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Tributes to Frank Gehry from across the design world and beyond have flooded in following his death on 5 December. Gehry died aged 96 at ... More

The fourth edition of Synergy – The Retreat Show took place between 7-10 October in Sardinia, welcoming nearly 300 attendees from 53 countries in a ... More

Following a five year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) has announced that its popular sleepover experience is ... More

Jeremy McCarthy has announced his departure from Mandarin Oriental, where he has been group director of leisure, spa and wellness for more than 11 years. ... More

Sport England has announced that Tim Hollingsworth will stand down as CEO at the end of July, after six years at the helm. Hollingsworth has ... More

Julia Sutton, co-founder of exhale Spa, was tragically killed in a hit-and-run accident in New Jersey in January while jogging. Many in the industry have ... More

According to the annual US consumer health and wellness survey from Life Time, people are placing increasing importance on their health and wellbeing. Of the ... More

HCM editor, Liz Terry, has called on the sector to step up to assist the NHS with stroke rehabilitation to avoid millions being left with ... More

Attractions.io has created a bespoke night-time app for UK theme park Alton Towers, which the operator will use for its Scarefest and Ultimate Fireworks Spectacular ... More

Dorothy Purdew OBE, industry veteran and co-owner and chair of UK-based health spa chain Champneys, has died at age 91. Worth more than £300 million ... More

Entrepreneur Steven Bartlett, perhaps most famous for his role in BBC's Dragon's Den, has invested in Until, provider of high-end workspaces for PTs and wellness ... More

Product house Elemis has announced the death of Jan Kuśmirek. He was 76. Working alongside investor, Linda Steiner, Kuśmirek was the founding formulator and creative ... More

Hilton Hotels & Resorts will expand its luxury Conrad Hotels & Resorts brand with a new resort and luxury spa in Orlando, Florida, by the ... More

The Hall of Fame Village in Canton, Ohio, US, has added a number of new elements during the past year, as part of its strategy ... More

Drop Fitness has launched its first club – a 25,000sq ft space – in the US town of Montvale, New Jersey. It has also unveiled ... More

Building work on Universal's Epic Universe – a new theme park at the Universal Orlando Resort in Florida, US – is advancing and the park ... More

Actress, singer and long-term wellness advocate, Dame Olivia Newton-John has died aged 73. Newton-John became a passionate champion of the wellness industry after first being ... More

The global wellness economy will grow by 9.9 per cent annually and reach US$7trn by 2025, according to new research by the Global Wellness Institute ... More

The creative geniuses behind the Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man darkride at Universal’s Islands of Adventure park in Orlando, Florida will offer their insights into the ... More

Swim England has warned that 2,000 swimming pools could be lost forever unless the government and local authorities "act immediately" and invest in replacing or ... 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

A £30m luxury leisure development scheme which has been more than a decade in the making has finally been given the green light by Newcastle ... More

Throughout the pandemic, the International Spa Association (ISPA) has championed the strength of the spa community and strived to support, inform and inspire the industry ... 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

Globally-recognised German aesthetics doctor Dr Barbara Sturm has expanded the global footprint of her Boutique & Spa concept with a new destination in London’s upmarket ... More