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Accor’s high-end brand Raffles Hotels & Resorts is set to land in northwestern Saudia Arabia in 2027 as part of Trojena, a brand new year-round ... More

Australia’s iconic bathing destination Peninsula Hot Springs in Victoria has announced the arrival of its brand new sister site in Cunnamulla, southwest Queensland. Designed as ... More

Former world number one tennis player Maria Sharapova has entered into a multi-year partnership to become Aman’s first-ever global wellness ambassador. In her new role, ... More

Entrepreneur Steven Bartlett, perhaps most famous for his role in BBC's Dragon's Den, has invested in Until, provider of high-end workspaces for PTs and wellness ... More

Life Fitness has appointed Jim Pisani as its new chief executive officer. He replaces Paul Stoneham, who took over as CEO from Chris Clawson in ... More

Egym has completed a Series F financing round which will see it raise up to €207m (US$225m) in growth capital. The new investment was led ... More

Saudi Entertainment Ventures (Seven) has revealed plans to develop and operate the world’s first Play-Doh attractions in Saudi Arabia. Seven, a wholly owned subsidiary of ... More

Saudi Entertainment Ventures (SEVEN) has signed an exclusive partnership agreement with Warner Bros. Discovery to bring purpose-built indoor adventures centres to the Kingdom. The new ... More

Saudi Entertainment Ventures (SEVEN), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Kingdom's Public Investment Fund (PIF), is to invest SAR50bn (US$13.3bn) to develop 21 integrated entertainment destinations ... More

Eureka! Science + Discovery Centre in Seacombe, UK has opened its doors to the public. The attraction is the second in the Eureka! family, following ... More

The Red Sea Development Company (TRSDC), the developer behind the AMAALA tourism project on the shores of the Red Sea, has revealed detailed plans for ... More

Merlin Entertainments Group has revealed plans for a new Legoland theme park near Charleroi Airport in Belgium. Set to open to guests by 2027, Merlin ... More

A global team of architects has been chosen to design the masterplan for the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic village. The team, called Outcomist, includes Diller ... More

JD Gyms has acquired the gym estate of Xercise4Less, following the budget chain calling in administrators. Xercise4Less ran into financial trouble earlier this year after ... More

Budget fitness chain, Xercise4Less, will have a new ownership structure and financing set-up by the time the UK's gyms are allowed to open their doors ... More

Budget fitness chain, Xercise4Less, is being sold off by its investors, directors and shareholders, which include the BGF investment fund and Proventus Capital Partners, HCM ... More

Sports, arts and heritage-based youth projects across the UK are set to receive a share of a £7m investment from the central government. The Youth ... More

The Welsh government has announced plans to invest £60m ($78m, €71m) in its tourism industry over the next five years. The investment forms part of ... More

Plans have been announced for a zero-carbon resort destination to be built by the Red Sea in northwest Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince is ... More

Funding support for York's National Railway Museum, Coventry's 2021 UK City of Culture programme and infrastructure and maintenance work at local and regional museums across ... More

Franchise operator UFC Gym will enter the Russian fitness market this year. The US-based chain – a brand extension of the world’s largest mixed martial ... More

Saudi Arabia's crown prince Mohammad bin Salman has denied he is planning to launch a takeover bid for English Premier League club Manchester United. Reports ... More

The Global Wellness Summit (GWS) has named Catherine Feliciano-Chon – a leading brand development and communications expert with offices in Hong Kong and Shanghai – ... More

Six Flags has confirmed long-awaited plans for its first Saudi Arabian venture, announcing plans to open a park as part of the kingdom’s new entertainment ... More

The International Well Building Institute (IWBI) has officially launched the WELL Community Standard – designed to help set up a new global benchmark for healthy ... More