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What Makes a Great Attraction? The Winners Have Their Say

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UK Theme Park Awards 2026 Special: The Future of UK Theme Parks: What’s Coming Next?

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Are suppliers the backbone of the industry? with Stephen Reid

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How Queer Britain Tripled Visitor Donations Through Pay What You Can with Andrew Given

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What Makes an Award-Winning Theme Park? With Lawrence Roots

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The UK VAT Cut for Attractions: Pass Savings to Guests or Invest in Growth? with Clive Morris

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Boost your bottom line: Understanding Dynamic Pricing with Adriaan van der Hek

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Creating Tomorrow's Attractions: Inside Three Major 2026 Launches - Lawrence Mancey, James Cox, Hogne Høstmælingen and Guest Host Owen Ralph

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Inside Arcade Arena: Building the World’s New Live Gaming Experience - Matt Stubbs

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Universal Is Coming: What Does It Mean for the Future of UK Attractions? - Duncan Phillips

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The Weather Forecast Debate Every Attraction Is Talking About - Rob Comley and Simon Townsend with Guest Host, Olly Reed

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How Visitor Attractions Can Balance Technology and Human Interaction - Bala McAlinn

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Theme Park Awards: How They Work and Why You Should Care - Lawrence Roots

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How is AI starting to play a role in visitor attractions - Dominique Bouchard

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Climate Action in Attractions: What’s Holding the Industry Back? - Vero Celis and Marie Rayner with Ruth Read

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The Future of Experiences: What Guests Expect Now (and What Comes Next) - Andy Zimmerman

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What Three Generations of Women Can Teach Us About Running a Theme Park - Debs Griffin

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From Zoo to Conservation Experience: Reinventing a 200-Year-Old Institution-Matthew Philpott

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What happens when museums stop giving answers and start asking questions instead - Donna Speed

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Dark Universe at Epic Universe: Design Secrets from Universal Creative and Framestore - Greg Hall and Max MacEwan

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Why neuroinclusion needs to be top of mind for themed attractions - with Robbie Jones

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The Leaders Redefining the Visitor Attractions Industry - Emily Popovich, Rachael Hamilton, Ruth Read, Liz Sanchez Rasking & Claire Furnival

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Master Planning the Future: How to Build Visitor Attractions That Last - Ray Hole

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Live at Cultural Enterprises Conference with Richard Paterson

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From Brand to Belonging: Designing Experiences People Feel Connected to - Mark Lofthouse

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How to Design Play Spaces That Drive Revenue and Repeat Visits - Simon Egan

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How to Improve Your Attraction’s Website in 2026: What the Latest Data Tells Us - Simon Jones and Steve Mills

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Burnout and Blue Monday: Why Wellness Matters in the Attractions Industry - Emma Newell

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Windsor Great Park Illuminated: Designing Experiences That Draw Guests Back Year After Year - Rob Paul and Kathryn Stafford

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Attraction Trends 2026 and insights from the TEA Global Experience Index - Melissa Oviedo, Martin Palicki and Edmond Chih

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When VFX meets visitor attractions - Rob Liddell and Simon Clarke

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How to Engage All the Senses: Building More Immersive Attractions

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Reflect. Adapt. Thrive - Science and Discovery Centres the next 25 years.

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The Role Of Data For Visitor Attraction Management with Jim Deegan and Ernesto Batista- Sanchez

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Behind the Screams: How Avon Valley Masters Halloween Attractions - Doug Douglas

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How to Build a High-Converting Online Gift Shop for Museums and Attractions - Stephen Spencer and Simon Jones

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LIVE from AVEA Conference 2025 - Get your attraction retail ready

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Behind the scenes at The Traitors Live Experience - Neil Connolly

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Green by Design - Choni Fernández

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Leading with Authenticity - Andreas Andersen

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Magic in the Sky - Jérôme Giacomoni

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The £100 Million Dream -  Andy Hadden

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Think Different, Do Different - Massimiliano Freddi

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Go Big Or Go Home!

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It's not pipes and slippers

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Collaboration in the Maritime Museums Sector

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Museums + Heritage Show 2025 the big catch up

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What does best in class museum retail look like?

