In the course of a tourism strategy for the Swiss ski resort Andermatt to attract tourists also in the summer “off-season”, the Familienparadies Matti (Matti Family Paradise) located in the mountains was recently extended by a new adventure (...) read more
With more than 27 years of experience, Extreme Engineering is known as a manufacturer and supplier of family-friendly attractions, including e.g. mobile rock-climbing walls, ziplines or the Cloud Coaster introduced a few years ago (see EAP 3/2016). (...) read more
Babyland-Amiland, a family amusement park located near Paris in Saint-Pierre-du-Perray (Île-de-France region), recently opened a new attraction to its visitors, the highest in the park, dedicated to the world of dinosaurs. In the new flying carousel (...) read more
In Chicago, guests of all ages but especially fans of multiple “Grammy Awards” winner Prince († 2016) and lovers of his music are offered a new immersive experience dedicated specifically to his successful musical career, which is premiering in the (...) read more
The Dutch EuroParcs Group headquartered in Appeldoorn was founded in 1981 and today has over 60 holiday park locations in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Austria. More than 1,100 employees at EuroParcs take care of creating unforgettable (...) read more
Once again, the most popular destinations for foreign tourists in Germany have been identified. In an online survey conducted by the German National Tourist Board (GNTB) between December 2021 and June 2022, around 15,000 international visitors from (...) read more
Canadian design and planning company FORREC and the Sun Group, Vietnam’s leading operator of entertainment facilities, announced today that they have entered into a long-term strategic partnership. The two companies have already been working (...) read more
Therme Wien, which opened in 2010 – according to its own description is one of the most modern city spas in Europe and a tourist flagship of the Austrian capital – announced to invest in the expansion of its offerings in order to continue to provide (...) read more
The Croatian company Metamorfoza, which specializes in developing museums and marketing them under the franchise principle, announces numerous additional Museum of Illusions® locations for Europe. After the first attraction of this kind – in which (...) read more
From today, younger guests in particular can look forward to new play and splashing fun at the Tropical Islands holiday resort in Brandenburg. The new “Kraki Beach” water play area has been built in the large hall over the past few months, offering (...) read more
Until 28 August, the new stage show “Plage au Cirque” will provide summer vibes for guests of Futuroscope. The entertainment show, produced especially for the French theme park and performed three times per day for 20 minutes per show in the park’s (...) read more
Located off the coast of Dubai’s Deira district, the Deira Islands are a manmade created group of four islands (developed by the state-owned project development and real estate company Nakheel) whose diverse offerings include luxury residences, (...) read more
British trade body Experience UK, which was founded over ten years ago and represents the operators and suppliers of British museums and visitor attractions, and the Department for International Trade (DIT) invite to a tea party and networking (...) read more
The technology company Connect&GO, whose expertise focuses on RFID-based wristbands and operations management systems for the attractions and entertainment industries, recently expanded its team with the addition of Ted Molter, former Chief (...) read more
With “KBS Park”, a new, approximately 600-hectare large integrated tourism destination developed by the Indonesian Kios Group is to be completed on Bali in the course of 2025. Strategically located between Gilimanuk and Denpasar and connected to the (...) read more
“World of Jumanji” will be the world’s first themed area in an amusement park based on the film franchise set to open at Chessington World of Adventures in spring 2023. This was announced today by the Merlin Entertainments (Merlin) operating group (...) read more
GaLaBau, the International Trade Fair for Gardening, Landscaping and Green Design, returns to the Exhibition Centre Nuremberg from 14 to 17 September this year and aims to attract the landscape gardening and open space design industry with current (...) read more
“We had an excellent quarter, with our world-class creative and business teams powering outstanding performance at our domestic theme parks, big increases in live-sports viewership, and significant subscriber growth at our streaming services. With (...) read more
A lot is going on at Germany’s Krefeld Zoo. After a major fire had destroyed the zoo’s great ape house on New Year’s Eve in 2019, in which more than 50 living creatures lost their lives, the zoo in North Rhine-Westphalia continues to work on the (...) read more
Following the pleasingly strong positive growth trend that the Orlando/FL-based SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. operating group was able to report at the end of its 2021 Financial Year (cf. EAP News of 25 Feb 2022), this development has continued in (...) read more
