Bangkok news

The Global Destination Index – an annual study looking at the world’s most visited tourist destinations – has ranked Bangkok, Thailand, as the world's most ... More

Fitness subscription service ClassPass acquired GuavaPass, a fitness aggregator operating in Asia and the Middle East. ClassPass will take over GuavaPass' operations in 11 cities ... More

As a new year approaches, Spa Opportunities editor Jane Kitchen highlights 19 of the most exciting spas set to open in 2019. 1. Raison d’Etre ... More

Mandarin Oriental has announced that it will host its annual 'Silent Night' event on 12 December. Hosted at Mandarin Oriental spas worldwide, the event will ... More

The Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group has announced a new partnership with Grokker that will see the health and wellness platform deliver bespoke health and wellness ... More

British architect Amanda Levete has won the 2018 AJ/AR Jane Drew Prize, which celebrates individuals who have raised the profile of women in architecture through ... More

London’s position in the global city destination rankings is set to fall over the next seven years, slipping from third to sixth, according to a ... More

International health and fitness operator Virgin Active has opened its fifth club in Bangkok, Thailand, as it continues its growth and presence in South East ... More

Family-owned luxury resort Trisara has re-established its Jara Spa, which was renovated and renamed to offer guests "five pillars" of wellbeing. The pillars are inspired ... More

The British Film Institute (BFI) has confirmed Thailand’s PACE Development Corporation is its preferred bidder to fund its planned International Centre for Film, TV and ... More

The Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London has won the Rosa Barba International Landscape Prize; one of world’s leading awards for landscape architects. The park's ... More

Virgin Active has opened its Siam Discovery leisure club in Thailand. The club is the first of up to 20 new centres planned to open ... More

IAAPA 2015 is officially underway in Orlando, Florida, as the opening ceremony saw the organisation's strategic plan up until 2018 revealed and the grand introduction ... More

Virgin Active founder Sir Richard Branson has announced the gym chain is gearing up for a significant international expansion over the next three years. Buoyed ... More

At least fifteen world class architecture projects shortlisted for the Inside Awards 2015 World Interior of the Year are for leisure venues. I n the ... More

FH Joanneum Bad Gleichenberg in Austria is offering a part-time MBA course in International Hospitality and Spa Management beginning this October. The programme promises to ... More

London has been named the world’s most popular tourist destination for the second year running, beating off rivals such as Paris, New York and Bangkok ... More

Inspirational concepts from some of the world’s leading designers have gone on show today as Milan Expo 2015 opens to the public. Foster + Partners, ... More

A number of luxury hotel operators around the world are enhancing their spa offerings by inviting Buddhist monks to carry out meditation classes and teach ... More

Six Senses CEO Neil Jacobs intends to propel the business into the space he defines as being between destination spas and resorts with spas through ... More

Merlin Entertainments has posted its half year results through to 28 June 2014, marking a 10 per cent growth in operating profit compared to the ... More

London is expected to receive 18.7 million visits from foreigners this year, making it the world’s favourite tourist destination, according to the MasterCard-commissioned Global Destinations ... More

Virgin Active is lining up a potential £1bn-plus float or sale, with the company close to appointing advisers on the process, according to a report ... More

New figures released by the World Tourism Organisation show that France had more inbound tourist visitors than any other country in 2012. The research showed ... More

A new ‘reality theme park’ where children take jobs and earn ‘money’ is to be launched at Westfield London shopping centre in Shepherd’s Bush London. ... More