Online spa marketplace Wahanda has launched a new mobile booking site to allow' on-the-go' customers to book health and beauty treatments easily and quickly.

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Online health and beauty marketplace Wahanda has introduced Wahanda Connect - an online booking system connecting businesses with customers. The new platform provides an end-to-end marketing solution allowing spas, salons, wellbeing, fitness and beauty professionals to get listed and sell to the end customer via Wahanda's network.

Stakeholders are being encouraged to register and try out spogo, the main digital legacy project for the 2012 Olympic Games now available online in beta mode. A customer-facing online service, www.spogo.co.uk has been designed to make searching and finding physical activities as simple as other consumer-friendly online services.

David Stalker, CEO of the Fitness Industry Association (FIA) has revealed details of a new joint venture with Sport England which aims to secure a digital legacy for the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Cloud-based management software provider GramercyOne and deals website Lifebooker have announced a partnership which will enable spas to market unfilled appointments through their business management software.

Pete Ellis, chair and CEO of SpaFinder, has launched WellTech, a new health and wellness-focused 'incubator' designed to support, develop and bring new technology companies to market. Selected firms using technology to devise new consumer health and wellness solutions will receive a minimum investment of US$50,000.

Online health and beauty marketplace Wahanda has secured a partnership agreement with deal website lastminute.com UK to manage the portal's spa category.

Health and wellness software provider Mindbody has launched a new daily deals product for its 15,000 subscribers.

Cloud-based business management software provider GramercyOne has launched GoSuite, a free booking and marketing tool aimed at small and medium-sized service businesses.

GramercyOne, the company behind spa industry software SpaBooker, announced today that it has secured US$14.5m (10.5m euro, £9.2m) of VC funding from a raft of new backers led by Revolution Ventures - the company behind Living Social, spa resort Miraval and Exclusive Resorts.