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Swiss longevity clinic Clinique La Prairie (CLP) and luxury London hotel Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park have collaborated to launch all-new wellness programming. Called Regeneration experiences, ... More

Spa and wellness veteran Teresa Flyger has left her position as director of global brand wellness at Hilton Worldwide. Having spent almost five years in ... More

Merlin Entertainments has named Fiona Eastwood as chief operating officer for its midway attractions and resort theme parks divisions. Eastwood joined Merlin as global marketing ... More

Arch Amenities Group* (AAG) has expanded its executive team and appointed Susan Grey and Todd Ertel to join its ranks. Grey has been appointed as ... More

Merlin Entertainments has signed a deal with Sony Pictures to develop rides and experiences based on the popular Jumanji film franchise. The multi-territory exclusivity agreement ... More

Engineering group TAIT has announced plans to acquire Thinkwell Group, the global experience design and production agency. Thinkwell specialises in the masterplanning, design and production ... 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

Six Senses Kocatas Mansions in Istanbul has been upgraded with a brand new 16,145sq ft (1,500sq m) urban spa retreat within a restored 100-year-old stone ... More

Three themed attraction design and creation companies have collaborated to create a new dark ride described as "like no other". Called Torchlight, the ride is ... More

The Red Sea Development Company (TRSDC), the developer behind the ambitious regenerative tourism project The Red Sea Project (TRSP) in Western Saudi Arabia, has announced ... More

Sheri Morgan Muskin has been appointed general manager of wellness destination Miraval Austin in Texas, US. In this new role, Morgan Musk brings more than ... More

Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas has launched its brand new desert retreat called Six Senses Shaharut in Israel. With its secluded setting laid into a ... More

Industry figure and founder of Spa Balance Consulting Sonal Uberoi has penned a new book, named The Wellness Asset: How wellness can transform and future-proof ... More

Longwood Gardens, a botanical visitor attraction near Philadelphia, US, has revealed plans for a US$250m redevelopment project. The historic site – one of the largest ... More

One&Only is opening its first European resort in May 2021 in Montenegro, nestled among a mountain landscape with panoramic ocean views. One&Only Portonovi will be ... More

Waterpark design specialist WhiteWater has named Paul Chutter as its new president. Paul is the son of founder and CEO, Geoff Chutter and has spent ... More

The global consortium of holistic hotels, resorts and retreats – Healing Hotels of the World – has launched a new division in its hospitality group ... More

Three specialist companies have joined forces to create new development opportunities for themed attractions in Europe. The strategic partnership between FCS Real Estate Innovation, Falcon’s ... More

Six Senses has confirmed its desert resort and spa in the Arava Valley, Israel will open in June. Located in the Negev Desert, Six Senses ... More

The Florida Aquarium in Tampa Bay, US, has announced a series of projects and initiatives, many of which are to open in 2020, in recognition ... More

120 international owners and operators of geothermal pools, spas and resorts recently gathered in the US for a conference called Hot Springs Connection, at Indian ... More

The Chedi Club Tanah Gajah Ubud resort, Bali, is undergoing a change of management and a rebrand, with the handover scheduled for 1 January 2020. ... More

Online hospitality education specialist Lobster Ink has collaborated with spa management and consultancy firm Resense to launch what they describe as the 'first-of-its-kind' web-based programme ... More

Europe's premium event for the visitor attraction sector - IAAPA Expo Europe - is officially underway in Paris, France, for its 2019 edition. The former ... More

California thermal wellness destination Glen Ivy Hot Springs has named Christopher Scheel as general manager. Scheel replaces former GM Clive McNish, who has taken a ... More