Indoor entertainment complex for Espoo 24 Mar 2006 A new indoor entertainment leisure complex is to be built in the Perkkaa district in the Finnish city of Espoo.
Currier to close for expansion work 23 Mar 2006 The Currier Museum of Art in Manchester, New Hampshire, US, has announced it will be closing for 18 months while it undergoes an US$20m (16.5m euro, £11.4m) expansion programme.
Liberty revamp plans revealed 22 Mar 2006 Plans for the redevelopment of the Liberty Science Center (LSC) in New Jersey, US have been revealed.
Heureka prepares for expansion work 22 mar 2006 Ambitious plans by Finnish architects JKMM will see an entirely new ‘quarter of culture’ being built adjacent to the Heureka science centre in Vantaa, Finland.
PromPeru campaign 22 Mar 2006 PromPeru – the Commission for the Promotion of Peru – has unveiled the country’s 2006 tourism campaign.
New attractions at PortAventura park 22 Mar 2006 PortAventura theme park near Barcelona in the Spanish region of Catalonia has launched new attractions for the summer season.
Rise in UK visitors to Argentina 21 Mar 2006 UK arrivals to Ezeiza International Airport in Buenos Aires, Argentina, have increased by more than 17.3 per cent in 2005 – around 7,000 more travellers than in 2004.
MGM to build park in South Korea 17 Mar 2006 Entertainment company Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) is to build a Hollywood-style theme park in the South Korean city of Busan.
Blackhole unveiled at Wet’n’Wild Water World 16 Mar 2006 Blackhole, featuring two completely enclosed slides, has now opened within the Extreme H20 Zone at Wet’n’Wild Water World on Australia’s Gold Coast.
Adelaide Zoo welcomes visiting gorillas 14 Mar 2006 Two Western Lowland Gorillas have moved into Adelaide Zoo in South Australia as part of the international zoo-based management for the endangered species.
Crocodile Hunter honoured for contribution to tourism 14 Mar 2006 The annual Australian Tourism Awards were held on Queensland’s Gold Coast at the end of February and saw Aussie icon Steve Irwin recognised for his contribution to the Australian tourism industry.
US fitness and rehab partnership 14 Mar 2006 A partnership between developers and a medical centre in New York, US, has resulted in a new fitness model.
IHRSA recruits ambassadors 14 Mar 2006 The International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) is recruiting a global network of volunteers to aid its international expansion.
Brazilian rollout for GO! franchise 14 Mar 2006 The express fitness concept, GO! 30 Minute Workout, has sold its first two franchises in Curitiba, Brazil, as part of ambitious plans to open 25 sites in the country this year.
Curves reveals German expansion plans 14 Mar 2006 Curves International, the express workout chain for women founded by Gary Heavin in 1995, has revealed expansion plans for the German market following the successful launch of its first club in the country in September 2005.
South Korean health clubs to tackle obesity 14 Mar 2006 Health and fitness companies in South Korea are expanding their efforts in an attempt to reduce the country’s increasing obesity rates.
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.
