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James Croll
With a background in adventure tourism, events management and marketing, James Croll is a regular contributor to Australasian Leisure Management and Asian Leisure Business.
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Dates announced for Singapore’s 2025 World Aquatics Championships hosting
World Aquatics has revealed that the 2025 World Championships in Singapore will run from 11th July to 3rd August next year - a three-week schedule slightly longer than the approximately…
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Surf Lakes Global shifts base to USA
The formerly Queensland-based wave pool developer Surf Lakes Global has advised of the creation of a new parent company, Surf Lakes Global, Inc., based in the USA state of Delaware. Surf…
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Gateway Ticketing unveils new version of Galaxy Connect
Leading admission control systems provider Gateway Ticketing Systems has revealed details of its latest version of the Galaxy Connect platform which now includes support for the new OCTO…
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YouGov tracking shows growing global interest in women’s sport
The growth in interest for women’s sporting events has been confirmed by data and market research company YouGov. Following on from record attendances at the FIFA 2023…
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Contactless payment transactions to exceed $10 trillion globally by 2027
The ongoing adoption of contactless payments across most economies will see cashless transactions reach $10 trillion globally by 2027 according to a recently released study from UK-based…
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MotoGP to make its debut in India in 2023
MotoGP will race in India next year, with the series set to debut on the subcontinent at the Buddh International Circuit south of the capital of Delhi. Under a seven-year race contract…
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Go-ahead for development of Modern Pentathlon complex in China’s Yunnan Province
The Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM) has announced that it has entered into an agreement for the development of a Modern Pentathlon facility in the city of Kunming in…
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