North America news

Planet Fitness has a new CEO – Colleen Keating. She will take up the position on 10 June. The announcement follows a search which began ... More

Reservations are now open for Rosewood Hotels and Resorts' second Austrian property in Salzburger Land, called Rosewood Schloss Fuschl. Launching on 1 July, the luxury ... More

The International Sauna Association's (ISA) Sauna Aid initiative is asking for donations to establish a sauna complex in Ukraine to provide a sanctuary for Ukrainians ... More

US massage and wellness franchise Massage Heights is under new leadership with the return of co-founder Shane Evans as company CEO. Effective immediately, Evans takes ... More

Urban wellness brand Othership has ambitions to expand its social bathhouse concept throughout North America, according to CEO and co-founder Robbie Bent. The company’s city ... More

The US, China, Germany, Japan and the UK have been identified as the world’s five largest wellness markets in new research released today by the ... More

Spa and wellness travel website Spas of America has unveiled its Top 100 Spas of 2023, with The Spa at Séc-he in downtown Palm Springs, ... More

International hosted buyer event company We Work Well (WWW) has confirmed dates and locations for its 2024 conference calendar. Co-founded by Monica Helmstetter and Lucy ... More

The second W3FIT event took place in Croatia recently, drawing buyers and suppliers together from across the EMEA region for three days of meetings, networking ... More

The global wellness economy will be worth US$8.5 trillion by 2027, according to new research unveiled by the Global Wellness Institute (GWI). Called The Global ... More

US-based operator Life Time has opened a luxury wellness lifestyle apartment complex in Boston as it accelerates investment in the residences market. Operated under its ... More

Two iconic theme park operators, Cedar Fair and Six Flags, have confirmed they are merging. The two regional operators will combine to form a new ... More

SeaWorld has revealed plans to open new, "one-of-a-kind" marine life themed rides and attractions at all three of its SeaWorld parks during Spring 2024. The ... More

A network of Sports Illustrated branded resort and lifestyle complexes will launch in the US following a deal between Travel + Leisure Co and Sports ... More

JRA has appointed Matt Dawson, a former VP at experience design company Forrec, as its new VP of business development. At Forrec, Dawson – who ... More

Six Flags is launching two new haunted house experiences, inspired by iconic horror movies, The Conjuring and Saw X. Coinciding with the 30th season of ... More

Alchemy Springs, an upcoming social spa project in San Francisco’s Lower Nob Hill neighbourhood, has broken ground on its nature-centric bathing area. Comprised of a ... More

Premium health club operator, Life Time, has opened its first ever property in the state of Connecticut, combining a full-service health club with luxury residences ... More

The World Spa Awards – the global initiative designed to celebrate and reward excellence in the spa and wellness sector – has announced the winners ... More

Third Space has made its first move beyond the equity markets by agreeing an £88.5m structured finance facility with OakNorth and Searchlight Capital Partners. Speaking ... More

The share price of Peloton has jumped after it signed a deal to become the exclusive digital fitness content provider for athletic apparel giant, Lululemon. ... More

US massage franchise Hand & Stone Massage and Facial Spa is set to convert 23 Massage Green franchise locations across the US to its brand. ... More

Wellness travel is one of the fastest-growing tourism segments globally and was most recently valued at US$436 billion (£349.8 billion, €407 billion) by the Global ... More

Former world number one tennis player Maria Sharapova has entered into a multi-year partnership to become Aman’s first-ever global wellness ambassador. In her new role, ... More

We Work Well, organiser of hosted buyer events, has announced it will launch into the US in 2024 with an event called W3Fit North America. ... More