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25 Years of the Millennium Projects - Dynamic Earth

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Starting a new heritage attraction in the UAE

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Sharing our secret squirrel project - Crowd Convert

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Innovation in the Cultural Sector - the View from the Top

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Vox pops from the Farm Attractions Conference 2025

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Marketing Strategies for regional attractions

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Science Meets Cocktails: How Lit Lab is Shaking Up Public Engagement with Science

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Innovating for Change: Youth, Climate, and the Science Centres of Tomorrow

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Sustainability and Performance: How Greener Websites Drive Better Results

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Cambridge Science Centre - A Nomadic attraction that finally found a home

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Building a Sustainable Future: Real-World Solutions for Visitor Attractions

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Roller Coaster Royalty: The UK Theme Park Awards Unveiled

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Viral Monkeys and Marketing Magic - A recipe for social media success

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Putting the customer at the heart of everything we do. CX in the real world

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Why you absolutely should take part in the 2024 Visitor Attraction Website Survey

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Digital Sustainability and the Elephant in the Room

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From Lockdown to LEGO: Crafting History and Building the Future

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A surprise election, a dip in the sea, and all the glass cases in the world

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How the 2024 Visitor Attraction survey is different, and a new face at Rubber Cheese

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Data driven social media at the Royal Institution

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Understanding Sustainability Reporting

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Kelly's final episode

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What does it take to be a truly family friendly museum?

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Questions from the 2023 Visitor Attraction Website Report, with Kelly and Paul from Rubber Cheese

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What the heck is a brand proposition and why should you care? With Catherine Warrilow

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The Accessible and Inclusive Tourism Toolkit for Businesses, with Emily Yates

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Improving inclusivity at Kew Gardens, with Julia Willison

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Interactivity for visitor attraction websites, with Kelly and Paul from Rubber Cheese

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How Blenheim Palace uses data and AI to predict, and not just report on past performance

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Personalisation for visitor attraction websites, with Kelly and Paul from Rubber Cheese

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The transformation of process and people at an 180 year old attraction, with Dominic Wray

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Mobile optimisation for visitor attractions, with Kelly and Paul from Rubber Cheese

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Philanthropic thinking for funding of new projects, with Rhiannon Hiles

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Content, design and navigation, with Kelly and Paul from Rubber Cheese

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20 years of the Visitor Attractions Conference, with Bernard Donoghue OBE, Ken Robinson and Paul Kelly

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Harnessing potential and creating a great working environment at the Scottish Crannog Centre

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Why taking part in the 2023 Visitor Attraction Website Survey is so important, from The Mary Rose Museum and Roman Baths

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Lilidorei - the story behind the world's biggest playpark, with Ian McAllister

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Attraction Marketing: Find out the Number 1 thing all attraction marketers need to focus on in 2023

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Is the procurement process broken? With Sarah Bagg

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Transformative Public Programming. How a bold approach has transformed the calendar at Chelsea Physic Garden.

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How to develop a creative career in the Theme Park industry - and the mindset you need for it, with Mark Lofthouse

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Closing a visitor attraction and the opportunities that brings, with Mike Coe

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How attractions and cultural sites can create better visitor experiences through innovative storytelling, with Spencer Clark

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Developing and monetising online communities, with Nik Wyness

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Creative ideas and solutions for driving commercial income, with Matthew Henderson

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Ticketing Professionals Conference

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How to innovate and diversify income streams beyond admissions, membership and retail, with Kingston Myles

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The economic outlook for 2023, and the big shift in experiences discovery and marketing, with Douglas Quinby

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Developing a culture of innovation, with Elizabeth McKay

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Walk the Big One. Developing an exclusive experience, from an everyday safety process

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Looking forward to 2023: Key digital trends attractions shouldn’t miss out on.

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Castle Howard through the lens. What it’s like to film a TV production at a visitor attraction.

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The importance of building a great social community and process behind rebranding a 70 year old attraction

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Why smell is a form of mind control, with Liam Findlay

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State of the nation report, with Steve Mills

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How introducing variable pricing increased revenue by 2.3 million, with Simon Addison

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How to create truly unique visitor attractions, with Robbie Jones

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From award winning breakfast cereal to award winning visitor attraction. The story of Pensthorpe with Bill and Deb Jordan

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How storytelling can increase your donations by 400%, with Bala McAlinn

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Customer journey mapping at Historic Royal Palaces, with Cate Milton

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Kelly - Survey Announcement

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Attraction partnerships and rivalries, with Dominic Jones

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Why retail space is pivotal for today’s visitor attractions

113

An attractions industry update, with Jakob Wahl, COO of IAAPA

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Guided tours and making it personal at the National Gallery, with Katie Weller

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Falling in love with ZSL. How engaging the internal team is benefiting both them and their visitors, with Kelly Wessell

116

Innovation Marketing and why this sits at the heart of Imperial War Museums strategy, with Pete Austin.

