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Addressing the most current and pressing subjects through our CPD-certified seminars

We are open to proposals to speak at this years holiday and leisure park development forum.
topics include:

○Knowledge sharing – a European perspective
○Boutiques vs Budget – redefining luxury
○How can parks and attractions make a splash as the summers get longer?
○Developing sustainable parks and attractions
○Designing with nature in mind
○How does the theme of a site effect the offering?

Email: [email protected] by 10th August for consideration.

Speakers at the hlpd forum 2023

Ricky Dent

Ricky Dent
UK Operations Manager | Landal GreenParks

Operational Innovation

A look across our pan-European business to showcase how innovation is at the forefront of our operational excellence. How can we make 3.2 million guests feel unique, and create an individual memory for each one?
Edward Pope

Edward Pope
Founder | Watatunga Wildlife Reserve

Thinking Outside the Box

Join Ed to hear how he has transformed a 170-acre site from mono-culture agriculture to a multi-award-winning wildlife reserve and visitor attraction. Confident that the location could become a world-class conservation site for deer, antelope and birds, Ed’s passion for this core mission has lead to Watatunga becoming one of the U.K.’s leading small visitor attractions.
Having opened in August 2020, the way in which visitors interact with the site has needed to be flexible.  Yet, thanks to the deeply embedded theme of conservation throughout, the business has been able to adapt and to become an unforgettable destination.
Paul Shoebridge

Paul Shoebridge
Business Development Director | Hoseasons

The Importance of Consumer and Market Insights when Developing Leading Holiday Rental Accommodation

Exploring the important role wider marker data and consumer insights play in shaping the development of holiday rental accommodation. Looking to diversify land for holiday rental accommodation? Hoseasons will share the dos and don’ts when developing successful holiday rental accommodation and discuss key real-time insights driving innovation in today’s holiday rental accommodation sector. As well as reviewing the significance consumer insight learnings have in creating valuable holiday experiences for guests and, in turn, helping operators maximise their revenue.
Peregrine Mears

Peregrine Mears
Director | Peregrine Mears Architects

Development and Diversification Opportunities for Rural Landowners

If you own land or buildings, you may have underutilised assets! But how do you make those assets work for you to generate income or capital revenue in the holiday and leisure sector? What alternative uses can rural land and buildings be put to? How do you go about such a project? How do you get planning permission? This seminar aims to answer those questions in principle by referring to a range of example projects.
Mike Slack

Mike Slack
Head of Leisure | Bluestone Resorts Ltd

Bluestone Resorts Ltd - Our Approach

Our approach at Bluestone, focusing around our People, Planet & Product. Bluestones Free Range Manifesto encourages guests to take an interest in the natural environment around them and to teach them that fun can be found without a screen. It’s about seeing a puddle and running straight through it, checking for signs of wildlife, and using imagination to create playtimes.
Bluestone is a chance to experience a stomping ground filled with greenery for the first time.  It might also be their first chance for a trip to the seaside to splash and feel the sand between their tiny toes.
Dave Rossington

Dave Rossington
Project Architect | Powell Dobson Architects

Wildfox Resorts – Afan Valley: Redefining Adventure, Leisure, and Wellness Tourism

The inaugural Wildfox Resort at Afan Valley aims to be the first of the next generation of leisure and holiday resorts, providing a wide array of adventure and wellness facilities with guided activities, integrated amongst high quality accommodation. Wildfox Resorts Group, established in 2021, has 3 core values – people, planet and pleasure. Powell Dobson Architects were brought on board to help shape those values into a legible and accessible resort that is both distinctive and sensitive to the natural beauty of the surrounding Welsh landscape. This design-focussed presentation will offer a glimpse of how the design and architecture will deliver the Wildfox Vision.
Michael Hoenigmann

Michael Hoenigmann
Managing Director | Jupiter Play & Leisure Ltd

Butlin’s SKYPARK – Raising the Bar for Play Provision in UK Holiday Parks

We are delighted to present Butlin’s SKYPARK, a true game-changer in the world of holiday park attractions. This innovative playground is set to redefine the holiday park experience, offering a fusion of innovation, inclusion, interaction, and illumination.
We will discuss the design process and the collaboration to ensure every aspect was meticulously crafted with a focus on creativity, safety, and engagement to ensure an unforgettable experience for all guests.
Butlin’s SKYPARK is not just a playground; it’s testament to what innovation can achieve. With its unwavering commitment to inclusion, interaction, and illumination, SKYPARK sets a new standard for holiday park attractions.
We invite you to explore the possibilities the SKYPARK presents and envision the transformative power it could bring to your holiday park.

Limited complimentary places available