US$300m resort at Lake Tahoe 11 Apr 2006 The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company is set to develop a 173-bedroom resort on Northstar Mountain in Lake Tahoe, California, US.
VisitBritain to attract corporate visitors at IMEX 10 Apr 2006 VisitBritain plans to increase the £3.7bn spent annually in the UK by international business visitors by marketing Britain as an unrivalled social and sporting destination at this year’s IMEX – an incentive event for meetings and business travel – in Frankfurt, Germany.
150m euro upgrades for Steigenberger 07 Apr 2006 The Frankfurt-based Steigenberger Hotel Group is expanding with the launch of six new hotels over the next two years.
Emirates airline enters hospitality market 06 Apr 2006 Dubai-based international airline Emirates has launched the Emirates Hotels & Resorts brand as part of its Destination and Leisure Management Division.
Bliss rolls out spa concept in LA 05 Apr 2006 Bliss has opened its first spa facility in Los Angeles at the W hotel Westwood and announced plans to continue its expansion across the US.
KHI acquires Mövenpick Mauritius 05 Apr 2006 Mövenpick Resort & Spa Mauritius has been acquired by Dubai-based development group Kingdom Hotel Investments (KHI) for US$50m (41.3m euro, £28.9m).
Nakheel Hotels to expand into Africa 5 Apr 2006 UAE-based property developer Nakheel Hotels & Resorts has announced plans to open a hotel in Djibouti City, Djibouti, east Africa.
Buzz enters Disneyland Paris 05 Apr 2006 Disneyland Paris in France will launch its newest attraction, Buzz Lightyear Laser Blast, this weekend (8 April).
$125m masterplan announced for Cincinnati Art Museum 05 Apr 2006 A comprehensive masterplan designed to rejuvenate and expand the Cincinnati Art Museum in Ohio, US, has been approved by the museum’s board of trustees.
Quinlan sells Milan Four Seasons for 200m euro 04 Apr 2006 Quinlan Private, owner of the Maybourne Hotel Group – formerly the Savoy Group – has sold the Four Seasons hotel in Milan to Italian real estate company Statuto Group for more than 200m euro (£140m, US$245m).
£277m Galway leisure plans 30 Mar 2006 Galway-based OKM Architects and property consultants DTZ have submitted a planning application to Galway City Council to develop a £277m leisure, commercial and residential project in Galway City, Ireland.
BALPPA calls for backing of double summertime bill 28 Mar 2006 The British Association of Leisure Parks Piers and Attractions (BALPPA) are campaigning to get support of their bid to introduce ‘double summertime’ in the UK.
Spa opens in Hämeenlinna 28 Mar 2006 A new resort spa has opened in the town of Hämeenlinna in Finland.
Waring and Oakes promoted at Six Senses Spas 28 Mar 2006 Six Senses Resorts and Spas has appointed Jamie Waring as group managing director and Christopher Oakes as director of development.
Northolme Resort & Spa launches 26 Mar 2006 Hilton International and the Crowne Company have agreed to manage the Hilton Seychelles under a new name – the Northolme Resort & Spa.
Private consortium to buy out Kerzner 24 Mar 2006 Kerzner International, casino resorts and luxury hotels operator, is set to be bought out for £1.7bn (US$3bn, 2.5bn euro) by its chair and CEO – father and son team Sol and Butch Kerzner – in partnership with a consortium of international investment companies.
Swiss furniture manufacturer Vitra has unveiled a major landscape project designed to improve biodiversity, manage water and increase climate resilience across the Vitra Campus in Weil am Rhein, Germany.
Celebrating its 10th anniversary, Elevate has had its busiest show to date, with almost 200 exhibitors, 115 seminars and 200 speakers over two days, with numbers understood to be up by ten per cent over the two days.
A new report from Your Personal Training (YPT) suggests UK gym operators could be missing out on revenue and retention opportunities they could be enjoying if they maximised the performance of their personal training businesses.
The UK spa review and discovery platform for consumers, the Good Spa Guide, has announced it will host the Good Spa Guide Awards 2026 during an event on 16 November at Sopwell House Hotel and Spa in St Albans, UK.
“For 5,000 years humans have been emotionally moved by artworks, but the relationship has always flowed in one direction,” said Refik Anadol, artist and co-founder of the world’s first AI art museum. “While developing Dataland we asked ourselves, ‘Is it possible for artworks to feel us back?’”
Eighty-four per cent of consumers now say wellness is a top priority in their lives, with this percentage increasing year on year, according to a preview presentation of McKinsey and Company’s Future of Wellness 2026 research report.
Mass protests have been taking place since Monday 1 June in Albania over the development of a luxury resort by Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner.
The Toverland theme park in the Netherlands has announced a €98m expansion programme that will add a resort, new attractions and staff facilities as it pursues plans to become a multi-day destination.
Global Wellness Day (GWD) marked its 15th anniversary on Saturday 13 June 2026, with the theme: #JoyMagenta – a celebration of the healing qualities of simple gestures and activities that spark joy.
Global luxury hospitality brand, Six Senses, has partnered with longevity healthcare provider, HUM2N, to launch a clinic at Six Senses London, at The Whiteley.
As part of its first hotel partnership, Mayrlife – the medical health resort company known for its site in Altaussee, Austria – has launched a day clinic at the Rosewood Vienna.
Researchers in the US have identified an antibody which could greatly reduce the loss of lean muscle mass in people who are taking weight-loss medications.
Rosewood Le Guanahani St Barth, on the northeast coast of Saint Barthélemy in the French West Indies, is offering a programme of ocean-inspired yoga classes between 8-14 June to celebrate Global Wellness Day (GWD).
Hotel de France, located on the British Isle of Jersey, has created a wellness retreat package that includes a hot yoga session that will take place in Jersey Zoo’s butterfly sanctuary.
