AFL news

Black Country Living Museum in Dudley, UK, has opened a life-sized replica of a healthcare centre for infants, offering visitors an opportunity to discover how ... More

Nancy Griffin, founder of podcast Glowing Older and principal of Contento Marketing, has launched an initiative to create awareness about ageism in the spa, wellness ... More

In an announcement made today in advance of tomorrow's Spring Budget (15 March), the UK government has pledged £63m to support publicly-owned swimming pools and ... More

David Lloyd Leisure (DLL) has acquired fitness clubs ABC Serrano and La Finca in Madrid. Once refurbished they will open in 2024. La Finca is ... More

David Lloyd Leisure (DLL) has opened a new club in Cricklewood Lane, London. The launch completes phase one of a £5.25m redevelopment initiative that forms ... More

Evolution Wellness has closed all its Fitness First operations in Hong Kong. The pandemic’s impact and the government’s Zero COVID strategy proved too much for ... More

David Lloyd Leisure (DLL) has reorganised its top team in order to expand its estate through acquisition, after seeing a "remarkable" bounceback in membership levels ... More

Six Senses Ibiza has opened today (10 July 2021). The property – conceived by architect and developer Jonathan Leitersdorf – is a year-round destination set ... More

One in three councils in England are expecting to close at least one of their leisure centres permanently during 2021. What more, up to 117 ... More

The UK government has postponed the reopening of saunas, steamrooms and the recommencement of close-contact services, including facials, until 15 August at the earliest. The ... More

OYO Fitness is looking to benefit from the rapid growth in people looking for at-home fitness solutions with a piece of kit marketed as a ... More

Commercial property landlords in the UK will no longer be able to take legal action against tenants who have not paid their rent due to ... More

Leading trade bodies representing the physical activity sector have called on the government to introduce "urgent additional measures" in order to keep gyms and leisure ... More

Millwall FC has revealed designs by AFL Architects for the proposed redevelopment of its stadium, The Den, to make it "fit for Premier League football". ... More

American design firms HOK and Snow Kreilich Architects have unveiled their design plan for the "MLS4TheLou" – a Major League Soccer (MLS) stadium proposed for ... More

Luxury group LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton will acquire Belmond Ltd – which owns, operates or manages 46 hotels, restaurants, train and river cruise properties ... More

Major League Soccer (MLS) team FC Cincinnati has released the first stage of renderings depicting its soon-to-be-built sports arena. The up to 26,500-person capacity stadium ... More

The innovative roof of the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, US has been completed and is now fully operational. The roof is made up of ... More

International design practice AFL Architects have been commissioned by the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) to lead the creation of Turkey’s bid dossier for the UEFA ... More

Sports and play flooring specialist Conica has made a senior appointment by naming James Wright as its new commercial director. Wright will be tasked with ... More

On 6 March, two days before International Women’s Day, 230 wellness professionals from across the US and beyond convened in New York City for the ... More

A University of Tokyo laboratory has released a video showing projection mapping trained on a moving person, with the media even seeming to stretch and ... More

One of the Asia Pacific’s most flexible stadiums will open this Sunday (19 January) in Perth, Australia, with an open day welcoming fans into the ... More

Luxury operator Four Seasons has announced plans to open its first property in Brazil in 2018. Located in Sao Paolo, the 250-bedroom hotel will be ... More

Executive recruiter Robin Stewart and associate Jennifer Copeland joined executive search firm Hutchinson Consulting, which specialises in placements in the hospitality, spa and wellness industries. ... More