WORLD LEISURE
Plans move forward for US$300m MLS stadium
Major League Soccer (MLS) moves ahead with plans for a US$300m (231m euro, £186m) soccer stadium in Queens, New York. Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in Queens has been selected by MLS as the potential site for the new development. Te plans call for a 25,000-seat stadium
(expandable to 35,000 seats) to be con- structed on the current site of the park’s Industry Pond. League president Mark Abbott said that preliminary plans have construction starting in 2014 and the team launching in 2016.
Louvre opens satellite site in Lens
Paris’ famous The Louvre museum and gallery has opened a satellite gallery in Lens, Northern France. Te Louvre-Lens exhibits more than 200 artworks by masters including Botticelli, Raphael, Poussin, Rembrandt, Goya, Ingres and Delacroix at its 50-acre site, situated in a small mining town near Lille. Artworks are displayed
chronologically with differ- ent cultures and civilizations juxtaposed – classical Greek works might sit next to pieces from the Persian empire or from Pharaonic Egypt, for example. Unlike traditional museums, storerooms and
Te satellite site in the northern city of Lens opened on 11 December
restoration rooms are visible and open to the public. Built in the heart of Lens on an old min- ing site, the museum cost €150m (US$196.02m, £121.80m) and was designed by American and Japanese architects and a French landscape
Te park opened the Shambhala ride in 2012
Investindustrial becomes sole owner of PortAventura
Italian private investment company Investindustrial has become the sole owner of PortAventura theme park in Salou, Catalonia, Spain. Investindustrial, which already held a
50 per cent stake in the park, secured the remaining 50 per cent from Spanish bank Criteria CaixaHolding in a deal worth 105m euro (US$133m, £84m). Fo l lowin g t h e t ra n s ac t io n,
Investindustrial will have invested approximately 200m euro in acquiring PortAventura. It initially bought a stake in the park in December 2009.
Tourism still robust despite uncertain global economy
Growth in the global tourism industry in 2012 will be broadly in line with expecta- tions set at the beginning of the year. Announcing its final forecast for 2012
during the World Travel Market (WTM) event held in London this week, the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) pre- dicted that global tourism will grow 2.7 per cent during the year. Earlier this year, WTTC released a report predicting a 2.8 per cent growth in the sector.
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designer. It emulates the layout of the Louvre Paris with a main glass pavilion surrounded by four rectangular buildings. Digital visitor guides and a museum app will
be part of the visitor experience with communi- cations company Orange collaborating with the Louvre and the Nord-Pas-de-Calais Regional Council to develop an interface for the public.
Revenue up for US fitness industry
Revenue and membership figures for the past year indicate health and fitness clubs in the US are successfully weathering the new eco- nomic environment, according to an industry survey. Te International Health, Racquet, and Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) surveyed 99 US companies representing 3,256 facilities in its annual Industry Data Survey. The new figures show growth of 3.6 per
cent in revenue and 3.1 per cent in member- ship amongst survey participants. Member retention of 71.9 per cent was up
modestly, compared with 70 per cent in 2011, with fitness-only clubs showing the highest retention rate of 82 per cent. Across all clubs the median number of visits
was 59, up from 54 the previous year. The median revenue brought in by each
individual health club member was $867.50 (662.79 euro, £538.44) and this rose to more than $1,000 (764.01 euro, £620.67) at indepen- dent and large clubs.
Average revenue at US clubs grew by 3.6 per cent About 5 per cent of revenue was derived
from spa services at multipurpose clubs. IHRSA executive vice president of global
products Jay Ablondi said increased profitabil- ity may have favourably affected capital
US$50m Jewish museum opens in Moscow
A US$50m (39m euro, £31m) Jewish museum has been launched in Moscow, Russia. Te 90,000sq ſt (8,361sq m) Jewish Museum
and Tolerance Centre was funded by private donations including a donation from Russian President Vladimir Putin. Architects Ralph
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Appelbaum Associates and Te Hettema Group have created an interactive museum using the latest technology and education concepts. Te museum’s 12 pavilions take visitors on
a journey through history from the beginning of Judaism up to the present day.
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