Leisure Management 1997 - Abstracts

Leisure Management 1997
TitleSubjectAuthors
A drugs problem: the Public Entertainment Licenses (Drug Misuse) Bill has been passed by Parliament, but will it work?Travel industryBrigid Simonds
Adventures close to home: weightlessness, adventure, fun and terror. Just a few of the promises UK parks are making to their guests this season. (Attractions Management International)Travel industry 
All rolled into one.(Ten pin bowling alley facilities)Travel industrySteve Charlton
All wrapped up in a box: a whole variety of players are now jumping on the leisure bandwagon, yet many don't have much knowledge of the product.Travel industryJohn Carroll
Anniversary walts: as Disneyland Paris celebrates its fifth anniversary. (Attractions Management International)Travel industrySion Curtis
Baby boom. (prospects for UK leisure industry in 1997)Travel industryBill Martin, Sandra Mason
Bigger and better? (large format theatres)Travel industryGareth White
Bob Rogers.(Attraction Management International; BRC Imagination Arts' chairman)(Interview)Travel industry 
Breaking away: Tourism is growing relentlessly, but the British are changing their behaviour.Travel industryGerry Smith
Building up a picture.(Attractions Management International; guide to selecting, purchasing, installing and maintaining videowalls)Travel industryBob Simpson
Busting a gut. (Dave and Buster's restaurant and entertainment venue, Solihull, England)Travel industryEd Herten, Paul Kelly
China in your hands: the Chinese people are new converts to the leisure industry making the country fertile ground for theme park development. (Attractions Management International)Travel industryDennis Speigel
Cinema paradox. (large format theatre industry)(Attractions management supplement)(Industry Overview)Travel industryAlison Roden
Clash of the titans. (growth and similarities between Disney and Universal theme parks)(Attractions management supplement)(Company Profile)Travel industryJudith Rubin
Coming to a town near you. (conference on leisure development; United Kingdom)Travel industryGary Mappin
Continental bed and breakfast. (key developments in European hotel market) (eighth Annual European Hotel Industry Investment Conference)Travel industryFrank Croston
Corporate brand lands. (growth of corporate visitor attractions)(includes related articles on Cadbury World, Niketown and Wedgewood visitor centres)(Attractions management supplement)(Industry Overview)Travel industrySian Johnson, David Glazebrook
Costa del Orlando. (timeshare and theme park developments in Spain)(Industry Overview)Travel industryKath Seward
Cyberia.(description of Cyberia Internet cafe in London, UK)Travel industryAmanda Wright
David Lang. (United Kingdom National Lottery grants; visitor projects)(Attractions Management International)(Column)Travel industryDavid Lang
Designs for life. (designer hotels)Travel industryrichard Garland
Discourse 2000. (English Tourist Board survey)(includes related article on aims of survey)Travel industryElain Noble
Drink problem. (establishing licensed premises)Travel industryTilly Halliwell
Dublin in profit: Irish pubs are charming customers from Birmingham to Beijing.Travel industryJonathan Miller
Easy listening. (sound systems)Travel industryMark Bailey
Election fever: whoever wins the forthcoming general election, it is unlikely there will be radical changes to the industry.Travel industryPeter (British television broadcaster) Taylor
Encircling the square. (United Kingdom local authority planning of leisure developments)Travel industryGraham Jones
Family outings: the family pub market is booming, but with site values and development costs rising, can growth be sustained?Travel industryColin Wellstead
Fast and furious. (development of amusement park rides)(Attractions management supplement)(Industry Overview)Travel industryJohn Roberts
Feed the world: Europe is the land of opportunity for UK pub and restaurant chains, but have they got what it takes to make the move?Travel industryDuncan Lillie
Force fields. (analysis of rollercoaster rides built in 1997)(Attractions management supplement)Travel industryAndy Hine
Form an orderly queue.(Attractions Management International; solutions to queuing in entertainments industry)Travel industryJack Rouse
Fully furnished. (restaurant furniture)Travel industryRoy Sandler
Gambling for all. (United Kingdom amusement arcades industry)(Industry Overview)Travel industryPhil Silver
Games show: To satisfy a more discerning generation of players, AWPs and SWPs more exciting than ever before.Travel industryAdrian Fernandez-Lacy
