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The building has a storied history / Rockwell Group
David Rockwell creates immersive magic destination, The Hand and The Eye
by Liz Terry | 14 Jul 2026
A US$50 million (£44.2 million, €51.2 million) transformation of Chicago's historic McCormick Mansion has created a new destination that combines live magic, immersive theatre, dining and private membership under one roof. The Hand & The Eye occupies the 36,000sq ft (3,345sq m) landmark building at 100 East Ontario Street, where visitors move through a series of intimate performance spaces, lounges, bars and dining rooms as part of a curated three-hour journey designed to reveal surprises around every corner. The project
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The museum is a new cultural hub for the state of Montana / Montana Historical Society
Montana Heritage Center by Cushing Terrell opens after US$107 million investment
by Liz Terry | 13 Jul 2026
The Montana Historical Society has officially celebrated the opening of its new Montana Heritage Center, a US$107 million (£79 million, €92 million) destination that combines immersive storytelling with cutting-edge audiovisual technology to bring the state's history to life. Located in Helena, the 165,000sq ft (15,330sq m) complex brings together the restored Veterans and Pioneers Memorial Building with the new 70,000sq ft (6,500sq m) Betty Babcock Building. Operated by the Montana Historical Society, the facility houses the Montana Museum, state archives,
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Places Leisure is creating a landmark facility in Basingstoke / Roberts Limbrick Architects
Places Leisure is working with Roberts Limbrick to build £60m wellness flagship in Basingstoke
by Kath Hudson | 10 Jul 2026
Places Leisure has exchanged contracts to build and operate a flagship £60m water and wellness destination on behalf of Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council. This will be the biggest investment in wellbeing the borough has seen for decades. The landmark facility will replace Basingstoke Aquadrome. Subject to planning permission, the complex will be built in a new location on the site, enabling the existing Aquadrome to remain open until the new facility is complete. Places Leisure is working with Roberts Limbrick
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The Ritz-Carlton Residences Chicago, Magnificent Mile, received two-star Fitwel Certification / Marriott International
Marriott International partners with Fitwel for wellness solutions across its residential portfolio
by Helen Andrews | 10 Jul 2026
Marriott International has partnered with Fitwel, a healthy building certification system that aims to optimise occupant health. Marriott has become Fitwel’s first Enterprise Partner and the new healthy building solutions will be implemented across the operator’s global portfolio of branded residences. The pilot location for the global partnership is The Ritz-Carlton Residences Chicago, Magnificent Mile, US, which received a two-star Fitwel Certification in March. Learn more about Fitwel here. The Ritz-Carlton property, which is sold out, has a fruit
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The spa has a series of pools that are separate to its extensive thermal circuit / Fairmont Cheshire, The Mere
Fairmont Cheshire, The Mere, has architecture by Leach Rhodes Walker and interiors by Bergman Design House.
