Pennsylvania news

The Global Wellness Summit (GWS) has released its full agenda for the conference’s 19th annual edition, which will be held at the Mandarin Oriental in ... More

Following the completion of PureGym’s Blink Fitness acquisition, outgoing CEO, Humphrey Cobbold, and incoming CEO, Clive Chesser, lift the lid on the rollercoaster journey. “I ... More

The American Council on Exercise has appointed Dr Cedric Bryant as its new CEO. Bryant takes up the new position on 1 July, following on ... More

While North Americans haven’t been able to travel as much as they would usually, it hasn’t stopped them from looking, according to Spas of America’s ... More

Cartoon Network has revealed plans to open a new, immersive hotel experience to the public in mid-2020. Developed in partnership by Cartoon Network and Palace ... More

After a nearly five year closure, the National Children’s Museum in Washington, DC, has announced that it will re-open on 1 November 2019. Its new ... More

Sun Centre Studios, Pensylvania’s first purpose-built film and television production studio facility, is planning to build a US$200m (€178m, £152.9m) movie-themed attraction at its site ... More

Sands Bethlehem – the hotel and casino resort in Pennsylvania, US, subject to a US$1.3bn (€1.14bn, £1.1bn) acquisition bid by Wind Creek Hospitality – could ... More

An interactive children’s museum celebrating professional and collegiate mascots in the US is due to open on 26 December 2018. Situated in Whiting, Indiana, US, ... More

Budget operator Blink Fitness has signed a multi-unit lease deal with real estate investment trust (REIT) Seritage Growth Properties. The deal will see 17 corporate ... More

National Basketball Association (NBA) star Draymond Green has revealed plans to become a fitness entrepreneur, after signing a franchise deal with New York, US-based chain ... More

SeaWorld president and CEO Joel Manby has reiterated that financial discipline remains a top priority for the operator, after another tough quarter saw revenues and ... More

The owner of Pennsylvania’s Hersheypark is in the early stages of developing a masterplan for the expansion of the theme park, eyeing a piece of ... More

The Global Wellness Summit is bringing three experts on the neuroscience of beauty to its annual conference, held this year at The Breakers Palm Beach ... More

The delayed Easter break has had a significant effect on SeaWorld, with a significant revenue decline of US$33.8m (€31m, £26.1m) in the first quarter of ... More

Free-roam multiplayer VR provider Zero Latency has announced multiple new arenas, in Greater Boston, Massachusetts, and in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Australian VR start-up – which ... More

The wealthy owner of one of the world’s largest logistics companies is preparing to open a luxurious new Hamburg hotel, designed to promote the city’s ... More

SeaWorld CEO Joel Manby has said that financial discipline remains a top priority for the operator, after end of year results saw both revenue and ... More

US-based budget health club operator Blink Fitness is set to expand operations to the US west coast by entering the Los Angeles (LA) metro area ... More

Roam Fitness has opened a 1,175sq ft (109sq m) gym at Baltimore-Washington International Airport in Maryland, US, with its sights set on opening 20 more ... More

Doctors have found a way to manipulate wounds to heal as regenerated skin rather than scar tissue, and in doing so may have also discovered ... More

SeaWorld Entertainment has announced a company restructuring which will see 320 jobs cut after a sharp dip in attendance. The cuts will be spread across ... More

The New York-based Aquatic Development Group (ADG) has started work on a US$45m (€40.3m, £34.2m) waterpark coming to Currituck County, North Carolina, in 2017. The ... More

Architecture firm Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (SOM) have unveiled a long-term masterplan to develop a vast new urban district in Philadelphia. The scheme, which is ... More

The International Spa Association (ISPA) Foundation has awarded two recipients to receive the Mary Tabacchi Scholarship. Kelsey Brink from Hallstead, Pennsylvania and Margot Mangiarotti from ... More