Italian Exhibition Group – the organiser behind industry events Dubai Active and Dubai Muscle Show – has been appointed to deliver the Health and Wellness Expo and Fire and Safety Expo at the 16th World Firefighters Games.

Therme Manchester’s 28-acre development, which will include interconnected glass pavilions that measure 65,000sq m, will be the largest bathing and wellbeing attraction in the world once complete, according to prof David Russell, CEO of Therme UK. 

All the news from the show, as it gets set to mark its 10th anniversary

FIBO, took place last week from 16-19 April, attracting more than 175,000 visitors from 136 countries and more than 1,000 exhibitors from 54 countries.

Wellfit has announced the launch of a flagship location at Reem Hall in Abu Dhabi.

David Bibby will retire from Everyone Active in May after leading the organisation since 2006.

The University of Liverpool has partnered with Matrix Fitness to transform student wellbeing with a major gym revitalisation

Nordic operator, SATS, ended 2025 on a high with record revenues, 22,000 more members and more member activity.

Step into the future of fitness at FIBO 2026, where cutting-edge technology and health converge in the Confex Hall at Exhibition Centre Cologne, Germany, between 16-19 April.

It’s possible to reduce the running costs of swimming pools while also cutting their carbon footprint. Abi Harris reports

Scotland’s oldest heated saltwater lido, Gourock Outdoor Pool, has ended the season with its traditional Doggy Dip. The event was so popular that more slots had to be added.

PureGym is allowing universal free access to all of its 435 UK gyms tomorrow (17 September) in honour of National Fitness Day, organised by the trade association, UK Active.

Work is underway on Central Bedfordshire Council’s £30 million leisure and community centre in Leighton Buzzard.

The Global Wellness Institute (GWI) has released a report that captures microtrends emerging across the spa and wellness industry according to each of its initiatives.

Preventative health clinic Biograph is actively working on expansion to secure more sites, following the launch of a second clinic in New York City. Potential international sites are in the mix.

The Maybourne Riviera has unveiled its second-ever wellness and longevity members club, Surrenne, at its new hotel in France.

UAE-based developer Aldar has unveiled a masterplan to turn Fahid Island into the world’s first Fitwel-certified wellness island at a development cost of AED40 billion (US$10.8 billion, €9.5 billion, £8 billion).

Tony de Leede is selling the Gwinganna Lifestyle Retreat that sits on 320 acres of Australia’s Tallebudgera Valley after almost 20 years of operation.

The CEO of The Club Company, the UK’s largest country club operator, talks to Kate Cracknell about forging a new model based on fitness, sport and wellness

The £14 million redevelopment of the iconic Doncaster Dome, one of the youngest listed buildings in the UK, has begun.

The 40th FIBO has taken place in Cologne, Germany, as Kath Hudson reports

Kerzner International has opened Siro Boka Place, Montenegro, its first purpose-built Siro and the launch of the fitness and recovery-focused concept in Europe.

Canolfan Pentre Awel will be a hub of leisure and community wellbeing. Highlights include a 600-square-metre fitness suite, an 8-court sports hall and aquatic facilities

Details have been revealed for the spa and wellness concept for The Newman in London – the first hotel to be operated by new hospitality management company, Kinsfolk and Co.

The proposed MBO of Denbighshire Leisure Ltd has stalled following the withdrawal of the private equity investor.

XF Gym has announced its second UK site, at St Johns Shopping Centre in Liverpool, taking over a former Wilko retail store.

Celebrating its 40th anniversary last week, FIBO – the world’s leading trade show for health, fitness and wellness – welcomed 1200 exhibitors to Köln.

A wellness-focused mega development in London has received full planning consent, with the scheme expected on-site this year and a completion date of 2030.

Welsh leisure operator, Denbighshire Leisure Ltd, is undertaking a management buyout from Denbighshire Council for £1.5 million, backed by private equity.

The stock market has reacted favourably to The Gym Group’s year-end results which reflect strong growth thanks to multiple marginal gains.