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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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5th January 2024 - Site of proposed ACTVENTURE waterpark and resort to be sold as developer’s company enters administration
20th December 2023 - URBNSURF expands long-term partnership with Rip Curl
2nd December 2023 - Gold Coast artificial surf attraction gains conditional planning approval
30th October 2023 - Wavegarden releases new AI video capture technology to boost surf park revenue
24th October 2023 - URBNSURF and Boost Mobile partner to deliver multi-sport lifestyle event
18th September 2023 - Plans revealed for next-generation stationary wave technology, ‘FlowSurf’
15th July 2023 - World’s largest wave pool and surf park set to open in Abu Dhabi before end of 2023
30th May 2023 - Aventuur moves closer to delivering a sustainable Wavegarden surf park in the north of Auckland
14th March 2023 - Surf Park Central releases 2023 Consumer Trends Report
1st November 2022 - Surf Lakes signs agreement with Global Surf Parks to rebuild and open Yeppoon wave attraction to the public
6th October 2022 - Wavegarden presents first bespoke water treatment system for artificial surfing lagoons
3rd June 2022 - Surf Lakes names Sam Bloom as new ambassador
31st January 2022 - Surf Lakes secures development approval for tourism development at Yeppoon site
1st April 2021 - Surf Lakes Yeppoon developers look to transform prototype into visitor attraction
30th January 2020 - Plans revealed for surf wave park at golf resort in outer Western Sydney
10th January 2020 - URBNSURF artificial wave park opens in Melbourne
8th August 2018 - New artificial surfing attractions to open in Japan
27th November 2017 - Kalgoorlie-Boulder Mayor plans artificial beach and surf wave attraction
19th May 2017 - New generation artificial surf technology producing 1000 waves an hour
6th August 2015 - Yeppoon looks to develop foreshore lagoon and wave pool
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