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Global retreat trade show, Synergy The Retreat Show, has launched a resource called The Source, which hosts an open-access online Transformation Series programme. Different retreat ... More

Fitness First UK is embracing digital wellness technology by installing Kip’s tap-to-activate phone controls across its UK estate. Kip tags disable selected apps when users ... More

Submersive, an immersive art bathhouse concept by Corvas Brinkerhoff, co-founder of experiential art company Meow Wolf, will open in the Bouldin Creek neighbourhood in Austin, ... More

TheLifeCo has debuted its first Caribbean operation, TheLifeCo St Lucia, at the US$1.3 billion (€1.2 billion, £1 billion), multi-phase A’ila Resorts development. A’ila Resorts is ... More

Anytime Fitness has opened a gym in Sydney Airport to support the 40 million travellers passing through each year and the 30,000-strong airport workforce.  The ... More

Vibrating tendons before cycling allows people to push harder without feeling mental strain, according to a study. The research was undertaken by Benjamin Pageaux, a ... More

The Well HQ has teamed up with pelvic floor and bladder health specialist, Jude, to offer a pelvic floor strengthening programme to complement a bladder ... More

Five-star wellness mountain retreat Huus Quell opened recently in Gonten, in the Appenzell region of northeastern Switzerland. The 30-key hotel is the flagship of Appenzeller ... More

A major new cultural facility has opened in Taichung, Taiwan, bringing together a metropolitan art museum and library in a bid to “bring together art, ... More

Therme Group has announced it will develop its first wellbeing oasis in Singapore, creating a large-scale social wellbeing infrastructure project worth S$1 billion (US$768 million, ... More

Mandarin Oriental has opened its second property in Dubai, UAE, called Mandarin Oriental Downtown Dubai in the 303-metre Wasl Tower, and the group’s first re-branded ... More

Fitness First has become Germany’s first national training club partner of fitness race organiser, Hyrox, adding a premium sports format with a competitive edge to ... More

Carers UK is re-launching its successful Carers Active project to encourage carers – who often struggle to prioritise their own health – to be active. ... More

A new clinic will open soon in Manchester UK offering science-backed health optimisation therapies, elite physiotherapy services and aesthetic wellness treatments. The team of healthcare ... More

The UK government has got behind Joe Wicks’ latest initiative – Activate – a new animated series of five minute workouts for kids. Wicks – ... More

The Sleep Lab from luxury wellness brand, Equinox, is now taking bookings at the Equinox Hotel New York. Designed in collaboration with sleep scientist and ... More

Hotel del Coronado – known as “The Del” – in San Diego, is reopening its spa after a seven-year US$550 million (€448 million, £409 million) ... More

Social spa Alchemy Springs will reveal new bathing facilities in San Francisco at the start of Q4 this year. The new facilities, measuring 790sq m, ... More

The results of the first major UK study to quantify the benefits of consuming culture and heritage are in – and it’s good news for ... More

Progressive brain disorder Alzheimer’s Disease that results in the loss of memory and cognitive skills – dementia – could be caused by infectious diseases and, ... More

Fitness-focused hospitality brand and management company Equinox Hotels has announced plans to open a modern new resort on the coast of the Gulf of Aqaba ... More

Marriott International has signed a new deal with Neom to open a Ritz-Carlton Reserve property as part of Trojena, a brand new year-round mountain adventure ... More

Accor’s high-end brand Raffles Hotels & Resorts is set to land in northwestern Saudia Arabia in 2027 as part of Trojena, a brand new year-round ... More

A new spa dedicated to hair longevity has launched in the heart of Madrid at Sense, A Rosewood Spa at Rosewood Villa Magna. Called the ... More

Disruptions in the way the human brain links memory and appetite could help explain some disorders associated with obesity. Research from the Perelman School of ... More