Kampeeraanbieder Eurocamp ziet marketing- en saleskansen bij de grootste sportevenementen van het jaar: de Olympische Spelen, het EK Voetbal, de Tour de France en de Formule 1.

Vandaag meldt SnowWorld dat het de resterende aandelen van Alpenpark Neuss (nabij Düsseldorf, Duitsland) heeft overgenomen.

Libéma heeft Golf De Gulbergen overgenomen van Attero. De gofbaan ligt naast dierentuin Dierenrijk van Libéma in het Brabantse Mierlo. Er gaat bij deze overname geen werkgelegenheid verloren.

De ANWB Alarmcentrale ontving tussen december 2023 en maart 2024 ruim 11.000 hulpvragen van Nederlandse wintersporters. Dat is een stijging van 10 procent ten opzichte van vorig seizoen.

De e-bike verandert de fietsmarkt radicaal. De fietsverkopers ronden voor het eerst de kaap van 80% ...

Qatar 2022 – The biggest sports tournament, the FIFA World Cup took place in a unique setting. It was the first World Cup to be held in winter, the first football event with participating teams from all continents, and the most compact tournament in the history of football. The FIFA World Cup is not only a global celebration of football but also an opportunity for host nations to showcase their capabilities and leave a lasting legacy. In this regard, Qatar, the first Middle Eastern World Cup, has redefined the standards of conducting mega sporting events. Qatar marked its ambition by hosting the most expensive World Cup in history and aiming at setting new benchmarks in sustainability, carbon neutrality, and inclusivity.

Breda University of Applied Sciences (BUas) is a pioneer in esports education. Gaming is a digital form of leisure and a huge industry. There are approximately three billion gamers on this planet (Newzoo, 2021). Some people play casual games after a hard day’s work to relax, whereas for others it is a lifestyle. Creative Media and Game Technologies educates students to design and develop these games. Esports is the pillar of gaming that goes beyond its digital environment. These are titles played competitively in an organised way with official teams, tournaments and competitions. In esports it is quite common that fans watch tournaments and cheer for their favourite players and team, sometimes without actively playing the games themselves.

Gaming has become an integral part of children's leisure activities. Thanks to tablets, smartphones, game computers and because almost every family in the Netherlands has access to the internet, the current generation of children (born after 2000) is totally familiar with playing (online) games. Gaming has become an accepted part of leisure activities. Eighty-one per cent of all children play games regularly, half of them more than three times a week.

The leisure industry is influenced by what happens in society. This impact may take a while, such as the gradual ageing of the western population. Such gradually (sometimes even imperceptibly) increasing forces are also called stress factors. But Covid-19 has also shown that suddenly something unexpected can happen which can affect the industry considerably. These are referred to as shock factors or black swans or, in severe cases, disruptions. As a company or an organisation, you can try to guard against the effects of future influences in advance, by spotting them early and taking measures which reduce vulnerability to such developments. If you can manage that, you become more ‘future-proof’.