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Delegates from across Europe and the US gathered from 3-5 May 2023 for the Themed Entertainment Association’s SATE conference at Europa-Park in Rust, Germany. The ... More

Industry body the Irish Spa Association (ISA) has named Melissa Jones as its new general manager for 2023/24. Jones will oversee the continued growth of ... More

"I’m a firm believer in retreats and spas but without the skills to deeply relax, they’re of limited value," said Elissa Epel, a leading professor ... More

The Global Wellness Institute (GWI) is launching a new initiative dedicated to psychedelics and psychedelic healing. The launch of this project, which joins the GWI’s ... More

The Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) has named Melissa Ruminot as its president-elect. Ruminot, a current TEA International Board VP, will officially begin her tenure as ... More

The spa industry is showing its strength as a sector that thrives on connections – even when the world is on lockdown, wellness leaders across ... More

Wellness and lifestyle media outfit, Well + Good, has launched Well+, an online wellness community which provides exclusive access to wellness apps, digital fitness classes ... More

The highest outdoor observation deck in the western hemisphere, designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF), has opened at Hudson Yards in New York after nearly ... More

An immersive jungle-themed experience including an escape from a T-Rex is among the activities planned for toy maker Schleich's installations at the upcoming Toys "R" ... More

YTL Hotels will add a new hotel to its Niseko Village in Japan this December. The Hinode Hills Niseko Village features 79 bedrooms and suites, ... More

Dance-based boutique studio operator AKT has revealed ambitious plans to grow its US portfolio from the current 50 sites to 500 by 2021. AKT – ... More

Malaysian hotel group YTL Hotels has opened the Monkey Island Estate resort in Bray-on-Thames, UK. Set across seven acres, the resort will include a 41-bedroom ... More

The Themed Entertainment Association has reported increased attendance for the attractions body’s annual Summit and Thea Awards Gala. Taking place between 11-13 April, members of ... More

What does it take for a woman to be successful at Disney? Talent and determination are a given, but a panel of the organisation’s female ... More

As a new year approaches, Spa Opportunities editor Jane Kitchen highlights 19 of the most exciting spas set to open in 2019. 1. Raison d’Etre ... More

Set in a traditional riverboat on the River Thames, the hotly anticipated Floating Spa at the Monkey Island Estate in Bray-on-Thames, England, is set to ... More

The First Wellness and Spa Conference in Costa Rica will take place from 31 August to 2 September at the Convention Center Rafael Arenas in ... More

The luxury spa at The Gainsborough Hotel in Bath, UK, has launched a trio of wellness events, taking place between April and June, that are ... More

More than 66 million people used gyms in the US in 2016 but a new report shows opportunities remain for club operators to increase activity ... More

The Global Wellness Institute (GWI) has committed to eliminating preventable disease with a programme called Wellness Moonshot, which was announced today (9 October 2017) at ... More

Hospitality giant Four Seasons has opened a new hotel in Kuwait City, created by architects Gensler and designers Yabu Pushelberg. The 284-room Hotel Kuwait at ... More

Carillon Miami Wellness Resort has appointed spa industry veteran Catherine Strange Warren as vice president of spa and wellness. Melissa Fielding remains as spa director ... More

Set to feature more than 50 speakers and a number of workshops, the Global Wellness Summit (GWS), a leading conference in the wellness industry, has ... More

The Global Wellness Summit is bringing an all-star lineup of integrative medicine leaders to its 2017 conference in Palm Beach, Florida, where this year’s theme ... More

Spa Experience has opened it’s ninth UK spa in Belfast, as part of the redevelopment of the Olympia Leisure Centre in the city’s centre. The ... More