GCC news

Purpose Brands has announced its entry into the Italian market, having sold the franchise rights for four Orangetheory Fitness studios to Icon Palestre. The studios ... More

GCC gym operator, Gymnation, has secured a $100 million private credit facility from HPS Investment Partners – part of BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager. ... More

Gymnation’s latest report into the Gulf region revealed this is a population with high health aspirations, as 94 per cent of people said they want ... More

GymNation has launched a workout in a hot air balloon above Riyadh, with views of the city’s iconic landmarks. The class was developed following research ... More

Glasgow Clyde College (GCC) is introducing an innovative UK degree-level qualification: the Advanced Leadership in the Spa and Beauty Industry course. This new programme, available ... More

The Health and Fitness Association’s new 2024 HFA Global Report shows that despite ongoing macro-economic challenges, the fitness industry has rebounded from the pandemic. The ... More

JD Gyms, part of listed company, JD Sports Fashion plc, has sold UAE health club operator, GymNation, to a management buy-out team backed by investors ... More

Pure Gym says it will open over 20 gyms across the UAE, with the first three of these opening in Dubai later this year. This ... More

Minor Hotels is realising its first location in collaboration with established India-based beauty and wellness brand VLCC, two years after the partnership was announced in ... More

In August 2021, an authentic Middle Eastern retreat named Zoya Wellbeing & Health Resort Zoya at Al Zorah ​will open in Ajman, UAE, developed and ... More

Spa provider, The Product House (TPH), is announcing a new initiative to offer free access to CIBTAC’s Spa & Salon Management Course Level 4 Diploma, ... More

Strong growth from a mix of overseas visitor markets made 2017 a "record year" for inbound tourism in the UK. New figures from VisitBritain show ... More

Three of the UK’s three most populated cities – London, Birmingham and Manchester – have formed an alliance to jointly promote tourism in China, India ... More

Sarah Dalton, who was previously with distributor Sarum Trading in Dubai, has joined Subtle Energies and Hammamii as business development manager. She will be based ... More

Spas focused on wellness generate more average income than their generic counterparts, according to a report published by Intelligent Spas. The first-ever detailed benchmark report ... More

Hotel operator Minor Hotels is to open a new hotel under its Anantara brand in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, in which “spa and wellness will be ... More

Wellness destination Canyon Ranch is set to open its first location outside the US on 1 July in Kaplankaya, Turkey, near Bodrum. The first international ... More

Mövenpick Hotel Riyadh has opened an all-female spa in collaboration with GCC TV personality Joelle Mardinian. The Aurora Spa by Joelle is the first spa ... More

Spafinder Wellness 365 has put together a team of global editors and experts for their expanded international panel of 39 judges who will nominate candidates ... More

Independent research company Intelligent Spas has released its first Spa Development Pipeline Report, which identified 139 spa developments that are proposed to enter the Gulf ... More

Dusit International will open a new dusitD2 in Muscat, Sultanate of Oman, located within the mixed-use Palm Mall development, which will also include Oman’s first ... More

Independent research company Intelligent Spas has released its new Spa Market Overview Reports for each member state of the Gulf Cooperation Council in the Middle ... More

Spafinder Wellness 365 has revealed the global panel of judges who will nominate candidates for the 2015 Wellness Travel Awards – the programme dedicated to ... More

Designed by international architecture firm RTKL and landscaped by US-based designers PWP, Kuwaiti mixed-use property developer Tamdeen Group is set to create a US$700m (€658m, ... More

New independent cycling studio Souplesse Cycle opened in Dubai at the end of February. Owned by Inga Frolova, the 223sq m (2,400sq ft) facility is ... More