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Saudi Arabian developer Midad Real Estate has signed an agreement with the state-owned developer Diriyah Company to invest SAR 3.1 billion (US$827 million, €760 million, ... 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

A new bathing experience called Basin Glacial Waters has opened at Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise in Alberta, Canada. The facility’s concept was two decades in ... More

Hyatt Hotels Corporation and partners have raised capital commitments of ¥22 billion (US$149 million, €141 million, £110 million) for a fund that will be used ... More

Montenegro’s Mamula Island is now operating as Mamula Island by Banyan Tree. Originally a 19th Century fortress, the hotel will remain open for the rest ... More

A new bathing experience called Basin Glacial Waters will open at Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise in Alberta, Canada, on 15 September. Basin Glacial Waters takes ... 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

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

An excavation of the lost ancient city of Pompeii in Naples, Italy, has unearthed a well-preserved private thermal spa dating back almost 2,000 years. Pompeii, ... More

Nearly 100 students gathered in Baden bei Wien, Austria, last week to take part in the first-ever youth project hosted by the Great Spa Towns ... More

Grand Hotel Son Net – a stylish, art-filled Mallorcan boutique hotel – has launched a brand-new spa and wellness area, after reopening in 2023. Reserved ... More

Museum director Cecilie Hollberg has come under fire for comparing the city to a sex worker due to uncontrolled mass tourism. Hollberg, a historian, has ... More

The Italian thermal town of Montecatini Terme will welcome 30 delegates from the Great Spa Towns of Europe Association (GSTEA) this week when it hosts ... More

Marriott International’s W Hotels brand has expanded its signature AWAY Spa portfolio with a striking new urban spa in Budapest. Housed within W Hotels’ flagship ... More

The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, part of Marriott International's portfolio of 31 hotel brands, has opened The Ritz-Carlton, Fukuoka on the island of Kyushu in Southern ... More

Hotel and spa operator Banyan Tree Group has signed a deal with La Quinta Real Estate Group to open its first resort and residences in ... More

The Great Spa Towns of Europe association (GSTE) is holding its second General Assembly in the UK’s World Heritage city of Bath on 2 March ... More

The Great Spa Towns of Europe Association (GSTEA) has announced the appointment of Chiara Ronchini as its new secretary general, effective from 13 February 2023. ... More

Members of the Great Spa Towns of Europe (GSTE) have gathered in Františkovy Lázně in the Czech Republic this week to take part in the ... More

Newly-formed industry body The Great Spa Towns of Europe association has appointed Stefan Szirucsek as its new board chair. As of July 2021, The Great ... More

The World Leisure Organization (World Leisure) has launched a podcast series as part of its 70th-anniversary celebrations called World Leisure Pathways – Past, Present and ... More

The Great Spa Towns of Europe, one of UNESCO's newest World Heritage Sites, has launched an association to deliver the future management and protection of ... More

High-end fashion house Armani has chosen to open its third global hotel location in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia. In line with Armani’s existing hotels in Dubai ... More

The Maldives’ first-ever TEDx talk, themed around the Slow Life, is set to take place on March 19, 2022. Hosted at Soneva Fushi on Kunfunadhoo ... More

IHG Hotels & Resorts is set to launch the first resort from its recently acquired luxury brand, Regent Hotels & Resorts, in South East Asia ... More