by Helen Andrews | 10 Jul 2026
Fairmont Cheshire, The Mere, has opened today (10 July) near Knutsford in the north-west of England with a 1,715sq m Fairmont Spa that has been designed using a ‘Wellness without Walls’ concept. The Select Group, a Dubai-headquartered real estate developer and hospitality investor, acquired the property for £35 million (US$45 million, €41 million) and a further £90 million (US$114 million, €105 million). The 157-acre estate has a rich history, having been mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086. It now
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Universal Kids Resort has opened in Frisco, Texas / Universal Destinations and Experiences
Universal launches new theme park model with Kids Resort
by Liz Terry | 10 Jul 2026
Universal Destinations and Experiences has launched a new regional theme park model with the opening of Universal Kids Resort in Frisco, Texas. The resort is the company's first theme park designed specifically for families with young children and represents a move beyond Universal's traditional large-scale destination resort model. Developed on a 97-acre site north of Dallas, the resort combines a family-focused theme park with the 300-room Universal Kids Resort Hotel. The concept has been designed around shorter visits, repeat attendance
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The Americas, where Sha Wellness Mexico (pictured) is located, remained the strongest geographical market overall for TRevPAR growth / Sha Wellness Mexico
'Minor wellness hotels' recorded the strongest growth across top KPIs in 2025, finds RLA Global
by Helen Andrews | 09 Jul 2026
Wellness hotels generating less than US$1 million (€932,700, £785,200) – or 10 per cent of total revenue from wellness and leisure – recorded the strongest RevPAR and TRevPAR growth in 2025 across categories when compared with 2024, according to the latest Wellness Real Estate Report by RLA Global, produced in partnership with P and L benchmarking firm HotStats. This is the seventh annual report of its kind. RevPAR for properties in this category increased by an average of 6 per
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Great Barrier Reef Aquarium will reopen in 2029 / Great Barrier Reef Aquarium
Great Barrier Reef attraction set for AU$180 million reinvention
by Liz Terry | 08 Jul 2026
Plans for the AU$180 million redevelopment of Reef HQ Aquarium in Townsville, Australia, are progressing, with the project set to transform the attraction into a global centre for reef education and conservation. The Australian government is funding the redevelopment, which will deliver a major upgrade of the aquarium – the official education centre for the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. The project will include new visitor experiences, immersive exhibitions, upgraded education facilities and a Centre of Excellence in Tropical
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Preidlhof introduced a snow room by TechnoAlpin Indoor this year / Stefano Butturini
Preidlhof Luxury DolceVita Resort to unveil new spa in February 2027
by Helen Andrews | 03 Jul 2026
Preidlhof Luxury DolceVita Resort, the destination resort and spa in Naturno, South Tyrol in Italy, will reveal a new spa in February 2027, designed by wellness expert and consultant Patrizia Bortolin. Bortolin has been the wellness concept manager for the 71-key resort since 2019, when she introduced The Preidlhof Way. This is a holistic wellness philosophy that means the resort’s extensive multidisciplinary team of practitioners offers an array of wellbeing programming to encourage lasting change for guests seeking personal development.
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Populous designed the National Tennis Centre to integrate into its surroundings / Qiddiya Investment Company
Qiddiya and Populous share details of Saudi Arabia’s National Tennis Centre
by Magali Robathan | 01 Jul 2026
Populous has unveiled the design for the National Tennis Centre at Qiddiya City, Saudi Arabia — a 30-court complex that will become the future home of international tennis in Saudi Arabia. The National Tennis Centre is owned and developed by Qiddiya Investment Company, and is a core pillar of Saudi Vision 2030. Designed by Populous as lead architect, lead interior designer and lead masterplanner, the National Tennis Centre will be the region’s largest tennis centre, built to ATP, WTA and
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Tatsuro Sasaki Architects and Associates has designed a nature-rich and peaceful retreat that blends into the surrounding landscape / Hoshino Resorts
Hoshino Resorts opens Kai Kusatsu as it expands the Kai onsen ryokan brand
by Helen Andrews | 01 Jul 2026
Kai Kusatsu, an onsen ryokan property has launched in the famous Japanese hot spring destination, Kusatsu Onsen in Gunma Prefecture. Parent company Hoshino Resorts launched the resort to coincide with the 15th anniversary of the Kai ryokan brand – which is set to grow to a portfolio of 30 properties across Japan by 2030. Read our interview in Spa Business with Yoshiharu Hoshino, CEO of Hoshino Resorts, about his plans to pursue wellness investment opportunities in Japan and further afield
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Until has opened its fourth and largest club to date / Until
Until combines multiple disciplines at new Canary Wharf club
by Kath Hudson | 30 Jun 2026
Until has opened its fourth club at Canary Wharf, in the iconic YY London building. Following on from existing sites in Soho, Marylebone and Liverpool Street, Canary Wharf is the biggest and most ambitious to date, bringing health and wellness specialism under one roof including fitness, nutrition, physiotherapy, medical and dental. “Our Canary Wharf Club is the fullest expression yet of what Until is trying to do,” says CEO and co-founder, Vishal Amin. “Hundreds of practitioners and 50+ specialisms, are working
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