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The US fitness industry is mobilising to support the Gym Mitigation and Survival (GYMs) Act, which could provide up to US$30bn in grants to health ... More

The American Council on Exercise (ACE) is urging US Congress to pass a new law which would encourage healthier lifestyles through physical activity. ACE says ... More

American Council on Exercise (ACE) has urged US policymakers to not leave the fitness sector's independent contractors, sole proprietors and small family businesses behind in ... More

IAAPA's president and CEO, Hal McEvoy, has urged the US government to support the attractions industry during the coronavirus crisis, urging the Senate to take ... More

IAAPA has joined with 81 other organisations representing hundreds of thousands of businesses employing millions, with the collective calling on the US government to ensure ... More

A competition to find alternative designs to replace the destroyed Notre Dame Cathedral roof has attracted a number of innovative "solutions" – including a rooftop ... More

The keeping of whales, dolphins and porpoises for entertainment – as well as the breeding, trading and capture of cetaceans – has been banned in ... More

California lawmakers have unanimously approved Senate Bill 1249, the California Cruelty-Free Cosmetics Act, sending the bill to Governor Jerry Brown’s desk for his signature. Authored ... More

The Royal Academy of Arts (RA) will open its new campus, designed by David Chipperfield, to the public on Saturday (19 May). To celebrate its ... More

A selection of nominees are in contention for the European Museum of the Year Award 2018, with the judging panel revealing its shortlist of 40 ... More

International hospitality firm Entourage Group hopes to speed up Hamburg’s emergence as a serious leisure and hospitality destination with the opening of a new luxury ... More

The winners of this year’s Museums + Heritage Awards for Excellence have been announced, with shortlisted projects celebrated and recognised across the museums, galleries, heritage ... More

The Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) announced the winners of its annual Thea awards at the IAAPA Expo in Orlando, Florida on Tuesday, with Shanghai Disney ... More

PolicyWell.com, a watchdog project from nonprofit group Wellness Warrior, has officially launched, and can be used as a tool for Americans to measure their legislators’ ... More

After surpassing its US$20,000 (€17,940, £15,287) crowd-funding goal, nonprofit Wellness Warrior will proceed with its PolicyWell.com “wellness scorecard” online watchdog site. The site will monitor ... More

The Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) has named Dan Ashe as its next president and CEO, effective January 2017. As the new head of ... More

The reimagined Helsinki City Museum in Finland has reopened to the public following an €11m (US$12.4m, £8.7m) refurbishment and expansion of its new premises. Moving ... More

A series of bushfires in Tasmania's Wilderness World Heritage Area (TWWHA) have destroyed large sections of iconic forest, which ecologists say will never recover. The ... More

Helsinki City Museum in Finland has announced an opening date of May 2016, following an €11m (US$12.3m, £8.4m) 18-month refurbishment of its premises, the most ... More

The US Senate’s Finance Committee has questioned whether or not some private galleries and museums are exploiting their tax-exempt status for personal gain, querying whether ... More

German architect Volker Staab has beaten 40 international rivals in a competition to expand an iconic art museum in Berlin. He has designed a new ... More

Frank Böhme, CEO of German health club operator Just Fit and president of the fitness network Interfit, has been selected to join Germany’s pro-business advisory ... More

A bill has been passed in Illinois by state lawmakers aimed at improving Chicago’s efforts to build both the George Lucas’ Museum of Narrative Art ... More

The Green Spa Network (GSN) is extending its impact by creating regional spa associations to enable more spas to access its sustainability resources – part ... More

Plans for a Native American museum in Oklahoma City that have been in the offing for nearly 20 years have moved closer to fruition, after ... More