What might seem to some as a jump on the organic bandwagon is a profitable business idea for a brewery in Greenland (http://www.brewhouse.gl). Its “hand-brewed” beer is made with water from Greenland’s inland ice. The brewery believes that this (...) read more
South Germany’s largest convention centre recently opened in the Lower Bavarian town of Bad Gögging with a number of large conventions. The Kuwaiti hotel operator concern REFAD Hotels & Resort invested more than seven million euros in the (...) read more
An “infernal ride through the desert” will soon be possible at Heide Park Soltau. Together with park director Hannes W. Mairinger, Lower Saxony’s Minister President Christian Wulf laid the foundation for the new attraction in August. Germany’s (...) read more
The World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) recently held its 61st annual meeting in Leipzig. In a series of lectures, 250 zoo directors and scientists from 50 countries presented their zoological work and efforts in species protection. The (...) read more
The World Tourism Organization UNWTO (http://www.world-tourism.org) recently calculated that travellers spend more than two billion dollars daily. In 2005, tourists spent an estimated 682 billion dollars – a substantial three per cent more than (...) read more
Led by the Aquapark Management GmbH, which was contracted with the conceptual consultation and operation, Darmstadt’s art nouveau-influenced “Volksbad” (people’s bath) from 1909 is being reconstructed and expanded for around 18 million euros. (...) read more
From 27-30 September 2006, the interbad 2006 in Düsseldorf will be presenting the latest trends in the pool, sauna and spa sectors. At the European trade fair for public and private pools, the European Waterpark Association (EWA) will organise a (...) read more
For the second time in a row, Cedar Point Amusement Park in Sandusky, Ohio is America’s most popular amusement park. In a survey recently conducted by the American “Theme Park Magazine”, readers voted once again for their favourite park in the US. (...) read more
At this year’s WorldMediaFestival in Hamburg, Alaska Ice Adventure, a film about the breathtaking trip of an ice floe through the Arctic sea, was awarded the Intermedia Globe Gold prize. The award-winning film created by the Munich-based multimedia (...) read more
The amusement park located in Lichtaart, Belgium inaugurated another new attraction called “The Dreamcatcher” in early July. The approx. 600-metre long roller coaster is a remodelled “Air Race”. The 25-metre high ride was reengineered and furnished (...) read more
The 20 million euro expensive attraction was originally scheduled to open on Easter. After numerous rumours about further delays since then, the company’s headquarters have now definitely “grounded” the attraction for this year. Ronald van der Zijl, (...) read more
As made public by Swiss media, the financially strained park (as we’ve reported a number of times in past issues) is now trying to avert looming bankruptcy at practically the last minute through a moratorium on debt enforcement. The district court (...) read more
Instigated by the US Government, Homeland Security representatives recently met with high-ranking managers from the American leisure industry. The meeting focussed on the potential terrorism threat to amusement parks and the entire US entertainment (...) read more
On the 22nd of June, the New York-based corporation Six Flags announced its decision to sell 6 of its 30 amusement and aqua parks. Considering its 2.1 billion dollar mountain of debt, this is a logical, albeit surprising, announcement. The following (...) read more
More than ever, fast food is getting a bad rap in the US. As previously reported, Gov. “Arnie” Schwarzenegger spoke up for a ban on fast food in California’s public schools last year. Pretty soon there won’t be any more Disney characters in (...) read more
A new amusement park for approximately 170 million euros is to open in 2009 near the Austrian border. Construction on the amusement and health park, hotel, and adjacent shopping centre is to begin this year. A Cyprus-based investment firm is (...) read more
The leisure centre SchiederSee (Schneider Lake) has acquired two solar-powered boats in cooperation with the SolarWaterWorld AG (Hameln/Berlin). Past experiences with the solar boats on Schieder Lake were used for the further development of the (...) read more
Rising costs parallel to stagnating revenue have led the US Department of the Interior to drastically increase the admission fees to 22 of the most popular national landmarks. In addition, visitor centres are to be closed or only open for short (...) read more
The Braunschweig-based company has contributed two novel driving simulators to the new Mercedes-Benz Museum that opened on 20 May. The simulators are rightly regarded as the highlight of the museum, forming a bridge between automotive history and (...) read more
On the 3rd of May, the Compagnie des Alpes (CDA) signed a letter of intent with Palamon Capital Partners on the acquisition of five amusement parks owned by the StarParks Group. The takeover was completed on 30 May and affects the following (...) read more
