Belgium news
21 Jun 2024
Belgian retail giant, Colruyt Group, is challenging the status quo of the fitness industry in
05 Jun 2024
The Great Spa Towns of Europe (GSTE) has announced the successful approval of its funding
01 May 2024
Marriott International has signed a new deal with Neom to open a Ritz-Carlton Reserve property
Egym snaps up Hussle as it moves to dominate the corporate wellness market with its Wellpass product
27 Mar 2024
Egym, has signalled its intention to become a dominant force in the corporate wellness sector
28 Feb 2024
Basic-Fit has introduced a new approach to tackle gymtimidation and create an inclusive environment in
21 Feb 2024
Accor’s high-end brand Raffles Hotels & Resorts is set to land in northwestern Saudia Arabia
Altrafit has taken further steps to cement its reputation as a provider of high-quality, affordable
29 Jan 2024
Europe’s largest fitness chain, Basic-Fit, has consolidated its position in France with the launch of
22 Dec 2023
Kevin Yates has been promoted to CEO at Lift Brands for the EMEA region. Yates
22 Dec 2023
Basic-Fit has acquired RSG Group’s Spanish portfolio of 47 clubs for €50m. RSG had signalled
18 Oct 2023
The Italian thermal town of Montecatini Terme will welcome 30 delegates from the Great Spa
18 Apr 2023
Saturday 10 June 2023 will mark the 12th anniversary of Global Wellness Day (GWD) –
13 Mar 2023
Basic-Fit has released its results for 2022 which show strong club and membership growth, a
10 Jan 2023
French beauty brand Caudalie’s latest urban spa has opened in Bordeaux, inspired by the brand’s
03 Jan 2023
A 15th-century monastery and chapel in Antwerp, Belgium, has been transformed into a 108-room hotel
08 Dec 2022
Online beauty and wellness booking company Treatwell has recently partnered with Apple Maps to allow
08 Nov 2022
The Great Spa Towns of Europe Association (GSTEA) has announced the appointment of Chiara Ronchini
14 Sep 2022
The Red Sea Development Company (TRSDC), the developer behind ultra-luxury Saudi tourism destination Amaala, has
07 Sep 2022
Members of the Great Spa Towns of Europe (GSTE) have gathered in Františkovy Lázně in
31 Aug 2022
Merlin Entertainments Group has revealed plans for a new Legoland theme park near Charleroi Airport
03 Aug 2022
Plans have been revealed for a 100-mile-long structure that is set to become the centrepiece
23 Jun 2022
A new report by Deloitte, outlining the social and economic value of the global health
16 Jun 2022
Newly-formed industry body The Great Spa Towns of Europe association has appointed Stefan Szirucsek as
10 Jun 2022
After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the 14th annual HOTel&SPA event returned last
09 Jun 2022
Basic-Fit has opened its 600th club in France in Sablé-sur-Sarthe, in the Pays de la
03 May 2022
Basic-Fit opened a record number of 72 clubs in the first quarter of 2022. Fifty-five
03 May 2022
The Great Spa Towns of Europe, one of UNESCO's newest World Heritage Sites, has launched
27 Apr 2022
Fitness tech firm Egym has acquired French corporate fitness and wellbeing business Gymlilb for what
23 Dec 2021
The number of positive COVID-19 cases among people who have visited health clubs across Europe
10 Dec 2021
The number of positive COVID-19 cases among people who have visited health clubs, leisure centres
26 Nov 2021
Increases in COVID-19 cases across Europe are forcing governments to introduce restrictions, which is having
22 Nov 2021
North America and Japan-based visitor attractions and businesses picked up 14 of the 19 Thea
29 Oct 2021
A return to 'normality' following the easing of lockdown restrictions has enabled European fitness giant
29 Oct 2021
A 15th-century monastery and chapel in Belgium’s capital city of Antwerp is being transformed into
22 Oct 2021
A puppet of a refugee girl has 'walked' across Europe on a 5,000km (3,100m) journey,
16 Sep 2021
Patients treated for stress in the Belgian capital Brussels will be offered free visits to
26 Jul 2021
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has honoured 11 European spa towns
19 Jul 2021
Aspria Holdings, owner of eight premium wellbeing clubs in Germany, Belgium and Italy, has entered
24 Jun 2021
The "respectful renovation" of the Royal Museum of Fine Arts in Antwerp, Belgium is among
22 Jun 2021
Merlin Entertainments has revealed plans to open a Legoland Discovery Centre in the Belgian capital
01 Jun 2021
TRIB3 has secured a franchise deal which will see it open 20 studios across Belgium,
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A major refurbishment of Sport Ireland Fitness by Technogym has
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AI has the potential to support people in making
healthy lifestyle changes if its algorithms can be
updated to understand the different stages of
motivation, as Jodi Heckel reports
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Immediate rewards can motivate people to exercise more,
according to new research, reports Kath Hudson
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It’s time to start the conversation
about pelvic health. It’s not
just menopausal women who
have challenges: young women
and men can also experience
issues they’re too embarrassed
to discuss or seek help for,
as Kath Hudson reports
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As more trans women, trans men
and non-binary people join health
clubs, it’s time to work out a system
where everyone feels included,
protected and safe in the locker
room. Kath Hudson reports
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When retailer, the €11 billion-a-year Colruyt Group, decided to get into the health club market, the plan was to fully integrate its entire business using customer insight data. The results are remarkable
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Appointed president of Xponential Fitness when she was only 34, Sarah Luna attributes her career success to the grit, determination and stamina she honed as a dancer by day and Pilates teacher by night.
She talks to Kath Hudson about how owning her choices has given her the resilience to take on one of the top jobs in the US fitness industry, while also raising a family
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Associate, Miova“I’d love to see a national wellness service working hand in glove with NHS primary care”
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