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01 Jul 2024
Village Hotels has changed hands following a deal between the owner – an affiliate of
04 Oct 2023
Spa, leisure and hospitality figure Stuart Angus has been tasked with the strategic growth of
17 May 2023
Center Parcs UK and its six holiday villages have been put up for sale by
15 Nov 2022
Merlin Entertainments, the UK-based global attractions operator which is second only to Disney in size,
10 Aug 2021
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28 Dec 2019
It has been another momentous year in the attractions industry, and Attractions Management has been
Altrafit has taken further steps to cement its reputation as a provider of high-quality, affordable
24 Dec 2019
It has been another momentous year in the attractions industry, and Attractions Management has been
03 Oct 2019
Great Wolf Resorts, which runs 18 family-oriented waterpark and entertainment resorts in the US and
01 Aug 2019
Theme park operator Merlin Entertainments has announced half-yearly results up to the end of June
08 Jul 2019
Gardaland has announced plans to open Europe's first Lego-branded waterpark, with the multi-million dollar development
28 Jun 2019
Global attractions giant, Merlin Entertainments, has been sold to the family behind toy firm Lego
08 May 2019
SeaWorld CEO Gus Antorcha has revealed more details about its failed China projects, after its
30 Apr 2019
SeaWorld has terminated agreements with its major shareholder for park exclusivity and design in China,
19 Oct 2018
Private equity giant Blackstone has acquired UK-based live events venue operator National Exhibition Centre Group
29 Jan 2018
The Cosmopolitan Las Vegas hotel has signed a deal with Reviv, a global provider of
24 Dec 2017
In a year of ups, downs, loops and scoops, Attractions Management looks back at some
11 May 2017
SeaWorld CEO Joel Manby has confirmed the operator’s commitment to becoming an orca-free enterprise, telling
10 May 2017
Lifestyle hospitality developer SACO Property Group has acquired its ninth site as part of the
24 Mar 2017
SeaWorld Entertainments biggest shareholder, Blackstone, is selling its 21 per cent stake in the theme
11 Feb 2017
Here are some of the stories that appeared on CLAD this week, from Bjarke Ingels'
08 Feb 2017
Chicago's mayor, Rahm Emanuel, has announced ambitious plans to transform the city’s famous Willis Tower
06 Dec 2016
Disney CEO Bob Iger will be part of President-elect Donald Trump’s strategic and policy forum,
15 Dec 2015
Serco has ditched plans to offload its leisure business, with the services giant reluctant to
02 Jun 2015
UK leisure resort chain Center Parcs has been bought by Canadian property giant Brookfield for
23 Mar 2015
Blackstone has announced it will buy Chicago’s Willis Tower, the second-tallest building in the US
11 Mar 2015
Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC Private has nearly doubled its stake in Merlin Entertainments to
09 Mar 2015
CVC Capital Partners – one of Europe’s biggest private equity firms – is preparing to
03 Mar 2015
Private equity firms CVC and Blackstone have launched the sale of their remaining shares in
17 Feb 2015
US-based private equity group Blackstone has hired several investment banks to lay the foundations for
18 Dec 2014
Arthur Laundy, owner of Laundy Hotel Group, and the former liquor-shop chain owner turned property
26 Nov 2014
Blackstone – the private equity giant which owns Center Parcs – is believed to have
14 Oct 2014
The globally-renowned Golden Door wellness resort in Escondido, California, has relaunched following an expansion from
09 Oct 2014
The Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York is being sold to a Chinese company for
23 Jun 2014
Sunstone Hotel Investors is purchasing one of the largest hotels on Maui – the second-largest
06 Jun 2014
As Center Parcs today opens its new £250m Woburn Forest holiday resort, CEO Martin Dalby
14 May 2014
After two years’ construction and 10 years’ conception, the UK’s fifth Center Parcs resort will
02 May 2014
Center Parcs has announced that work on the 75-bedroom ‘Hotel’ at Woburn Forest is now
24 Apr 2014
The grounds of the exclusive Golden Door wellness resort in Escondido, California have increased from
11 Nov 2013
Merlin Entertainments has been priced near the top end of trading expectations – at £3.2bn (US$5.1bn,
28 Sep 2013
David Lloyd Leisure (DLL) has responded to comments about the change in the value of
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Sustainability in the fitness industry is coming on in leaps and bounds as more
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A major refurbishment of Sport Ireland Fitness by Technogym has
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At the heart of the Sydney Swans new headquarters in Australia is an elite
player-focused training facility by strength equipment specialist BLK BOX
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Life Fitness has reimagined cardio with the launch of its Symbio line which has been
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“I’d love to see a national wellness service working hand in glove with NHS primary care”
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Steph Eaves looks at how health
assessment devices are evolving
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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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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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New research from UCLA Health looked at the impact of Kundalini yoga on memory and found a significant impact, finds Megan Whitby
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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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