Italy news

Technogym has announced the launch of the Run X World Treadmill Championship, the first world championship for running on connected treadmills over five kilometres.  The ... More

LVMH-owned beauty house Guerlain will launch up to five spas with partners a year as part of its plan to expand globally, according to the ... More

The wellness real estate market remains the fastest-growing wellness sector, according to new research by the Global Wellness Institute (GWI), revealed today at the Global ... More

Marriott International and the Leali family, founders of Lefay, have announced plans to enter into a joint venture to bring the luxury wellness hospitality brand ... More

Technogym, has achieved record revenues of more than €1 billion – a 13 per cent increase on the previous year – with adjusted net profit ... More

Corinthia Hotels has opened its first Italian property in a historic palazzo in Rome that used to be home to the Central Bank of Italy.  ... More

French health and fitness operator and franchisor, L'Orange Bleue Group, has appointed José Nercellas as chair, with the intention of pursuing an active European expansion ... More

David Lloyd Leisure is significantly boosting its European presence, with the acquisition of health and wellness group, Aspria. With both companies being premium and aimed ... More

Italy’s wellness economy is ranked as the fourth-largest in Europe and the 10th largest globally, with a value of US$140.6 billion (€129.5 billion, £100.1 billion) ... More

The US, China, Germany, Japan and the UK have the top five largest wellness markets in the world, according to a new report by the ... More

RSG Group has announced plans to franchise its legacy brand, McFit, in order to tap into new markets internationally. Formed in 1997, the 230 McFit ... More

Iberian operator, Go Fit, has made its debut in Italy – at Turin’s former flower market, Mercato dei Fiori – and is now exploring further ... More

One of Europe’s largest operators of health spa hotels, Ensana, has announced its plans to double its international portfolio by 2030. Founded in 2019, the ... More

Nobis Hospitality Group’s wellness destination, Hagastrand, Autograph Collection, has launched in Stockholm, Sweden, with an immersive gong experience at its spa. Hagastrand is a 215-key ... More

Lefay Resort and Spa Lago di Garda in Italy has topped a new list of the world’s 50 best spas, curated by The Times and ... More

Valamar Riviera, a Croatian tourism company and hotel operator, will open its Pical Resort with Croatia’s first ESPA spa in March 2026. Valamar, which operates ... More

European operator, Go Fit has announced record profits and the investment of €150 million in eight facilities between 2026 and 2028. The company closed 2024 ... More

European health and wellness group, Aspria, has confirmed it is taking on investment in order to accelerate its pipeline and enter new territories. “The interest ... More

Hotel d’Inghilterra Roma has launched its reimagined spa facilities in the centre of Rome, Italy. Part of the privately-owned Florence-based Starhotels Collection, the 92-key hotel ... More

The Global Wellness Institute (GWI) says the wellness real estate market reached US$584 billion (€507 billion, £434 billion) in 2024 and the institute estimates it ... More

Go Fit has invested more than €20 million in its latest development, a 22,000 square metre sports and wellness hub in Tenerife, next to Heliodoro ... More

Rimini Wellness has launched again this year in the Rimini Expo Centre, Italy, bringing wellness, fitness, healthy nutrition and sport professionals together until 1 June. ... More

Dior, which has been quietly opening luxury spas in high-end locations around the world, including La Samaritaine and Cheval Blanc in Paris, Eden-Roc on the ... More

Dubai-based luxury hotel operator Jumeirah has announced a new partnership with Thanda Group, marking its first venture into Africa. Thanda Group, renowned for its high-end, ... More

Finn Partners has released a new report called The Future of Wellness Tourism 2025, forecasting the top trends set to shape the future of global ... More