GCC news

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

Abu Dhabi Country Club, UAE, has unveiled a 2,000sq m (21,528sq ft) Thalgo Spa this week in line with the emirate’s strategy to achieve tangible ... More

The Domain Bahrain boutique hotel, which opened late in 2013, has finally unveiled its Vie Lifestyle Lab spa, bringing non-invasive weight loss and skincare treatments ... More

Boxing legend and two-time World Champion David Haye is to launch a flagship 'Hayemaker Gym' in downtown Dubai, with plans to expand across the wider ... More

Although the smallest global wellness travel market, the Middle East/African region will lead the industry charge as the largest driver of growth until 2017, according ... More

The hotels and hospitably industries in the UK are benefiting from a boom in visits from affluent Middle Eastern visitors, according to figures published by ... More

Spa suppliers and buyers will have the chance to speak face to face in a series of short meetings at the next SPAMEETING. The business ... More