The EU news

Finnish outdoor fitness equipment specialist, Omnigym, has partnered with charity, Emmaüs Solidarité, to launch an outdoor gym installation at a homeless shelter in Paris. The ... More

Steve Nelson takes up the role of managing director of Serco Leisure today (1 July 2026), following 18 years with the company where he has ... More

Abu Dhabi-based investment firm Mubadala Capital has made a binding, fully financed €1 billion offer to acquire Pierre and Vacances SA, the European holiday resort ... More

Mass protests have been taking place since Monday 1 June in Albania over the development of a luxury resort by Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka Trump ... More

A recent survey by the UK Spa Association (UKSA) into the industry’s approach to cancer care has revealed that almost half of participating respondents (46 ... More

Lithuanian care operator Addere Care has launched a “wellness care hospital” in Vilnius. It's the company’s second Lithuanian site, following a hospital in Trakai, but ... More

EuropeActive interim president, Marcel Boots and host, TV presenter and former Paralympian, Denise Schindler, have presented this year’s EuropeActive Awards at EHFF in Koln. For ... More

EuropeActive CEO, Kai Troll, opened the European Health and Fitness Forum (EHFF) in Cologne this morning, saying it’s one of the best turnouts ever, with ... More

Not-for-profit industry organisation, the British Beauty Council, has successfully lobbied the UK government to change the way it classifies and tracks economic activity relating to ... More

Andrew Barnard, CEO of BodyHoliday, has exclusively shared plans with Spa Business to be involved in the development of 10-15 BodyHoliday properties around the world ... More

PureGym, one of Europe’s largest gym operators, has achieved FITCert Level 4 accreditation across its UK and Switzerland portfolio.  FITcert is the European benchmark for ... More

EuropeActive has announced the launch of Next Level Leaders, a world class executive development programme, delivered in partnership with IESE Business School.  Reimagined from the ... More

Sport England’s continuous improvement tool, Quest, is being updated for 2026 with two new products to simplify the process – Quest for Facilities for individual ... More

The Great Spa Towns of Europe (GSTE) Association discussed the spa towns’ legacies at the first general assembly under the leadership of new chair Oliver ... More

The Chancery Rosewood has opened its doors, revealing the luxury hotel and Asaya Spa that took four years to develop inside the former US Embassy ... More

A world-first study has found that both cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and exercise can successfully treat Takotsuba syndrome, also known as a broken heart. University ... More

Dior has opened its first permanent spa in the US at its renovated four-floor flagship shop, House of Dior, in New York City. The spa ... More

As water scarcity and water table contamination fears loom, the mineral water industry has been rocked by news that Perrier is under investigation for potentially ... More

Neuroscience-focused aromatherapy brand Moods will launch its spa division, MoodsPro, exclusively at The Chancery Rosewood’s Asaya Spa when it opens in September in London, UK. ... More

Mental health is increasingly recognised as a critical part of wellbeing and in response to demand, England's National Health Service (NHS) is set to open ... More

Research from the University of Oxford has found that people using weight loss drugs return to their original weight less than a year after stopping ... More

Spa season 2025 will be launched this weekend in the historic spa town of Mariánské Lázně in the Czech Republic, as members of the Great ... More

1Rebel has announced it will be opening a flagship site in Chelsea this summer, along with four more studios over the course of the next ... More

The International Congress on Thermal Tourism (ICTT) is set to take place in Budapest between 4-6 June this year. Industry leaders will discuss the latest ... More

Celebrating its 40th anniversary last week, FIBO – the world’s biggest trade show for health, fitness and wellness – welcomed 1200 exhibitors to Köln. Taking ... More