Copacabana comes to Paris Plage 01 Aug 2005 The centrepiece of the fourth annual Paris Plage festival – which runs for a month until 21 August – is a 3km long artificial beach inspired by the coast of Brazil.
Space tourism: the next frontier 28 Jul 2005 Richard Branson has revealed plans to build five spaceships which could be ready to take tourists into space within just three years.
Dollywood’s adds US$2m water ride 27 Jul 2005 Dollywood’s Splash Country in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, US, has added a US$2m (£1.15m, 1.67m euros) Bear mountain Tower ride to its collection of attractions.
Egypt counts losses after resort terror blasts 25 Jul 2005 Hundreds of tourists have fled the Red Sea resort of Sharm el Sheikh in Egypt after up to 90 people died in three bomb blasts in the city on 23 July.
Starwood Capital buys Taittinger for 2.5bn euros 25 Jul 2005 Connecticut-based property and hotel investment group Starwood Capital has bought majority stakes in French company the Taittinger Group in a deal valued at around 2.5bn euros (£1.7bn, US$3bn).
New London attraction created to connect Thames banks 20 Jul 2005 A new UK design practice called Metropolitan Workshop has revealed plans for a London cable car attraction called Thames Web which would connect stretches of the river between Blackfriars and Waterloo bridges.
Lane Fox launches private karaoke clubs 20 Jul 2005 Martha Lane Fox – the internet entrepreneur who founded lastminute.com with Brent Hoberman in 2000 – is behind plans to develop a chain of upmarket karaoke clubs, the first of which opened in London on 28 June.
Search is on for London 2012 chief executive 19 Jul 2005 Following the announcement that London is to host the 2012 Olympic Games, Lord Coe has claimed that work has already begun on making the bid dream a reality.
Met completes £4.6 revamp 15 Jul 2005 The Principal Hotels Group has completed a 10-month, £4.6m refurbishment of its 120-room hotel in Leeds.
Hilton signs deal for first spa resort in South Korea 14 Jul 2005 Hilton International is to manage its first Hilton Worldwide Resort in Korea, following the signing of an agreement with Emerson Pacific yesterday (13 July).
New theatres for the RSC 14 Jul 2005 The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) is to expand its theatre venues in Stratford-upon-Avon as part of its year-long festival The Complete Works, which starts in April 2006.
Global fitness on target for 100 million members 14 Jul 2005 The global health club industry is nearing its goal of having 100 million members by the year 2010, and will very likely surpass it, according to a report by the International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association (IHRSA).
Kids presenter scoops Australian fitness award 14 Jul 2005 Scott Ehler has won the title of Fitness Professional of the Year at the Australian Fitness Industry Awards, held at Darling Harbour’s Convention Centre in Sydney.
Virgin to reward health club goers 14 Jul 2005 Virgin has formed an alliance with one of the largest health benefits companies in the US to offer a health insurance plan that will reward people for keeping fit and healthy.
London tourism's rapid recovery after bombs 13 Jul 2005 According to tourism body VisitLondon, the capital is quickly returning to normal following the London bomb attacks on 7 July which left 52 people dead and 700 injured.
Lloyd Webber announces sale of four West End Theatres 11 Jul 2005 Andrew Lloyd Webber has today announced the sale of four West End playhouses in the Really Useful Theatres (RUT) portfolio to Nica Burns, the current production director of RUT, and Broadway producer Max Weitzenhoffer.
VisitBritain responds to London terrorist attacks 08 Jul 2005 UK Prime Minister Tony Blair confirmed at midday on 7 July that a series of explosions in central London were the result of a terrorist attack and that a number of fatalities had occurred.
First indoor waterpark for Illinois 06 Jul 2005 The first indoor waterpark resort, next to Starved Rock State Park in Illinois, USA, has opened in Utica.
London pips Paris at the post to win 2012 Olympics 06 Jul 2005 London has sensationally won the right to host the Olympic Games in 2012, beating off the challenge of favourites Paris along with Madrid, New York and Moscow.
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.
