At the end of every season, most operators feel the need to measure the success and health of their business against other leisure entertainment businesses in their market and against the larger amusement and water leisure industry as a whole. This allows management to quantify whether certain increases or declines in attendance or revenue are linked to a larger trend that might not be within the control of the business.
According to PGAV Destinations latest Voice of the Visitor: Outlook on the Attractions Industry report, people are "travelling less frequently and returning to the same attractions less," driven by their desire to spend their dollars on a new experience where they can create new memories.
The most recent TEA/AECOM Theme Index (see p46), one of the strengths of the European leisure market is the longevity of so many of the most popular attractions. Of course, market maturity can run counter to the report, with waterparks and theme parks that have been around for a number of years losing their feeling of newness for the consumer.
This is where regular reinvestment comes into focus. Keeping abreast of these reports helps an operator plan for improvements or additions before the start of the next season to keep the business stable and growing.
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At the end of every season, most operators feel the need to measure the success and health of their business against other leisure entertainment businesses in their market and against the larger amusement and water leisure industry as a whole. This allows management to quantify whether certain increases or declines in attendance or revenue are linked to a larger trend that might not be within the control of the business.
According to PGAV Destinations latest Voice of the Visitor: Outlook on the Attractions Industry report, people are "travelling less frequently and returning to the same attractions less," driven by their desire to spend their dollars on a new experience where they can create new memories.
The most recent TEA/AECOM Theme Index (see p46), one of the strengths of the European leisure market is the longevity of so many of the most popular attractions. Of course, market maturity can run counter to the report, with waterparks and theme parks that have been around for a number of years losing their feeling of newness for the consumer.
This is where regular reinvestment comes into focus. Keeping abreast of these reports helps an operator plan for improvements or additions before the start of the next season to keep the business stable and growing.
Read more from this issue of Spa Business magazine
People profile: Tom Hennes
Tom Hennes discusses how he has transformed the Empire State Building's visitor experience
People profile: Dimitrios Pandermalis
The Acropolis Museum has just celebrated its 10-year anniversary. Its president, Dimitrios Pandermalis, talks about his plans to take the museum forward in the next decade and beyond
People profile: Gus Antorcha
SeaWorld's new CEO Gus Antorcha on the company's new direction as it starts to recover following several years of turmoil
Museums: A museum in motion
The Australian Centre for the Moving Image
is undergoing a AUS$40m renewal. CEO
Katrina Sedgwick talks about the plans
Tourism: The dark side
With locations like Chernobyl increasing
in popularity, Kath Hudson looks at the
dark side of the global tourism sector
Promotional feature: Whitewater
WhiteWater thinks outside the box to create memorable,
immersive experiences that go beyond the thrill
Rides: Monsters, myths and motorbikes
We take a look at some of the biggest ride
openings for visitor attractions worldwide,
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Home to the world-revered peppa pig world and welcoming more than one
million visitors every year, paultons park was voted Tripadvisor’s number
one UK amusement park for the fourth year running in 2019
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it will host the Good Spa Guide Awards 2026 during an event on 16 November at Sopwell House
Hotel in St Albans, UK.
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percentage increasing year on year, according to a preview presentation of McKinsey’s Future of
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that spark joy.
Global luxury hospitality brand, Six Senses, has partnered with longevity healthcare provider,
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As part of its first hotel partnership, Mayrlife – the medical health resort company known for its
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Premium London health club, KX Chelsea, will imminently unveil its most significant
redevelopment since its launch in 2002 to create an integrated wellness model combining
training, recovery and relaxation.
Rosewood Le Guanahani St Barth, on the northeast coast of Saint Barthélemy in the French
West Indies, is offering a programme of ocean-inspired yoga classes between 8-14 June to
celebrate Global Wellness Day (GWD).
Hotel de France, located on the British Isle of Jersey, has created a wellness retreat package
that includes a hot yoga session that will take place in Jersey Zoo’s butterfly sanctuary.
The Ritz-Carlton, Langkawi, in Malaysia, has revealed a schedule for Global Wellness Day
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