Brussels Arts-Loi opens  The first Aspria club opened its doors on Rue de l’Industrie in Brussels.
-*2002 - Aspria Berlin Ku’damm & Aspria Hamburg Alstertal open  Aspria expands into Germany, opening an urban wellbeing club in the heart of Berlin and in the residential area north of Hamburg’s city centre.
-*2005 - Aspria Brussels Royal La Rasante & Aspria Brussels Avenue Louise open  After renovations to the historic Royal La Rasante, one of Brussels’ oldest clubs, Aspria opens their flagship club in the district of Woluwe in Brussels. Founded in 1902 as a hockey and tennis club, Royal La Rasante has a successful history in national and international sport. Later in the same year Aspria opens their third wellness club in Brussels, in the heart of the city’s central shopping area.
-*2009 - Aspria Hannover Maschsee club and hotel opens – their third in Germany, complete with 20 rooms for guests to stay overnight and the group’s first full day spa.  Aspria Berlin Ku’damm hotel opens – The Aspria Hotel opens in Berlin with 42 rooms and an extended day spa.  Aspria Harbour Club Milan opens – Aspria acquires the historical Harbour Club Milano and renames it Aspria Harbour Club. The Aspria Harbour Club annually hosts the Aspria Tennis Cup – part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour – and the Aspria Swimming Cup.
-*2011 - Aspria Brussels Royal La Rasante Hotel opens  Aspria opens a boutique-style hotel at Royal La Rasante, offering 16 rooms and 3 suites to guests and members.
-*2012 - Aspria Hamburg Uhlenhorst club and Hotel opens  Aspria opens a new club with hotel in Hamburg, situated on the site of the historic Klipper Tennis & Hockey Club near the Alster Lake.
-*2014 - Aspria Brussels Avenue Louise–Sisley partnership   Aspria launches a prestigious partnership with luxury skincare brand Sisley, opening the first L’Institut Aspria by Sisley in the country.
-==Sport & Fitness==
+==References==
+{{reflist}}
-Aspria has invested in state-of-the-art fitness equipment for each of their 8 clubs. Each club has a range of facilities pertaining to sports and fitness. They offer group exercise classes, with the larger clubs typically offering 150 classes a week. Members of Aspria have access to swimming pools, functional training, exercise studios, outdoor and indoor tennis. They also offer both Personal Trainers and Wellbeing Advisors.
-==Health and Aspria Pro==
-Aspria Pro is a holistic programme that defines and monitors every aspect of wellbeing, with the aim of reducing biological age and increasing overall health.
-==Spa & Wellness==
-Aspria’s spas offer a wide range of facilities and treatments including saunas, steam baths, [[Turkish bath|hamam]], rasul, massages, facial and body treatments and solariums. Aspria has won several spa & wellness awards over the years.
-==Family==
-Aspria Academy (sub brand) offers children’s classes in conjunction with adult classes, so that families can use the facilities together. Aspria also offers a [[Day care|crèche]], holiday camps, weekend activities and hosts birthday parties.
-==Club Life==
-Each club has a health-conscious restaurant, bistro or café. They also have a full calendar of events, including the ATP Aspria Tennis Cup and Swimming Cup.
-==Hotels and Lodges==
-In 2009, Aspria expanded its facilities to include overnight accommodation. Their first project was the Aspria Lodge, 20 lake-side rooms in Hannover available to all Aspria members and members of partner organisations. In October 2009, Aspria expanded their Berlin Ku’damm Club to offer hotel accommodation. In early 2011 Aspria opened a boutique-style hotel at Aspria Royal La Rasante in Brussels, and in 2012 opened their fourth hotel in Aspria Hamburg Uhlenhorst. Aspria’s hotels in Berlin, Hamburg and Brussels are open to both members and non-members.
-==Awards==
-* 2018 - Aspria Brussels Avenue Louise wins the award for Spa & Wellness Centre of the Year in Belgium at the Luxury Travel Guide Awards.
-*2012 - Aspria Hannover Maschsee is nominated as Europe's finest spa by Condé Nast Johansens.
-*2012 - Aspria Berlin Ku'damm is awarded the Travellers’ Choice Award from TripAdvisor.
-*2011 - Aspria Harbour Club Milan is voted Number One Club in Europe 2011 by European Consumers Choice, who praises its 'welcoming and stylish environment’.
-*2010 - Aspria Brussels Avenue Louise is voted ‘Club Numero Uno’ in Europe by the European Consumers Choice, which called it 'an exceptional retreat’.
-*2009 - Aspria is voted Number One Spa and Club Operator in Belgium by Elle Belgium, one of the world's most widely read women's fashion magazines.
-*2008 - Aspria Berlin Ku'damm is voted Germany's Number One Health Club by leading men's style magazine GQ.
 ==External links==
-* [http://www.aspria.com official homepage]
+* {{Official website|https://www.aspria.com/en/}}
+* [https://brussels-express.eu/new-years-resolutions-its-ok-to-think-small/ Brussels Express]
-* [http://www.haz.de/Hannover/Aus-der-Stadt/Uebersicht/Aspria-eroeffnet-runderneuertes-Strandbad-am-Maschsee HAZ, 3.4.2009: Aspria opens refurbished lido at the Maschsee]
+* [https://brussels-express.eu/how-old-is-your-body/ Brussels Express]
-* [http://www.bodylife.com/aktuell/news-detailseite/artikel/eroeffnung-des-aspria-club-fuer-spa-sport-in-hannover.html BODYLIFE, 9.4.2009: Opening of Aspria Club for Spa & Sport in Hannover]
+* [https://cheeseweb.eu/2009/09/battling-expat-fat-aspria-brussels/ Cheeseweb]
-* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100528182937/http://www.johansens.com/germany/berlin/aspria-berlin Condé Nast Johansens: Luxury Spas: Aspria Berlin]
-* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100509204734/http://www.johansens.com/germany/hannover/aspria-hannover Condé Nast Johansens: Luxury Spas: Aspria Berlin]
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