Leisure sectors news
09 Oct 2025
Ecommerce company Excalibur Group has announced the strategic acquisition of spa deal website Spabreaks.com, enhancing
21 Sep 2025
Snozone, Europe’s largest indoor ski centre operator is seeking acquisition opportunities in the UK health
16 Sep 2025
Elevate, the UK’s largest trade show for the physical activity, fitness and leisure sectors, has
Dr Paul Bedford has announced the return of the Retention Convention, which will take place
12 Jan 2022
The UK government should encourage – and make it easier – for doctors and other
12 Aug 2020
A government investment of £1.75bn – to pay 50 per cent of rents across the
Panatta brought together four of the most influential figures in bodybuilding history on the stage
04 May 2020
VAT rebates and an extension to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme are among the list
15 Apr 2020
OPINION TOURISM IN A POST-CORONAVIRUS WORLD By Ken Robinson CBE, tourism expert. Coronavirus is devastating
11 Mar 2020
The coronavirus is beginning to have real-term effects on the UK's leisure industry, as the
22 Jan 2020
Five times as many young people want to work in leisure sectors such as sport,
28 Mar 2019
The sport and physical activity sector needs to step up its game if it wants
02 Jan 2019
There has been a mixed response to the government's immigration white paper, published last month.
Strength training has never been more important for member retention, facility differentiation and long-term commercial
30 Apr 2018
A new report suggests that UK consumers are prioritising fitness and sport ahead of eating
08 Mar 2018
Samsung has patented a display screen that flies around, can recognise voices and be controlled
21 Dec 2016
2016 has been a breakthrough year for leisure architecture, with buildings celebrated by some of
11 Oct 2016
Lighting design consultancy Nulty has launched a bespoke luminaire design and manufacturing company named Nulty
30 Jun 2016
Pop Artist Sean Danconia has collaborated with interior designer Henry Chebaane to create a new
22 Jan 2016
The Bannatyne Group has added a £500,000 gym to its Charlton House Spa Hotel in
26 Oct 2015
New research from Mintel looking at key consumer trends in Europe has suggested that virtual
02 Jun 2015
EuropeActive has signed an “historic memorandum of co-operation” with UNI-Europa and the European Association of
14 Nov 2014
The world’s first range of fitness machines which allow users to perform controlled multi-axial exercises
15 Oct 2014
Organisers of Leisure Industry Week (LIW) have announced a rebrand that will see it become
18 Aug 2014
Hotel occupancy in Glasgow soared during the Commonwealth Games, with July posting the highest figures
20 May 2014
Is the health and fitness industry fully-qualified to deliver professional advice and guidance? That was
26 Jun 2013
A US$300m mixed-use project has been launched at Bahrain Bay by Nama International Real Estate,
17 Dec 2012
Suzo-Happ will be introducing accessories for pool and snooker, a full range of change machines,
25 May 2012
Image: AEW Architects are behind the OTSC proposals Ex-Manchester United Football Club captain Gary Neville
07 Oct 2011
The government has revealed that the first round of bids to the Growth and Innovation
01 Sep 2011
Reduced consumer spending compared with a year ago is having a detrimental effect on UK
30 Aug 2011
New research from Barclays Corporate has found that the hospitality and leisure industries are expected
12 Nov 2010
Spa marketing specialist SpaFinder has created a new company - GramercyOne - to take over
27 Sep 2010
Center Parcs Sherwood Forest will host the inaugural Spa Conference, organised by Spa Life UK,
16 Sep 2010
The leisure industry is again preparing for the sector's largest UK-based trade show, the Leisure
08 Jun 2010
In a deal worth around US$43m (£30m, €36m), the Wyndham Hotel Group business unit is
19 Mar 2010
Museums and galleries across the UK are set to offer adult learning activities after the
18 Jan 2010
The property values of hotels, restaurants and pubs all suffered heavy falls during 2009, while
24 Nov 2009
Brainspark, the London-based investment firm, has bought a stake in the £200m Mediapolis theme park
09 Oct 2009
The government has announced that it will create more than 2,000 jobs in the sports
04 Jun 2009
Commercial property specialist Commercial PLUS also offers BHA members cost-saving solutions on a wide variety
14 Oct 2008
After three years as fitness director, Nick Smith has left Fitness First to explore new
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Social fitness the missing link to member engagement, according to a new Myzone report
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Starpool supports Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, says Riccardo Turri
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Third Space partnered with IndigoFitness to deliver a
bespoke training space for its new club at The Whiteley
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David Lloyd is stepping up its commitment to women’s health as it continues to explore what fit-for-purpose looks like for the female population
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SnowDome Fitness has added 50 per cent more space with cutting-edge Technogym solutions
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Greg Bradley looks at the shift towards strength training in gyms and advises on how operators can create the ultimate training environment
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Find out how your gym can tap into the corporate wellness boom
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EGYM has opened a new HQ in Paternoster Square,
London and revealed a range of new launches
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After decades of focusing on adult audiences, operators are starting to engage young people – unlocking growth opportunities while supporting the health and wellbeing of future generations
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A new report puts physical activity
at the heart of healthcare, says Muir Gray
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Lisa Starr tries the Ammortal
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layering 10 modalities into one
experience really delivers more
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MD, Brio“We’ve reduced the level of council investment over the last three years by 40 per cent and increased our turnover by 9 per cent”
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People on weight loss drugs reduce their activity levels, according to a team at St John’s Hospital Illinois
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The fitness industry is mourning the passing of Les Mills,
a founding father of fitness, as Kath Hudson reports
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Shaping the future of the sector with a clear mission,
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World Athletics president, Sebastian Coe talks to Liz Terry
about the launch of Run X in partnership with Technogym
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The new CEO of UK Active talks to HCM about the gym-curious and
why he believes the sector can double in size by the end of the next decade
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