lockdown news

According to Jan Freitag, senior VP at Smith Travel Research (STR), the industry can expect to see a pick-up in the luxury hospitality sector, including ... More

The UK's major visitor attractions recorded just 45.4 million visits during 2020 – a 70 per cent fall from the 151.3 million visits they received ... More

Danish health club operator Repeat, launched in 2016 by serial fitness entrepreneur Rasmus Ingerslev, has filed for bankruptcy. The news comes after the chain, which ... More

Luxury eco-spa resort Lefay Resort & Spa Lago di Garda in Italy has reopened its doors to guests and unveiled the first phase of an ... More

A new "supergroup" of boutique fitness brands will look to help pool resources and use their collective strength to grow their individual businesses. The founders ... More

Total Fitness is entering into a company voluntary arrangement (CVA), after being hit hard by the pandemic lockdowns. The company, which has 17 clubs in ... More

The HydraFacial Company has revealed a preview of its guest speaker line-up for HydraFacial Live 2021, to inspire practitioners and clinicians as lockdown lifts. Hosted ... More

Resources for Leisure Assets Global (RLA Global) has appointed Paul Boldy to the role of managing director of RLA Global, Middle East. The hospitality advisory ... More

It is unlikely that the UK will see a Work Out to Help Out scheme being introduced, despite sports minister Nigel Huddleston saying he "understood" ... More

A total of £100m has been allocated to 266 local authorities across England, to support the recovery of publicly-owned leisure centres and health clubs. Facilities ... More

The German health club industry has weathered the effects of the pandemic better than many other countries, despite widespread lockdowns and disruption, according to figures ... More

The FA Cup final in May could be played in front of 20,000 football fans, as part of a programme of test events designed to ... More

The UK parliament will today (22 March) debate the merits of a Work Out to Help Out scheme, designed to offer subsidised access to health ... More

David Lloyd will reopen 79 of its clubs in England for outdoor fitness on Monday 29 March – two weeks before indoor fitness facilities are ... More

The Global Wellness Institute (GWI) has unveiled a new Sleep Initiative, just in time for World Sleep Day. The initiative will first focus on uncovering ... More

The government has said it has no plans to fund a Work Out to Help Out scheme to encourage people back to exercise after lockdown, ... More

Scotland’s health clubs and leisure centres can now begin to prepare for reopening, after First Minister Nicola Sturgeon confirmed that indoor fitness facilities can open ... More

Budget fitness operator The Gym Group has generated £1.8bn in social value since 2016. Pre-pandemic, the company – which operates 186 gyms around the UK ... More

The vast majority of the population of the Netherlands expect their physical and mental health to improve, once health clubs reopen following the pandemic lockdowns. ... More

Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford, says the Welsh government is considering breaking the gym sector down into different categories, based on 'risk', and reopening some ... More

The Irish Spa Association (ISA) is urgently calling upon the Irish Government to provide full commercial rent relief to safeguard spas, salons and beauty businesses. ... More

The UK's travel, tourism and visitor attractions markets have been "decimated" by COVID-19 – and remain under immense pressure. Analysis published by the Office for ... More

Rene Moos, CEO of European health club giant Basic-Fit, has described 2020 as the most difficult faced by the group – but remains positive about ... More

As health clubs prepare for reopening, some are introducing programmes designed to help people recovering from the effects of COVID-19. In the latest issue of ... More

The Budget announcement has left the UK's physical activity sector with "unanswered questions" and vowing to continue to fight for additional support, says Huw Edwards, ... More