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Not-for-profit trade association The Asia Pacific Spa and Wellness Coalition (APSWC) bestowed lifetime achievement awards on Julie Garrow and Lulu Widjaja during its latest annual ... More

Not-for-profit industry organisation, the British Beauty Council, has successfully lobbied the UK government to change the way it classifies and tracks economic activity relating to ... More

A new floating wellbeing destination with a public park, residential and wellness facility is planned for a 12-hectare stretch of water within London’s Royal Docks, ... More

GLL has confirmed it is taking over the Jubilee Hall Gym in London's Covent Garden next month: an iconic community space that was previously operated ... More

Spas participating in the Miami Spa Months campaign are securing new clients and increasing bookings, according to the programme’s organisers, The Greater Miami Convention and ... More

The Wellness Tourism Association (WTA) has relaunched as a for-profit organisation by Robin Ruiz, founder and CEO of Wellness in Travel and Tourism (WITT). The ... More

International celebrations of wellness have proliferated this year, so we're taking a look at the ways wellbeing is being offered to the public around the ... More

Freedom Leisure has been appointed by Southend-on-Sea City Council as provider for its leisure services. The new partnership covers the operation of three leisure centres: ... More

The Wellness Tourism Association’s (WTA) board of directors has announced its lawyers have dissolved the organisation due to financial issues. The organisation was first incorporated ... More

A study by researchers at the UK's University of Bath has found that daily mindfulness training increases people's overall intentions to stay active in the ... More

US Consumers are rapidly changing their attitudes towards spas as global events increase anxiety levels. A new study from trade body ISPA found year-on-year changes ... More

Investing in employee health could create US$11.7 trillion in global economic value, according to a new report – Thriving workplaces: How employers can improve productivity ... More

Freedom Leisure has merged with 1610, a not-for-profit trust based in the west of England. The move is in response to financial challenges facing much ... More

Gymbox has partnered with Haringey Council and not-for-profit organisation, Raza Sana, to give opportunities to those living in disadvantaged communities. Yesterday (15 July) saw the ... More

The Asia Pacific Spa & Wellness Coalition (APSWC) recently marked another year of industry achievement with a prestigious awards ceremony held during the 2024 APSWC ... More

The UK’s most recently-formed local government body – North Yorkshire Council – is making wellbeing a fundamental priority, with the launch of a raft of ... More

With between 18 and 30 per cent of the populations of developed countries living in rural locations, this market will be the next frontier for ... More

A proposed change to the way councils organise the operation of their leisure facilities – including gyms and health clubs – could see not-for-profit leisure trusts ... More

The UK's Good Work Pledge – an employer commitment to workplace wellbeing for employees – has come under the umbrella of CIMSPA. Created and launched by Lindsey ... More

The UK’s oldest outdoor public pool in the city of Bath will reopen to the public on 10 September following a £9m (US$10.7m, €10.1m) restoration ... More

Councils in the UK will benefit from hundreds of thousands of pounds of extra revenue due to a change in VAT legislation. Prior to March ... More

The UK Spa Association (UKSA) has appointed Abi Selby – founder of online consumer spa directory Spabreaks.com – as its new chair. Selby has been ... More

The UK’s oldest outdoor public pool in the historic spa city of Bath is being given a new lease of life following a £9m (US$10.7m, ... More

In an announcement made today in advance of tomorrow's Spring Budget (15 March), the UK government has pledged £63m to support publicly-owned swimming pools and ... More