Richard Branson news
13 Mar 2021
A battle to save Virgin Active is continuing, as the company works to secure a
11 Feb 2021
Virgin Active investors are understood to be preparing a £60m+ funding injection into the fitness
31 Dec 2020
Virgin Active has become the latest big-box operator to signal its intention to raise cash
06 Mar 2020
Richard Branson has unveiled Virgin’s first cruise ship – called The Scarlett Lady – kicking
25 Jul 2018
The current trend of incorporating wellness into design shows no signs of stopping as renderings
30 May 2018
Sir Richard Branson and his aerospace company, Virgin Galactic, have conducted a second successful test
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal
14 Mar 2018
Virgin Group has confirmed plans to open a hotel in Edinburgh, Scotland – the group’s
01 Mar 2017
Those eagerly anticipating the colonisation of the Moon will be delighted to know they’ll be
01 Mar 2017
The space tourism race is well underway, after SpaceX CEO Elon Musk revealed two customers
25 Jan 2017
The Virgin Group has increased its involvement in the fitness and exercise sector with the
06 Dec 2016
It’s one small step for Sir Richard Branson’s intergalactic ambitions and what could prove to
09 Sep 2016
A major Chinese investor is hoping to pip Richard Branson to the post in the
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
05 Apr 2016
US space agency NASA is preparing to explore the feasibility of expandable habitats, or inflatable
04 Mar 2016
A German artist and a Zurich hotel specialising in creating “special experiences” have collaborated to
22 Feb 2016
Sir Richard Branson’s intergalactic ambitions have taken flight once more, after Virgin Galactic unveiled an
11 Feb 2016
Somadome, the company behind a colour therapy meditation pod, has announced plans for international growth
26 Jan 2016
Multi-national conglomerate Virgin has announced its first branded hotel has achieved LEED Gold Certification, with
03 Dec 2015
Any suspicions that the boutique studio boom is stealing the thunder of fast-growing budget gyms
Elevate is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary in style this June, with organisers confirming
28 Oct 2015
Virgin Active has continued its three-year, £100m investment in its UK portfolio with the unveiling
16 Sep 2015
Virgin Active founder Sir Richard Branson has announced the gym chain is gearing up for
24 Jun 2015
Virgin Hotels has announced plans to open a new 200-bedroom hotel in the Design District
16 Apr 2015
Global fitness chain Virgin Active has been sold to South African investment firm Brait. Virgin
16 Jan 2015
The first Virgin-branded hotel has opened in Chicago’s Loop district in the 26-storey Old Dearborn
14 Jan 2015
Virtual fitness classes will form a cornerstone of Virgin Active’s member offering for 2015, as
11 Dec 2014
Pure Gym, Xercise4Less and The Gym Group have all been named on the Sunday Times
09 Dec 2014
Speculation is once again rife of a high-profile IPO for Virgin Active, although this time
08 Dec 2014
Richard Branson’s Virgin Group is planning to ‘shake up’ the cruise line sector with the
16 Jul 2014
The UK’s bid to become a space tourism hotspot has taken a ‘giant leap’ forward,
03 Jul 2014
Virgin boss Richard Branson has backed National Trust plans to buy Bantham beach and the
30 May 2014
The growth in prominence of social media has opened up an array of marketing opportunities
07 May 2014
Virgin Active is lining up a potential £1bn-plus float or sale, with the company close
07 May 2014
The government has backed plans for a four-fold expansion of the UK space industry, with
02 May 2014
UK-based health club chains Virgin Active and David Lloyd Leisure are leading the charge of
16 Apr 2014
International singing star Katherine Jenkins will lead a renewed drive to attract overseas visitors to
20 Jan 2014
Quoted exclusively in the latest edition of Spa Business magazine, Michael Tompkins, CEO of Miraval
10 Jan 2014
Virgin Active is investing £100m in its UK sites over the next three years as
22 Oct 2013
The WHOLE WORLD Water campaign is gathering pace, with more operators signing up to the
28 Aug 2013
Virgin America has announced the addition of a new service to its flights, allowing passengers
05 Aug 2013
Sustainable tourism expert Costas Christ is to join Six Senses as sustainability ambassador – reinforcing
10 Jun 2013
Virgin Hotels has announced the location of their new hotel set to be unveiled in
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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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Third Space partnered with IndigoFitness to deliver a
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Small improvements to sleep, diet and physical activity have major benefits for the heart, according to new research from the University of Sydney
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Collaborations with the medical profession and greater aspirations around wellbeing are creating a need for more experts in our sector. It’s time to reboot our thinking around the workforce
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If the health service is to
survive, we must recognise
that it is a disease service
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us, says the activity advocate
and healthy ageing champion.
He talks to Kate Cracknell
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As the entrepreneur who started Wexer, Fresh Fitness, Fitness DK and Repeat, as well as being a former elite athlete, Rasmus Ingerslev’s life looked perfect from the outside, but onthe inside it was a different story. He talks to Kath Hudson about healing old wounds
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Stephen Price
Founder, SP&Co Group“Working in public health over the last few years has lit up parts of my brain again”
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Strength training is evolving,
driven by changing consumer
preferences. Julie Cramer talks
to innovators about how their
products are meeting this demand
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Jamie Clements
The Breath Coach“I experienced a blissful feeling of joy I hadn’t felt since I was a kid”
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Raphael Cuomo explores the
powerful link between addiction,
health and behaviour change
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For every member with a tripod and a big following, there are others irritated at the way equipment is being hogged or wary they’ll be in the background on someone’s Insta feed. Do influencers offer valuable, free marketing or are they just a nuisance? Kath Hudson finds out how operators are responding
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Phillip Mills
CEO, Les Mills“The Les Mills partnership with Hyrox is something I'm personally really excited about”
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With corporately-owned clubs,
franchise networks, investments
and proprietary tech, Viva Leisure’s
ecosystem is redefining how
gyms scale and generate revenue.
Its CEO speaks to Kate Cracknell
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Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing
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