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Six Senses Kyoto opens its doors today, marking the eco-luxury hotel and spa operator’s entry into Japan and a new addition to its urban collection. ... More

Raffles Hotels & Resorts has launched a wellbeing programme designed to help guests unwind and get a peaceful night’s rest. The new Raffles Sleep Rituals ... More

DXB Entertainments – the owner of Dubai Parks and Resorts – has slammed the brakes on its under-development Six Flags-branded theme park in Dubai, citing ... More

Predictions of a fall in visitors to the US following the election of Donald Trump have become a reality, with a decline of nearly 700,000 ... More

Muirfield’s decision to allow female golfers to become member for the first time in its long history “sends out an important message” about promoting equality ... More

US President Donald Trump’s highly-controversial travel ban has caused a 6.5 per cent drop globally in flight bookings to the US, a move which could ... More

Two leisure projects have made the shortlist for the prestigious 2016 Stirling Prize for the UK’s best new building, which was announced today (14 July). ... More

A coalition of tourism, business and charity organisations has called on the government to take swift measures to reverse an alarming slump in the proportion ... More

A public park in Denmark, a Chinese arts centre, a three-storey pedestrian bridge in Iran and a library in Spain are among the leisure projects ... More

People who go to bed wary of potential danger sometimes pledge to sleep "with one eye open." A new Brown University study finds that isn't ... More

Ever wanted to sleep surrounded by sharks? Airbnb and French design agency Ubi Bene believe that at least some people might, and have designed a ... More

Hit with rising 2022 World Cup costs and declining oil value, Qatar has cut back on its culture spending to try to lower costs for ... More

Design Museum Dharavi - a portable museum in one of the world’s largest slums – has opened in Mumbai, India with exhibitions on terracotta pottery ... More

While Disney might be riding high on its Star Wars successes, things aren’t looking so rosy for its Hong Kong theme park, which posted its ... More

Spanish artist Jorge Mañes Rubio has revealed he is creating a portable design museum for one of the world’s largest slums. The idea for the ... More

Retail giant John Lewis has poured cold water on speculation that it is planning a push into the gym market. Local media reports suggested the ... More

Sports Direct share have fallen by 13 per cent this morning, as roughly £500m was wiped off the stock market value value of the business ... More

Asda’s plans to add in-store gyms as part of a push into the growing fitness market have been held up as the supermarket battles to ... More

Sports Direct owner Mike Ashley has widened his burgeoning leisure portfolio by taking a 4.94 per cent stake in five-a-side football pitch operator Goals Soccer ... More

SeaWorld is planning to turn its San Diego theme park into a resort to rival the likes of Disney and Universal, having recently announced plans ... More

SeaWorld continues to struggle in the wake of Blackfish as profits for the operator’s parks slumped by US$10m (€9.2m, £6.6m), according to the company’s recently ... More

After suggesting that the rollercoaster crash that seriously injured four people in June could affect profits by up to £50m (US$77.6m, €70m), Alton Towers operator ... More

An urban skyscraper divided into 11 natural landscapes has been recognised as the most outstanding new concept for high-rise living in an annual competition. Polish ... More

Former magazine editor Deborah Thomas has replaced Greg Shaw as CEO of the Ardent Leisure Group following Shaw’s decision to retire after nearly 13 years ... More

The Indonesian capital of Jakarta is about to gain a “world class” international theme park in a bid to entice domestic tourists onto planned artificial ... More