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...HONG KONG: Just one glimpse of the sweeping harbor view from the InterContinental Hotel, tel: (852) 2721 1211, may be rejuvenation enough for some visitors. For others, the hotel's serene spa offers a Jet Lag Recovery Massage with essential oils ($100 for an hour), or a Jet Lag Body Boost ($115), comprising a stimulating body brush-down and moisturizing mask. Finish with a hot soak or a cold plunge in the InterContinental's famous infinity pools...
...hurled across the other side of planet at hundreds of kilometers an hour, can often be. So while it's wise to do those in-flight stretches and stay hydrated during your journey, it's even better to arrange an hour or so of postflight pampering at your hotel spa. You'll unknot those muscles, brighten that smile and, with luck, avoid ending up face first in the notepad during the client meeting. Here are some of our favorite treatments for busting...
...BANGKOK: The spa menu of the COMO Shambhala Urban Escape at the Metropolitan Bangkok, tel: (66-2) 625 3333, offers Jet Lag Therapy ($120), with a strong emphasis on normalizing your circulation in order to alleviate the effects of being cooped up in an aircraft cabin. A combination of penetrating reflexology and a stimulating head, shoulder and back massage gives you a top-to-toe boost and assists the body's natural recovery process...
...Banyan Tree Seychelles, tel: (248) 383 500, doubles the medicine, with two therapists simultaneously kneading your face, hands and feet. The final ahh is a synchronized back-and-foot massage. You can opt to have the treatment in your sumptuous villa or in one of the spa's hillside pavilions - all are ensconced amid lush vegetation...
...MADEIRA: Reid's Palace, tel: (351-291) 71 71 71, opened its doors in 1891 to accommodate passengers of the great ocean liners, but its Layers of Luxury ($155) spa treatment is for jet-age guests. Your body is polished with a green olive stone and "sea silk" scrub, and then lathered with luxurious lashings of hydrating gel, nourishing oil and moisturizing cream. Book the double suite and you and your partner will also enjoy a terrace and private plunge pool...