Raising the Bar news

RWS Entertainment Group, based in New York City, has relaunched as RWS Global to create one 'powerhouse team'. The company has been building its portfolio, ... More

The Apex City Quay Hotel & Spa in Dundee, Scotland, is undergoing a major refurbishment worth a reported £1.4m. Work has already begun on the ... More

A study has claimed that "millions of disabled people" are not being catered for at UK gyms and health clubs. Issues highlighted in the latest ... More

The Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) and Future Fit Training have signed a strategic partnership, designed to provide education and support for exercise professionals. ... More

The iconic Empire State Building, Manhattan’s preeminent architectural wonder from the 1930s, now has a newly renovated entrance, marking the first step of the redevelopment ... More

A huge majority – 87 per cent – of fitness professionals working in the physical activity industry think new recruits are entering the sector with ... More

The Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, has become the first sports stadium in the world to achieve platinum certification for Leadership in Energy and Environmental ... More

Chinese real-estate investment group Evergrande has announced it is working on a Fairytale Theme Park in Xixian New District, Shaanxi province. The news comes hot ... More

The US, Canada and Mexico have declared their intention to submit a historic unified bid to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The proposal, if ... More

Spa, fitness and lifestyle consultancy and management firm WTS International has launched South Beach Resort, a multi-family residential oasis in Las Vegas created by visionary ... More

The UK’s fitness workforce is “ill-equipped” to deal with the needs and requirements of a modern-day, diverse customer base – according to an industry report ... More

International hospitality interior design firm Hirsch Bedner Associates (HBA) have announced a major expansion into Western Europe with the opening of one new office in ... More

The UK’s gyms and health clubs have more members than ever before, with a record 9.2 million working up a sweat last year. That’s according ... More

Improving gender diversity on the boards of sport governing bodies is likely to be addressed prominently in the government’s sport governance code, according to the ... More

The TEA/AECOM Theme Index and Museum Index 2014 has been released, showing post-recession growth has been maintained in the theme park sector, while museum attendance ... More

The Pure Group has opened a 25,000sq ft health club over six floors in the central district of Hong Kong, at the iconic California Tower, ... More

FitboxVirtual has launched a technology platform for health clubs which allows members to work out in front of movie-like versions of Les Mills classes, raising ... More

Spas need to be designed more like homes, according to Bill Bensley, owner of spa design company Bensley Design Studios. In a letter to Spa ... More

The Commission for a Sustainable London 2012 has raised concerns over the sustainability legacy of the Olympic Park in its recently-published annual report. The Raising ... More

More than half of all English school pupils took part in at least three hours of sport a week, according to new research published by ... More

Sport England has defended its plans to spend around £6m on research into activity trends across the country. An article in The Times newspaper said ... More

The British Olympic Association (BOA) has announced that the new chair of the organisation will be Lord Colin Moynihan. Moynihan, a silver medallist from the ... More

The first independent review of sport in 45 years has been unveiled, recommending sweeping changes to the existing system. The 140-page report, Raising the Bar, ... More

Jonathan Downey, founder of the Match Bar Group, has said he is considering ending a trial smoking ban at the company’s The Player bar because ... More