Gary Goodard. (CEO of Landmark Entertainment Group)(Attractions Management International)(Interview)Travel industry 
Going full tilt: pinball has re-entered the coin-op market as a valuable profit source.Travel industryRoger Sharpe
Guy Laurence. (Plant Hollywood Executive VP Marketing Europe)(includes related article on history of Planet Hollywood)(Interview)Travel industry 
Gym and tonic.(sports drinks and mineral water UK market)Travel industryYasmeen Khan
High voltage. (Dutch award-winning Villa Volta theme park ride)(Attractions management supplement)Travel industryDeric Keepin
Hit the deck.(leisure area flooring products)Travel industry 
Hot wheels. (go-karting industry; standards)Travel industrySteven Hix
Howard Wells. (chief executive of UK Sports Council)Travel industryGeorge Torkildsen
Imitation of life. (animatronics)(Attractions management supplement)Travel industryWilliams Davies
In sequence. (United Kingdom leisure development policy)(Industry Overview)Travel industryMark Krassowski
John Bollom: demand for out-of-home leisure is strong as the rapid worldwide expansion of Namco indicates. (Attractions Management International)Travel industryDavi Camp
John Wardley: Tussauds' consultant director was one of the first designers to translate US theme park concepts for British audiences, with memorable results. (Attractions Management International)Travel industry 
Keep it in the family: quality indoor play facilities have been pioneered by the major brewers in recent years, but there are still unexploited markets which may be addressed. (includes related article)Travel industryClive Powell
Labour sets out its ideas for the lottery. (UK Labour party not to make significant changes to the lottery)Travel industry 
Landmarks in tourism. (visitor attractions in Europe; visitor statistics)(Attractions Management International)Travel industrySian Johnson
Law of the land. (town planning advice from United Kingdom government)Travel industryMichael Bach
Leading a life of leisure. (ILAM conference)Travel industryAlan Barber
Leading Las Vegas. (developing new avenues of entertainment in Las Vegas, NV)(Attractions management supplement)(Industry Overview)Travel industryTony Baxter
Lease hours. (leisure industry properties; legal issues)(Column)Travel industryPeter Johnson
Licensed to thrill. (United Kingdom children's rides sector)(Industry Overview)Travel industryTim Nash
Live and clicking. (investing in business computer technology; advice)Travel industryIan Wilcock
Live and dangerous.(Attractions Management International; use of stunt shows)Travel industryDean Robert Maxwell
Magical mystery tours. (virtual reality) (Attractions Management International)Travel industryGwyn Headlye
Making a meal of it: make an occasion of your leisure offer by wining and dining visitors. (special events)Travel industryTony Barnard
Making an entrance. (computerized entry ticketing)(includes conference announcement)Travel industryCarl Gomersall
Malcolm Lewis. (tendering for contracts)Travel industryMalcolm Lewis
Martin Callan: Waterfall Holdings is tipped to become a leading player in the leisure industry thanks to its considered expansion and focus on mass market, low ticket, high standard businesses.(Interview)Travel industry 
Maurice Kelly. (managing director of Granada Entertainments)(Interview)Travel industryCatherine Larner
Mexican waves: the latest waterpark developments are situated in some exotic locations. (Attractions Management International)Travel industryAl Turner
Michael Grade. (UK leisure industry must become more effective political force)(Column)Travel industryMichael Grade
Millard Ochs.(president of Warner Bros International Theatres)(Interview)Travel industryJohn Robertson
Mood swings. (United Kingdom themed restaurant market)(Industry Overview)Travel industryJerry Hodkinson
Networking. (the Internet)Travel industryMalcolm Lewis
One voice, one vision. (UK leisure industry must adopt unified approach) (conference organised by Business In Sport and Leisure)Travel industryMark Sutcliffe
On the brand wagon. (leisure sites; catering)Travel industryPhil Dourado
On the waterfront. (water parks)Travel industryWally James
On top of the world. (international tourism)Travel industryChris Cooper, John Latham
Open all hours. (effects of 24-hour opening on United Kingdom leisure industry)Travel industryHoward Sandom
Paul Kelly. (conflict between global brands and consumers' independence)(Attractions Management International)(Column)Travel industryPaul Kelly
Performance related pay. (slot machines)Travel industryFiona Naughton
