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01 Apr 2026
Marriott International and the Leali family, founders of Lefay, have announced plans to enter into
22 Sep 2025
The Global Wellness Institute’s (GWI) Africa Wellness Initiative (AWI) is hosting its first Africa Wellness
13 Nov 2023
CORRECTION A previous version of this story reported that the UK operations of Xtrafit were
02 Nov 2023
Two iconic theme park operators, Cedar Fair and Six Flags, have confirmed they are merging.
15 Feb 2022
Body Fit Training (BFT), the Australian fitness franchise, has successfully defended a court action brought
01 Nov 2019
Google has revealed plans to acquire wearable company Fitbit in a deal worth US$2.1bn (€1.88bn,
As healthcare continues to shift towards prevention, there’s a growing focus on helping people stay
23 May 2019
Immersive entertainment company Tyffon has successfully raised US$7.8m (€7m, £6.17m) in new funding to help
Theme Index: Disney reigns supreme as attendance at major theme parks top 500 million for first time
22 May 2019
2018 was a landmark year for the themed entertainment industry, with the latest edition of
25 Jan 2019
Tech giant Google has bought a bulk of intellectual property from watchmaker Fossil, pouring fuel
24 Jan 2019
Arts Council England (ACE) has published a new guide to help arts and cultural organisations
10 Dec 2018
A “world-class”, £300m (US$376.2m, €330,9m) visitor attraction based on Swiss author Erich Von Däniken’s Chariots
08 Aug 2018
Disney chief Bob Iger has said the company's acquisition of Fox will offer new compelling
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
01 Aug 2018
A report into the rapidly growing esports sector has found that the greatest increase in
26 Apr 2018
Comcast has said that it expects capital spending to increase at NBCUniversal through 2018, with
22 Dec 2017
Throughout 2017, we have been lucky enough to speak to a host of the most
Ten years on, Bjarke Ingels and Sheela Maini Søgaard reveal how they brought BIG back from the brink
29 Nov 2017
BIG founder Bjarke Ingels and CEO Sheela Maini Søgaard have revealed how they transformed a
31 Oct 2017
At this year’s IAAPA Attractions Expo, International Play Company (IPlayCo) will announce that it has
09 Oct 2017
The trend for turning global IPs into touring edutainment experiences is on the up, according
One of the biggest mistakes operators in the fitness industry still make is advertising almost
01 Sep 2017
Created by Dr Stephan Helary, Terres d’Afrique is the result of one man’s belief in
Lionsgate ups theme park game with new development in the works for South Korea's Jeju Shinhwa World
16 Aug 2017
A fully-fledged Lionsgate theme park is in the works, after plans were announced to develop
09 Aug 2017
An increase in visitor spending at Disney's Shanghai and Paris resorts has contributed to strong
06 Jul 2017
West Midlands Safari Park has announced that its new addition based on the CBeebies intellectual
03 Feb 2017
Created by Dr Stephan Helary, Terres d’Afrique is the result of one man’s solid confidence
02 Feb 2017
Facebook has been ordered to pay compensation costs of US$500m (€462.7m, £394m) after a US
18 Jan 2017
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has appeared in court to testify on behalf of his virtual
09 Dec 2016
UK’s flagship carrier British Airways (BA) is developing an ingestible “wellness pill,” which would allow
22 Nov 2016
Triotech is working alongside Sony Productions to create a Ghostbusters media-based dark ride for Heide
23 Sep 2016
Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa Laa and Po are set to become theme park sensations as
02 Jun 2016
Following Wang Jianlin’s warning to Disney against development in China, tensions have further escalated after
11 May 2016
US day spa franchisor Marilyn Monroe Spas is opening the first of eight to ten
14 Jan 2016
Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) have claimed the Japan Sports Council are withholding payment for the
04 Dec 2015
A new report by the Thinkwell Group has said that families are generally inclined to
10 Nov 2015
The Chinese government has granted special protection to the Walt Disney Company ahead of the
09 Oct 2015
The first ever Euro Attractions Show to be held in Scandinavia has been hailed a
21 Aug 2015
Marilyn Monroe Spas, the US spa brand with 10 locations across four states, which serve
20 Jul 2015
Dynamic simulation attractions maker Simworx said it has acquired RoboCoaster, a UK-based robotic attractions specialist,
30 Jan 2015
Minor Hotel Group (MHG) has completed the strategic acquisition of six hotels in Portugal and
10 Dec 2014
The BBC is the latest brand to be incorporated into the Paramount London theme park,
07 Nov 2014
Global 24/7 gym franchise Snap Fitness has set its sights on major growth in the
05 Nov 2014
New images for Paramount’s upcoming £2bn (US$3.2bn, €2.5bn) resort and theme park development have been
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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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Starpool supports Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, says Riccardo Turri
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SnowDome Fitness has added 50 per cent more space with cutting-edge Technogym solutions
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Find out how your gym can tap into the corporate wellness boom
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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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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,
London and revealed a range of new launches
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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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Performance Health Systems, manufacturer of Power Plate,
has a new CEO, with an ambitious vision for the company
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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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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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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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If the health service is to
survive, we must recognise
that it is a disease service
– and that wellbeing rests with
us, says the activity advocate
and healthy ageing champion.
He talks to Kate Cracknell
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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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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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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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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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Designing multi-functional
spaces can lead to
fewer bottlenecks at
peak times. Julie Cramer
investigates the latest kit
and inspiring installations
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UK market penetration has risen to 18 per cent – one of the highest
globally, yet with 100 per cent of people seeing benefits when they
exercise, how high could it go? Kath Hudson asks the experts…
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