Bowling Strikes It Big With Students
Looking for a way to update your student union, offer more amenities, and attract more students? Look no further than bowling.
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Vaughn Residential White Paper
As a former competitive collegiate bowler, Nick Vaughn assumed the sport would always be part of his life. He was less sure that he’d someday enjoy bowling in his own home. “I probably had a daydream once or twice of having home bowling lanes one day, but it wasn’t something I ever truly thought would happen,” he says.
DownloadOFF THE SCREENS AND ON THE LANES: IN-HOME BOWLING BRINGS FAMILIES TOGETHER
Nigel Brunt, father of five children ages 9 to 18, has found that bringing bowling into his home achieved something little else could in this day and age. “Bowling gets everyone off their phones!” he says. “We’ll have six or seven of us playing, with conversation between the players, and that’s a lovely thing to see. Anything that gets people off their phones is excellent in my book.”
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As the sport of bowling gains popularity in India, proprietors are discovering the excellent return on investment it can provide. One such proprietor is Smeet Shah, COO of Shott Amusement in Surat, Gujarat, India. Shott operates three centers in Gujarat, with amenities including bowling, go-karts, a rope course, virtual reality games, a cricket simulator, arcade games, a food and beverage service, and more.
DownloadPASS A GOOD TIME AT RED STICK SOCIAL
A formerly abandoned power plant is now lighting up the Baton Rouge, Louisiana, social scene. The former Baton Rogue Electric Company plant is now home to Red Stick Social, a bowling and entertainment center at the heart of the Electric Depot mixed-use development.
DownloadBOWLING ‘IS A MUST’ FOR KALAHARI RESORTS
Kalahari Resorts operates indoor waterpark resorts that showcase water-based fun along with bowling, virtual reality gaming, mini golf, zip lining, arcades and much more. Bowling was one of the original offerings at the first Kalahari Resort in Wisconsin Dells, and for good reason.
DownloadInnovating to Become Relevant Pays Off Big for First-Time Proprietors at Wayward Social
Aaron and Michele Buzbee knew that the neglected bowling center they bought in Marshalltown, Iowa, would need some major renovations, but that didn’t scare them off. On the contrary, they leapt at the challenge.
DownloadA 1940s Bowling Center Gets a Makeover
Since 1936, Sun Valley Lodge has attracted celebrities, champion skiers, and vacationers seeking a secluded getaway at one of the nation’s premier winter resorts. Home of the world’s first chair lift, the venerable resort outside Ketchum, Idaho, today provides year-round recreation including skiing, ice skating, golf, horseback riding, fly fishing, concerts, swimming, and bowling.
DownloadBrunswick’s Epicenter Meets the Challenges of Small Spaces
The Arizona Entertainment Center, located in Damietta, Egypt, is quite a bit smaller than most family entertainment centers (FECs). But it has enjoyed success similar to its larger counterparts by featuring bowling as its anchor attraction and partnering with Brunswick Bowling Products.
DownloadTop Five Reasons to Choose Sync as Your POS System
Sync® is a robust, fully integrated, cloud-based POS system, designed specifically for FECs to meet all these needs and more.
DownloadAdd the Most Popular Birthday Party Activity to your FEC
Each year, more than 10 million children celebrate their birthdays with bowling, making it the #1 birthday party activity of choice for children aged 12 and under. And it’s not just for kids — bowling appeals to folks of all ages as a game that virtually everyone enjoys and knows how to play. It’s an ideal way for family entertainment centers (FECs), resorts, restaurants, and bars to differentiate themselves while boosting food and beverage sales and increasing group events, including birthday parties, corporate team building meetings, charity fundraisers, high school after-prom and graduation parties, and more.
DownloadModernization a Must: A Strategy for Growth and Customer Retention
Major modernization projects are becoming more commonplace in the bowling entertainment industry, and in the opinion of proprietors like Sarah Purdy of Ten Pin Alley, these projects are not only becoming more popular but also necessary.
Download'Staggering' Results for Circle Bowl After Modernizing
For bowling centers, modernization is the key to getting more customers to visit more often, stay longer, and spend more. Circle Bowl & Entertainment in Ledgewood, New Jersey, has experienced exponential revenue increases since modernizing.
DownloadBowlocity Modernizes with Sync
Staying current with customers is on the forefront of bowling center proprietors’ minds as they look for ways to keep their offerings fresh for the various audiences they serve. The Glorvigen family, owners of Bowlocity Entertainment Center in Rochester, Minnesota, wasn’t just looking to modernize their scoring; they wanted to find a solution that would act as a point-of-sale system for their facility. That’s when they turned to Sync™ Scoring and Management System.
DownloadBowling Pays Off for The Broadmoor
As one of the country’s premier destinations for guests of all ages, The Broadmoor has something for everyone. The five-star resort in Colorado Springs, CO., is the destination of choice for vacationing multigenerational families and other guests, offering amenities including championship golf, tennis, swimming, children’s programs and, since 2012, six lanes of bowling.
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