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01 Jan 2026
Woolwich Waves leisure centre opened its doors on 1 January 2026, replacing the former Waterfront
27 Apr 2024
Numbers from the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions, (ALVA) show that Royal attractions saw a
05 Jun 2023
Wellfit, UAE-based operator of vast health and fitness, sport and wellness clubs, has announced plans
22 Mar 2023
Visitor numbers at the UK’s leading attractions have bounced strongly, getting to 78 per cent
15 Dec 2022
Ten years after the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the London Legacy Development Corporation
09 Apr 2021
The coronavirus pandemic has resulted in visits to the world's top 100 museums and galleries
Elevate is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary in style this June, with organisers confirming
03 Jan 2021
The owner of Bristol Zoo, one of the world’s oldest zoos, has revealed plans to
22 Dec 2020
The world has had to get used to social distancing in 2020 and any business
06 Apr 2020
The attractions industry has lost one of its personalities with the passing of Lord Bath,
19 Mar 2020
Following news that there are no new reported cases COVID-19 for the first time since
05 Mar 2020
The world's most visited museum has reopened in Paris after Louvre management introduced a number
27 Feb 2020
SeaWorld has seen "no discernible impact" stemming from the coronavirus outbreak, according to company CEO
As healthcare continues to shift towards prevention, there’s a growing focus on helping people stay
21 Feb 2020
Plans for an £11m (US$14.2m, €13m) extension to The Gobbins, a famous cliff-face path at
11 Feb 2020
DXB Entertainments, which runs the Legoland, Bollywood and Motiongate theme parks in Dubai, says it
24 Jan 2020
Some of China's most popular attractions are being forced to close as the country tries
15 Jan 2020
Financial assistance from the Hong Kong government is expected to help the territory's theme park,
07 Jan 2020
An immersive Octonauts experience is set to launch in June 2020 at Sea Life Shanghai,
29 Dec 2019
It has been another momentous year in the attractions industry, and Attractions Management has been
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal
27 Dec 2019
It has been another momentous year in the attractions industry, and Attractions Management has been
01 Oct 2019
Museum infrastructure in the UK is at breaking point and requires critical investment to protect
20 Sep 2019
A new regional tourism strategy outlines plans to grow the West Midlands’ visitor economy by
17 Sep 2019
SeaWorld CEO Gus Antorcha has resigned from his position after just seven months in the
03 Sep 2019
The transformation project designed to turn Paisley Museum, in Renfrewshire, Scotland, into a world-class tourist
06 Aug 2019
SeaWorld has reported further growth in visitor numbers and revenue in its Q2 and half-year
01 Aug 2019
Theme park operator Merlin Entertainments has announced half-yearly results up to the end of June
28 Jun 2019
The first ever tourism sector deal aims to prepare the UK for an extra 9
06 Jun 2019
Sir Michael Dixon, director of the Natural History Museum in London, is bringing his 15-year
08 May 2019
The UK has won bids for two world championships of sport – adding to a
07 May 2019
Combining waterpark ventures with additional attractions, activities and accommodation is the best way to assure
08 Apr 2019
What could possibly go wrong with a science museum that gets more visitors year after
29 Mar 2019
The innovative, £1bn Tottenham Hotspur stadium finally throws open its doors, Sport England's Active Lives
27 Mar 2019
Visitor numbers to UK attractions grew by 8.7 per cent in 2018, according to the
21 Mar 2019
Having Scotland’s first museum of design in their neighbourhood is helping a number of other
04 Mar 2019
Merlin chief Nick Varney has revealed potential plans for a theme park development dedicated entirely
04 Mar 2019
The Transport Museum of Hungary is building a new home in Budapest and has chosen
01 Mar 2019
European attractions operator Merlin Entertainments has reported growth in a number of areas of its
20 Feb 2019
Tayto Park is planning to build a €14m (US$15.8m, £12.29m) steel rollercoaster, with the Irish
20 Feb 2019
Preliminary financial results for 2018 released by Dubai theme park operator DXB Entertainments have shown
13 Feb 2019
VisitScotland is looking to tap into one of the fastest growing outbound tourism markets by
07 Feb 2019
DXB Entertainments – the owner of Dubai Parks and Resorts – has slammed the brakes
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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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us, says the activity advocate
and healthy ageing champion.
He talks to Kate Cracknell
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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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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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The Breath Coach“I experienced a blissful feeling of joy I hadn’t felt since I was a kid”
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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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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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Vicci Wells shares insights from the
recent Class of 2035 report into
physical activity in Generation Alpha
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