Museum stories

At DEAL Live by blooloop this week in Dubai we asked some of our speakers and sponsors to share with us what they think the most exciting new developments and future trends are for the Middle East attractions industry.  Here are their answers… Content is key in driving footfall Ahmad Hussain bin Essa, CEO of Global Village Dubai […]

The long-anticipated museum (GEM) is set to open officially in May 2018.

Boasting a thousand-mile-long Mediterranean coastline with over a thousand islands, Croatia is ranked the 18th most popular tourist destination in the world.  Planned investment into tourism and visitor attractions is expected to reach £500 million in 2017-18. Croatia is land of great opportunity for those in the attractions business. The potential for growth in the sector is huge and Croatia’s first first theme […]

Attracting and retaining the best creative talent in the entertainment and leisure industry is a challenge. Clara Rice considers Millenials, preconceptions and 3 barriers to success. By Clara J. Rice (right), Director of Communications, JRA. If you are a Millennial (born roughly 1981-1999), how would you describe your generation? If you are not a Millennial, how would […]

Dominic Wigley joined Merlin Entertainments in 2014 as Group Health, Safety and Security Director. Less than a year later Merlin suffered their worst accident in the company’s history. The Smiler accident in June 2015 rocked the second largest attractions company in the world, and brought Wigley’s department into the spotlight. Blooloop talked to Wigley about […]

Integrating technology has become a standard expectation in art museums. However, the Cleveland Museum of Art pushes the envelope so much further.

Gamification, the practice of using gaming techniques and games such as Minecraft to increase consumer engagement, has long proved its worth in the retail sector. Now, the world of museums is increasingly waking up to its potential to immerse audiences, create loyalty and deliver a new way of learning. An early adopter in this sector […]