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FandB

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Working your F&B: How video playback, menu and layout keep guests on site

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While wave pools offer flawless, peeling waves that bring enjoyment to body and mind, the food industry is entertainment for your taste buds. We need both. And if these two feel-good factors can be provided in one venue, a successful outing and businesses intersect.  All venues, whether hosting music, sport, or simply home to spectacular scenery, are keen to have

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winter wave pool contest

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Incentivizing your wave pool venue during the colder months

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As the northern hemisphere rotates into winter, what are wave pools doing to keep customers coming back during booties and gloves season? We spoke with park operators in three very different climates to learn how they incentivize their venues. In this feature, Japan, Melbourne, Bristol and Waco share tips on keeping busy during the cold season. The sun is shining,

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surf park consulting

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Do you need a management company to run your wave pool facility?

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If you've had any experience with management teams, your feelings about them will fall into one of two camps; the first is that they're a great way to overcomplicate almost any decision-making process. Or alternatively, they're comprised of professionally honed teams of crack crisis managers who can solve everything from Mars mission logistics to modern-day social media hysteria. Or, just

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Top 10 news stories on WavePoolMag in 2024 (yeah, we’re kinda early this year for a ‘Best Of’ list)

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"Massage the Google Beast" was the advice of one SEO consultant. So we have compiled a Top 10 list of the wave pool world's best stories. Why? Because "Top 10" and "Best" are lightning-in-a-bottle keywords (just like Hot, Quick, Fast & New) that search engines love. Controlling 90% of online searches, Google writes the rules for how content and companies

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Why aren’t there more saltwater wave pools?

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With Kelly Slater’s unveiling of Surf Abu Dhabi last week and the stacks of comments that followed, one person asked, “Fresh water must be really hard to come by in that part of the world. Where are you getting it from?” Kelly answered with “The ocean, and it’s salt (water).” Insert collective mind-blown emoji here from the staff at WavePoolMag.

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