03 Jul 2008
Six new properties for Secrets Resorts and Spas
Secrets Resort & Spas brand is to extend its hospitality and spa portfolio to Jamaica and the Dominican Republic as well as open an additional four properties in Mexico by the end of 2009. more

03 Jul 2008
Quellenhotel’s Styrian Spa completed
Work has finished on the final addition to spa services at the Quellenhotel and Spa in Bad Waltersdorf within the Styrian region of southern Austria. more

03 Jul 2008
Revamp for Beachcomber’s Sainte Anne Spa
Beachcomber Hotels’ Sainte Anne private island resort in the Seychelles has closed for extensive refurbishment work, which will include a large overhaul of the spa facilities. more

03 Jul 2008
Plans for new Shangri-La Maldives revealed
Further details have been revealed by Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts about its next CHI, The Spa, which will open on Villingili Island on Addu Atoll in the Maldives in late 2008. more

03 Jul 2008
MOHG prepares for US addition to portfolio
The Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group (MOHG) is on schedule to open its latest hotel and spa in October in Boston, US. more

03 Jul 2008
Medical Aesthetic Skin Care spa opens in Washington
A new medical and aesthetic day spa has opened in the north-west area of Washington DC, US. more

03 Jul 2008
Remède Spa to launch in September at St Regis Bali
A Remède spa is to open at the St Regis Resort in Bali, Indonesia, this September. more

02 Jul 2008
Leeds gets a third new leisure centre
Leeds City Council has announced plans to build a £31.9m leisure and well being centre in Holt Park, near Cookridge. more

02 Jul 2008
Scotland’s first Jack Nicklaus Golf Club is approved
Ury Estate, the site for a £40m Jack Nicklaus Golf Club and resort, near Stonehaven in Scotland, has been given final approval by Aberdeenshire’s infrastructure services committee. more

02 Jul 2008
New leisure centre for Killarney
Aura Sport and Leisure Management last month opened a new 15.9m euro (£12.5m) leisure facility in south-west Ireland - the Aura Killarney Leisure Centre - in partnership with Killarney Town Council. more

01 Jul 2008
£300m Peak Resort project given planning permission
The proposed Peak Resort development in Unstone, Derbyshire, has finally been given the go-ahead by Chesterfield Borough Council after 19 years in the planning. more

01 Jul 2008
Multi-million pound upgrade for Edinburgh leisure centre
Craiglockhart Tennis & Sports Centre in Edinburgh, Scotland, is one step closer to receiving a £2.5m extension and refurbishment, as plans for the project are approved by the city’s planning committee. more

01 Jul 2008
Dual-use swimming complex for West Dorset
New swimming facilities are expected to be open by May 2010 in West Dorset, Dorchester, as part of a £7m development, which will replace the district’s current dual-use leisure centre at Thomas Hardye School. The new complex will be built adjacent to the town’s current Thomas Hardye Leisure Centre. more

01 Jul 2008
Fountain Park leisure complex in Edinburgh gets a hotel
X Leisure, owner of Fountain Park leisure and retail complex in Edinburgh, has been granted planning permission for a new budget hotel with three restaurants by the city council. more

01 Jul 2008
Fountain Park leisure complex in Edinburgh gets a hotel
X Leisure, owner of Fountain Park leisure and retail complex in Edinburgh, has been granted planning permission for a new budget hotel with three restaurants by the city council more

01 Jul 2008
Four Seasons Istanbul spa nears launch
A luxury new spa at the Four Seasons Hotel in Istanbul, Turkey, is to launch soon. more

01 Jul 2008
Spa opens as part of alpine attraction
A NZ$7m (£2.6m, 3.3m euro, US$5.3m) Alpine Springs Spa and Winter Park attraction has opened at Lake Tekapo on the South Island in New Zealand. more

30 Jun 2008
Work begins on Commonwealth Games village
Preparatory work is underway on the site of the Commonwealth Games Athletes’ Village. more

30 Jun 2008
Sister spa to Anassa to open in Cyprus
A new destination facility called Almyra Spa is ready to open in Cyprus at the Almyra hotel. more

30 Jun 2008
Shanghai’s PuLi hotel on schedule for launch
The PuLi hotel and spa in Shanghai, China will be ready to open in late 2008. more

30 Jun 2008
East End canals to reopen in time for Olympics
British Waterways (BW) is to embark on a £20m redevelopment programme to revitalise East London's canal network. more

30 Jun 2008
Modern art museum planned for Dubai
Plans to build a museum of Middle Eastern modern art in Dubai have been revealed by Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai. more

