South Africa news

A boutique safari and wellness escape will open in Botswana’s wildlife-rich Okavango Delta this May, marking the latest venture from Ibiza's Atzaró Group. The Atzaró ... More

The World Travel & Tourism Council 's (WTTC) Hotel Sustainability Basics verification (Basics) has achieved a significant milestone, with over 1,700 hotels verified across 70 ... More

Kerzner International has officially opened the doors to its striking new vertical resort, One&Only One Za’abeel, in Dubai. The opening marks the launch of the ... More

New research from Flinders University in Australia has found that breast reduction surgery can change women's participation in physical activity. Excluding women with a history ... More

Antonio Iozzo, founder and CEO of Body Action Gym in Johannesburg, South Africa, has announced plans to open his upscale clubs in seven locations across ... More

Babylonstoren, a historic converted Cape Dutch farm estate with a boutique hotel, spa and winery, has launched a brand new Hot Spa. Set at the ... More

Virgin Active and Myrtha Wellness have joined forces to open a health club and wellness centre at Milan’s new Bocconi University. The entire campus was ... More

A new report by Deloitte, outlining the social and economic value of the global health and fitness industry, has been released by The Global Health ... More

After a three-year hiatus, FIBO’s return on 7-10 April 2022 heralded a strong restart for the world’s largest health and fitness trade fair. The event ... More

Two Asian-inspired wellness sanctuaries by Banyan Tree will open on luxury private islands off the coast of Mozambique in Q4 2022. The first, a signature ... More

Premium hotel brand Bulgari Hotels & Resorts has signed plans to launch a new luxury resort in Los Angeles, scheduled for 2025. An agreement has ... More

A puppet of a refugee girl has 'walked' across Europe on a 5,000km (3,100m) journey, with the help of eleven puppeteers and is now nearing ... More

Luxury resort operator One&Only Resorts and international skincare and spa brand ESPA have partnered to bring new spa programming to select One&Only resorts. Named Nature’s ... More

Fitness is the world's most popular physical activity and more than 50 per cent of people would like to spend more time exercising. The figures ... More

Auberge Resorts Collection has been appointed by Leeu Collection to manage Collegio alla Querce, Auberge Resorts Collection in Florence, Italy. Set to open in 2023, ... More

Johnson Health Tech (JHT) has acquired its distributor, Matrix Fitness South Africa. Following the deal, Taiwan-based JHT has become one of the first fitness equipment ... More

The Ozen Collection has launched a brand new spa and wellness concept called Ele | Na Elements Of Nature at its two luxe resorts in ... More

Undertaking regular physical activity could cut the risk of dying from infectious diseases – such as COVID-19 – by more than a third (37 per ... More

Virgin Active investors are understood to be preparing a £60m+ funding injection into the fitness operator, in a bid to secure its future. As reported ... More

The Leeu Spa at Leeu Estates, Leeu Collection’s flagship property, has re-opened under the management of South African spa and wellbeing brand Healing Earth. Reflecting ... More

Be Military Fit (BMF) has completed a restructuring project, designed to transform the outdoor fitness provider from a centrally-led company into a franchise business. Shareholders ... More

Spa software company, Zenoti, has produced insights into the impact coronavirus is having on its customers. The company has 10,000 customers in 50 countries around ... More

Fox Browne Creative have created a treehouse-like overnight retreat for the &Beyond Ngala Private Game Reserve in South Africa that will give guests the chance ... More

Beauty and spa therapy educational organisation CIDESCO International has entered into an agreement with skincare brand BABOR to launch a Student Scholarship programme. CIDESCO accredited ... More

The physical activity economy is now a US$828bn (€752bn, £655bn) market – and its value is expected to grow further to US$1.1tn (€1tn, £870bn) by ... More