Visitor Attraction news
28 May 2026
Therme Manchester’s 28-acre development, which will include interconnected glass pavilions that measure 65,000sq m, will
27 May 2026
A proposed Puy du Fou development near Bicester and Universal Destinations and Experiences’
21 May 2026
The UK government has announced a temporary reduction in VAT on visitor attractions
13 May 2026
A new science museum has opened to the public in Haikou after attracting
The National Attractions Marketing Conference will see speakers representing some of the UK’s top visitor
27 Apr 2024
Numbers from the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions, (ALVA) show that Royal attractions saw a
Elevate is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary in style this June, with organisers confirming
05 Mar 2024
Formerly known as Gantner Ticketing, Vintia is a state-of-the-art ticketing and booking solution for the
08 Feb 2024
Raby Castle, known as one of the finest medieval fortifications in England, is nearing the
26 Jan 2024
London boutique operator, Frame, has teamed up with the Tate Modern to offer two yin
05 Nov 2023
The rapid advance of technology in all areas of life is putting societies in flux,
22 Oct 2023
Falcon’s Beyond Global has begun trading on the Nasdaq stock exchange, after raising more than
19 Oct 2023
JRA has appointed Matt Dawson, a former VP at experience design company Forrec, as its
As healthcare continues to shift towards prevention, there’s a growing focus on helping people stay
12 Oct 2023
Three Universal Beijing Resort veterans – Tom Mehrmann, Sylvia Hase and Mike Hightower – will join
10 Oct 2023
Plans to create a visitor attraction at Trossachs Pier in the Scottish highlands have been
16 Aug 2023
Sir Nick Varney has been revealed as the headline speaker at this year's VAC. Taking
14 Aug 2023
John Broome CBE, the man who developed Alton Towers theme park from humble beginnings to
14 Jul 2023
VisitEngland has published its Annual Survey of Visits to Visitor Attractions for 2022, showing that
03 Jul 2023
Continuum Attractions, which acquired the Loch Ness Centre in Scotland in January, has officially reopened
One of the biggest mistakes operators in the fitness industry still make is advertising almost
16 Jun 2023
International themed attraction and experience designer Katapult and animation studio Aardman have launched a new
05 Jun 2023
Cairns Aquarium in Australia has been put up for sale, as the visitor attraction's directors
23 May 2023
The popular Coronation Street Tour in Manchester, UK, has been expanded into a brand new
18 May 2023
Delegates from across Europe and the US gathered from 3-5 May 2023 for the Themed
12 May 2023
The winners of this year's Museums + Heritage Awards have been revealed, with the National
06 Apr 2023
Blue Run Spirits has released the first images of its planned distillery and visitor attraction
22 Mar 2023
Visitor numbers at the UK’s leading attractions have bounced strongly, getting to 78 per cent
16 Mar 2023
A new family entertainment centre will open in Tampa, Florida, US, this month (March 2023).
01 Mar 2023
Attendees to IAAPA’s first-ever North America Trade Summit will hear about how the visitor attractions
23 Jan 2023
Continuum Attractions has acquired The Loch Ness Centre and Exhibition near Inverness, Scotland, UK. The
19 Jan 2023
Plans to create a new Eden Project North attraction in Morecambe, UK, have been given
13 Jan 2023
David Willrich has been appointed chair of Experience UK, replacing the outgoing Terry Monkton, who
13 Jan 2023
Universal Parks & Resorts has revealed plans to launch two entirely new visitor attractions concepts
21 Dec 2022
Merlin Entertainments has confirmed it is taking steps to secure a permanent future for the
19 Dec 2022
New laws designed to step up protection against terrorism at the UK's leisure facilities are
08 Dec 2022
A new floating visitor center and art installation is showcasing aquaculture, informing the world on
01 Dec 2022
A new interactive visitor attraction that promises guests the opportunity to experience the thrill of
25 Nov 2022
Disney is set to undergo a "major restructuring" following the shock return of CEO Bob
25 Nov 2022
The highly anticipated chimney lift experience at the Battersea Power Station has opened to the
23 Nov 2022
The National Trust has appointed design and build practice Sarner to create a new immersive
18 Nov 2022
The first-ever Real Madrid-themed experience is set to open in Dubai next year. A partnership
15 Nov 2022
The Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser experience at Walt Disney World, Orlando, is among the winners
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Third Space partnered with IndigoFitness to deliver a
bespoke training space for its new club at The Whiteley
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Starpool supports Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, says Riccardo Turri
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David Lloyd is stepping up its commitment to women’s health as it continues to explore what fit-for-purpose looks like for the female population
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SnowDome Fitness has added 50 per cent more space with cutting-edge Technogym solutions
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Greg Bradley looks at the shift towards strength training in gyms and advises on how operators can create the ultimate training environment
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Find out how your gym can tap into the corporate wellness boom
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EGYM has opened a new HQ in Paternoster Square,
London and revealed a range of new launches
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The industry is embracing consumer-facing tech. Now it’s time to
streamline back-of-house systems with Orbit4, says Daniel Jones
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BLK BOX has been reimagining elite performance
spaces for more than a decade. Founder and
former athlete, Greg Bradley, tells us what it takes
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Collaborations with the medical profession and greater aspirations around wellbeing are creating a need for more experts in our sector. It’s time to reboot our thinking around the workforce
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Raphael Cuomo explores the
powerful link between addiction,
health and behaviour change
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For every member with a tripod and a big following, there are others irritated at the way equipment is being hogged or wary they’ll be in the background on someone’s Insta feed. Do influencers offer valuable, free marketing or are they just a nuisance? Kath Hudson finds out how operators are responding
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Small improvements to sleep, diet and physical activity have major benefits for the heart, according to new research from the University of Sydney
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Strength training is evolving,
driven by changing consumer
preferences. Julie Cramer talks
to innovators about how their
products are meeting this demand
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Jamie Clements
The Breath Coach“I experienced a blissful feeling of joy I hadn’t felt since I was a kid”
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Stephen Price
Founder, SP&Co Group“Working in public health over the last few years has lit up parts of my brain again”
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If the health service is to
survive, we must recognise
that it is a disease service
– and that wellbeing rests with
us, says the activity advocate
and healthy ageing champion.
He talks to Kate Cracknell
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As the entrepreneur who started Wexer, Fresh Fitness, Fitness DK and Repeat, as well as being a former elite athlete, Rasmus Ingerslev’s life looked perfect from the outside, but onthe inside it was a different story. He talks to Kath Hudson about healing old wounds
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Phillip Mills
CEO, Les Mills“The Les Mills partnership with Hyrox is something I'm personally really excited about”
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Record market penetration in the UK
fitness sector masks a deeper shift
around consumer engagement, according
to a report from Grant Thornton and
UK Active, as Liz Terry reports
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