Bathing culture news

Eighty-four per cent of consumers now say wellness is a top priority in their lives, with this percentage increasing year on year, according to a ... More

Salter Brothers Hospitality (SBH) has revealed a new spa brand, Èliva, which it plans to roll out across four luxury properties in Australia this year.  ... More

The Francis Hotel has opened its spa following a £14 million (US$17.8 million, €16.4 million) renovation of the entire property, which is located in a ... More

Thermal sauna and wellness training company Anada has collaborated with Irish seaweed skincare company Voya to create two thermal ritual protocols inspired by the ocean. ... More

ALL Accor (Accor’s booking platform and loyalty programme) has partnered with forecasting agency Globetrender to outline eight emotional drivers that represent changes to experiential and ... More

Villa Foresta, a 103-key hotel in Stockholm, Sweden, will open a new spa called Acqua di Foresta in Q2 this year. The hotel has castle-like ... More

Therme Group will bring European bathing culture to Washington DC, US, for a two-day community wellbeing festival called Bathe-ing DC, between 18-19 October this weekend. ... More

Studio Apostoli has designed a thermal bathing complex called New Thermal Park in Civitavecchia, Italy, next to the ruins of a Roman bathhouse site called ... More

Holistic wellbeing educator Deborah Carr is launching the UK’s first Beauty Guild-accredited saunamaster training course. Anada Spa and Wellness, a provider of sauna and thermal ... More

Banyan Tree is planning to enhance the wellbeing journey for its guests with the launch of Onsen bathrooms to differentiate the business and deepen customer ... More

Global wellbeing organisation Therme Group is on a mission to make wellness accessible to all and is expanding globally, bringing its social spas to the ... More

Nordic Hotels & Resorts’ newest luxury hotel in Oslo, Sommerro, has announced the grand opening of its wellness space Vestkantbadet to guests, locals and members. ... More

Alchemy Springs Communal Bathhouse, a planned hydrothermal spa located in San Francisco’s Lower Nob Hill neighbourhood, has announced a vision to revive the city’s bathhouse ... More

A new spa has opened in Budapest, with design influenced by the city’s historical links to thermal bathing and the graceful forms of swans. The ... More

Therme Group’s strategic partner Wund Holding, operating as ThermenGruppe Josef Wund, has unveiled plans for the creation of Germany’s largest wellbeing resort in Bad Vilbel, ... More

Attractions and hospitality brand Pursuit has launched Sky Lagoon, a relaxing and restorative geothermal retreat just outside of Reykjavik, situated against the striking backdrop of ... More

In early February 2021, Trellis Spa at the Houstonian will reopen as a 26,500sq ft facility – making it the largest spa in Texas – ... More

Australia’s Peninsula Hot Springs has unveiled its new AUS$13m (US$9.6m, €8.2m, £7.3m) Bath House Amphitheatre – its biggest expansion to date. The new area includes ... More

The first -ever World Bathing Day – an international celebration of bathing cultures – is set to take place on 22 June. The idea has ... More

A Japanese-inspired hotel spa in Germany, billed as the country’s first, has opened among Bavaria’s Alpine peaks. Located in the town of Rottach-Egern, which sits ... More

International leaders in the spa and wellness industries are gathering in Kitzbühel, in Tyrol, Austria, for this year’s 10th anniversary Global Wellness Summit, taking place ... More

The Global Wellness Summit has released the agenda for its historic 10th anniversary conference, set to take place 17-19 October in Tyrol, Austria. “Unveiling the ... More

Each Sunday, the editors of Spa Opportunities bring you the biggest news stories of the week – just in case you missed them. This week ... More

Here are some of the most popular stories that appeared on CLAD this week, from a museum inspired by a kiln to a landmark opera ... More

A new London exhibition is set to explore communal bathing culture through the work of contemporary architects and designers. The immersive show – called Soak, ... More