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Switching from an international to domestic market. With Neil Dolan

118

Leadership learnings and looking to the future at St. Paul’s. With Sandra Lynes Timbrell

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What is Conversion Rate Optimisation and why does your attraction need to know about it? With Matt Scaysbrook

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How can a mobile app help improve an attraction's sustainability? with Jacob Thompson

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Football stadiums as visitor attractions, with Laura Chiplin

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Visitor Experience restructure at Tate, with David Hingley

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The fight for talent with Kate Nicholls, CEO of UKHospitality

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You can't furlough a Penguin. Experiences from the last 19 months at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland

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How to drive visitor numbers by focusing on the local community, with Liz Power

126

Scottish sector update with Gordon Morrison

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How to write a website brief that agencies will thank you for, with Sophie Ballinger

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An update from Skip the Queue

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Season finale, with Bernard Donoghue!

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What it really takes to launch a podcast. With Kelly Molson and Paul Griffiths

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Developing an augmented reality experience for The National Memorial Arboretum. With Mark Ellis

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The importance of customer experience and fostering a culture of innovation. With Stephen Spencer

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Developing niche products for your attraction. With Esther Johnson

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Decolonizing of collections and changing the name of the Museum of Us. With James Haddan

135

Opening a brand new attraction in the midst of a global pandemic! With Hannah Monteverde

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I’m A Celebrity, Get Me In Here! Translating big brand IPs into commercial ventures, with James Penfold Controller of Partnerships at ITV.

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Adapting the Stonehenge experience from international to domestic audiences, with James Rodliff.

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Co-creating a cutting edge 21st century science and discovery centre. With Michelle Emerson

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How to be a better leader in the attractions industry. With Matt Heller.

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Applying service design to the visitor journey. With Paul-Jervis Heath

141

Chatbots and voice strategies! How attractions can obtain maximum value from both. With Roy Murphy

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The Making of Harry Potter. With Geoff Spooner

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Why your attraction needs a podcast. With Laura Crossley and Jon Sutton from the National Football Museum.

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Making Holkham the UK's most pioneering and sustainable rural estate. With Lucy Downing and Sue Penlington

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What your visitors really think about pre-booking. With Jon Young, Director - BVA BDRC

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How a digital audience engagement plan gained a global audience from over 30 different countries. With Alex Robertson, Head of Heritage and Education at Chivas Brothers.

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The evolving relationship of leisure and retail, with Yael Coifman

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A thank you from Skip the Queue.

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Experience gifting and multiple strategies to secure revenue for Christmas, with Simon Jones, MD of Digital Visitor

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The transformation of Painshill Park, with Paul Griffiths, Director of Painshill.

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Why PR and communication is vital to attractions and what you should be focusing on. With Willam Kallaway

152

Customer loyalty, guest experience and managing negative feedback on social media. With Joshua Liebman

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The positive impact of reopening with brand new attractions. With Adam Goymour

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The importance of Sector Cooperation with Carlton Gajadhar and Rachel Mackay

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Emerging innovation and why pre-booking is a benefit to attractions regardless of Covid. With Carly Straughan.

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The importance of communicating with your team. With Wes Smart, Managing Director of Harbour Park.

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Managing demand when your tourist attraction is free to attend. Alastair Barber, Marketing and Communications Manager at National Parks.

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What can attractions can learn from the Covid-19 situation. With Charles Read, Managing Director of Blooloop.

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Digital marketing for attractions and what lies ahead post opening. With Johnny Lyle

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Marketing approach for attractions during a time of capped capacity. With Jules Ozbek.

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The legendary Disney customer service. With Lee Cockerell, former Executive Vice President of Operations for the Walt Disney World® Resort

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The future of the experience economy in a post-COVID world. With Ben Thompson

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How to build ‘digital things’ for GLAMs without a huge budget. With John Sear

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Creating connections in cultural organisations. With Marge Ainsley

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Visitors are dead, long live the players! With Alex Book

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Castle Howard’s love story with China - as told by Abbigail Ollive

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Priceless business strategy tips from the 'Millionaire Clown' - James Sinclair

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The science of creating an incredible visitor experience with Andy White

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50,000 visitors within three months of opening? No problem for William’s Den owners, Tor and Christian Carver

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Inside Hertfordshire’s number one tourist attraction with Lynn Whitnall

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What makes a successful escape room? We get the inside scoop from CryptX founder, James Ducker