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The spa will be anchored by a central thermal area finished with a palette of earthy tones and bathed in warm lighting / Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group
First glimpses revealed of Mandarin Oriental, Mayfair's subterranean spa retreat
by Megan Whitby | 24 Nov 2023
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 Oriental Hyde Park. Open to hotel guests, residents and the local community, the underground wellness retreat at Mandarin Oriental Mayfair will welcome its first guests in early 2024. Facilities will include an indoor heated swimming pool, a sauna, vitality pools, experience showers, steamrooms and a gym. The spa’s
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The exhibition occupies an expansive space of more than 3,000sq m / MAD Architects/Shenzhen Museum of Contemporary Art and Urban Planning
"Architecture is alive" says Ma Yansong, as Shenzhen art museum opens exhibition showcasing work of MAD Architects
by Tom Walker | 20 Nov 2023
Shenzhen Museum of Contemporary Art and Urban Planning (MoCAUP) has opened an exhibition which provides a retrospective of the research and practices of MAD Architects. Called Ma Yansong: Landscapes in Motion, the exhibition occupies an expansive space of more than 3,000sq m and takes visitors on a journey through 52 projects spanning almost two decades. MAD Architects is led by Ma Yansong, Dang Qun and Yosuke Hayano. The exhibition is the MoCAUP’s first solo exhibition of architecture since opening in
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SHA Mexico's architecture will replicate the structure of a DNA strand and feature a design that brings the outdoors in / SHA Wellness
SHA Mexico to debut in January 2024 with genome-inspired design by Sordo Madaleno
by Megan Whitby | 20 Nov 2023
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, SHA Mexico’s opening will mark the first phase of SHA’s global expansion plans with an additional Abu Dhabi forest destination set to debut in 2025. The two upcoming properties are part of AB Wellness, one of three divisions which fall under the newly-launched holding group AB Living – a global development firm
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Timbaland (L) and Freddie Morross (R) have collaborated to answer the rising demand for wellness music with physiological benefits / GWS
Timbaland, music producer to the stars, joins forces with Myndstream to co-create music that improves health and wellbeing
by Megan Whitby | 15 Nov 2023
Timbaland, Platinum Grammy Award-winning producer, who's worked with artists such as Jay-Z, Missy Elliott, Madonna, Rihanna, Justin Timberlake and Drake and Björk, has announced a partnership with health and wellbeing music provider, Myndstream. The new partners will collaborate to produce an album of wellness music to help improve the health and wellbeing of listeners, whether that be to destress, relax, unwind or focus. They will be available for use by operators across the wellness, health and fitness and spa markets.
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Siro is set to open its doors in February 2024 at the One Za'abeel development / Kerzner International/Siro hotels
Kerzner's new 'fitness hotel', Siro One Zabeel, opens for reservations
by Tom Walker | 09 Nov 2023
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 Dubai, the property marks the debut for Siro – a new, fitness and recovery brand developed by Kerzner International. Siro One Za'abeel will offer guests experiences built around the brand's five specific "biohacking pillars" – fitness, nutrition, sleep, recovery and mindfulness with tech integrations built in. Each room at
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As well as exhibits, visitors will be able to meet costumed characters and hear their stories
/ Black Country Living Museum
Back in time – visitors experience 1960s healthcare in Black Country Museum's new living history centre
by Tom Walker | 01 Nov 2023
Black Country Living Museum in Dudley, UK, has opened a life-sized replica of a healthcare centre for infants, offering visitors an opportunity to discover how new and expectant mothers in the early 1960s were cared for and supported. The new Lea Road Infant Welfare Centre is housed in its own building, allowing visitors to explore a waiting room, doctor’s surgery, a dispensary and other exhibits – as well as meet costumed characters. One of the characters, a midwife named ‘Cicilyn
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The club has a 20m pool / Virgin Active
First look at Virgin Active's all-new luxury Wimbledon club with wellness offering
by Tom Walker | 29 Oct 2023
Virgin Active has opened the doors to its Wimbledon club following a comprehensive redevelopment and refurbishment of the site. The company said the property – described it as an 'all-new club' – has been meticulously planned to the highest standards. Facilities now include a 375sq m gym floor with10 Lifting Stations, Ski-Ergs, Echo Bikes, Eleiko weights and Technogym cardio equipment. A total of 10 personal trainers will also be available. Wet areas include a 20m swimming pool, sauna, steamroom and
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the wheelchair-accessible Jette’s Wonder Bikes will have six, hang-glider-style cars / Morgan's Wonderland
Morgan’s Wonderland reveals plans for largest expansion in its history
by Tom Walker | 24 Oct 2023
Morgan’s Wonderland – a Texas-based theme park which caters specifically to people with disabilities – has revealed plans to add attractions worth US$6 million in 2024. The major additions will include a 4D cinema giving, a passenger boat ride across the park’s eight-acre fishing lake, a zipline soaring above the lake and a wheelchair-accessible "bike ride". The 4D theatre, located at the park's Sensory Village, gives guests the sensation of riding a thrilling roller coaster. Designed to accommodate guests in
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The spa is home to an outdoor yoga and meditation deck with soothing
waterside views / Banyan Tree Group
Hacienda Xcanatun’s new Angsana Spa brings the outdoors in with nature-centric design
by Megan Whitby | 20 Oct 2023
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, the newly built wellness pavilion is part of Hacienda Xcanatun, Angsana Heritage Collection’s property-wide expansion project. The spa stands above a tranquil pond and blends discreetly into the surrounding natural foliage thanks to a design blending the boundaries between the indoors and out. Carefully chosen materials sourced from the
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The first Sports Illustrated Resorts college campus will open in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, in 2025 / Sports Illustrated Resorts
Sports Illustrated Resorts to expand across US with active lifestyle at their core
by Megan Whitby | 19 Oct 2023
A network of Sports Illustrated branded resort and lifestyle complexes will launch in the US following a deal between Travel + Leisure Co and Sports Hospitality Ventures (SHV) – the hotel and resorts licensee for the Sports Illustrated brand in North America and the Caribbean. Each Sports Illustrated Resort campus is expected to feature a full-service hotel, a vacation club and residences, as well as a host of branded attractions from live-action sports and entertainment to dining, wellness and relaxation
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The Hvn's raison d'etre is to help guests improve how they feel both inside and outside / The Hvn
Conscious wellbeing inspires Knightsbridge’s newest urban retreat, The Hvn
by Megan Whitby | 16 Oct 2023
A new urban wellness retreat is set to launch in Knightsbridge, London, backed by a trio of professionals from the beauty and medical fields, including ex-Aromatherapy Associates interim CEO Muriel Zingraff. Designed for conscious wellbeing, The Hvn will launch on 17 October. The two-level facility will operate with a 360˚ integrated approach using heritage therapies – including traditional Indian, Japanese and Chinese medicines – functional medicine and medical aesthetics, acupuncture, vitamin infusions and bodywork, as well as therapies to support
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Forest House is an adult-only, high-end health club / Forest House
Jon Williams and Tom Edwards launch nature-inspired Forest House
by Frances Marcellin | 15 Oct 2023
Fitness entrepreneurs Jon Williams, CEO, and Tom Edwards, COO, have co-founded a new high-end club in central Watford, Forest House Health and Wellness, with a group of health and fitness specialists. Along with Williams and Edwards, the co-founding members are: Steve Lewis, chairman, Bharat Hindocha, CFO, Raj Rattan and Rob Marsh. The first club will be opening its doors to the public in June 2023 which will be the sixth club they have opened together. Forest House’s 20,000sq ft site
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