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05 Dec 2022
Merlin Entertainments has named Fiona Eastwood as chief operating officer for its midway attractions and
12 Sep 2022
Merlin Entertainments has secured a contract to operate Blackpool Sandcastle, the UK's largest indoor waterpark.
07 Sep 2022
Blackpool Pleasure Beach will be honoured at the IAAPA Expo Europe, being held in London
07 Sep 2022
Michelle Donelan has been appointed secretary of state for digital, culture, media and sport by
19 Dec 2020
Gyms and leisure facilities in south-east England are to close from midnight tonight as part
28 Nov 2020
The Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) has revealed the winners of its 2020 Thea Awards. Winners
PerformX Live, the premier business of fitness event, has announced Dr Jonathan Leary, founder and
09 Nov 2020
Hundreds of heritage attractions and organisations in England will share a £103m government rescue fund
22 Oct 2020
For those who missed VAC 2020 – the annual UK Conference for Visitor Attractions –
29 Dec 2019
It has been another momentous year in the attractions industry, and Attractions Management has been
19 Nov 2019
The development of a global safety standard for the attractions industry is high on the
17 Oct 2019
A £13m (US$16.8m, €15.1m) project to create a museum that celebrates Blackpool's role in the
02 Sep 2019
Leisure industry veteran David Lloyd has secured a second site for his family-oriented Adrenalin World
Elevate, the premier event in the physical activity, fitness, sports therapy and performance sector, is
29 Mar 2019
The UK government has come up with a £36m (US$47.2m, € 42m) fund to help
29 Mar 2019
The Dungeon attraction at Merlin’s Alton Towers theme park in Staffordshire has now officially opened
24 Jan 2019
More than 20 coastal projects around England are to benefit from a share of almost
08 Jan 2019
Zoologist Johnpaul Houston is in advanced talks with a local council to create a zoo
14 Dec 2018
First images of the new Eden Project North are released, Blackpool transforms it's Golden Mile,
10 Dec 2018
A “world-class”, £300m (US$376.2m, €330,9m) visitor attraction based on Swiss author Erich Von Däniken’s Chariots
Introducing Sprung Gym-Flooring, where innovation meets excellence in the world of flooring and sports solutions.
13 Nov 2018
David Rosenberg will become the first representative of the zoo and aquarium sector to lead
29 Oct 2018
Merlin-owned UK theme park Alton Towers is set to open a Dungeon attraction next year
01 Oct 2018
Ken Whiting, president of Whiting's Foods, will lead IAAPA as its chair in 2021 following
31 Jul 2018
Merlin Entertainments has partnered with Jutexpo, a creator of ethically-produced bags, to develop a line
25 May 2018
Blackpool Pleasure Beach has debuted its highly-anticipated steel launch coaster – Icon – which opens
31 Jan 2018
West Midland Safari Park has announced a series of events to celebrate the release of
21 Dec 2017
In a year of ups, downs, loops and scoops, Attractions Management looks back at some
06 Dec 2017
Eleven locations from across the north of England have bid for a share of £15m
15 Nov 2017
The Spa at Gleneagles by ESPA has been named the best UK spa at this
11 Oct 2017
Amanda Thompson OBE will become only the third woman to chair IAAPA in its 100-year
04 Oct 2017
The Bannatyne Group is continuing with its aggressive investment programme, pumping £1m (US$1.3m, €1.1m) into
22 Aug 2017
The Bannatyne Group has expanded its spa portfolio with a £1m refurbishment of the Colchester,
10 Jul 2017
The Bannatyne Group has started work on a £80,000 new spa at its Bannatyne’s Health
05 Jul 2017
Former professional footballer Brett Ormerod and his wife, Lisa, have opened an Anytime Fitness gym
15 Jun 2017
Cornwall has retained its crown as the UK’s most popular staycation destination, with more than
27 Mar 2017
League One football club Gillingham has called on its local council to support its aspirations
01 Mar 2017
The chief executive of the organisation that runs some of Sheffield’s key leisure, wellbeing and
13 Feb 2017
Aardman Animations – creator of popular IPs such as Wallace and Gromit and Shaun the
04 Oct 2016
Blackpool Pleasure Beach has unveiled plans for a new multi-million pound rollercoaster, a £16.25m (US$20.9m,
21 Sep 2016
A Waterparks Masterclass was held in Barcelona this week, with a selection of industry speakers
20 Sep 2016
Fernando Aldecoa Jr, the 17-year-old son of PortAventura World manager Fernando Aldecoa, donated his month's
31 Aug 2016
The Gym Group has exchanged contracts to take over four sites from another operator –
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Ridgeway has created a series of luxury spaces for
the new Third Space in Wimbledon, designing,
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Fuel the debate about issues and opportunities across the industry. We’d love to hear from you – [email protected]
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New laws are about to come into force that will oblige health club operators to offer consumers better membership terms. It will be disruptive, but tackled well, will change the sector for the better
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A new study from researchers at Yale shows HIIT can reverse nerve damage caused by Parkinson’s
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Although there’s much talk about working with
health services, research from SLC suggests
there’s much work to do before the sector is
ready for the challenge. Kath Hudson asks the
experts to identify barriers and solutions
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Property experts say it’s a golden moment for health and fitness operators
to secure leases, as the sector has come through the pandemic with its
reputation largely intact and clubs are seen as desirable anchor tenants.
Kath Hudson finds out why landlords want to talk
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“Looking at Orangetheory 10–20 years down the road, international markets will be three to five times the size of the US. At that point, we’ll be talking 10,000 units globally”
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Absenteeism and presenteeism is
taking a huge economic toll, with
musculoskeletal problems and poor
mental health the biggest issues.
Can workplace wellness make
a difference? Kath Hudson investigates
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Liz Terry looks at which operators
are most recognised by consumers,
using Kantar’s latest brand insight
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Remember when there was mass hostility about London hosting the 2012 Olympics? Huw Edwards, CEO of UK Active, was there. He talks to Kath Hudson about the lessons he learned
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You might be tempted to skip a service, but
experts say it will cost you in the long run.
Providers tell Steph Eaves why they their work
is important to the management of assets
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