Play mates. (United Kingdom play centre market)(includes related article on available play equipment)(Industry Overview)Travel industryPhilip Smith
Pocket money. (game of pool; market share in leisure industry)Travel industryGary Drage
Points of Control: Specifying AV installations can be daunting. (Attractions Management International)Travel industryKevin Murphy
Popular culture: despite predictions of the three-minute, infotainment-rich culture resulting in a nation of couch potatoes, the British have become more discerning in how they spend their free time.Travel industrySara Selwood
Port Aventura. (theme parks)Travel industryJohn Tribe
Power houses. (advantages of a combined heat and power system)Travel industrySarah Ridley
Presenting the past: go bug-eyed in Chicago, Star Trekking in Ls Vegas or cowgirl-crazy in Fort Worth. (museum and heritage design) (Attractions Management International)Travel industryKate Davenport
Property uber alles. (German leisure industry)(Industry Overview)Travel industryHeike Schmidt, Sue Forster
Raising the roof. (United Kingdom Millennium dome, Greenwich, United Kingdom)Travel industryKen Robinson
Redeeming features.(popularity and analysis of redemption games in amusements industry)Travel industryBob Callender
Reels in motion: more cinemas are continuing to open around the country.Travel industryJohn Robertson
Return to vendor. (United Kingdom vending machine market)(includes related article on vending firm Aquaterra)Travel industryPau Ure
Roger Beaumont: Break for the Border acquired the events catering company Lawson Beaumont and its founder, Roger Beaumont.(Interview)Travel industry 
Sports arena.(UK leisure industry; National Sports Convention exhibitors)Travel industry 
Star quality grading. (hotel grading)Travel industryChris Coleman
Suite success. (hotel industry; United Kingdom)Travel industryJonathan Rounce
Summer season. (theme park attendance by United Kingdom visitors in 1996)(Attractions management supplement)(Industry Overview)Travel industry 
Sweet dreams are made of this? (themed hotels)Travel industryLeonor Stanton
Swimming with the big fish. (London Aquarium, London, England)Travel industrySimon Curtis
Switched on: computer-controlled sound and light systems have opened up greater possibilities for stunning effects.Travel industryJerry Gilbert
Take a seat. (leisure activities in the United Kingdom)(Industry Overview)Travel industrySandra Greer
Taking to the floor. (floor coverings in catering establishments)Travel industrySteve LaBouchardie
The gains in Spain. (leisure industry; Spain)(Attractions Management International)Travel industryDave Camp, Antonio Garcia
The good the bad and the ugly. (big screen cinema)(includes related personal narrative of an IMAX theatre visit)Travel industryAlison Roden
The leisure revolution. (leisure industry; global industry strength, United Kingdom companies)(Industry Overview)Travel industryChris Gratton, Themis Kokolakadis
Theme parks must let go of formulas and invest in creativity, says the vice president of creative development at Walt Disney Imagineering. (Attractions Management International)Travel industryToy Baxter
The outer limits. (growth of peripheral developments of theme parks)(Attractions management supplement)(Industry Overview)Travel industryDavid Camp, John Robinett
The ride of your life. (growing emphasis on flat rides)(Attractions Management International)Travel industryPhil Lindsey
Thom Gray: in a country bristling with cinemas and multiplexes another company stands up to be counted.Travel industryJohnny Appleseed
Token payments. (redemption operations)Travel industryTim Francis
Tomorrow's world. (science museums and centres)(Attractions Management International)Travel industryNeil Cossons
Too good to eat. (quality of food at themed restaurants)(Industry Overview)Travel industryPeter Backman
Top of the class. (negative aspects of award schemes in the tourism and heritage industries in the UK)(Attractions Management International)Travel industryTerry Stevens
Virgin cinema. (experiences of visiting the Virgin Cinema in Rochester, England) (Mystery Shopper)Travel industryLouise Hopkins
Wear and tear. (choosing a staff uniform) (includes details of suppliers of corporate wear)Travel industryDave Cottrell
Wish you were here .... (United Kingdom holiday centres; concept development)Travel industrySteve Evans
Year ahead set to be active on the property front. (strong competition in UK leisure industry for best sites in 1997)(Column)Travel industryColin Wellstead
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