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03 Jan 2025
UKinbound and ABTA have hosted a youth mobility drop-in event for politicians as part of
20 Feb 2024
While the UK hotel sector ended 2023 on a high, new data shows this was
03 Nov 2021
Nigel Huddleston, the UK's minister for tourism, will give a keynote speech at the 2021
05 Oct 2020
UK tourism and heritage minister, Nigel Huddleston, delivered the keynote speech during this year's Annual
04 May 2020
Nearly a hundred members of parliament (MP) have written a letter to chancellor Rishi Sunak,
11 Mar 2020
The coronavirus is beginning to have real-term effects on the UK's leisure industry, as the
As healthcare continues to shift towards prevention, there’s a growing focus on helping people stay
23 Jul 2019
Having made a commitment to net zero carbon emissions by 2050, the UK government has
28 Jun 2019
The first ever tourism sector deal aims to prepare the UK for an extra 9
27 Mar 2019
Visitor numbers to UK attractions grew by 8.7 per cent in 2018, according to the
31 Jan 2019
The UK tourism sector is set to see a boost in the number of Chinese
15 Jan 2019
The number of tourist arrivals from Japan to the UK is expected to reach record
05 Dec 2018
The government has signalled its intention to agree on an Industrial Strategy for the UK
One of the biggest mistakes operators in the fitness industry still make is advertising almost
18 Nov 2018
UKinbound has publicly backed the government's much-maligned Brexit deal, saying that it would offer some
06 Sep 2018
International hotelier Sir Rocco Forte and his daughter, Irene Forte, will share insights into how
12 Jan 2018
Tourism minister John Glen is the latest mover in British prime minister Theresa May’s cabinet
30 Nov 2017
As the global spotlight falls on the soon-to-be married Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, Britain’s
09 Nov 2017
A marketing initiative spearheaded by VisitBritain hopes to attract more US and overseas tourists to
14 Sep 2017
John Glen, Britain’s minister for Arts, Heritage and Tourism at the Department for Digital, Culture,
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal
12 Sep 2017
Britain has taken a big step in the space tourism race, with private firm Starchaser
16 Aug 2017
Around 250,000 holidaymakers from China spent more than £1bn in the UK last year, marking
27 Mar 2017
The popularity of attractions across the UK continues to rise, according to the annual report
22 Mar 2017
Luxury hotel Rudding Park in Harrogate, UK, will launch a £9.5m (€10.9m, US$11.8m) split-level spa
24 Jan 2017
New research suggests global tourism is worth more than US$7,581bn (€7,075bn, £6,088bn) with the market
09 Dec 2016
Tourism agency VisitBritain has signed new partnership deals with two China-based travel sector giants as
30 Nov 2016
New data from the British Hospitality Association (BHA) has revealed that despite predictions of increased
26 Aug 2016
The UK government is capitalising on a weakened pound by unveiling a series of measures
11 Aug 2016
London continued to dominate the landscape as the UK's leading tourist destination, while an increase
26 Jul 2016
UK tourism is experiencing a sharp rise in both inbound and domestic bookings as a
22 Jul 2016
Tourism officials have launched an art installation on the hills of Snowdonia, with giant mirrored
20 Jul 2016
VisitBritain has said it is anticipating a “strong summer” based on the latest numbers released
28 Jun 2016
Merlin Entertainments CEO and British Hospitality Association (BHA) chair Nick Varney has said that the
24 Jun 2016
Leisure industry heavyweights have raised concerns for the future after the UK voted to leave
24 Jun 2016
The UK’s decision to leave the European Union (EU) could have a very similar impact
07 Jun 2016
If Britain decides to leave the European Union on 23 June, the move could cost
18 Dec 2015
The Tourism Alliance has criticised the Department for Culture, Media and Sport’s (DCMS) decision to
03 Sep 2015
Britain has been tipped to become a significant destination for wine tourism, with vineyards and
21 Jul 2015
Prime Minister David Cameron has unveiled the latest strategy to entice UK visitors beyond London
23 Jun 2015
The home secretary Theresa May has announced a new pilot scheme enabling Chinese visitors to
28 May 2015
Britain’s tourism deficit continues to widen, with the country currently losing around £1.1bn per month
05 May 2015
Leisure Media chief executive Liz Terry MBE will today (5 May) be awarded an honorary
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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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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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EGYM has opened a new HQ in Paternoster Square,
London and revealed a range of new launches
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The industry is embracing consumer-facing tech. Now it’s time to
streamline back-of-house systems with Orbit4, says Daniel Jones
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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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survive, we must recognise
that it is a disease service
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us, says the activity advocate
and healthy ageing champion.
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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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Raphael Cuomo explores the
powerful link between addiction,
health and behaviour change
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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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The Breath Coach“I experienced a blissful feeling of joy I hadn’t felt since I was a kid”
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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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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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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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Consolidation, specialisation and shifting consumer behaviours
are reshaping the sector, say Deloitte and EuropeActive
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Record market penetration in the UK
fitness sector masks a deeper shift
around consumer engagement, according
to a report from Grant Thornton and
UK Active, as Liz Terry reports
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