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Attractions industry professionals will be gathering in Amsterdam
It’s the largest gathering of the leisure, tourism and entertainment industry in Europe, and this year it’s set to be bigger than ever. For the third time, the Euro Attractions Show (EAS) returns to the RAI Amsterdam Convention Centre in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, with the show expanding so rapidly that the organisers have added an extra exhibition hall. The trade show floor will cover more than 14,000sqm over five halls to accommodate the ever-growing interest from exhibitors and attendees alike.
More than 12,000 leisure and attractions industry professionals – including 8,000 influential buyers – from more than 100 countries will descend on Amsterdam for EAS 2018, to network, discover the latest trends, and explore the newest innovative technologies to the market, with more than 500 exhibiting companies.
Conference programme Taking place 25 to 27 September, EAS 2018 boasts the most extensive conference programme yet, with a broad selection of seminars over the course of the three days. Want to learn how to better cater to guests with special needs? Or how to incorporate food trends from around the world into your F&B offer? How to run a more sustainable operation? Or how to reinvent your tired marketing campaigns? All of these topics and many more will be addressed by the best in the industry sharing their expertise and experience.
Furthermore, the 2018 edition of the Leadership Breakfast, Waterpark Forum, Young Professionals Forum, and Lunch and Learn will be taking place, along with the flagship CEO Talks, which will be focusing on the Dutch leisure industry.
Networking and events EAS offers unmissable occasions for expanding networks and connecting with colleagues from throughout the region and world. These connections can open the marketplace and information sharing can create opportunities to grow your business.
The EAS 2018 Opening Reception takes place at Strand Zuid, conveniently located next to the trade show halls. Following the show, attendees who have registered for the After-Show Tour will visit Toverland and Efteling, while this year’s behind-the-scenes eduTour takes place at Walibi Holland.
Read more from this issue of Spa Business magazine
People profile: Damien Hirst
Turner Prize-winning artist Damien Hirst exhibits a series of spot paintings and huge sculptures at a Norfolk stately home
People profile: Penka Kouneva
Movie and video game composer Penka Kouneva moves into the world of attractions with the Heroes and Legends exhibit and VR installations
Industry Opinion: Zoos & Aquariums
WAZA’s Sabrina Brando on providing animals with opportunities for choices, stimulating environments and enriching activities
Interview: Sultan Al Dhaheri
With the launch of Warner Bros World and
the Louvre in Abu Dhabi, the Department
of Culture and Tourism’s Sultan Al Dhaheri
explains how investing in attractions is
helping the emirate meet its tourism goals
Animal sanctuaries: Paws for Thought
The UK’s Big Cat Sanctuary is the subject
of a recent BBC documentary. Managing
director Giles Clark explains how the
facility works – and introduces Maya
the jaguar and Willow the cheetah
Science Centres: Getting Engaged
Researchers Dr Amy Seakins and
Dr Heather King explain how science
capital empowers science centres
to engage wider audiences in STEM,
plus European initiatives in action
Digital art: Light Fantastic
Tokyo-based digital art collective teamLab is
on a mission to change the way we interact
with and experience art. Magali Robathan
reports on the group’s installation work
and their upcoming museum launch
100 years of IAAPA Celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2018, the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) began in 1918.
IAAPA has become the largest international trade association for permanently located attractions and is dedicated to the preservation and prosperity of the global attractions industry.
On the show floor ... • innovative tech • rollercoasters • dark rides and simulators • children’s rides • water slides and aquaplay • rafts and flumes • swimming pools and wave pools • theming and design • architecture and masterplanning • engineering and intergration • scenery and sets • park photography • food and beverage • light and sound • 4D/5D films • film/music production • animatronics • climbing walls and zip lines • inflatables • ticketing and software systems • gifts, novelties and plush • costumes and uniforms • arcade and video games • go-karts and bowling
Attended by ... Attractions industry professionals, including owners, operators, suppliers, investors, and developers from:
• amusement and theme parks • heritage and tourist attractions • museums and science centres • casinos • parks and recreation facilities • concessionaires • waterparks • family entertainment centres • zoos and aquariums • hotels and resorts
IAAPA EMEA Forums IAAPA is continuing to develop its programming across the EMEA region, with the IAAPA EMEA Winter Forum held in Dubai in January and the Spring Forum held in May in Ireland. Look out for next year’s forum dates.
Attractions industry professionals will be gathering in Amsterdam
It’s the largest gathering of the leisure, tourism and entertainment industry in Europe, and this year it’s set to be bigger than ever. For the third time, the Euro Attractions Show (EAS) returns to the RAI Amsterdam Convention Centre in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, with the show expanding so rapidly that the organisers have added an extra exhibition hall. The trade show floor will cover more than 14,000sqm over five halls to accommodate the ever-growing interest from exhibitors and attendees alike.
More than 12,000 leisure and attractions industry professionals – including 8,000 influential buyers – from more than 100 countries will descend on Amsterdam for EAS 2018, to network, discover the latest trends, and explore the newest innovative technologies to the market, with more than 500 exhibiting companies.
