Zoos news
21 May 2026
The UK government has announced a temporary reduction in VAT on visitor attractions
05 Mar 2024
Formerly known as Gantner Ticketing, Vintia is a state-of-the-art ticketing and booking solution for the
15 Mar 2023
In an announcement made today in advance of tomorrow's Spring Budget (15 March), the UK
24 Nov 2022
Themed scent company AromaPrime has released its top 10 ‘weird and wacky’ smells over the
01 Jun 2022
Bernard Donoghue, director of the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA), has been awarded an
14 Apr 2022
Toronto Zoo in Ontario, Canada has revealed an ambitious master plan, designed to transform the
One of the biggest mistakes operators in the fitness industry still make is advertising almost
17 Nov 2021
Experience design firm JRA has been acquired by live entertainment specialist RWS Entertainment Group. The
18 Oct 2021
TOR Systems, the UK’s leading ticketing, booking and CRM solutions provider, is urging tourism and
30 Sep 2021
The Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) has named Melissa Ruminot as its president-elect. Ruminot, a current
18 Aug 2021
Panorama Group and Andy Grant have joined forces to create a new company providing global
29 Jul 2021
As the leisure and attractions industry continues to recover and look to the future, IAAPA,
31 Mar 2021
The UK's major visitor attractions recorded just 45.4 million visits during 2020 – a 70
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal
22 Feb 2021
Most outdoor attractions in England – including zoos and theme parks – will be allowed
04 Feb 2021
Plantasia, a rainforest zoo in Swansea, UK, has been awarded provisional membership of the British
03 Jan 2021
The owner of Bristol Zoo, one of the world’s oldest zoos, has revealed plans to
01 May 2020
Architect Bill Bensley has announced plans for a luxury sustainable 'human zoo' hotel and spa
27 Mar 2020
OdySea Aquarium in Scottsdale, Arizona, has launched two online initiatives to help keep guests entertained
26 Mar 2020
Local residents and businesses have come to the aid of a zoo which said it
Celebrating its milestone fifth anniversary, W3Fit EMEA returns in 2026 with an unmissable gathering of
10 Feb 2020
The future nature of Belfast Zoo is uncertain after a motion was tabled by a
11 Dec 2019
Ian Hetherington, former MD of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, has joined Immotion Group, a UK-based
22 Nov 2019
The Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA) has confirmed that HRH The Duke of York,
17 Nov 2019
More than 40,000 people from over 100 countries are descending on Orlando, Florida, ahead of
14 Nov 2019
The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk is set to undergo expansion, with a large seal exhibit
05 Nov 2019
Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) have released images of Copenhagen Zoo's giant pandas settling into its
26 Sep 2019
With weather-related incidents seemingly on the increase in terms of frequency and intensity, zoos and
26 Sep 2019
South Australia's Monarto Zoo says it will become the world's largest safari experience outside of
13 Sep 2019
At this year's IAAPA Expo Europe (IEE), formerly the Euro Attractions Show, Gateway is offering
06 Sep 2019
Austrian artist Klaus Littmann has transformed the Wörthersee Stadion in Klagenfurt, Austria, into a forest
28 Aug 2019
A new ruling handed down by the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in
22 Aug 2019
Zoos and aquariums associations have criticised a report by World Animal Protection (WAP) which claims
01 Jul 2019
Dan Ashe doesn't see the holding of different viewpoints as an obstacle to co-operation; in
06 Jun 2019
One of Europe's oldest zoos has revealed major shift in strategy and focus – thanks
16 Apr 2019
Adelaide’s Monarto Zoo is to get a new AU$16.8m (US$12.1m, €10.7m, £9.2m) visitor centre, providing
22 Jan 2019
Walking with ring-tailed lemurs and seeing endangered Asiatic lions in a specially-developed new habitat are
18 Jan 2019
Travel operator TUI is to come under pressure from the animal rights action group PETA
17 Jan 2019
French wine museum Hameau Dubœuf is to get a new immersive experience courtesy of Dutch
17 Jan 2019
The Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) is to team up with environmental organisation WildAid
04 Jan 2019
A transformation process at Zoo Atlanta in Georgia, US, is on course to open in
16 Dec 2018
Chester Zoo has launched a fundraising campaign in order to repair the damages caused by
12 Nov 2018
At this year’s IAAPA Attractions Expo, CenterEdge Software will be on hand to discuss your
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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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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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The Breath Coach“I experienced a blissful feeling of joy I hadn’t felt since I was a kid”
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Raphael Cuomo explores the
powerful link between addiction,
health and behaviour change
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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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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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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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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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Strength training is evolving,
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to innovators about how their
products are meeting this demand
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With corporately-owned clubs,
franchise networks, investments
and proprietary tech, Viva Leisure’s
ecosystem is redefining how
gyms scale and generate revenue.
Its CEO speaks to Kate Cracknell
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Researchers have long known that the brain changes as a result of exercise. Now researchers believe this process is actually driven by the brain
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