World's First Tickling Spa Opens in Qatar- is this real or fake?

[shytickler]

I noticed this "news" report here

http://www.qatarliving.com/node/1925013

It's about a tickling spa in Qatar. I don't know if it's real or not. I thought I'd post the link and the short description from the page for others to see and judge.

I don't know if anyone can verify if it's real or not, if anyone on this forum lives in Qatar. The description doesn't give any address or contact info.

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Much like at any other day spa, the treatment takes place in a darkened room, with soothing music playing and a hint of incense tingeing the air. The client disrobes, puts on a pair of crinkly paper panties and lies facedown on the table. And then the tickling — first with fingertips drawn along the body, then a feather — begins. A 30-minute session costs €25 ($35); for an hour, the price is €45 ($60).

"We use a variety of strokes," explains therapist Lourdes Nieto. "If someone is super-ticklish, we'll press harder. The idea is to relax them, not stress them out."

Read more: http://www.qatarliving.com/node/1925013#ixzz1c2OQWegL

 

[3xPIN]

No, it isn't true. A place as goofy sounding as 'Qatar' has to be fake.

HA! Kidding! But really, I think this is older news and yeah, it is for real. Time magazine did a piece on it and there are other publications on the web. And I think Qatar is in Spain. But there used to be a thread floating around this forum somewhere. But yeah, it is real.

 

[Phineas]

I know there's a Qatar in the Middle East... but yea, this is a reprint of an article on Cosquillarte, a tickling spa in Spain.

http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2079965,00.html?hpt=hp_c2

 

[TropicThunder]

If you read the article, it just looks like a person in Qatar (yes, in the Middle East) was just inquiring as to whether there was a market for it there, but they are referring to the one in Spain.