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Sant Roch, a contrast therapy wellness centre that opened in Paris’ first arrondissement (France) last month, has welcomed more than 4,500 visitors, with occupancy rates ... More

More than 30 industry speakers took part in discussions about wellness hospitality design and operations during the Wellness Hospitality Conference on 2 December at the ... More

The first-ever Africa Wellness Congress drew around 100 people to Morocco earlier this month, offering strategic insight and operational guidance for integrating wellness into Africa’s ... More

The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood in Florida, US, has launched a two-tier membership programme, offering year-round treatments at its 42,000sq ft spa. ... More

A new geothermal wellness destination will open in Q3 this year in the Icelandic village of Laugarás, strategically positioned on Iceland’s Golden Circle – a ... More

Thailand’s wellness economy surged to an impressive US$40.5 billion (€37.2 billion, £31.2 billion) by the end of 2023, solidifying its position as the world’s fastest-growing ... More

Luxury bathhouse brand Aire Ancient Baths has opened the doors to its newest New York City retreat, marking its second Manhattan location and ninth destination ... More

In the Spanish region of Galicia, 13 thermal springs hotels have come together to create special packages and programmes that combine walking the famed Camino ... More

New research by global travel practice Finn Partners investigates the shifting travel habits of affluent Chinese female travellers and how wellness is influencing their travel ... More

Therme Group, a global leader in tourism and urban wellbeing, has collaborated with researchers at Surrey University on a new Carbon Tokenomics model. The two-year-long ... More

Billingehus, a tranquil Swedish countryside retreat, has unveiled its new 2,000sq m spa and announced new plans for additional upgrades by 2025. Situated between Gothenburg ... More

Industry research organisation, the Global Wellness Institute (GWI), has announced the release of a new report called Wellness Policy Toolkit: Wellness in Tourism. It’s the ... More

Andrei Fomin, the mastermind behind London’s Russian bathhouse and spa concept Banya No 1, wants to take his brand global, according to an exclusive interview ... More

Surrenne, a luxury private members club gym and spa launches in London in April, with membership costing £10,000 a year. Spanning almost 2,000sq m across ... More

The US, China, Germany, Japan and the UK have been identified as the world’s five largest wellness markets in new research released today by the ... More

Huafa Snow World, a 131-hectare sport and entertainment destination in Shenzhen, China, designed by architecture firm, 10 Design is slated to open in 2025. The ... More

Plans to create a visitor attraction at Trossachs Pier in the Scottish highlands have been given the go-ahead. Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park ... More

Wellness travel is one of the fastest-growing tourism segments globally and was most recently valued at US$436 billion (£349.8 billion, €407 billion) by the Global ... More

1 Hotels, the eco-luxury brand and brainchild of Starwood Capital founder Barry Sternlicht, has opened its debut European property in the heart of the UK ... More

Ancestral Handmade Hotels is a brand-new regenerative wellness hotel concept seeking to revive and celebrate ancestral wisdom and tribal traditions at every step – from ... 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 for a net-zero geothermal bathing lagoon and chalet village near Québec City, Canada are blazing a trail in sustainability. GeoLagoon, a privately funded company, ... More

The Greek wellness economy was under the spotlight today at the inaugural Global Wellness Economy conference, hosted in Athens, Greece. The event sought to promote ... More

A 15th-century monastery and chapel in Antwerp, Belgium, has been transformed into a 108-room hotel and spa focused on community, healing and comfort. Botanic Sanctuary ... More

Thermal wellbeing organisation and developer Therme Group has partnered with the Incheon Free Economic Zone (IFEZ) to create a year-round wellbeing destination in the South ... More