costa rica news
07 Jun 2026
Luxury wellness resort, The Retreat Costa Rica, has introduced its Vida Mía Longevity Centre at
31 Mar 2026
Life evaluations by young people aged under 25 in English-speaking countries have dropped dramatically over
04 Mar 2026
Andrew Barnard, CEO of BodyHoliday, has exclusively shared plans with Spa Business to be involved
29 Apr 2025
The first Waldorf Astoria resort and spa in Costa Rica has opened on the Guanacaste
02 Jan 2025
International wellness brand The Well is working on creating a brand new wellness-centric residential and
18 Jul 2024
US integrative wellness brand The Well has named Ariella Willoughby as its new VP of
As healthcare continues to shift towards prevention, there’s a growing focus on helping people stay
19 Jun 2024
A new retreat focused on helping people lead longer, happier lives is launching on the
05 Apr 2023
Modern wellness brand The Well has teamed up with Miami-based real estate developer Terra to
16 Feb 2023
Modern US wellness brand The Well has opened a wellness sanctuary at Chileno Bay Resort
03 Feb 2023
US-based fitness franchise, Workout Anytime, has confirmed that it signed deals for 49 more sites
10 Jan 2023
Treasured hot springs destinations from around the globe are serving as the inspiration for an
05 Jan 2023
Hilton Hotels’ high-end Waldorf Astoria brand will debut in Costa Rica in 2025 with a
Elevate is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary in style this June, with organisers confirming
05 Nov 2022
Authorities in Costa Rica have confirmed the death of RSG Group founder, Rainer Schaller and
22 Oct 2022
Rainer Schaller, founder and CEO of RSG group and his partner and two children are
21 Mar 2022
The first Ritz-Carlton location in Costa Rica will launch in 2024, situated within the 1,400-acre
07 Oct 2021
Modern US wellness brand The Well is set to open its first international holistic wellbeing
20 Mar 2020
Studio Saxe have created a fitness centre in Costa Rica designed to be a "small
03 Jun 2019
Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas will bring its sustainable, luxury footprint to Central America as
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
09 May 2019
Saturday, 8 June 2019 will mark the eighth annual Global Wellness Day (GWD), and thousands
06 Dec 2018
Marriott International’s W Hotels has opened the W Costa Rica – Reserva Conchal, the first
22 Nov 2018
Kasiiya Papagayo, an eco-friendly resort which will focus on nature-based spirituality and wellness, is on
22 Aug 2018
The First Wellness and Spa Conference in Costa Rica will take place from 31 August
17 May 2018
Costa Rican architects Studio Saxe have completed a hotel that steps down a steep coastal
30 Jan 2018
Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group is taking its Radisson Blu brand to Costa Rica, with the
14 Jul 2017
Four Seasons Resorts and Hotels will undertake a US$35m (€31m, £27m) “re-imagination” of its Costa
19 Apr 2017
Discovery Communications is hoping to entice some of its three billion worldwide viewers to a
09 Aug 2016
The World Heritage Centre has urged the planet’s governments to expand its World Heritage programme
30 Mar 2016
Rosewood Hotels & Resorts will open a location in Costa Rica in 2019, the Rosewood
08 Dec 2015
A luxury tented resort will join Nayara Hotels, the Costa Rican wellness brand set in
27 Oct 2015
The last of six supermoons for 2015 will rise tonight (27 October) and spas and
23 Oct 2015
A new tourist attraction has debuted in Cartago, Costa Rica, giving visitors the opportunity to
17 Sep 2015
Spafinder Wellness 365 has released part one of its annual State of Wellness Travel Report,
10 Apr 2015
New Balance has announced a kit sponsorship deal with the Costa Rican national football team.
02 Oct 2014
The largest waterpark in Costa Rica has opened in the Arenal region, with the unique
19 Mar 2014
A Costa Rican region previously known as the “forgotten province”, is quickly making its way
09 Jan 2014
A new resort is scheduled to open at the end of 2014 with the launch
05 Dec 2013
Papagayo Peninsula on the northern Pacific coast of Costa Rica is home to a new
22 Jul 2013
Hyatt Hotels has signed an agreement to develop and own nine Hyatt Place-branded hotels in
20 Feb 2013
Research firm Euromonitor International has published a new ebook charting the top beauty trends in
10 Jan 2013
Starwood continues its growth in Latin America with the opening of a second Westin-branded property
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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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EGYM has opened a new HQ in Paternoster Square,
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Active IQ is calling for greater accountability in online fitness advice with the launch of a new trustmark
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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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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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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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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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Raphael Cuomo explores the
powerful link between addiction,
health and behaviour change
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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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franchise networks, investments
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ecosystem is redefining how
gyms scale and generate revenue.
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