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Mid Ulster District Council (MUDC) in Northern Ireland has won a landmark VAT case, which could see councils in the country receive a multi-million pound payday. The case centred on whether VAT should be payable on charges paid by members of the public for access to gyms, sports, recreation and leisure
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Six UK-based creative companies have teamed up to launch the Vigilante Group, described as a "rebellious team of creative companies" looking to "liberate the world from the fortress of the status quo". Focusing on the visitor attraction, experience and entertainment industries, the newly formed collective will
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Elemis has appointed its co-founder and president of Elemis USA, Noella Gabriel, to global president, effective immediately. The decision is part of a wider leadership reshuffle which sees Oriele Frank, previously Elemis’ UK managing director, appointed as chief product and sustainability officer. Both
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Global lifestyle brand Nobu Hospitality, founded by Robert De Niro, Nobu Matsuhisa and Meir Teper, is continuing its global expansion with a new luxury destination in Marrakech, Morocco, scheduled to open Q3 2021. The 71-key Nobu Hotel Marrakech is being realised through a collaboration between Hivernage
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The government has pledged to invest £100m in supporting public leisure centres this winter, as part of a £1bn additional support package for local councils. Local Government Secretary Robert Jenrick confirmed today (22 October) the way the £1bn funding will be allocated. Among the measures announced was a
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Accor’s global VP of wellbeing, Emlyn Brown, believes COVID-19 has provided a platform for hotel spas in city locations to leverage the local market and become a crucial revenue driver. Speaking in a recent webinar hosted by, We Work Well, Brown reported that as markets have begun to recover, Accor’s remote
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ISPA has revealed it will host a new virtual education series, called Shine On, featuring leading industry voices sharing their insights on a range of subjects critical to the industry’s present and future. ISPA will hold one instalment every month leading up to the 2021 ISPA Conference & Expo in Phoenix,
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GSN Planet (GSN) has recently unveiled a COVID-19 Sustainability Guide in response to the global pandemic. The guide is designed to provide inspiration and practical options for businesses and practitioners to evolve during the pandemic to focus on eco-friendly products and services, and additionally offer
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Be Military Fit (BMF) has completed a restructuring project, designed to transform the outdoor fitness provider from a centrally-led company into a franchise business. Shareholders Bear Grylls and investor, Chris St George, acquired the former British Military Fitness business out of administration in 2018 and
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Rod Hill, former president of TRIB3 and director general of Anytime Fitness Iberia, has signed a master franchise agreement with énergie Fitness to develop 75 clubs in Spain over the next 10 years. Hill will share the master franchisee contract with George Houtenbos, another long-time fitness industry leader
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Luxury Greek destination, Aristi Mountain Resort & Villas, has launched an exclusive seclusion programme designed for guests looking for a remote wellbeing escape. Located in the concealed mountain region of West Zagori, Aristi Resort is home to 24 rooms, suites and villas and set within a national park
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Persistent and rising levels of lifestyle disease across the world have exacerbated the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Richard Horton, editor-in-chief of The Lancet. Published in the latest issue of the journal, data from the Global Burden of Disease report shows that preventable
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Access control specialist Salto Systems has acquired Gantner Electronic from private investment house Ardian. The deal, for an undisclosed sum, will see Gantner – a high-tech company specialising in electronic access, ticketing and billing systems, as well as smart locks for lockers – become part of the Salto
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Luxury Irish spa resort, The Johnstown Estate, in County Meath, has invested €3.5m (US$4.13m, £3.18m) in creating a new spa nearly twice the size of its previous facility, scheduled to launch early November 2020. Located at an original 18th-century Georgian Residence, the new spa is being upgraded with a variety
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Customer experience software provider, AskNicely, has announced it will host a new virtual event called the Global Frontline Experience Summit. AskNicely believes that a memorable customer experience starts at the frontline, and at the moment it recognises that this experience has become more challenging than
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In breaking news, HCM understands the UK government has removed gyms and fitness facilities from the baseline measures for future tier 3 closures. This means that gyms and leisure centres will no longer be forced to automatically close in areas deemed "very high risk" (or tier 3) in the government's three-tier
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In a COVID-19 era, human touch and physical connection are being restricted like never before, but results from the world’s largest global touch study show that 54 per cent of people felt they had too little touch in their lives, even before the pandemic. Developed by researchers at Goldsmiths University of
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Spa management company, ISM Spa, has introduced a new spa and wellness concept named R+R Wellness, at the Grand Hyatt Nashville. R+R Wellness, which stands for Recharge and Replenish, offers treatments based on the five elements and is powered by the desire to reach individual guests’ personal goals. “The
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Currently undergoing a thorough refurbishment, Little Kulala, Wilderness Safaris’ acclaimed desert retreat in Namibia’s Sossusvlei area, is creating a new holistic health and wellness retreat in the heart of the private Kulala Wilderness Reserve. Integrating a range of mindful elements, including an all-new
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RAKxa, a new fully integrative wellness and medical retreat will open in Thailand in December 2020, as a result of a three-way partnership between Thai-based M.K. Real Estate Development, VitalLife Scientific Wellness Clinic and Minor Hotels Group, which will manage the resort. Set in Bangkok’s ‘Green Lung’, a
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The pandemic has disrupted or halted critical mental health services in 93 per cent of countries worldwide, according to a new survey by the World Health organisation (WHO). Conducted from June to August 2020, the survey of 130 countries provides the first global data showing the far-reaching impact of
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The UK government is likely to face legal challenges from gym operators following the revelation that new laws drafted to enforce the three-tier COVID-19 alert system will automatically force gyms and leisure centres to close in tier 3 areas. This directly contradicts the government's own guidance and briefings
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Anantara Hotels, Resorts and Spas has stepped into the world of integrated health and wellness with the introduction of its first IV drip bar, VIVID by Verita Health clinic, at Anantara Siam Bangkok Hotel. The new opening is a product of Anantara's joint venture with Singapore-based Verita Healthcare Group to
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The Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, US has become one of the first major sports venues to use drones to clean and disinfect the facility as part of its anti-COVID-19 measures. Stadium operator, AMB Sports and Entertainment, partnered with Lucid Drone Technologies ahead of the Atlanta Falcons' National Football
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Gym and health club operators with sites in Liverpool, UK, have been left "astounded" at the government's "retrograde step" in ordering gyms to close in the city, as part of its controversial new three-tier COVID-19 control system*. The decision has been met with universal anger among health club operators
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