What's new in our Leisure and Attractions World? - MENA Leisure Updates

Dear Readers,

It’s certainly an exciting time for the entire MENA region – not only did FIFA World Cup Qatar kick off amid much fanfare but within days Saudi Arabia created an unprecedented celebratory atmosphere after winning the match against Argentina.

At the same time miles away in the US regional leisure and entertainment majors too gave us many reasons to celebrate having won several top honours at the recently concluded IAAPA awards ceremony. Congratulations to all the awardees.

Looking ahead December will be a busy month with our upcoming event Focus on Abu Dhabi. Hope you’ve registered to join us for two days of interesting discussions and networking.

For now, read on to catch up with all the exciting updates.

With 85%+ retention rate Pakistan’s Onederland continues to enthrall visitors

Pakistan-based leading family entertainment destination Onederland continues to clock healthy numbers amid rising competition, said Executive Director Ammar Ilyas Motan. Read More

In 2021 The Health and Safety Executive, a government agency in the UK reported that 1.7 million workers were suffering from work-related ill health. Despite all the regulations, rules and controls set out by authorities, the number of workers affected by their exposure to the environment in which they work, has kept on rising year after year.

Employers must ensure they implement relevant and effective measures to protect their employees and the environment from harm. The following best practices are simple enough to implement and have been proven to be effective in doing just that. Read More

There is nothing more satisfying than seeing new staff members develop from ‘newbies’ through to qualified zookeepers, or operators, and becoming experienced staff, managing their daily work to a high standard, or developing into supervisors and leaders of the future.

Worldwide Zoo Consultants has been involved in a wide variety of projects that include animal training, zoo/park design and construction supervision. Since 2011 WZC’s foundation has been built on operations management and the one consistent requirement from our clients is to improve and maintain their employee training programmes. Read More