27 Jun 2008
Revamp for Mulberry's former headquarters
The founder of designer label Mulberry, Roger Saul, has launched his latest venture at the label’s former headquarters in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, UK. more

27 Jun 2008
Buccament Bay to host flagship Island Sanctuary
The first in a series of Island Sanctuary-branded spas will open in 2010 at the new Buccament Bay Resort, on the island of St Vincent and the Grenadines. more

27 Jun 2008
Six Senses announces first UK property
Resort and spa group Six Senses is to expand its spa portfolio to the UK with the opening of an urban facility within Ballymore’s flagship Pan Peninsula development, overlooking London’s Canary Wharf. more

27 Jun 2008
Galaxy Entertainment Group to enter Macau
Galaxy Entertainment Group has entered into an agreement with Banyan Tree Holdings to develop and operate a luxury resort featuring suites, pool villas and a spa at Galaxy’s mega resort in Cotai, Macau. more

27 Jun 2008
Turks and Caicos retreat to open in 2009
Further details have been revealed about a 560-acre private island retreat called Dellis Cay Island in the Turks and Caicos, British West Indies. more

27 Jun 2008
£4bn Battersea plans unveiled
New £4bn plans for Battersea Power Station in London have been revealed. more

25 Jun 2008
Smoking ban and early Easter throw Punch
Pub operator Punch Taverns has blamed a 3.5 per cent decrease in sales on the effects of the smoking band and the Easter falling early this year. more

24 Jun 2008
Work begins on £3.8m UEA sports hall
Sportspark, the swimming and sports centre based at the University of East Anglia (UEA) in Norwich, has begun construction on its new £3.8m sports hall. more

24 Jun 2008
First Gold’s Gym launches outside capital
The first Gold’s Gym site to be located outside London opened its doors in Bedford earlier this month. more

23 Jun 2008
Work begins on Europa-Park expansion
Construction work has begun on a 15 hectare expansion of German theme park Europa-Park. A spokesperson confirmed that as part of the project, the attraction is to open a new major ride in time for the summer season 2009. more

23 Jun 2008
£13m leisure centre planned for Oldbury
A new £13m social care, health and leisure facility could open in Oldbury, Sandwell as early as 2010. more

23 Jun 2008
London Olympic venues face rising costs, report says
The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA)’s budget for London 2012 Olympic venues has risen by £106 million since November, and costs will probably continue to rise, according to a report commissioned by London mayor Boris Johnson. more

23 Jun 2008
New designs for Pompey stadium revealed
Portsmouth Football Club and developers Sellar Property Group have unveiled new designs for a proposed 36,000-seater stadium on Horsea Island. more

23 Jun 2008
Starwood’s international spa plans for 2008
Five large new spas are to open under various Starwood Hotels brands over the next quarter. more

23 Jun 2008
Boyd Gaming forms joint venture for Vegas site
The Boyd Gaming Corporation and Olympia Gaming, and affiliate of the Olympia Group, have formed a joint venture to develop a casino, resort and spa within the masterplanned community of Park Highlands in Las Vegas, Nevada, US. more

17 Jun 2008
Penthouse nightclub for sale at £1m
The Penthouse, an exclusive nightclub at One Leicester Square, has gone into administration. more

17 Jun 2008
Harborne Pool and Fitness Centre to be re-built
A public consultation has revealed residents’ preferences for new leisure facilities in the Harborne area of Birmingham. Carried out by Capita Symonds, for Birmingham City Council, the exercise revealed that the preferred option is an £11m redevelopment of the Harborne Pool and Fitness Centre on its current site in the west of the city. more

16 Jun 2008
Work nears end at Viceroy Anguilla resort
The US-based luxury hotel operator Kor Hotel Group has nearly completed the Viceroy Anguilla Resorts and Residences, which will debut in early 2009. more

16 Jun 2008
£17m boutique hotel planned for Liverpool
Kingsgate London Properties is converting a central Liverpool office block in the UK into a £17m (21.5m euro, US$33.6m) boutique hotel and health spa, to open by early 2010. more

16 Jun 2008
Wellness in Motion expands in South Africa
A second spa and health club is to open in Johannesburg town of Sandton, South Africa, in September under the Wellness in Motion brand. more

16 Jun 2008
IHG to develop first hotel and spa in Syria
The InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has signed an exclusive agreement with MAK Holdings, part of the Kuwaiti MA Kharafi Group, to develop an InterContinental hotel and spa in Syria. more

16 Jun 2008
Strata Partners takes a hold
Strata Partners – one of the biggest fitness operators in Russia – has opened two new clubs in Zelenograd, in the northern suburbs of Moscow, under its CityFitness brand. more

16 Jun 2008