UAE news

HIIT brand 1Rebel has entered the Middle Eastern market for the first time, with the launch of two clubs in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The clubs ... More

After 16 years' industry experience, the UAE’s largest spa group, Sensasia, launched a consultancy branch in 2020 called The Spa People, which has just unveiled ... More

The Luxury Collection, part of Marriott International, has recently opened Al Wathba Desert Resort and Spa, marking the debut of the portfolio in the UAE ... More

Mexican design firm, Aidia Studio, has unveiled plans for a complex of 25 luxury hotel pods with collapsible shells, located in the Rub’ al Khali ... More

GOCO Hospitality has announced that Clive McNish is returning to the company to assume the new position of group director - operations. McNish first worked ... More

Stretching and fitness chain Topstretching has opened a large gym and studio on Palm Jumeirah in Dubai, UAE. The 25,000sq ft, high-end Topgym club forms ... More

Anantara Hotels, Resorts and Spas is offering resort-hire packages at its island destinations in Mozambique, the Maldives and the UAE. The experience allows guests to ... More

Gyms and health clubs in Dubai, UAE, have begun reopening their doors today (27 May) after a two-month lockdown. Clubs are only allowed to operate ... More

The founder of Thai hotel group Dusit International, Thanpuying Chanut Piyaou, died from natural causes on 3 May 2020 at age 99. Thanpuying Chanut originally ... More

Hirsch Bedner Associates (HBA) are one of the foremost names in hotel and hospitality design, but as partner David T'Kint told CLAD's Stu Robarts, the ... More

Expo 2020 Dubai has announced that it will likely postpone the event by a year in the wake of the COVD-19 outbreak. Expo 2020 representatives ... More

The leisure industry is increasingly feeling the pressure as countries introduce measures to tackle the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. Travel bans, border closures, social distancing measures ... More

The US pavilion for Expo 2020 Dubai is to be designed by the experiential design and production agency Thinkwell Group and will explore "the exciting ... More

Fitness First Middle East is to launch an entirely new budget chain for the region. Speaking to local media, CEO George Flooks said the company ... More

Affordable fitness chain GymNation has revealed plans to open eight new sites across the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The chain, which opened its first site ... More

Hotel group General Hotel Management (GHM) has revealed details of The Chedi Kudavillingili, its first resort in the Maldives, later this year. The development is ... More

Fitness First Middle East is preparing for major expansion across the region, after announcing plans for a "radical new direction" with a range of next-generation ... More

Three huge entry gateways for Expo 2020 Dubai, designed by Asif Khan, will welcome visitors onto the site from 20 October, with a futuristic exploration ... More

Happy New Year to all our readers! After a year that was packed with new attractions developments (see our 2019 review articles over the last ... More

SHA Wellness has cited ambitions to have a clinic on every continent in the next 10 years, following their recent announcement of expansion into Mexico ... More

Dubai Culture & Arts Authority (Dubai Culture) is to play a key role in delivering the creative aspects of Expo 2020, the major global event ... More

SHA Wellness Clinic has announced the second phase of an ambitious global expansion plan, with SHA Emirates at AlJurf in Abu Dhabi, UAE, in partnership ... More

Zayed National Museum, the Foster + Partners-designed development intended as the national museum of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), looks set for a 2021 opening ... More

The Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) has announced the winners of its annual Thea awards, with the likes of Universal Orlando, Warner Bros World Abu Dhabi ... More

Istanbul-based MAS Architecture Studio have created a barjeel – or wind tower – installation for Dubai Design Week 2019 that gives passersby a place to ... More