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08 Jun 2026
Purpose Brands has announced its entry into the Italian market, having sold the franchise rights
19 Mar 2026
Virgin Limited Edition, a brand by Virgin Hotels Collection, has announced it will open a
07 Oct 2025
Sonu and Eva Shivdasani, who are known for establishing ultra-luxury sustainable hospitality brands Soneva and
28 Jul 2025
Kent Richards has announced a new business venture called Wellness World Global after more than
18 Jul 2025
Lifestyle mega-estate Steyn City, in the northern suburbs of Johannesburg, South Africa has announced the
Strength training has never been more important for member retention, facility differentiation and long-term commercial
14 Jul 2025
Industry professionals gathered to celebrate Les Nouvelles Esthétiques' South African Spa Awards in Cape Town
09 Jul 2025
The World Avocado Organisation (WAO) has warned Wimbledon that banning avocados from its menus will
06 May 2025
The Auberge Resorts Collection has opened the luxurious Collegio alla Querce in Florence, its first
Welltech, South Africa’s premier AI-driven wellness destination, has introduced roboSculptor®*, a next-generation robotic therapy system
27 Jan 2025
Jumeirah Hotels & Resorts is set to launch its “most significant wellbeing offering” to date
GAIA Skincare, a luxury UK-based organic skincare brand, is thrilled to announce its new partnership
Panatta brought together four of the most influential figures in bodybuilding history on the stage
05 Dec 2024
Dubai-based luxury hotel operator Jumeirah has announced a new partnership with Thanda Group, marking its
25 Sep 2024
The sixth annual Destination Deluxe Awards recently took place in Bangkok, Thailand, to honour the
24 Sep 2024
Auberge Resorts Collection has announced that reservations are now open for Collegio alla Querce, Auberge
08 Apr 2024
A boutique safari and wellness escape will open in Botswana’s wildlife-rich Okavango Delta this May,
05 Mar 2024
The World Travel & Tourism Council 's (WTTC) Hotel Sustainability Basics verification (Basics) has achieved
19 Jan 2024
Kerzner International has officially opened the doors to its striking new vertical resort, One&Only One
05 Sep 2023
Premium South African spa and skincare brand Terres d’Afrique* has announced new partnerships with four
23 Aug 2023
New research from Flinders University in Australia has found that breast reduction surgery can change
09 Mar 2023
Body Bike and Gym 80 have launched a range of co-branded bikes which are available
03 Nov 2022
Antonio Iozzo, founder and CEO of Body Action Gym in Johannesburg, South Africa, has announced
21 Oct 2022
Babylonstoren, a historic converted Cape Dutch farm estate with a boutique hotel, spa and winery,
06 Jul 2022
Virgin Active and Myrtha Wellness have joined forces to open a health club and wellness
23 Jun 2022
A new report by Deloitte, outlining the social and economic value of the global health
21 Apr 2022
After a three-year hiatus, FIBO’s return on 7-10 April 2022 heralded a strong restart for
25 Jan 2022
Two Asian-inspired wellness sanctuaries by Banyan Tree will open on luxury private islands off the
28 Oct 2021
Premium hotel brand Bulgari Hotels & Resorts has signed plans to launch a new luxury
22 Oct 2021
A puppet of a refugee girl has 'walked' across Europe on a 5,000km (3,100m) journey,
21 Oct 2021
Luxury resort operator One&Only Resorts and international skincare and spa brand ESPA have partnered to
31 Aug 2021
Fitness is the world's most popular physical activity and more than 50 per cent of
30 Aug 2021
Auberge Resorts Collection has been appointed by Leeu Collection to manage Collegio alla Querce, Auberge
26 Aug 2021
Johnson Health Tech (JHT) has acquired its distributor, Matrix Fitness South Africa. Following the deal,
03 Aug 2021
The Ozen Collection has launched a brand new spa and wellness concept called Ele |
21 Apr 2021
Undertaking regular physical activity could cut the risk of dying from infectious diseases – such
11 Feb 2021
Virgin Active investors are understood to be preparing a £60m+ funding injection into the fitness
23 Dec 2020
The Leeu Spa at Leeu Estates, Leeu Collection’s flagship property, has re-opened under the management
21 Oct 2020
Be Military Fit (BMF) has completed a restructuring project, designed to transform the outdoor fitness
31 Mar 2020
Spa software company, Zenoti, has produced insights into the impact coronavirus is having on its
03 Mar 2020
Fox Browne Creative have created a treehouse-like overnight retreat for the &Beyond Ngala Private Game
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Social fitness the missing link to member engagement, according to a new Myzone report
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SnowDome Fitness has added 50 per cent more space with cutting-edge Technogym solutions
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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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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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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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EGYM has opened a new HQ in Paternoster Square,
London and revealed a range of new launches
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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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World Athletics president, Sebastian Coe talks to Liz Terry
about the launch of Run X in partnership with Technogym
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Matt Parker
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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Shaun Grove
Owner, Stride Fitness“My goal was to invest in where fitness is going, not where it’s already been”
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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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New legislation is exposing weakness
and potential liabilities in the
management of customer data in
health clubs, says Andy Chesterman
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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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Would you stop selling memberships to prevent your club getting overcrowded?
How do you strike the balance between maximising profits and prioritising
the member experience? Kath Hudson talks to the experts
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Lisa Starr tries the Ammortal
Chamber to see whether
layering 10 modalities into one
experience really delivers more
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