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Leisure Management
2009 issue 1

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3   Editor's letter: Operational excellence
It's inevitable that the number of new projects coming to market will slow and we'll be focusing more on sweating our assets and optimising what we have to create value through innovation.

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6   News: World leisure
Amazulu World planned for South Africa

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22   Architects' focus: 3Dreid
Divisional director Gordon Ferrier outlines the challenges of redesigning Cameron House hotel on Loch Lomond while keeping the guests happy

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24   Hotseat: William McNamara
The founder of the Bluestone holiday village in Pembrokeshire talks about the challenges of launching his new venture

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28   Profile: Sir David Michels
The ex CEO of the Hilton Group tells Magali Robathan why the next few years will be challenging but exciting

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32   Parks and green spaces: Space to breathe
In the face of climate change and the obesity epidemic, parks are vital, argues GreenSpace’s Paul Bramhill

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36   Burning question: How will the VisitBritain staff cuts affect tourism?
Major job losses prompted by a cut in funding for VisitBritain could have a huge impact, say industry experts

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38   Business analysis: Ignoring the gloom
Despite the financial turmoil, leisure industry deals are still being done. Matthew Goodman looks at a few recent private equity deals

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40   CLOA: Under the roof
Leisure and sports hubs are being touted as the way forward by Sport England, which looks like good news for the industry, says CLOA’s John Bell

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44   Regeneration: High fliers
When five West Yorkshire councils sold Leeds Bradford International Airport in 2007 they promised part of the windfall would be used for major leisure projects. Caroline Wilkinson reports

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47   Show preview: The cleaning show
We take a look at what to expect from the 2009 Cleaning Show

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48   BISL: Lesson from beijing
Now the dust has settled following the 2008 Olympics, London should analyse the Games to find out what it can learn from Beijing, says Brigid Simmonds

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50   Tourism: Island of dreams
Saadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi will feature major museums including the fi rst outpost of the Louvre and the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi. We find out more
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54   Eco pioneers: Chris Hines
The founder of Surfers against Sewage gives some tips on how the industry can improve its environmental performance
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58   Sound, light and av: A sense of drama
Kevin Murphy, development director for Event Communications, talks about the use of AV in leisure, and we take a look at some recent sound and lighting projects
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62   Show Preview: The event show
A sneak preview of this year’s show
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64   Research: Growing pains
New research by Mintel shows that leisure and retail parks are seeing slow growth. Amanda Lintott reports
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66   Senior's solutions : How to avoid getting crunched
Grahame Senior offers some hard-won advice on dealing with the credit crunch
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68   Product news: Leisure-kit.net
Innovative new products for the industry
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