Ethiopia news

Digital wellness platform Mindbody has announced that actress and entrepreneur Kristen Bell will deliver a keynote speech at the 2019 edition of its Bold conference. ... More

Saturday, 8 June 2019 will mark the eighth annual Global Wellness Day (GWD), and thousands of locations across the world – including hotel/spa chains, fitness ... More

Extreme athlete and quadruple amputee Alex Lewis believes that Electrical Muscle Stimulation (EMS) training should be offered to all amputees, following his own experience of ... More

Fitness operator Equinox will move further into the lifestyle space with the launch of bespoke luxury travel experiences, featuring domestic and international multi-day journeys next ... More

Vienna has been added to Unesco’s list of World Heritage in Danger, while notable sites including Machu Picchu and the Great Barrier Reef have narrowly ... More

Global Wellness Day was celebrated around the world on 11 June, with people participating in the not-for-profit event through activities including yoga, Pilates, zumba, dance, ... More

Starwood Hotels & Resorts will open a Four Points by Sheraton in Ethiopia. Developed by Alemgenet Trade & Industries, the new-build Four Points by Sheraton ... More

Thai operator Centara Hotels & Resorts will make its first move into the Middle East in 2016, when the Centara Grand West Bay Hotel opens ... More

Boston Partners, the Ethiopian company known for building Kuriftu-branded resorts, is to construct a new resort on Moucha Island – off the coast of the ... More

Lamu Island on the north coast of Kenya is about to undergo a drastic transformation costing KES2.3tn (US$25bn, €19.9bn, £15.6bn), featuring three resort cities – ... More

Lamu Island on the north coast of Kenya is about to undergo a drastic transformation with a KES2.3tn (US$25bn, €19.9bn, £15.6bn) mixed-use development planned to ... More

Major stakeholders at the Medical & Wellness Tourism Summit 2014 in New Delhi, India, discussed the need for a national accreditation body for the sector, ... More

Centara Hotels & Resorts has continued to expand its presence in the south of Thailand, signing management contracts for three new properties within the same ... More

One of Thailand’s leading hotel operators, Centara Hotels & Resorts, has announced that it is to open its first property in Africa following the signing ... More

The Rezidor Hotel Group will be adding a 62nd nation to its portfolio with the opening in 2012 of the Radisson Blu Hotel and Convention ... More

Israeli newspaper Ha'aretz has reported that award-winning architect Frank Gehry is withdrawing from the Museum of Tolerance and Human Dignity project in Jerusalem. The scheme ... More

Starbucks Coffee Company and the Government of Ethiopia have agreed to sign a licensing, distribution and marketing agreement recognising the country’s specialty coffee names. Government ... More

Development charity Oxfam has alleged that Starbucks opposed a plan by Ethiopia, to command more control over its international coffee trade. In 2005, the Ethiopian ... More