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US private equity fund, Providence Equity Partners, is acquiring a majority stake in VivaGym from Bridges Fund Management, which will exit as a shareholder. Financial ... More

The UAE’s first-ever Dior Spa has officially launched at The Lana, Dubai – the Dorchester Collection’s debut property in the Middle East. Bathed in natural ... More

Will Orr, CEO of The Gym Group, has revealed the company’s full-year results for 2023, along with an early trading update for 2024 and a ... More

Xponential Fitness has told HCM it will vigorously defend itself against claims made in a class action lawsuit being brought against the company for financial ... More

Australia’s iconic bathing destination Peninsula Hot Springs in Victoria has announced the arrival of its brand new sister site in Cunnamulla, southwest Queensland. Designed as ... More

Global hotel owner, operator and investor Minor Hotels is expanding its luxury Anantara brand’s footprint in Oman with a new resort in Bandar Al Khairan, ... More

Banyan Tree Group is ringing in its 30th anniversary by rebranding as Banyan Group to reflect its evolution into a multi-brand hospitality group. Having doubled ... More

Raffles Hotels and Resorts will open its flagship London property on 29 September, complete with the capital’s first-ever Guerlain-branded spa. The 27,000sq ft spa at ... More

Lebanese health club chain, Fitness Zone, has marked its international expansion with the launch of a site on the famous City Walk in Dubai, UAE. ... More

Dior has launched a brand new wellness retreat at the iconic Hôtel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Antibes, France. A part of The Oetker Collection, Hôtel du ... More

Modern US wellness brand The Well has opened a wellness sanctuary at Chileno Bay Resort & Residences, Auberge Resorts Collection, in Los Cabos, Mexico. Named ... More

Richard Darwin is to step down from his role as CEO of The Gym Group (TGG). He has spent the past seven years leading the ... More

A 15th-century monastery and chapel in Antwerp, Belgium, has been transformed into a 108-room hotel and spa focused on community, healing and comfort. Botanic Sanctuary ... More

German fitness operator, Life Fit Group, led by Martin Seibold, has snapped Loft Holding GmbH and its fitness brand Fitness Loft. The company has also ... More

Banyan Tree has launched its first resort and spa in Saudi Arabia, ushering in the group’s debut in the Kingdom. Banyan Tree AlUla is being ... More

The revival of a classic UK health and fitness brand will see Topnotch Health Clubs relaunching back into the mid-market fitness sector as Topnotch Gyms. ... More

Basic-Fit is set to continue its ambitious growth and expansion plans in Europe, following a 42 per cent increase in membership since the beginning of ... More

Avani+ Hua Hin Resort in Thailand has introduced a new medical wellness centre in partnership with VLCC, an India-based beauty and wellness operator with a ... More

Faena Group is rumoured to be gearing up to open a property in New York, replacing Six Senses as hotel operator in the One High ... 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

Private property development company Arora Group has opened an extensive spa and wellness centre at its new 200-room Fairmont Windsor Park property in Southern England. ... More

The Gym Group has opened five clubs in one day to reach 200 sites in the UK. Opening this week were gyms in Oxford (Headington ... More

Las Vegas’ vast new integrated mega-resort called Resorts World Las Vegas recently launched its 26,000sq ft wellness facility called Awana Spa & Wellness. Developed by ... More

Colin Waggett has revealed that the recent deal, which saw KSL Capital Partners acquire a majority interest in luxury health club operator Third Space, had ... More

Historic Parisian department store La Samaritaine reopened its doors in June after a prestigious ceremony hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron. Luxury goods conglomerate LVMH ... More