LEISURE & RETAIL FACILITIES
THE SUMMER HOLIDAY CHALLENGE
During the long school holidays, visitor attractions have their work cut out to maintain high standards of cleaning – particularly in the toilets. Amelia Baker
from washroom hygiene provider Tork looks at ways to make the washrooms run more smoothly in the busiest of summer venues.
Schools have now broken up for six long weeks and tourist attractions everywhere are full to bursting with young families.
Museums and galleries will take a proportion of the strain, particularly on rainy days. But when the sun comes out it is the theme parks, the wildlife attractions and zoos that will draw the really big crowds as families strive to make the most of the summer weather.
The crowds will literally be in their millions. Alton Towers received nearly 2million visitors in 2016 while
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Thorpe Park and Chessington World of Adventures received 1.8million and 1.4million respectively. Chester Zoo also had a very busy 2016 with 1.9million visitors while around 1.2million descended on London Zoo.
Not all of these visitors will arrive in the summer but there is inevitably a spike in during the school holidays. The popularity of theme parks and zoos continues to rise despite the ever-increasing ticket costs: the walk- in price for Chessington and Thorpe Park is around £50, for example. This means that families planning a day out
at such venues will obviously be keen to get their money’s worth.
But running an attraction during the busy summer months can be tough, since it is hard to know when traffic peaks will occur. Some venues map out visitor flow projections that show the places where people are most likely to head first. However, it is hard to predict when the guests are likely to visit the washrooms.
Some level of queueing is more- or-less expected for the biggest attractions and the most exciting rides at theme parks and zoos.
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