Jeddah news

Awards season remains in full swing for the spa and wellness industry as the winners of the 2024 World Spa Awards have now been revealed. ... More

Susan Turner, CEO of PureGym Middle East, has told HCM the company is extending its presence in Saudi Arabia with the launch of its first ... More

Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts is the latest brand to join the collection of luxury hospitality partners at Saudi Arabia's upcoming regenerative tourism destination Amaala. ... More

GymNation, which was acquired by JD Gyms in 2022, has opened its latest health club in Dubai, bringing the number of sites in its UAE ... 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

The first luxury health club from Armah Sports, Optimo, has opened in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It is new concept, combining high-end hotel design with upscale ... More

Armah Sports has launched a new health club concept for the Middle Eastern market, which it plans to roll out across the region – and ... More

The company behind a health club concept designed to "transform Saudi Arabia's fitness sector" has signed a US$20m equipment deal with Life Fitness. Armah Sports ... More

Sangha Retreat by Octave Institute, a master-planned destination retreat for mindful living in China, has appointed Jamie Waring as managing director, wellness. In this newly ... More

Muza Lab has finished its ground floor public rooms refurbishment at Cape Town’s iconic Belmond Mount Nelson, with a focus on keeping traditional elements, while ... More

Anantara Hotels, Resorts & Spas has expanded the wellness offering at the historic Royal Livingstone Victoria Falls Zambia Hotel with the opening of a luxurious ... More

Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) – a company set up to manage the country’s sovereign wealth and facilitate development of its national economy – ... More

Hotel operator Minor Hotels is to open a new hotel under its Anantara brand in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, in which “spa and wellness will be ... More

International hospitality interior design firm Hirsch Bedner Associates (HBA) have announced a major expansion into Western Europe with the opening of one new office in ... More

The fifth annual Global Wellness Day is set to take place this Saturday, 11 June, and celebrations are happening in more than 3,000 locations in ... More

Dusit International has more than 40 properties in the pipeline in the next four to five years, including locations in the GCC, Southeast Asia, China, ... More

Swissotel will manage a 180-bedroom hotel in Saudi Arabia with an emphasis on vitality and fitness. The Swissotel Al Khobar is planned to open in ... More

Luxury hotel group Rocco Forte has launched a new brand-wide spa concept, Rocco Forte Spas, with a flagship location at the company’s Verdura Resort in ... More

Smaaash Entertainment, an Indian visitor attractions and sports company part-owned by cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar, has recruited Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo to help establish ... More

Shangri-La will launch its first hotel in Saudi Arabia in early 2018, the Shangri-La Jeddah. Housed in a prominent 65-storey development, the 236-bedroom Shangri-La Jeddah ... More

The Raffles Jakarta, which soft-opened in March, will launch a six-treatment room spa at the end of this year. The spa, which is still being ... More

The world’s tallest commercial tower – the Burj 2020 in Dubai – is to be designed by Chicago-based Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture (AS ... More

Thai hospitality firm Dusit International, which has established a joint venture hotel management company in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia called JV, is set to ... More

The ever-growing KidZania brand has launched its latest franchise at the Mall of Arabia in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Launched on 16 January, KidZania Jeddah joins ... More

Saudi Arabia’s Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA) – in collaboration with colleges of excellence at the Technical and Vocational Training Corporation (TVTC) – will ... More