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The Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser experience at Walt Disney World, Orlando, is among the winners of this year's Thea Awards. The awards – which were ... More

Six Senses has announced its first Italian property and spa, Six Senses Rome, is on track to open in early 2023. Designed to set a ... More

The World Food Travel Association (WFTA) has named Preidlhof’s spa director and transformational wellness coach Patrizia Bortolin its global co-ambassador for wellness tourism. Launched in ... More

Anne Biging and Dr Elisabeth Ixmeier, founders of Healing Hotels of the World and the Healing Summit, are gathering activists, scientists and inspired leaders to ... More

Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas has expanded its portfolio with a new eco-wellness resort in Mantiqueira, Brazil, nestled amongst flourishing forests and situated at the ... More

Barefoot luxury hotel group Soneva has upgraded its secluded Maldivian island retreat, Soneva Jani. Developed by Eva and Sonu Shivdasani, Soneva’s philosophy is SLOW LIFE ... More

With 24 soaking pools terraced along the San Juan River, The Springs Resort & Spa in Colorado has proclaimed the entire month of November as ... More

Construction has begun on a Hassell -designed grass-covered dome pavilion at Jodrell Bank to help celebrate the site’s heritage and the beginnings of radio astronomy ... More

The World Peak Planetarium, Tibet's first planetarium, has opened on a trial basis in the provincial capital of Lhasa. Part of the Tibet Museum of ... More

Grayshott Health Spa, a luxury spa resort and the former home of Alfred, Lord Tennyson, in Surrey, UK, is set to introduce the Health Regime ... More

The winners of the Museums + Heritage Awards were announced in London last night (15 May), with museums large and small being honoured and Sir ... More

Integrated wellness lifestyle company Fivelements has revealed details of its newest urban wellness concept, Fivelements Habitats. The first Fivelements Habitat will open in Times Square, ... More

Under – an underwater restaurant and research facility that evokes the romance and wonder of Captain Nemo's Nautilus – has opened in Lindesnes, Norway. Conceptualised ... More

The US Air Force Academy in Colorado reopened the base's planetarium for the first time in 15 years, with a pre-opening show on Saturday (2 ... More

Northumberland's dark skies economy looks set to be given a boost, after planning permission was granted to build a new planetarium at the Kielder Observatory ... More

Qatar’s first planetarium has opened as part of the Katara Cultural Village in Doha, a location blending education, entertainment and interactivity to appeal to all ... More

UNESCO-supported culture directive Gastronomic Meal of France (RGF) is gearing up to develop Paris’s first food-focused city within a city. The new 17.3-acre centre, which ... More

The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) hosted this year’s Minister’s Summit at the World Travel Market (WTM) in London yesterday (6 November 2018) on the topic ... More

The first Swedish project of Herzog & de Meuron will see the Swiss firm transform one of Stockholm's famous landmarks – the Gasklockan – into ... More

The Westin Maldives Miriandhoo resort has opened in the Republic of the Maldives. The estimated US$40m (€34.5m, £30.3m) Marriott International development, which features 70 eco-friendly ... More

The First Wellness and Spa Conference in Costa Rica will take place from 31 August to 2 September at the Convention Center Rafael Arenas in ... More

The Buffalo Museum of Science in Buffalo, New York, has celebrated the opening of its new digital planetarium, following the redevelopment of its Kellogg Observatory. ... More

A new cultural destination in London, celebrating Japan and funded by its government, has announced its public opening date. Called Japan House London, the new ... More

International architects Snøhetta have designed a new planetarium and a visitor centre for Norway’s largest astronomical facility by studying the night sky for design inspiration. ... More

A dramatic drone video released by international design studio Ennead Architects has offered a glimpse at their planetarium for the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum ... More