Zoo and aquarium stories

The world renowned Vancouver Aquarium hosted the 2016 International Aquarium Congress (IAC). It was also the aquarium’s 60th anniversary. The conference is the major event for professionals working in the public aquarium sector. Held every four years, it brought together more than 500 delegates from over 120 countries. It was held September 26th to 29th. Sponsors for the conference […]

The Netherlands' story-driven adventure park where the animals are part of the narrative

There’s more to Technifex than meets the eye, which isn’t that surprising given the company’s ability to deceive the imagination with state-of-the-art special effects. Alongside its thriving theme park activities, Technifex also builds training systems for government agencies including the fire service and the military. The two disciplines have more in common than one might […]

On the 7-8th Dec 2016, a select group of operators and attraction industry professionals met at the Vision XS Operators Conference held in Wallingford, Oxfordshire. Hosted by leisure industry specialists, Vision XS, the theme of the conference was “Why Should I Stay?”. It explored the positives and negatives of adding various forms of accommodation to a […]

It's a city where a superlative is attached to almost every project it unveils - biggest, tallest, longest, fastest...

Since 1999, Merlin Entertainments has been working its magic on the attractions industry, achieving meteoric growth with a lean corporate structure to become the second largest attractions company in the world after Disney. Currently operating in 23 countries, with a growing presence in Asia, Merlin’s smart, focussed leadership and entrepreneurial culture, coupled with strategically astute […]

As human beings we are hardwired to respond to the natural environment.  Designers from PGAV Destinations share their favourite inspirations from the natural world. The relationship between nature and destinations is easy to forget when we spend so much of our time inside climate-controlled buildings, staring at screens. Former Microsoft research fellow Alex Soojung-Kim Pang […]

Director, Steve Marshall and Owner's Rep, Yvette Hernandez, reveal why visitor goodwill is at an all-time high.