Katy news

Mike Farrar is stepping down as chair of UK Active, after being appointed interim Permanent Secretary of the Department of Health in Northern Ireland. Farrar ... More

US boutique franchise business, Extraordinary Brands, has added to its portfolio of boutique brands with the acquisition of Neighborhood Barre. Its current portfolio includes Row ... More

Organisers behind the Global Wellness Summit (GWS) have confirmed award-winning music producer Timbaland as a keynote speaker at the 17th-annual summit taking place in Doha, ... More

Dave Wright, CEO of Myzone, has re-joined UK Active’s board of directors for a three-year term. He previously served from 2009 to 2014 and will ... More

Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) has launched Norwegian Prima, the first of six new Prima Class ships that will join the fleet by 2027. The 294m-long, ... More

The Museum of Ice Cream (MOIC) has announced plans to open several new locations, both in the US and internationally over the next 18 months, ... More

US fitness brand Peloton has pulled a wide range of its popular workouts after a lawsuit was filed alleging that many of its classes feature ... More

Bob Roth, CEO of the nonprofit David Lynch Foundation and an expert on Transcendental Meditation, will keynote at the Global Wellness Summit taking place 6-8 ... More

Four Australian sisters who represented their country at the World Dance Championships have announced plans to launch their dance-fitness brand in the UK. Created by ... More

IAAPA has announced its winners for this year’s Brass Ring Awards, recognising a number of companies at the annual IAAPA expo for their achievements in ... More

A US$22m (€20m, £17.2m) Texas waterpark opened in July last year and closed just six months later could be about to get a second chance ... More

ukactive will start its countdown to National Fitness Day 2017 by unveiling a line-up of events at consumer exhibition This Morning Live next month. The ... More

A troubled Texas waterpark is hoping to get a new lease on life now a fresh operator has been appointed to manage the attraction and ... More

US-based fitness operator 24 Hour Fitness will open a club at a mixed-use development in Katy, Texas next month. The club will be located at ... More

Typhoon Texas – an under-development US$45m (€41.2m, £31.1m) waterpark in Katy, Texas – is preparing to make a big splash as it readies itself for ... More

An under-development US$45m (€41.2m, £31.1m) waterpark in Katy, Texas, has been set an opening date of 28 May. The waterpark is due to open on ... More

Make Architects have unveiled images of the new Temple House hotel in Chengdu, China, which is sited in a restored monastery. This is the third ... More

Ground broke yesterday (20 August) on a US$45m (£27m, €40m) waterpark complex in the city of Katy, Texas, as project leaders promised the “most exciting ... More

The Mi Xun Spa opens this month in a restored monastery at Swire Hotels' The Temple House – an urban hotel in Chengdu, China. The ... More

Walking could be just as important as biological imperatives like eating, providing the key types of movement the body needs to remain healthy, according to ... More

A large proportion of audiences say booking fees for concert and theatre tickets are far too expensive, with many claiming that any extra charges should ... More

Katy Sexton MBE, the first British female swimmer to win a World Championship gold medal, has been appointed an ambassador of the Swimming Teachers' Association ... More

Health club operator and management contractor Parkwood leisure has become the latest operator to remove all sunbeds from its sites. According to Andrew Holt, managing ... More