A volcanic experience on the cutting edge of design – and a perfect little brand land. Contrasting visits to attractions this year and the value of the guest perspective Doing… read more →
BBC Radio 4 reported this morning (2nd November) that more than 200 shopping centres across the UK are in danger of collapsing into administration directly as a result of the… read more →
In any sector, not least the attractions sector, when starting to assess prospects for the year ahead it’s always useful to look at the wider picture to see what… read more →
I was really fascinated to read on http://www.blooloop.com about Field Station: Dinosaurs , the new dinosaur-themed park due to open near Witchita, Kansas, and the second Field Station: Dinosaurs theme park to be opened… read more →
Right now, over 85 million people around the world have been made homeless by natural disaster and conflict. ShelterBox is a charity working to change this by providing emergency shelter… read more →
It’s been interesting to read the coverage of the proposed ‘Eden Project-style’ Eco-attraction planned for the grounds of the Royal Palace at Soestdijk (see coverage in CLAD for example http://tinyurl.com/gumk2gh… read more →
In 2003, around about the time that I joined Jonathan Rounce at Petersham Group, we met with directors of Blandy Group, the Madeira-based tourism services to publishing group who set… read more →
Britons now spend an average of less than £10 each time they pay by cash, as shoppers increasingly switch to debit and credit cards and buy online. A report by… read more →
UK Treasury minister David Gauke has rejected a call for tourism VAT to be cut to 5 per cent, despite MPs from all parties gathering to support the measure during… read more →
Writing in Attractions Management (http://tinyurl.com/na4l24c) Kath Hudson reports on an initiative in Paris to turn 16 “ghost stations” which have been disused for decades into leisure spaces, ranging from theatres, nighclubs,… read more →