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• Virgin gets right to wipe out rent arrears
• Fitness industry mourns passing of Jan Spaticchia
• STA offers mindfulness resources
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Google launches Gemini – its ChatGPT killer
By Liz Terry
Google has just released Gemini, a new multimodal AI which is being billed as a "ChatGPT Killer". Unlike ChatGPT, it can take inputs in text, code, audio, image and video, making it far more powerful and extending the range of applications. Gemini comes in three sizes – Ultra, Pro and Nano – to function across a
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Das Central, Sölden’s new rooftop spa area connects guests with the outdoors
By Megan Whitby
A new rooftop spa has been added to modern alpine escape Das Central in the heart of Sölden, high in the Austrian Alps, to refresh the property’s wellness offering. The new Summit Spa has been added to the existing spa as part of a property-wide overhaul. The update has also added a new lobby, 31 rooms and
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By Rebecca Skeel
At a recent think tank, The Tourism Society hosted a panel overseen by its first female chair, Alison Cryer MBE, to discuss the importance of male allyship in the travel and tourism
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By Megan Whitby
Luxury hotel and spa operator Mandarin Oriental’s second London hotel will launch next January with a brand new spa designed as a boutique sister location to its flagship UK spa at Mandarin
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By Megan Whitby
Sandie Johannessen has been appointed the new group director of spa and wellness at Minor Hotels – international hotel owner, operator and investor. A seasoned spa industry figure,
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By Megan Whitby
Athlete-inspired wellness, social wellbeing and active nutrition are three of the hottest trends set to shape the wellness sector in 2024, according to Emlyn Brown, Accor’s global senior
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By Megan Whitby
Spanish wellness brand SHA Wellness will open its Latin American flagship in January in Costa Mujeres, a secluded beach destination just north of Cancun. Joining SHA’s Alicante flagship,
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By Megan Whitby
Five-star Tuscan retreat Castelfalfi has celebrated the relaunch of its spa with a partnership with integrative wellness and medical retreat RAKxa based in Bangkok, Thailand. Following
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By Tom Walker
The first ever Siro hotel, marketed as the "ultimate fitness and recovery hotel", is now accepting reservations. Set to open its doors in February 2024 at the One Za'abeel development in
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By Tom Walker
Flynn Restaurant Group, the world’s largest fast food franchise operator, with ambitions to be the largest global franchise operator across all markets, has entered the fitness market with
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By Tom Walker
The rapid advance of technology in all areas of life is putting societies in flux, creating uncertainty and forcing people to reassess their plans for the future, according to a new report
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By Megan Whitby
One&Only will unveil a new spa partnered with premium beauty brand Guerlain at its new Athenian resort One&Only Aesthesis resort, launching on 11 November. Marking the debut of Greece’s
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By Megan Whitby
Patrick Huey has been appointed as the new director of global wellbeing operations at Hyatt Hotels Corporation. A spa and wellness veteran, Huey has more than 20 years of global experience
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By Megan Whitby
For the past 30 years, historic Southern California hot springs retreat Murrieta Hot Springs Resort has been out of action and closed to the public. Next February, the southwest Riverside
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By Megan Whitby
Banyan Tree Group has refreshed its luxury hotel in Mérida, Mexico, with a new Angsana Spa inspired by Asian and Mexican therapies. Located in four acres of lush green tropical gardens,
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Sponsored:
RKF: Dressed to impress
Following exciting new launches at Equip Hotel in Paris, including the new DresSoft line, RKF Luxury Linen is gearing up for an eco-friendly and fashion-conscious 2023
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Project preview:
Off-grid
Svart Six Senses is set to open in Norway in 2024, and redefine the meaning of sustainable wellness tourism and regenerative travel
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Tourism:
On the road
With its Scenic Routes project, Norway has turned the road trip into an attraction, and boosted tourism in a huge way. Terry Stevens gets behind the wheel
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Spa People:
Ana Ramirez
On her plans to roll out Ancestral Handmade, her regenerative wellness hotel concept, across South America – starting in Colombia
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Spa People:
Scot Toon
The Asia MD of The Pavilions Hotels & Resorts unveils the company's latest island development plans
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Klafs acquired by Kohler from Egeria Group
FROM HOSPITALITY-KIT.NET
Spa operator and bathroom fixtures company Kohler has entered into a definitive agreement to
acquire saunas, steamrooms and hydrothermal area specialist Klafs from investment company
Egeria Group.
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Speedflex, the fitness concept known for delivering HIIT Without The Hurt, has announced a
number of new clients.
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Back for its fifth year, the Connected Health & Fitness Summit (7-8 February 2024, Los
Angeles) remains the innovative platform for companies in the fitness, fitness tech and
wellness space to collaborate and explore unforeseen partnerships to accelerate their
business to the next level.
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