Netherlands news

A new report by Deloitte, outlining the social and economic value of the global health and fitness industry, has been released by The Global Health ... More

After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the 14th annual HOTel&SPA event returned last week, bringing together top hospitality and spa executives from across ... More

Basic-Fit has opened its 600th club in France in Sablé-sur-Sarthe, in the Pays de la Loire region. The fitness chain – which is also active ... More

Former Efteling COO, Coen Bertens, and former BRC Imagination Arts exec, Bart Dohmen, have partnered to set up a consultancy for the tourism and visitor ... More

Basic-Fit opened a record number of 72 clubs in the first quarter of 2022. Fifty-five in France, eight in the Netherlands, two in Belgium and ... More

2022 marks the 30th anniversary of the Gharieni Group – a company that manufactures spa, wellness, beauty and medical equipment for resorts, hotels, spas and ... More

Singing, listening to or playing music can improve mental wellbeing and quality of life, according to a recent research review. Results were concluded following a ... More

The Body Boost Bed is a total body photobiomodulation light therapy (PBM) system designed for spas and aesthetic and beauty clinics. “The Body Boost Bed ... More

Trib3 is making a play for the lucrative US fitness market. The franchised boutique operator has become a member of the International Franchise Association (IFA), ... More

Culturespaces has announced that its new digital art centre, Fabrique des Lumières, will open in Amsterdam on 22 April 2022. Located in the historic former ... More

Trib3 will open a studio in Ealing, West London in March, marking the boutique brand's entry into the capital's fitness market. The 36-trainer capacity site ... More

The number of positive COVID-19 cases among people who have visited health clubs across Europe continues to be at "extremely low levels". Data from the ... More

The number of positive COVID-19 cases among people who have visited health clubs, leisure centres and swimming pools in the UK continues to be at ... More

Denmark has been identified as the cheapest country in the world to live a healthy life, according to a new study. Research by Pure Gym ... More

Increases in COVID-19 cases across Europe are forcing governments to introduce restrictions, which is having an impact on some parts of the Continent's health and ... More

EuropeActive has announced it will trial a new consumer health club certification scheme, to be known as FITcert.eu. The certification has been developed within the ... More

Plans for the World Food Center Experience in Ede, Netherlands, have been given the final green light by the Provincial Executive of Gelderland. The approval ... More

Xponential Fitness has acquired Body Fit Training in a deal worth US$44m. The deal takes the number of studios open – or contracted to open ... More

Basic-Fit has officially opened its 1,000th club, with the launch of a new site in the Dutch city of Tilburg. It marks a significant landmark ... More

From 2017-2020, the global wellness real estate market expanded from US$148bn (€126bn,£109bn) to US$275bn (€235bn, £203bn). These figures were released today (28 September) in the ... More

Last week marked the eighth annual Aufguss World Championships, hosted in one of the world’s biggest saunas in Katowice, southern Poland. Aufguss is an entertaining, ... More

Rainer Schaller's RSG Group has set 20 September as the opening date for its first John Reed health club in the UK. The 2,000sq m ... More

Fitness is the world's most popular physical activity and more than 50 per cent of people would like to spend more time exercising. The figures ... More

A group of Dutch engineers have presented a new attractions concept that combines a flying observation cabin with LED digital advertising billboards. The Diamond Balloon ... More

After three years’ development, the doors have opened at the Spa Hotel Esé, a purpose-built spa property for millennials in Lithuania, owned by Rūta and ... More