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Global retreat trade show, Synergy The Retreat Show, has launched a resource called The Source, which hosts an open-access online Transformation Series programme. Different retreat ... More

Expo 2030 Riyadh is being planned as a permanent visitor destination, with organisers confirming the six-million-square-metre site will become a Global Village after the event ... More

Celebrating its 10th anniversary, Elevate has had its busiest show to date, with almost 200 exhibitors, 115 seminars and 200 speakers over two days, with ... More

Eighty-four per cent of consumers now say wellness is a top priority in their lives, with this percentage increasing year on year, according to a ... More

International industry lobbying associations are calling for physical activity and strength training to be deeply integrated with GLP-1 treatment. Five organisations – UK Active, the ... More

Fitness First UK is integrating red light therapy into its yoga and Pilates classes through a partnership with Bon Charge. The company's Red Light Therapy ... More

Technogym has announced the launch of the Run X World Treadmill Championship, the first world championship for running on connected treadmills over five kilometres.  The ... More

Rainer Maelzer, an experiential entertainment innovator, has been appointed chief entertainment officer by Therme Group.  With decades of experience in immersive water-based attractions, Maelzer will ... More

Therme Manchester’s 28-acre development, which will include interconnected glass pavilions that measure 65,000sq m, will be the largest bathing and wellbeing attraction in the world ... More

Orient Express Sailing Yachts and beauty house Guerlain have announced that the newly launched luxury yacht, Orient Express Corinthian, will host a fourteen-day wellness retreat ... More

As designer Yinka Ilori prepares for his first solo gallery show in London, he speaks exclusively to CLADmag about his mission to spread joy, the ... More

Nuffield Health’s free programmes delivered social value of £166 million in 2025 and the company is now aiming to generate £2 billion by 2030. According ... More

The scientific director of the integrative medicine resort company Buchinger Wilhelmi, Dr Françoise Wilhelmi de Toledo, has died. She was 73. Known for her work ... More

VivaGym – the fast-growing operator of high-value low-price gyms in Spain and Portugal – is acquiring Synergym International, another Spanish based HVLP gym operator to ... More

Salter Brothers Hospitality (SBH) has revealed a new spa brand, Èliva, which it plans to roll out across four luxury properties in Australia this year.  ... More

The international trade show dedicated to wellness travel and the retreat sector, Synergy – The Retreat Show, has unveiled the theme for its 2026 edition: ... More

Therme Manchester has signed up to the Circularity in Practice pledge, which is a UK-wide sustainable manufacturing initiative to make 'reuse' the default construction method, ... More

Trade associations from around the world have joined forces to lobby governments and health systems on the importance of prescribing lifestyle interventions, including physical activity ... More

Corinthia Hotels has opened its first Italian property in a historic palazzo in Rome that used to be home to the Central Bank of Italy.  ... More

Banyan Tree is adding Connection Retreats – immersive wellbeing journeys for small groups – to its signature Connections programme that was originally launched last year ... More

The UK’s trade body for the physical activity sector, UK Active has announced that Cameron Saunders will take over from Huw Edwards as CEO in ... More

Places Leisure has announced a new strategic partnership with COPA as the preferred apprenticeship delivery partner for its leisure centres, following a six-month pilot. COPA ... More

Hôtel Crillon Le Brave has announced it has partnered with dietitian-nutritionist and naturopath Claire Borwin to offer a diet-focused sleep retreat, among a series of ... More

The first Jetts Fitness in India will open its doors on 28 March in New Delhi, with six more clubs in the pipeline. Jetts Fitness ... More