The opening of the ‘Alpine Coaster’ on the glacier 3000 (Southwest Switzerland) in summer 2007 represents a very special coup for the alpine coaster manufacturer, Wiegand in Rasdorf, because it is the highest-situated coaster in the world ...
For around 80 million euros, a theme park with the flair of the Black Forest is to be built in the Black Forest village of Triberg (population: 5,000) ...
The Heineken Experience is held as one of the most popular tourist attractions of Amsterdam which always receives rave reviews from visitors ...
The Berlin-Brandenburg Aerospace Allianz (BBAA e.V.) suggests that Berlin’s Tempelhof airport should possibly be used as, among other things, an aerospace theme park once it shuts down in the end of 2008 ...
Walt Disney is planning on investing a total of 1.1 billion dollars over a period of five years in the conversion and expansion of its theme park California Adventure ...
There’s currently trouble in the air at Hershey, the leading sweets manufacturer in the States. Hershey is associated in our line of trade with the well-known, highly valued Hershey Park, ...
According to a current study by the British Consensus Action on Salt and Health (CASH) www.actiononsalt.org.uk, children in particular consume a dangerous amount of salt when eating at fast food restaurants: the recommended daily allowance of salt is exceeded several times over at these diners ...
According to a recently publicised private study that was apparently initiated by a “Hotel-Relax-Guide”, 80 percent of the water samples taken from 600 inspected Austrian hotels and spas were objectionable ...
Robert (Bob) Masterson, 61 years old, is the new Chairman of the IAAPA ...
On the 30th of August, the leading Swedish daily newspaper, “Aftonbladet”, reported on plans for a new amusement park in Sweden. According to the report, the previous owners of Gröna Lund, ...
The fitness industry continues to attract a great deal of attention from potential investors within the leisure industry according to the results of the latest private equity survey from Deloitte ...
As the first company in its sector, Center Parcs, Europe’s largest operator of facilities for mini-breaks, is offering a comprehensive online gaming platform ...
Once again this year, the amphibian crisis was the central theme of the 62nd Annual Conference of the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA), which was held in 2006 at the Zoo Leipzig and this year in Budapest ...
Zamperla is supplying a packet of three rides all at once to the Sokolniki amusement park facility ...
With Europe’s largest lightning machine, the science centre “phaeno” in Wolfsburg has been enriched with a new exhibit attraction ...
The new area at the Carolus Thermen spa is distinguished by its elaborate and unusual design, lovingly applied details throughout the construction work, ...
The cat has finally been let out of the bag. Tripsdrill, the adventure park rich in tradition, is planning on opening its new major attraction in 2008: the wooden roller coaster “Mammut”. The new attraction ...
Alissa (Nikki) Nolan was recently appointed to executive vice president and managing director of International at Great Wolf Resorts, a leading American operator of indoor waterparks ...
As was only just announced, the Spanish group Parques Reunidos took over Palace Entertainment as of 31 July 2007, a leading operator of waterparks and family entertainment centres in the US. The price tag: 330 million USD ...
As Efteling announced in mid-September, the Flying Dutchman attraction has been temporarily closed. Ever since its grand opening, repeated interferences have occurred, leading to short-term shutdowns and ...
Tue, 25 February 2020
International Trade Magazine for Specialists & Executives in the Leisure Business
