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08 Jun 2006
The first two centres of new health club chain Emotion Fitness have opened in Hungary,
08 Jun 2006
Fitness franchise company Curves International has launched its first club in Norway and announced plans
18 May 2006
Global fitness franchise Curves International is set to open 50 new sites a month in
21 May 2006
The 12th Annual AALARA (Australian Amusement, Leisure and Recreation Association) conference wrapped on the Gold
18 May 2006
Holmes Place Health Clubs is expanding in Spain and Portugal with the launch of a
02 May 2006
EasyGroup has announced that its hotel arm – easyHotel – signed a US$407m (£219m, 320m
Study Active has legally acquired the name “Premier Global” and select Premier Global branding assets
02 May 2006
A US$168m (£92m, 133m euro) waterpark has been granted approval by the New York City
28 Apr 2006
The third branch of chef Jamie Oliver’s non-profit Fifteen restaurant franchise will open on 20
24 Apr 2006
The Australian Amusement, Leisure and Recreation Association invites you to participate in the annual national
19 Apr 2006
Énergie Fitness clubs has launched a new ladies-only franchise in the UK – Énergie Fitness
13 Apr 2006
Énergie Fitness clubs has launched a new ladies-only franchise in the UK – Énergie Fitness
13 Apr 2006
Choice Hotels Europe (CHE Hotel Group) is set to embark upon an expansion and the
As one of the most energy-intensive industries in the UK, leisure facilities face a critical
12 Apr 2006
Cendant Hotel group has completed its acquisition of the Baymont Inn & Suites franchise brand
04 Apr 2006
Two former LA Fitness directors have teamed up with the founder of ActivKids to launch
04 Apr 2006
US-based Hilton Hotels Corporation (HHC) is in talks to sell the LivingWell health club chain,
03 Apr 2006
US-based Hilton Hotels Corporation (HHC) is in talks to sell the LivingWell health club chain,
14 Mar 2006
The express fitness concept, GO! 30 Minute Workout, has sold its first two franchises in
14 Mar 2006
Health and fitness companies in South Korea are expanding their efforts in an attempt to
Experience the pinnacle of fitness and luxury at the premier industry event, Sibec EMEA, set
14 Mar 2006
Gold’s Gym is on target to open 1,000 franchised clubs by the end of 2010,
09 Mar 2006
Health and fitness franchise company Energie Fitness has made a bid – believed to be
01 Mar 2006
Falling sales have forced fast food chain McDonald’s to close 25 and sell 50 of
24 Feb 2006
Coffer Corporate Leisure (CCL), a dedicated mergers and acquisitions advisor for the leisure industry, has
21 Feb 2006
Do you want to be successful in marketing to women? Then you need to know
06 Feb 2006
One of the largest privately-owned hotel chains in France, Marmotte, has been sold to Didier
26 Jan 2006
UK-based noodle bar group Wagamama is to open six restaurants in the US. The Japanese-style
23 Jan 2006
Now that China is an open market, many are excited with it’s huge potential. However,
10 Jan 2006
Gold’s Gym’s ambitious expansion plans have now taken the chain to Hungary, where it has
06 Jan 2006
UK-based restaurant company Clapham House Group (CHG) has signed a franchise development agreement with GGC
04 Jan 2006
US-based health and fitness franchise Gold’s Gym has announced that it has signed the lease
04 Jan 2005
Coffee Republic, which recently announced it had reduced net losses from £0.89m in 2004 to
09 Dec 2005
Simon Tempest has become the European Leisure Representative of InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG). Based in
02 Dec 2005
International women’s fitness franchise Contours Express has opened its first studio in the UK in
14 Nov 2005
BDL Hotels has sold its entire portfolio of Express by Holiday Inns to Somerston Hotels,
11 Nov 2005
British Airways (BA) has sold its entire stake in the London Eye Company (LCE) to
10 Nov 2005
Private investment company Blackstone Group has acquired the La Quinta budget hotel operator for US$3.4bn
25 Oct 2005
French hotel group Accor has rebranded its Le Méridien Gatwick hotel as Sofitel London Gatwick.
19 Oct 2005
Choice Hotels Europe (CHE) has reported a downturn in turnover and profits following a comprehensive
11 Oct 2005
In an interview with Health Club Management magazine, Stephen Roma, CEO of American fitness chain
07 Oct 2005
Gold’s Gym has announced the launch of its first UK franchised site, which will be
01 Sep 2005
Following its launch last year, Gold’s Gym is seeking franchisees for the second wave of
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Nuffield Health has worked with ServiceSport UK for more than ten
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D2F had updated its brand styling to keep pace with
business growth. MD, John Lofting and operations
director, Matt Aynsley, explain the rationale
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University of Sheffield Sport has opened the doors of its flagship
Goodwin Sports Centre following a major refurbishment
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Francesca Cooper-Boden says
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The partnership between PureGym and Belfast-based
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Epassi, a provider of workplace wellness benefits, is creating a fitter
and more productive workforce, one membership at a time
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Basic-Fit – which has been scaling rapidly across Europe –
is considering franchising to ramp up growth further afield
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Members are telling us they need support with their mental and spiritual health and the industry is starting to see this need. Now’s the time to fast-track our response
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Cristiano Ronaldo
Footballer and entrepreneur“Taking care of your physical and mental health is essential for a fulfilling life”
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“The goal is for all new centres to be Net Zero. Sustainability is something we’re investing heavily in across the business”
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Egym has announced deals designed to position it for growth acceleration, as Kath Hudson reports
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New research has found BMI to be a highly inaccurate measure of childhood obesity, leading current thinking and policy based on it into question
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Imposter syndrome about a promotion taught the
CEO of SATS that behaving authentically is the most
important part of leadership. He talks to Kath Hudson
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Will Orr has been talking to HCM about the company’s
new strategy for 2024, as Kath Hudson reports
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Dr Jonathan Leary
Founder, Remedy Place“It was as though the whole world woke up at the same time”
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You might be tempted to skip a service, but
experts say it will cost you in the long run.
Providers tell Steph Eaves why they their work
is important to the management of assets
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Dr Paul Bedford talks
to Jak Phillips about
the double-edged
sword of the strength
training trend and his
ambitions for the sector
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