WORLD LEISURE
Golden Door spa buys land for food venture
The grounds of the Golden Door wellness resort in California have increased from 377 acres to 600 as it bids to cultivate produce and become a respected food brand. The spa’s COO, Kathy Van Ness,
told Leisure Management 100 per cent of profi ts from the spa’s hospi- tality operation and food sales will go to charity as the company puts a greater focus on philanthropy. The spa’s land expert, Jeff
Dawson, has brought in 30 chickens to lay fresh eggs each morning and a new computer-controlled green- house for growing leafy vegetables. Van Ness said the plan is also to produce branded olive oil and wine. Read more:
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Beckham’s new Major League Soccer franchise hoped to build on the Miami waterfront Beckham’s waterfront stadium plans rejected The attraction will open in mid July
July opening for Universal Japan’s Harry Potter world
Universal Studios Japan has announced a 15 July opening for its $500m (E362m, £297m) Wizarding World of Harry Potter attraction. The theme park hopes to build on the 10.5 million visitors it received in fi scal 2013, an improvement of 7.7 per cent from the previous year and the second-highest fi gure since its fi rst year in fi scal 2001. The new attraction is similar to the one that opened at Universal Orlando Resort in 2010, and is expected to feature rides, immer- sive environments and outlets based on the ever-popular Harry Potter books and fi lms.
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David Beckham’s plans for a football sta- dium on the Miami waterfront have been rejected after the US city deemed the proposed location “inappropriate,” leav- ing the former footballer’s Major League Soccer (MLS) franchise plan in tatters. Plans were afoot to build a US$200m (E145m, £120m), 25,000-seat football stadium for Beckham’s new MLS fran- chise, but proposed plans fell through after the city vetoed the construction of a stadium at a prime waterfront site. The rejection is the second in the space of a month for the former England football captain, who had plans rejected
for a similar proposal at the port of Miami, which collapsed in the face of public opposition. Mayor Tomás Regalado, previously a strong supporter of the project, said he had changed his mind about the water- front site and considered it inappropriate for a football stadium after seeking the opinions of local residents, leaving Beckham’s investment group to consider the options available to it.
Beckham is said not to be interested in an inland option, leaving Miami with no remaining waterfront options available. Read more:
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Les Mills CEO responds to ‘McDonalds of fi tness’ barb
Phillip Mills, CEO of fi tness giant Les Mills, has rejected criticism that his com- pany’s standardised classes have caused the ‘McDonaldsisation’ of the fi tness industry, suggesting the critics misunder- stand the purpose of the classes. A study by two academics in Sweden decried the standardisation of the fi tness industry, saying it had become uniform in the same way as fast-food chains and sug- gested this model places limits on a fi tness instructor’s competence and creativity. Read more:
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