$20m amusement park plans for Tbilisi 12 Dec 2005 UK-based leisure and tourism developer Deighton International is to create a US$20m (£11.4m, 17m euro) amusement park in Georgia.
Waterpark to open by Niagara Falls 08 Dec 2005 The Sheraton on the Falls hotel at Niagara Falls in Ontario, Canada is to open one of North America’s largest – at 500,000sq ft (46,500sq m) – family attractions, including a 90,000sq ft (8,400sq m) indoor waterpark.
Millennium Hilton Bangkok to open in February 08 Dec 2005 The 543-room, 32-storey Millennium Hilton Bangkok is set to open in the Thai capital on 1 February. The property boasts a 12-storey honeycomb atrium lobby and a two-storey, 10-treatment room spa, built to resemble a Thai Sala and centred around a centuries-old Banyan tree.
Mandarin Oriental opens its first Japanese property 08 Dec 2005 Mandarin Oriental opened its first hotel in Japan on 2 December, the Mandarin Oriental Tokyo, located on the top nine floors of the new Cesar Pelli-designed Nihonbashi Mitsui Tower in the city’s financial district.
Michelangelo Towers opens suite extension 08 Dec 2005 The five-star Michelangelo Towers hotel in Johannesburg, South Africa, has relaunched following a R750m (£67m, US$126m, 96m euro) extension.
Aesop’s Village opens at Everland 08 Dec 2005 South Korean theme park Samsung Everland has opened a new zone called Aesop’s Village.
Official opening for Abu Dhabi’s first boutique hotel 08 Dec 2005 Abu Dhabi’s first five-star deluxe boutique hotel, the Al Raha Beach Hotel, was officially opened under the patronage of His Excellency Sheikh Tahnoon Bin Zayed Al Nahyan yesterday (7 December).
Kamalaya spa opens on Koh Samui 06 Dec 2005 The Kamalaya wellness sanctuary and holistic spa has opened on the island of Koh Samui in Thailand.
Takaro introduces ten hands massage 06 Dec 2005 The Energy Clinic spa at the Takaro Peace Resort in Te Anau, New Zealand has introduced a Ten Hand massage to its range of treatments. Performed by five therapists, the treatment is designed to relieve stress.
Harrah’s plans casino resort for Slovenia 02 Dec 2005 Las Vegas-based casino group Harrah’s Entertainment has agreed a deal with Slovenian casino operator Hit Group to develop a large-scale gaming resort in Nova Gorica, a city on the border between Slovenia and Italy.
Second merger for Danish club chain 02 Dec 2005 Just six months after its merger with Fin Form to create Denmark’s largest health and fitness chain, Fitness dk has joined forces with family-owned chain, Hard Work.
Tessa Jowell clamps down on aquatic centre overspending 02 Dec 2005 UK Olympics Minister Tessa Jowell has cracked down hard on the design team of the aquatic centre for the London 2012 Olympics, overruling plans which could have seen the project cost double.
Macquarie plans $56m waterpark for Australia’s Gold Coast 30 Nov 2005 Macquarie Leisure Trust Group (MLT), owner and operator of the Dreamworld theme park on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia, has unveiled plans to develop a AUS$56m (£24m, 35m euro, US$41m) waterpark.
Aussie World set to unveil Funny Bone Flicks 29 Nov 2005 Aussie World, a theme park on Australia’s Gold Coast, is set to open Funny Bone Flicks next month – a cinema showing a 25-minute screening of old television commercials and Australian newsreel footage.
SupperClub heads for London 29 Nov 2005 The SupperClub brand, launched in 1993 in Amsterdam, is currently seeking investors to open a site in London.
December opening for Como Shambhala 22 Nov 2005 Holistic health company COMO Shambhala will open its latest spa in Begawan Giri, Bali, in December.
Bondi Beach explored in Sydney Museum 22 Nov 2005 A new exhibition opens next month at the Museum of Sydney in Australia, looking at the history of the city’s famous Bondi Beach.
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.
