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Luxury hospitality and wellness pioneer Jeremy McCarthy has launched Leisure Alchemy, a digital platform that will provide professionals with strategic guidance on how to build ... More

Boutique franchisor, Xponential Fitness, has initiated a review of strategic alternatives to maximise shareholder value, which include a sale, merger, or another strategic or financial ... More

Oriele Frank is leaving Elemis, the company she co-founded 33 years ago with Linder Steiner, Noella Gabriel and Séan Harrington. Frank helped the brand develop ... More

Nordic operator, SATS, ended 2025 on a high with record revenues, 22,000 more members and more member activity. The momentum has continued into this year. ... More

Simon Casson, CEO of Corinthia Hotels, will leave his current position at his own request after two years at the helm of the company. He ... More

Québec spa-goers prefer to visit several spas or chains, rather than remaining loyal to a single establishment, according to a study conducted by Ipsos on ... More

Former Planet Fitness CEO, Chris Rondeau, is back in the fitness industry set to drive international expansion of Brazil’s largest gym franchisor, Panobianco Academia. Rondeau ... More

BodyHoliday has confirmed it is expanding the brand and developing its first European property in Portugal’s Eastern Algarve, which is set to open in 2029. ... More

Former Gymbox directors, Marc Diaper and Rory McEntee (now respectively CEO of Fitness First UK and chief marketing director of GymNation) have gone head to ... More

Sustainability-focused trade association GSN Planet (Green Spa Network) is inviting spa and wellness industry professionals to apply to be part of its 2026 board of ... More

Intelligent Spas is inviting spa managers from around the world to take part in an industry survey about how workplace wellness initiatives are implemented in ... More

Hong Kong-based conglomerate Jardine Matheson is aiming to buy the remaining shares it does not already own in Mandarin Oriental in a move to take ... More

David Stalker has been announced as the new chair of UK Active today (6 October) and Melinda Nicci has joined the board of directors as ... More

Box 12, supplier of boxing studios and programming, is going into voluntary liquidation, with Begbies Traynor Group appointed as liquidator of the current trading company, ... More

Foundry – which offers a no mirrors, no mobiles, small group training concept – has opened its seventh site in London. The new 5,000 square ... More

Xponential Fitness has appointed finance and private equity expert, Rachel Lee, to the board of directors, to guide “thoughtful growth.” Lee, who will also serve ... More

Soho House, the operator of private members’ clubs and its in-house Cowshed-branded spas, has secured funding worth US$2.7 billion (€2.3 billion, £2.0 billion) to take ... More

Xponential Fitness has today announced the appointment of Mike Nuzzo as CEO, effective immediately. Mark King, who announced his retirement for health reasons in May ... More

The International Spa Association (ISPA) has announced its newly elected board officers for 2025, including Kenneth Ryan as chair. Ryan is chief longevity officer for ... More

Spa staff compensation across market sectors has been revealed in the full 2025 US Spa Industry Study, published by the International Spa Association (ISPA) Foundation. ... More

Sustainability-focused trade association GSN Planet (Green Spa Network) has announced the formation of a strategic advisory board of industry leaders and innovators, to provide sustainability ... More

The Wellness Tourism Association’s (WTA) board of directors has announced its lawyers have dissolved the organisation due to financial issues. The organisation was first incorporated ... More

CEO of Xponential Fitness, Mark King, is retiring due to health reasons and will leave once a successor has been found, after overseeing the transition. ... More

Former Xponential Fitness founder and CEO, Anthony Geisler, has been revealed as the founder of new boutique franchisor, Sequel Brands, and has recruited a number ... More