Conference programme Taking place 25 to 27 September, EAS 2018 boasts the most extensive conference programme yet, with a broad selection of seminars over the course of the three days. Want to learn how to better cater to guests with special needs? Or how to incorporate food trends from around the world into your F&B offer? How to run a more sustainable operation? Or how to reinvent your tired marketing campaigns? All of these topics and many more will be addressed by the best in the industry sharing their expertise and experience.
Furthermore, the 2018 edition of the Leadership Breakfast, Waterpark Forum, Young Professionals Forum, and Lunch and Learn will be taking place, along with the flagship CEO Talks, which will be focusing on the Dutch leisure industry.
Networking and events EAS offers unmissable occasions for expanding networks and connecting with colleagues from throughout the region and world. These connections can open the marketplace and information sharing can create opportunities to grow your business.
The EAS 2018 Opening Reception takes place at Strand Zuid, conveniently located next to the trade show halls. Following the show, attendees who have registered for the After-Show Tour will visit Toverland and Efteling, while this year’s behind-the-scenes eduTour takes place at Walibi Holland.
Read more from this issue of Spa Business magazine
People profile: Damien Hirst
Turner Prize-winning artist Damien Hirst exhibits a series of spot paintings and huge sculptures at a Norfolk stately home
People profile: Penka Kouneva
Movie and video game composer Penka Kouneva moves into the world of attractions with the Heroes and Legends exhibit and VR installations
Industry Opinion: Zoos & Aquariums
WAZA’s Sabrina Brando on providing animals with opportunities for choices, stimulating environments and enriching activities
Interview: Sultan Al Dhaheri
With the launch of Warner Bros World and
the Louvre in Abu Dhabi, the Department
of Culture and Tourism’s Sultan Al Dhaheri
explains how investing in attractions is
helping the emirate meet its tourism goals
Animal sanctuaries: Paws for Thought
The UK’s Big Cat Sanctuary is the subject
of a recent BBC documentary. Managing
director Giles Clark explains how the
facility works – and introduces Maya
the jaguar and Willow the cheetah
Science Centres: Getting Engaged
Researchers Dr Amy Seakins and
Dr Heather King explain how science
capital empowers science centres
to engage wider audiences in STEM,
plus European initiatives in action
Digital art: Light Fantastic
Tokyo-based digital art collective teamLab is
on a mission to change the way we interact
with and experience art. Magali Robathan
reports on the group’s installation work
and their upcoming museum launch
100 years of IAAPA Celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2018, the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) began in 1918.
IAAPA has become the largest international trade association for permanently located attractions and is dedicated to the preservation and prosperity of the global attractions industry.
On the show floor ... • innovative tech • rollercoasters • dark rides and simulators • children’s rides • water slides and aquaplay • rafts and flumes • swimming pools and wave pools • theming and design • architecture and masterplanning • engineering and intergration • scenery and sets • park photography • food and beverage • light and sound • 4D/5D films • film/music production • animatronics • climbing walls and zip lines • inflatables • ticketing and software systems • gifts, novelties and plush • costumes and uniforms • arcade and video games • go-karts and bowling
Attended by ... Attractions industry professionals, including owners, operators, suppliers, investors, and developers from:
• amusement and theme parks • heritage and tourist attractions • museums and science centres • casinos • parks and recreation facilities • concessionaires • waterparks • family entertainment centres • zoos and aquariums • hotels and resorts
IAAPA EMEA Forums IAAPA is continuing to develop its programming across the EMEA region, with the IAAPA EMEA Winter Forum held in Dubai in January and the Spring Forum held in May in Ireland. Look out for next year’s forum dates.
Four Seasons Resort The Nam Hai in Hoi An, Vietnam, has put together a Global Wellness Day
(GWD) agenda with activations rooted in nature and shaped by four pillars of Joy – in
alignment with the day’s theme #JoyMagenta.
The Global Wellness Summit (GWS) will celebrate its 20th anniversary at the 2026 event in
Phuket, Thailand, later this year with the theme: The Science, Art and Soul of Wellness.
Auko, an all-inclusive development, is opening in Phong Nha in Vietnam in Q3 2026, with a
series of 30 tented eco-lodges and wellness hospitality operations by Lumina Wellbeing.
Therme Manchester’s 28-acre development, which will include interconnected glass pavilions
that measure 65,000sq m, will be the largest bathing and wellbeing attraction in the world once
complete, according to prof David Russell, CEO of Therme UK.
Naples Beach Club, a Four Seasons Resort, has opened a 2,800sq m spa called The Sanctuary,
with the design and concept inspired by the Native American people that populated Florida’s
Southwest coast – the Calusa.
Swire Hotels’ luxury hospitality brand Upper House has revealed it will roll out its two-day
House of Healing retreats at its three hotels in Hong Kong, Chengdu and Shanghai.
LVMH-owned beauty house Guerlain will launch up to five spas with partners a year as part of
its plan to expand globally, according to the brand’s international spa and wellness director,
Diane Davody.
A new global study by Kevin Kelly and Peter Yesawich, called WELLSurvey 2.0, has revealed
more than half of consumers in the UK, US and Germany would not choose numerous high-
profile wellness resort brands for a future trip.
Luxury hospitality and wellness pioneer Jeremy McCarthy has launched Leisure Alchemy, a
digital platform that will provide professionals with strategic guidance on how to build
transformational leisure experiences that drive profit.
