New Orleans news

Four Seasons has opened the doors to a brand new luxury hotel spa in downtown New Orleans, within its Four Seasons Hotel New Orleans. According ... More

A number of US cities have begun announcing vaccine mandates for indoor facilities, including health clubs and fitness studios. Earlier this month, New York City ... More

A 25ac (10ha) site in New Orleans is to be transformed by into an environmental, recreational and educational amenity that will use natural processes to ... More

Four Seasons has announced it will open a property in New Orleans in late 2020. Developed by Carpenter and Company and Woodward Interests, LLC, the ... More

The newly opened Higgins Hotel New Orleans has been designed by Nichols Brosch Wurst Wolfe & Associates (NBWW) and Kay Lang + Associates (KLA) to ... More

The Spa at Windsor Court Hotel in New Orleans, US, is set to undergo a major renovation that will see the addition of new relaxation ... More

After a two-year construction process, Louisiana Children's Museum's new facility in New Orleans is set to open this summer. Situated in New Orleans City Park, ... More

Bloomberg Philanthropies – the charitable arm of Michael Bloomberg’s business empire – has granted 45 organisations funding in efforts to help finance the US's small ... More

The SeaWorld-owned Sesame Place theme park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has become the first theme park in the world to be designated as a certified autism ... More

Virgin Group has confirmed plans to open a hotel in Edinburgh, Scotland – the group’s first in Europe. The 225-bedroom Virgin Hotel Edinburgh will be ... More

An aquarium in New Orleans, Louisiana, has become the first in the US to be certified as sensory inclusive, with specific programming and training aimed ... More

A collection of 19 US aquariums have announced plans to phase out plastic use as part of an initiative to protect the world’s oceans. The ... More

Three sets of developers are battling over the rights to purchase a former Six Flags theme park abandoned in 2005 because of severe flooding stemming ... More

An offer has been made on a Six Flags theme park that was left desolate in the wake of Hurricane Ketrina and remains abandoned to ... More

A new resort with a nature-inspired spa has opened adjacent to an environmentally protected 208-acre state park along Florida’s Gulf Coast. Located in Destin, Florida, ... More

Delegates from more than 30 countries and five continents are about to descend on New Orleans for the World Waterpark Association’s annual symposium and trade ... More

A 200,000sq ft (18,500sq m) aquarium – part of a US$175m (€155.5m, £133.8m) leisure complex in the Arizona desert – has opened its doors to ... More

The Ritz-Carlton has launched its new spa concept in 20 hotels and resorts that include New Orleans, Fort Lauderdale, Amelia Island, Moscow, Vienna, Cairo and ... More

A former Six Flags theme park abandoned in 2005 after severe flooding stemming from Hurricane Katrina could be given a new lease of life after ... More

Paddy Dunning – CEO and founder of the company behind The Giant – has spoken at length about the upcoming project, detailing the good that ... More

Kieran Stanley, founder and CEO of Dan Pearlman architects has revealed new details about the upcoming Giant project, due to take its first big steps ... More

Delegates from 30 countries and five continents came together at the end of October for the World Waterpark Association’s annual symposium and trade show – ... More

Representatives for Texas State Aquarium, which recently lost more than a tenth of its fish after a lethal chemical was introduced to its tanks rather ... More

After a 10-year absence and four years of fundraising and construction, Houston Zoo in Texas is about to open its new state-of-the-art gorilla exhibit to ... More

An ‘imagination playground’ is being built in New Orleans to inspire children to get into architecture through play. Not-for-profit organisation PlayBuild’s goal is to transform ... More