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Family-owned Alpine resort Hotel Lürzerhof in Austria’s SalzburgerLand has revealed plans for a €10 million (US$10.9 million, £8.5 million) expansion. The resort will be closed ... More

In response to strong consumer demand, Guildford Lido in Surrey, UK will stay open, and heated, throughout the winter. Freedom Leisure, which manages the lido ... More

Studio Apostoli has designed a thermal bathing complex called New Thermal Park in Civitavecchia, Italy, next to the ruins of a Roman bathhouse site called ... More

Hôtel Métropole Monte‐Carlo in Monaco has revealed its renovated Spa Métropole by Guerlain as part of an extensive renovation project that saw the hotel reopen ... 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

The World Avocado Organisation (WAO) has warned Wimbledon that banning avocados from its menus will reinforce outdated misconceptions about the sustainability of the fruit. Wimbledon ... More

Wedding celebrations for multi-billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and former TV journalist Lauren Sanchez have taken place in Venice, Italy. Despite protests against overtourism and ... More

Luxury wellness brand BodyHoliday is expanding into Europe with a five-star health and fitness retreat on Portugal’s East Algarve coastline. Set to open in 2027, ... More

Therme Group is forging ahead with its ambitious global expansion plans and has unveiled plans for a futuristic new AED2 billion (US$545 million, €526 million, ... More

The 2024 Global Wellness Summit (GWS) is set to make a splash in Scotland from 4-7 November, with the theme “A Watershed Moment for Wellness”. ... More

Charitable trust, Mytime Active, has removed all single-use plastic overshoes from its swimming pools and leisure centres, as part of ongoing sustainability efforts. Across the ... More

Despite high inflation and energy costs, Basic-Fit lifted 2023 revenues by almost a third, achieved a record number of club openings and is bullish about ... More

Spanish wellness brand, SHA Wellness Clinic, will open its first international outpost in Mexico today (26 January), in the first phase of its global expansion ... More

Spanish wellness brand SHA Wellness will open its Latin American flagship in January in Costa Mujeres, a secluded beach destination just north of Cancun. Joining ... More

Six Senses is set to open a new tropical island retreat on a stretch of secret beachfront in Belize by mid-2025. Six Senses Belize will ... More

Mountain tourism represents between nine and 16 per cent of all international tourist arrivals worldwide as people head for sport, health and wellbeing travel. The ... More

Plans to start work on the UK’s first city-based wellbeing resort, Therme Manchester, at TraffordCity have progressed this week with preparations to clear the current ... More

Thermal wellbeing organisation and developer Therme Group has unveiled its updated plans for Therme Manchester, the UK’s first city-based wellbeing resort at TraffordCity in Manchester, ... More

Cancer advocate charity Wellness for Cancer (WFC) has partnered with regional US spa associations to host a virtual training conference to provide free accredited oncology ... More

A proposed Major League Baseball (MLB) stadium in Oakland, US – designed by Danish architects Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) – is a step closer to ... More

Planning applications have been submitted to redevelop a quaint 114-acre farm in north Cornwall, UK. Owner Will Herrmann is working to bring Trefresa Farm back ... More

The UK government has revealed the six finalists for its Home of 2030 initiative. Launched in November 2019, the competition has been designed to encourage ... More

A new UK-based trade-body has been launched to help spas achieve sustainability goals, called The Sustainable Spa Association (SSA). The membership-based organisation offers independent guidance ... More

Founder of US skincare brand Naturopathica, Barbara Close, has recently revealed her new holistic health centre and spa – Madison Avenue Health Centre – in ... More

Studio Saxe have created a fitness centre in Costa Rica designed to be a "small village amongst the trees" that brings guests and locals together, ... More