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Global Wellness News™ | July 14th, 2026

$11-billion ‘wellness island’ is being built in Abu Dhabi | CNN

Fahid Island in Abu Dhabi is a development of homes that promises future residents a coastal neighborhood that will enhance their physical and mental wellbeing.

‘Minor wellness hotels’ recorded the strongest growth across top KPIs in 2025, finds RLA Global | spabusiness.com news

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.

Supernatural Opens The Portal for Nervous System Regulation

Stacking multiple senses, Supernatural’s Portal is designing energy healing as a ritualized, communal longevity experience.

Indian Fitness Firm Cult.fit Files for IPO

Cult.fit operates 708 fitness centres across India and had more than 987,000 paid members as of March.

NY Dirt: Hit the gym

New Yorkers are ready to get healthy. Retailers are willing to bet on it. One trend driving retail activity this past quarter compared to last was high-end wellness. The two largest leases of the quarter, as compiled in a JLL report released Thursday, were Chelsea Piers’ 76,000-square-foot deal by the South Street Seaport, at 250 Water Street, and Life Time’s 71,000-square-foot lease in North Williamsburg.

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