Sales up at Europe’s largest hotelier 26 Jan 2006 Europe’s largest hotel group, Accor, has posted a 7.9 per cent rise in sales, boosted by growth in its budget hotels and services business.
Eastern Europe and London earmarked for hotel boom 24 Jan 2006 The eastern European hotel market is set to claim more ground from its western European rivals in the competition for guests and market activity this year, while London can expect a boom in new hotels ahead of the 2012 Olympic Games.
Australian Outback Spectacular to open on Gold Coast 18 Jan 2006 Warner Village Theme Parks (WVTP) is set to unveil its AUS$23m (£10m, US$17m, 14m euro) evening dinner show, the Australian Outback Spectacular, in April.
Wet’n’Wild ready to launch Extreme H20 Zone 18 Jan 2006 Wet’n’Wild Water World on Australia’s Gold Coast in Queensland is to open phase one of its new high-speed water slide area, Extreme H2O Zone, this weekend (21 January).
Peninsula teams up with ESPA to expand spa portfolio 17 Jan 2006 Peninsula Hotels has embarked on a spa development programme which will see the Hong Kong-based company add two new spas to its existing hotels in 2006.
California Academy of Science set to open in 2008 17 Jan 2006 Work is well underway on the construction of the new California Academy of Sciences – the oldest scientific institution in the United States – in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco.
New Woollongong bridge is boost to tourism 16 Jan 2006 Tourism officials in Wollongong, New South Wales (NSW), Australia have welcomed the opening of the new AUS$49m (US$37m, £21m, 30.5m euro) Sea Cliff Bridge, claiming it will ‘breathe fresh life’ into a coastal strip that has huge potential as a tourism and lifestyle centre.
FIFA cancels World Cup opening ceremony 16 Jan 2006 The gala opening ceremony for the World Cup in Berlin has been cancelled just five months ahead of the tournament in the latest of a run of bad publicity for FIFA and the event organisers.
Eurostar cracks The Da Vinci Code 16 Jan 2006 Eurostar has agreed a multi-million pound global promotional partnership with Columbia Pictures, VisitBritain, VisitLondon, VisitScotland and Maison de la France to capitalise on the May release of the film version of Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code.
$200m theme park plans for Korean resort 12 Jan 2006 A US$200m (£114m, 165m euro) theme park is being developed in Jeju, Korea, based around the country’s myths and legends.
US$25m donation to New York Met 12 Jan 2006 The Metropolitan Opera house in New York, US, has received an unexpected donation from a benefactor of US$25m (£14.2m, 20.7m euro).
First Jurlique hotel spa opens in Florida 12 Jan 2006 Jurlique has opened its first resort spa at the Mayfair Hotel & Spa in Coconut Grove, Florida. The new 4,300sq ft (400sq m) spa is being marketed as an organic, nature-based spa experience.
Outback Bay opens at Jamberoo 11 Jan 2006 Jamberoo theme park in New South Wales, Australia, has opened a AUS$4m (£1.7m, US$3m, 2.5m euro) new wave pool called Outback Bay.
Nicklaus golf course for Egypt 11 Jan 2006 US golf course designer Nicklaus Design is to create its first golf course in Egypt, near Cairo.
HKTB supports new tourism initiative 11 Jan 2006 Over the festive season, the Hong Kong Tourist Board (HKTB) and the Hong Kong SAR government initiated a new scheme to boost the effects of tourism in two specific districts on the island – Causeway Bay and Wanchai.
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.
