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Second year students have successful fieldtrip to Belgium

The new second year students had a successful fieldtrip into Belgium. They first visited the zoo/theme park Pairi Diaza. During the two hour bus ride, lecturer Goof Lukken gave them more background information about this park. Then students could explore the park and later check in to their luxurious accommodation in ‘The land of the cold’, where they slept in Native houses across the brown … Continue reading Second year students have successful fieldtrip to Belgium

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ATPM on Tour: Phantasialand

The first stop during our tour through the attractions and theme parks industry is in Germany. In a small village called Brühl is a theme park named Phantasialand which recently opened a new themed area. The perfect reason to visit this wonderful park. The park consists of six themed areas: Berlin, Mystery, Mexico, China Town, Deep in Africa and Fantasy. Each themed area offers a … Continue reading ATPM on Tour: Phantasialand

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Fieldtrip Efteling aftermovie

The 2nd of March, the second year NHTV students went on a fieldtrip to the Efteling to get more information on internship possibilities. 2 of our editors were present to report. Take a look at the aftermovie to get an impression of the fieldtrip at the Efteling: [vimeo 160252822 w=640 h=360] Fieldtrip Efteling 2-3-2016 from LeisureAcademy on Vimeo. Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter and Instagram!   *Our … Continue reading Fieldtrip Efteling aftermovie

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Port Aventura World: a complete theme park resort

Last week Goof Lukken, lecturer at the Attractions & Theme Parks Management track, travelled together with Dutch students of Tourism Management to Salou, Spain. They were visiting PortAventura World to get inspiration for a project concerning productivity that they are executing for the Efteling. And they were inspired! The resort consists of a theme park (with as a general theme exploration and countries), a waterpark, several … Continue reading Port Aventura World: a complete theme park resort

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Steinwasen-Park, field trip part 2

This blog is the second blog about the field trip to Germany. One of the theme parks that we’ve visited during our field trip was Steinwasen-Park. The original plan was to write a few general articles about our field trip. However, this changed during the visit to Steinwasen-Park. There we decided to use one blog fully for this park. The park is located in Oberried, … Continue reading Steinwasen-Park, field trip part 2

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The experience economy at Safaripark Beekse Bergen

Today’s economy is an experience economy. A simple product is no longer sufficient for the customers. The inspiration for this article was a visit on the 16th of January. Safaripark Beekse Bergen is trying to follow this movement of creating experience just like many other parks, which was clearly expressed during the visit. One popular way for creating an experience is theming. Africa has been … Continue reading The experience economy at Safaripark Beekse Bergen

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