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Herschend Enterprises has acquired Vancouver Aquarium from the Ocean Wise Conservation Association, adding the attraction to the group's growing portfolio of properties. The aquarium has ... More

A battle to save Virgin Active is continuing, as the company works to secure a restructuring plan which would be approved by its creditors. Investors ... More

Virgin Active investors are understood to be preparing a £60m+ funding injection into the fitness operator, in a bid to secure its future. As reported ... More

David Lloyd Leisure has become the latest operator to have its auditors flag up the detrimental effect of the pandemic on the business. In its ... More

Virgin Active has become the latest big-box operator to signal its intention to raise cash to buffer it from the impact of the pandemic. The ... More

Richard Branson has unveiled Virgin’s first cruise ship – called The Scarlett Lady – kicking off the launch of Virgin Voyages’ fleet which will be ... More

A long-vacant property in the city of Branson, Missouri, US, is to be transformed into a US$51m (€45m, £40.5m) aquarium following a vote from city ... More

The current trend of incorporating wellness into design shows no signs of stopping as renderings and animations from the latest Sir Richard Branson project, Virgin ... More

Sir Richard Branson and his aerospace company, Virgin Galactic, have conducted a second successful test flight of the company's commercial spaceship. Called the VSS Unity, ... More

Virgin Group has confirmed plans to open a hotel in Edinburgh, Scotland – the group’s first in Europe. The 225-bedroom Virgin Hotel Edinburgh will be ... More

Those eagerly anticipating the colonisation of the Moon will be delighted to know they’ll be able to get a dose of culture 384,400km away from ... More

The space tourism race is well underway, after SpaceX CEO Elon Musk revealed two customers will be going on a flight around the moon as ... More

The Virgin Group has increased its involvement in the fitness and exercise sector with the launch of Virgin Sport, which aims to get more people ... More

It’s one small step for Sir Richard Branson’s intergalactic ambitions and what could prove to be a giant leap for his space programme, after Virgin ... More

A major Chinese investor is hoping to pip Richard Branson to the post in the space tourism race, unveiling US$1.5bn (€1.3bn, £1.1bn) plans to build ... More

US space agency NASA is preparing to explore the feasibility of expandable habitats, or inflatable ‘space houses’, in a new mission that launches this Friday ... More

A German artist and a Zurich hotel specialising in creating “special experiences” have collaborated to send guests on a voyage to outer space. Michael Najjar ... More

Sir Richard Branson’s intergalactic ambitions have taken flight once more, after Virgin Galactic unveiled an updated version of its commercial spacecraft, which will begin a ... More

Multi-national conglomerate Virgin has announced its first branded hotel has achieved LEED Gold Certification, with the company outlining ambitious plans to create a zero carbon ... More

Any suspicions that the boutique studio boom is stealing the thunder of fast-growing budget gyms has been dispelled by the latest Sunday Times Virgin Fast ... More

Virgin Active has continued its three-year, £100m investment in its UK portfolio with the unveiling of the refurbished Salford Quays site in Manchester. Despite having ... 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

Virgin Hotels has announced plans to open a new 200-bedroom hotel in the Design District of Dallas, Texas, in 2018. The development will be a ... More

Global fitness chain Virgin Active has been sold to South African investment firm Brait. Virgin Active has perennially been linked to potential IPOs – both ... More

The first Virgin-branded hotel has opened in Chicago’s Loop district in the 26-storey Old Dearborn Bank Building, originally designed by architecture firm Rapp and Rapp. ... More