PGAV Destinations, in conjunction with H2R Market Research and Blooloop, have embarked on an annual survey of people who have visited an attraction in the current year or plan to… Continue reading.
PGAV Destinations recently partnered with H2R Market Research to explore how America’s “Generational Cohorts” have changed in recent years, and how they’re perceiving – and exploring – destinations across the nation. Vice President Emily Howard will present how exploring and understanding today’s generations’ new travel attitudes, preferences, motivators, and behaviors can help create high-impact, successful… Continue reading.
Over the last two years, AZA has conducted a study every quarter on the Public Perceptions of Zoos and Aquariums. During this time, we continue to see a national, slow, downhill trend on how the zoo and aquarium industry is perceived by the general public. But do we all need to look at data from… Continue reading.
What do you do when someone puts a sketch of a turtle-shaped restaurant on your desk… or a circular, spiraling, space frame observation tower…and asks you to build it in… Continue reading.
The plight of the small zoo or aquarium is one of creatively resolving big challenges every day. These challenges are often met with not only limited funds, but also limited resources and personnel. Despite all of this, pound for pound small institutions make impressively significant impact by connecting people to wildlife and wild places in… Continue reading.
From Creative Culture to Master Planning to 3D Visualization Join PGAV Destinations Vice Presidents Tom Owen and Diane Lochner to learn how PGAV uses our resources and tools to help create successful collaborations with clients. The casual format will include an overview presentation followed by a facilitated discussion.
In this two part session, PGAV Destination’s Voice of the Visitor and the World Waterpark Association’s Benchmarking Survey will be presented. While Voice of the Visitor quantifies aggregate attractions’ industry performance and provides an outlook on future visitation specifically from the point of view of the visitors themselves, the WWA Benchmarking Survey showcases the results of those visitors’ views… Continue reading.
Utilizing the visually captivating Saint Louis Science Center Omnimax Theater, the opening keynote is a case study presentation about the upcoming renovation of the St. Louis Union Station and its transformation from historic train station to urban mall to world-class aquarium. Presented by PGAV Project Manager Justin Stichter and Visualization Lead Steve Mohesky, this can't-miss… Continue reading.
"This interactive roundtable discussion will explore technology options for transforming that tired attraction into a new and improved experience that will get your guests wanting to queue up time and time again. We’ll cover topics from low tech approaches such as lighting, music, and projection to high tech solutions with interactive elements and more! Hear… Continue reading.
Planning and design for museums often focuses on what happens inside galleries. But research tells us a visitors' emotional state impacts their ability to learn. Presenters from PGAV Destinations will share case studies from projects to illustrate key principles of arrival design. Participants will engage in interactive round-table exercises to apply the principles to real… Continue reading.