Category: Wellness
W Macau’s Summer Lineup: Spa Resets, Free Workouts, and Cocktails With a Kick
The Cotai hotel’s season-long Sun Chasers program runs through August 31, with a revamped spa menu, complimentary fitness classes, and a trio of cocktails that don’t play it safe.
“We Built Healthcare to Treat Disease, Not Keep You Well”: A Healthtech Investor’s Hard Truth
Scarlett Chen does not do wellness buzzwords. As a partner at Verge, a Hong Kong–based fund that backs health technology companies, she spends her days separating what actually works from what merely sounds good. Before Verge, she was at Barclays and Prudential. She knows how money moves. She also knows how health systems fail. When…
XVENTURE Brings High-Octane Indoor Active Sports to Quarry Bay With Hong Kong’s Tallest Rope Course and Steepest Slides
A new 20,000-square-foot indoor active sports hub has landed at Kornhill Plaza in Quarry Bay. XVENTURE, which debuted May 15, brings nine themed zones with 26 challenges spanning climbing, ninja courses, trampolines, zip lines, go-karts, and interactive tech-driven games. The headline attraction is the Slide Park, featuring Hong Kong’s steepest slides at 8 meters high.…
Upper House Hong Kong Brings Back House of Healing Retreat With New Wellness Residencies
Upper House Hong Kong is doubling down on wellness this May, with the return of its two-day House of Healing retreat on May 30 and 31, alongside new in-room therapies and ongoing residencies. House of Healing runs from 9:30am to 6pm each day. One-day tickets are HKD 988 and two-day passes are HKD 1,788. Each…
Propelle Sports Club Opens in San Po Kong With Mini-Basketball and Pickleball Under One Roof
A new 8,500-square-foot sports social club has opened at The Burrow in San Po Kong. Propelle Sports Club brings together Hong Kong You Can Basketball Club’s mini-basketball program and dedicated pickleball courts by PickOne, aiming to create a multi-generational sports hub for families. The club is equipped with indoor air-conditioning, allowing year-round play in a…
Four European Giants Head to Hong Kong for Football Festival This Summer
Manchester City, Inter Milan, Chelsea, and Juventus will touch down in Hong Kong this August for the Hong Kong Football Festival, with two matches scheduled at the 50,000-seat Kai Tak Stadium. The Asahi Super Dry Trophy sees Manchester City face Inter Milan on August 1. City, the only club to win four consecutive Premier League…
The Maestro of Longevity: Jasmine Liu’s Vision for a Sustainable Wellness Revolution
In the high-stakes world of global finance and fintech, performance is often measured in spreadsheets and closing bells, while personal wellbeing is relegated to the sidelines. Jasmine Liu, founder of MaestroWellness and the Build Well Live Well Summit, knows this imbalance intimately. After navigating a career through legal, compliance, and innovation roles, a transformative moment…
West Kowloon Hosts Massive “Wellness Buffet” Pop-Up This April
The West Kowloon Cultural District is set to transform into an immersive “wellness playground” next month as Mannings debuts its first large-scale outdoor fiesta, Mannings BoostUP. Scheduled for April 25 and 26, 2026, the two-day event aims to move beyond traditional fitness by blending physical health with emotional wellbeing and social connection. Spread across the…
Singapore-Based ROMI Beauty Launches in Hong Kong Exclusively at Sephora
Singapore-born beauty brand ROMI Beauty has officially arrived in Hong Kong, launching exclusively at Sephora with its curated lineup of skin-first essentials. The brand, founded in 2022 by Yoyo Cao, Arissa Cheo, and Lin Ting, is now available at Sephora. The brand’s “skin-first” philosophy emerged from the founders’ different lifestyles. Arissa, who has sensitive skin, sought…
Maison Karya Brings Premium Nuts Wellness Atelier to Pacific Place Pop-Up
Maison Karya, a new premium nuts wellness atelier founded by luxury F&B entrepreneur Olivia Niddam, launches its debut pop-up at Pacific Place on March 23. The brand, which focuses on artisanal nuts crafted with French roasting techniques, marks Niddam’s latest venture following her work with The Bonbonist. The collection features nuts sourced globally—cashews from Vietnam,…
Macau’s Largest Water Attraction Reopens April 3 at Galaxy Macau With New Rapids Experience
Galaxy Macau’s Grand Resort Deck—billed as one the city’s top water attractions—reopens on April 3, just in time for Easter weekend, introducing an accelerated Skytop Adventure Rapids experience for the summer season. The 75,000-square-meter facility centers around the world’s largest Skytop Wave Pool, spanning 8,000 square meters and generating surfable waves up to 1.5 meters…
Luxury at Your Feet: A Bastien Gonzalez Pedicure Review
While the Mandarin Oriental The Landmark, Hong Kong is undergoing renovations, I visited The Oriental Spa Studio, located on the 4th floor of its sister property, the Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong. The setting may be more intimate, but the experience remains nothing short of exceptional, especially when you’re here for one of the hotel’s most…
