Leisure sectors news

Ecommerce company Excalibur Group has announced the strategic acquisition of spa deal website Spabreaks.com, enhancing the group’s presence in the luxury spa, wellness and leisure ... More

Snozone, Europe’s largest indoor ski centre operator is seeking acquisition opportunities in the UK health and fitness, sports and experiential leisure sectors. Kevin Conibear, director ... More

Elevate, the UK’s largest trade show for the physical activity, fitness and leisure sectors, has announced the 2026 event will take place on 17-18 June ... More

The UK government should encourage – and make it easier – for doctors and other health and care professionals to refer people to fitness facilities ... More

A government investment of £1.75bn – to pay 50 per cent of rents across the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors for six months – would ... More

VAT rebates and an extension to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme are among the list of policies the government needs to adopt, in order for ... More

OPINION TOURISM IN A POST-CORONAVIRUS WORLD By Ken Robinson CBE, tourism expert. Coronavirus is devastating for the tourism and leisure sectors globally. For now, the ... More

The coronavirus is beginning to have real-term effects on the UK's leisure industry, as the outbreak is predicted to "get worse before it gets better". ... More

Five times as many young people want to work in leisure sectors such as sport, arts, culture and entertainment as there are jobs available. The ... More

The sport and physical activity sector needs to step up its game if it wants to help increase the number of disabled people taking part ... More

There has been a mixed response to the government's immigration white paper, published last month. The document sets out proposed new laws for a post-Brexit ... More

A new report suggests that UK consumers are prioritising fitness and sport ahead of eating and drinking out. The Leisure Consumer Q1 2018 report, by ... More

Samsung has patented a display screen that flies around, can recognise voices and be controlled by eye movements. As well as acting as a floating ... More

2016 has been a breakthrough year for leisure architecture, with buildings celebrated by some of the world's most prestigious architecture awards, including the World Architecture ... More

Pop Artist Sean Danconia has collaborated with interior designer Henry Chebaane to create a new hospitality brand called SupaPop Space. The newly formed venture will ... More

The Bannatyne Group has added a £500,000 gym to its Charlton House Spa Hotel in Somerset as the business makes good on plans to harness ... More

New research from Mintel looking at key consumer trends in Europe has suggested that virtual and augmented reality technologies are about to have a big ... More

EuropeActive has signed an “historic memorandum of co-operation” with UNI-Europa and the European Association of Sport Employers (EASE) to advance the position of social dialogue ... More

Organisers of Leisure Industry Week (LIW) have announced a rebrand that will see it become a health, wellbeing and fitness-focused event for 2015 onwards. The ... More

Hotel occupancy in Glasgow soared during the Commonwealth Games, with July posting the highest figures on record, new figures from LJ Research show. Presented by ... More

Is the health and fitness industry fully-qualified to deliver professional advice and guidance? That was the question as the SIBEC UK 2014 got underway with ... More

A US$300m mixed-use project has been launched at Bahrain Bay by Nama International Real Estate, a subsidiary of Kooheji Global Holding (KGH). The KGH Tower ... More

Suzo-Happ will be introducing accessories for pool and snooker, a full range of change machines, ticketing systems, exciting machine toppers and a new system of ... More

Image: AEW Architects are behind the OTSC proposals Ex-Manchester United Football Club captain Gary Neville has been given the green light for the development of ... More