PGAV Destinations VP Emily Howard, Architectural Designer Kartono Nguyen, and Zoological Designer and Site Planner Stacey Ludlum will be leading a daylong workshop for Chicago area high school students regarding the survival struggles and conservation efforts of polar bears, brown bears, bison, bald eagles, and wolves represented in the Great Bear Wilderness exhibit.
As part of the On the Boards session, PGAV Zoological Designer and Site Planner Stacey Ludlum and Curator of Big Bear Alpine Zoo Bob Cisneros will describe the challenges of building an entirely new zoo, routed in 50 years of tradition as a rescue and rehab facility, on a shoestring budget.
PGAV Destinations VP Diane Lochner will present PGAV's inaugural study, providing an industry-standard dashboard that quantifies aggregate attractions’ industry performance and provides an outlook on future visitation, specifically using insights gained directly from the point of view of the visitors themselves about why they choose to visit attractions – or not to visit.
Director of Zoo & Aquarium Planning and Design Stacey Ludlum's session will explore zoos’ desire to bring enrichment to the forefront, which has been a catalyst for zoo designers to develop habitats around having the ability to enrich animals in full view of guests by designing the exhibits differently than traditional “natural” and immersive environments. This… Continue reading.
Led by PGAV Destinations vice presidents Diane Lochner and Tom Owen, this interactive session will reveal the findings of our recent 'Voice of the Visitor: 2017 Outlook on the Attractions Industry' research and explore other ways to keep the visitor's voice at the center of planning and design for museums.
Part PechaKucha, part workshop, we’ll examine market research about affecting perceptions, case studies illustrating how some institutions have tackled this challenge, and brainstorm specific actions you can take to enhance trust and expand market potential.
In this session, we reveal some of the disconnects between the fantastic work zoos and aquariums conduct and what the public understands and cares about those efforts; and how these institutions can grow to maximize conservation and animal care transparency.
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 visit in the upcoming year, analyzing visitors' viewpoints of attractions, reactions, expectations, and trends. This can be used to provide an industry-standard dashboard that quantifies… Continue reading.
PGAV’s unique nationwide survey, “Voice of the Visitor,” provides an essential annual outlook on the attractions industry. In partnership with H2R Market Research, we review the key trends and success factors for destinations in coming months.
The annual Visit North Carolina 365 Conference is the state’s premier travel industry event. Bringing together more than 500 of the state’s tourism industry leaders, the conference provides opportunities to catch up on the latest trends and issues facing the travel industry, hear insights from industry experts, and network with other travel and tourism professionals.… Continue reading.
