With competition for consumers’ leisure dollar remaining fierce, family entertainment centers with mini-golf and go-kart facilities are paying as much attention to maximizing the appeal of their redemption counters as they are to making their attractions as compelling as possible. “The game room is where we make a large portion of our money, and in ...
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New Modular Golf Learning/Practice Center Installed on a Tennis Court The once popular trio of tennis courts at the Fort Sill Army base just weren’t getting the traffic they once did. But with the increasing popularity of golf and the base’s revamped Golf Club, more practice area for personnel, their families and base patrons was ...
Read more...Be a leader and make your presence known – lead through experience and competence and not title or position. Strive to communicate effectively, including getting feedback and listening to staff. Give employees regular feedback and let them know when they are doing good work and when they are not. Lead by example and let your ...
Read more...The success of almost business can usually be traced to providing great customer service, which fosters a high level of customer satisfaction. In turn, ensuring this can be linked to motivated employees. Too often, however, businesses assume that offering more money is the best way to motivate employees. While there is no doubt that compensation ...
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Bumper cars have come a long way since the day of the metal bodied Dodgem and Lusse Auto Scooter. They’ve bumped and jostled their way into a variety of settings and surfaces, chugging away from amusement parks to indoor venues, some versions altered to maneuver on water or ice. And they’re a real hit as ...
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A large part of making your attraction family friendly is to ensure that you find ways to make it a place where kids want to be. Being a kid-centric destination starts by not overlooking the basics. Here’s how some industry professionals are making sure that their operations appeal to younger people by keeping them not ...
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Bob Moeller and his family saw the business potential in the revitalization of the South Pier District, where the Sheboygan River flows into Lake Michigan. Starting in the 1990s, savvy development of the area has turned it into a growing Midwest vacation destination. The Moeller family has invested extensively in their longtime, hometown lakeshore: Bob, ...
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Almost all centers contain multiple elements that make up the total theme, image, or look of the operation. Whether it’s jungle, pirates, or something else, these include everything from a central theme to less obvious factors such as sound, lighting and the type of food offered. No matter if you are adding something or enhancing ...
Read more...Bowling center operators are benefiting from new indoor and outdoor recreation products from Adventure Golf Services. Centers seeking additional revenue centers can now add modular miniature golf, golf learning centers, multi-purpose sports and entertainment fields and game courts. The company’s AnyWhereFields is a multi- purpose recreation sports fields to help monetize vacant land space. ...
Read more...Take a close look at what you offer and make a list to target specific areas you could potentially and practically improve. Part of this is to set goals about what you want to accomplish in terms of improving the experience of customers and increasing your bottom line. Don’t overlook any potential improvement. They may ...
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