Asia news
13 Apr 2021
World Leisure Organization (WLO) has opened the entry process for its International Innovation Prize. Now
07 Apr 2021
According to Jan Freitag, senior VP at Smith Travel Research (STR), the industry can expect
03 Apr 2021
At-home fitness giant Peloton has officially completed the acquisition of equipment provider Precor, in a
31 Mar 2021
The Global Wellness Institute (GWI) has announced that Victor Koo, chair of Heyi Holdings and
26 Mar 2021
Construction work has been completed on the M+ museum building in Hong Kong, ahead of
25 Mar 2021
At a time when companies in the hospitality sector are facing unprecedented challenges, private equity
19 Nov 2020
Matrix Fitness has announced an exclusive partnership with Primal Strength to target an increased strategic
10 Mar 2021
Merlin Entertainments will open the first ever stand-alone Peppa Pig theme park at its Legoland
02 Mar 2021
The merger of two tech firms will result in the creation of a business software
01 Mar 2021
The Asia Pacific Spa and Wellness Coalition (APSWC) has unveiled new details about its upcoming
17 Feb 2021
Hotel operator The Lux Collective has opened the doors to Lux* Chongzuo, Guangxi Resort &
15 Feb 2021
Annika Sofia Bjorka has been appointed spa director at Clinique La Prairie’s first facility outside
04 Feb 2021
Plantasia, a rainforest zoo in Swansea, UK, has been awarded provisional membership of the British
22 Dec 2020
The world has had to get used to social distancing in 2020 and any business
31 Jan 2021
Fitness business in China's top 18 cities generated US$4.9bn in revenues during 2019, before the
28 Jan 2021
Waterpark design specialist WhiteWater has named Paul Chutter as its new president. Paul is the
26 Jan 2021
Sport England has vowed to tackle inequality and create a nation of "more equal, inclusive
22 Dec 2020
In a surprise move, Peloton – which finished its last financial quarter with US$2bn cash
18 Dec 2020
RAKxa, a new integrative wellness and medical retreat has recently opened in Thailand, as a
18 Dec 2020
Luxury hotel group Aman has announced that its highly anticipated New York property will open
26 Nov 2020
L&R Kältetechnik has launched a new division, named artofcryo.com, after 30 years’ experience with -110
15 Dec 2020
The city-state of Singapore will have an official fitness industry association from 2021. A group
10 Dec 2020
Industry awards platform, the Hall of Wellness Awards (HOW Awards), has unveiled the winners of
24 Nov 2020
The shortlist for the Hall of Wellness Awards (HOW Awards) has been announced, with 110
13 Nov 2020
The idea that the global wellness and spa industry is going to come out of
04 Nov 2020
After 16 years' industry experience, the UAE’s largest spa group, Sensasia, launched a consultancy branch
03 Nov 2020
Anantara will expand into the Seychelles in Q4 2020, following a rebrand of the iconic
26 Oct 2020
Gains made getting people more physically active over the last few years were all but
23 Oct 2020
Elemis has appointed its co-founder and president of Elemis USA, Noella Gabriel, to global president,
19 Oct 2020
Globally, gyms have, on average, seen nearly 70 per cent of their pre-lockdown members return
20 Oct 2020
Independent spa consultant, Orla Gallagher, and health promoter, Ciara Loughran, have collaborated to produce a
25 Sep 2020
One&Only has debuted in Asia with a brand new resort – called One&Only Desaru Coast
22 Sep 2020
The Global Wellness Summit (GWS) has announced the appointment of C. Victor Brick, CEO of
18 Sep 2020
Book4Time, the leading wellness and recreation management solution for the hospitality industry, is continuing to
11 Sep 2020
The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company has recently opened a new luxury resort and spa in Japan,
08 Sep 2020
Wattbike has secured £11.5m worth of new funding from Piper, a specialist investor in branded
04 Sep 2020
IAAPA has cancelled this year's Attractions Expo in Orlando and pivoted to a digital event,
27 Aug 2020
The Hut Group (THG), owner of ESPA, has announced plans for a £4.5bn IPO, after
14 Aug 2020
According to Resense COO, Emma Darby, domestic markets have always been a crucial target audience,
03 Aug 2020
Following approval to build a £250mn wellbeing resort in Manchester, Therme Group has revealed plans
31 Jul 2020
Global spa consultancy and contract management company, Resense, is set to unveil Asia’s first boutique
22 Jul 2020
After a seven-year reconceptualisation and restoration of a collection of seven historic buildings, the new
16 Jul 2020
Raffles Hotels and Resorts has introduced its new Bali destination, Raffles Bali, featuring a luxury
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Katie Lewis and Lindsey Simpson co-founded Workplace Mental Wealth
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Workforce State of Mind Survey – and the launch of The Good Work Pledge
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As health clubs around the world start reopening, controlling COVID-19 – while also delivering a great service to customers – must be an obsession for everyone in the sector
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Denbighshire Leisure is creating a range of new and unforgettable member experiences. MD, Jamie Groves, explains how a partnership with Technogym and Alliance Leisure has led to the creation of a raft of new offerings
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A new tracking tool, called Moving Communities, will assess
the impact of the UK’s £100m National Leisure Recovery
Fund, as well as evaluating the contribution public sector
facilities make to their local communities, as HCM reports
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How will digital, gyms and live fitness mesh to create a new customer offering in health clubs? Phillip Mills, executive director of Les Mills, shares his views
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David Blitz
CEO, BlitzLake“One of the best aspects of Studio Three is our loyal membership community. Our team has really come to know our members and where they are in their wellness journey”
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New tax laws will hit the UK fitness
sector in early April, changing
the way freelance PTs are legally
classified for income tax and national
insurance, as Abi Harris reports
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Hussle’s new Membership Conversion Service proactively turns Hussle customers into direct club members, encouraging them to join clubs they attend regularly
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Children with better cardiorespiratory health than their peers also do better on cognitive tests and other measures of brain function, according to new research
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“We want to build centralised places for wellness and have the benefit of all the brands coming together”
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Changing rooms
have been largely closed during the pandemic, but as clubs open up, how will ongoing pandemic restrictions impact
changing room design?
We ask the experts
for their observations
and reflections
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“Our main investment has been our gym, which we’ve designed around the wide-ranging needs within our team: race drivers, serious amateur athletes and those who need some help getting started”
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Precor has launched a mobile app to accompany its popular networked fitness solution,
Preva, which has so far recorded almost a billion workouts in more than 11,000 facilities
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