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20 May 2012 Attractions Management Handbook

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22-24 May 2012
Sustainabilitylive! 2012
NEC (Halls 3 & 3a), Birmingham,
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24 May 2012
Travel Leisure and Tourism North 2012
Chester Racecourse, United Kingdom
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31 May 2012
Future of Tourism - Vancouver
The Centre in Vancouver for Performing Arts, Vancouver, Canada
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05-08 Jun 2012
IAAPA Asian Attractions Expo 2012
Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong SAR
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2011 features

Analysis and trends
Culture shock
A round up of some of the most exciting and iconic museums, art galleries and music venues being built worldwide in 2010-11. More>>

Analysis and trends
Good gig
Kath Hudson examines how attractions operators can boost their appeal and revenue by hosting live music events. More>>

Resources
Industry Associations
Full contact details for the industry associations and organisations that create the framework for the attractions sector. More>>

Analysis and trends
India ripe for growth?
Jennifer Harbottle asks the experts how the relatively untapped but potentially lucrative attractions industry in India can move forward. More>>

New openings
Development pipeline
A breakdown of planned attractions developments by market sector. analysis and trends More>>

Analysis and trends
Is last performance still relevant?
Lesley Morisetti, AECOM, and Alan Love, BDRC, brief us on two key benchmarking projects undertaken for the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA). More>>

Attractions Management headlines

18 May 2012
G20 tourism ministers to finalise agenda for heads of state meeting
G20 tourism ministers are to meet with industry organisations to finalise the proposed input to a meeting of international heads of state meeting taking place next month in Mexico. More>>

18 May 2012
Universal Studios Japan to develop Harry Potter attraction
Universal Studios Japan has partnered with Warner Bros and Universal Parks and Resorts to announce plans for the development of a new Harry Potter attraction in Osaka. More>>

17 May 2012
EDF Energy announces plans for Sizewell B visitor centre
UK energy supplier EDF Energy has submitted a planning application for the creation of a temporary new visitor centre at Sizewell B nuclear power station on the Suffolk coast. More>>

17 May 2012
Merlin to open two new attractions in Oberhausen, Germany
Visitor attractions operator Merlin Entertainments will invest 15m euro (US$19m, £12m) in developing two new attractions at the CentrO mixed-used complex in Oberhausen, Germany. More>>

17 May 2012
Verbolten coaster to open at Busch Gardens Williamsburg
Busch Gardens Williamsburg in Virginia, US, is to unveil one of its largest-ever attractions tomorrow (18 May) with the launch of the new indoor/outdoor multi-launch rollercoaster, Verbolten. More>>

17 May 2012
South African tourism minister eyes sector's sustainable future
South African tourism minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk has called for "decisive action" in order to ensure the sector's sustainable future over the coming years. More>>

17 May 2012
2012 Museums and Heritage award winners announced
National Museums Scotland (NMS) and The Holburne Museum in Bath, Somerset, were declared joint winners of the 2012 Museums and Heritage award for Permanent Exhibition. More>>

17 May 2012
Arts Council England welcomes new conservation education strategy
Arts Council England (ACE) has welcomed the publication of a new strategy that outlines a framework for UK conservation education and skills development over the next five years. More>>

16 May 2012
Myanmar poised for re-entry into UN World Tourism Organisation
Myanmar President U Thein Sein has announced plans to start the process for restoring the country's membership of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO). More>>

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Company profiles

Global Immersion
We were founded on 7 July 2007, following the management buyout of the SEOS Ltd Visualization Division (now Rockwell Collins). More>>

IAAPA Europe
The International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) was founded in 1918. In 2008, IAAPA Europe was officially incorporated. More>>

S&P Architects
S&P are the leading designers of leisure pools and indoor waterparks in Europe. More>>

Vekoma Rides Manufacturing B.V.
Vekoma has been in the amusement industry for more than 50 years. More>>

Sally Corporation
Sally Corporation was founded in 1977 to merge technology and art into memorable entertainment and educational experiences. More>>

Forrec Ltd
For more than 40 years, Forrec has been creating unique projects all over the world - anywhere that people and their experiences come first. More>>

Colliers International
Locum Destination Consulting was acquired by Colliers International in 2006 after launching in 1999 and becoming Europe's fi rst and leading destination consulting practice. More>>

Theming and Animatronics
Industries SA Theming and Animatronics Industries SA (TAA) was founded in 2004 by Udo Weisenburger. More>>

Sarner Ltd
Sarner is an International creative design and audio-visual system integration company that has been offering its unique blend of design and technical engineering for more than four decades. More>>

NOLA 7 Ltd
NOLA 7 was established in 1994. More>>

IAAPA
Founded in 1918, International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions, IAAPA, is the largest international trade association for permanently situated amusement facilities. More>>

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