Table of Contents
Introduction
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- Definitions
- Abbreviations
Executive Summary
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- The market
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- Figure 1: Value of the UK leisure* industry, 2008-18
- Market drivers
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- Figure 2: Indexed growth in food and utility prices* vs inflation, 2007-12
- The consumer
- Leisure participation and spending trends
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- Figure 3: Leisure activity participation and frequency levels, July 2013
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- Figure 4: Leisure spending trends, by sector, July 2013
- Use of leisure discount offers and deals
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- Figure 5: Usage of leisure discount offers and deals, July 2013
- Attitudes towards discount vouchers for leisure venues
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- Figure 6: Attitudes towards discount vouchers for leisure venues, July 2013
- What we think
Issues in the Market
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- How can operators most effectively use deals and offers to maintain footfall?
- How will changes in device ownership impact on how leisure operators communicate with their customers?
- How can operators maximize their appeal to young people?
- How can operators engage more effectively with the growing third age segment of the population?
Trend Application
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- Trend: Let’s Make a Deal
- Trend: Play Ethic
- Mintel Futures: Old Gold
Market Drivers
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- Key points
- Food and utility prices continue to rise
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- Figure 7: Trends in food prices compared to all retail prices*, 2007-12
- Figure 8: Trends in utility prices* paid by non-domestic consumers, 2007-12
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- Figure 9: National Minimum Wage hourly rates, UK compared to the Retail Price Index, 2007-12
- Planning policy seeks to ensure vitality of town centres
- CRC tax a burden on leisure operators
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- Figure 10: Examples of CO2 emissions of leisure operators, 2011/12
- Financing issues
- Private equity and the leisure industry
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- Figure 11: Examples of private equity ownership in the leisure industry, September 2012
- Consumer issues
- UK economy: signs of ‘green shoots’
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- Figure 12: Forecast for UK GDP growth, 2011-17
- Squeeze on household incomes continues
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- Figure 13: Trends in inflation and average weekly earnings, January 2008-January 2013
- Unemployment continues to cause concern
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- Figure 14: UK unemployment rates (seasonally adjusted), Q1 2008-Q2 2013
- Figure 15: Forecast UK unemployment rate, 2011-17
- Figure 16: UK unemployment rates, by age band (seasonally adjusted), 2006-12
- Consumer confidence bounces back at last
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- Figure 17: Trends in UK consumer confidence, January 2010-August 2013
- Digital device ownership continues to increase
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- Figure 18: Trends in device ownership levels, September 2012-June 2013
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- Figure 19: Device purchasing intentions in next three months, April 2013
Who’s Innovating?
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- Key points
- Interactive cinema for the interactive customer
- The second screen experience
- Movie meals
- Pop-up cinema
- Transient foods
- Temporary catering
- Health and fitness in the digital age
- Tracking device for Virgin Active swimmers
- Health intention with an internet connection
- Cyclebeat your opponent
- Other technological developments
- Luminar launches queue-jumping app
- Barclaycard payments wristband
- 3 is a crowd
- Exercise is the new modern medicine
Market Size and Forecast
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- Key points
- Industry maintains trend of growth despite difficult trading environment
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- Figure 20: Value of the UK leisure* industry, 2008-18
- Figure 21: Trends in the value of the UK leisure industry, 2008-13
- Forecast
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- Figure 22: Forecast UK leisure* industry market value, 2008-18
Segment Performance
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- Key points
- Continued growth in restaurant spend helps drive market value increase
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- Figure 23: Value of the UK leisure* industry, by segment, 2008-13
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- Figure 24: Value of the UK leisure* industry, by segment, 2013
- The winners and losers: long term
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- Figure 25: Value growth rates for leisure* industry sectors, 2008-13
- The winners and losers: short term
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- Figure 26: Value growth rates for leisure* industry sectors, 2012-13
Companies and Products
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- Major players
- Cineworld Group plc
- Company overview
- Key financial information
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- Figure 27: Financial performance of Cineworld Group plc, 2008-12
- Figure 28: Breakdown of Cineworld Group plc’s revenue, by segment, 2009-12
- Recent developments
- Company strategy/future plans
- Mitchells & Butlers plc
- Company overview
- Key financial information
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- Figure 29: Financial performance of Mitchells & Butlers plc, 2008-12
- Recent developments
- Company strategy/future plans
- Merlin Entertainments Group SARL
- Company overview
- Key financial information
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- Figure 30: Key financial highlights of Merlin Entertainments Sàrl, 2011 and 2012
- Figure 31: Merlin Entertainments total global visitors, by division, 2011 and 2012
- Recent developments
- Company strategy/future plans
- Gondola Group Ltd
- Company overview
- Key financial information
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- Figure 32: Key financial highlights of Gondola Group, 2008-12
- Recent developments
- Company strategy/future plans
- Camelot plc
- Company overview
- Key financial information
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- Figure 33: Key financial highlights of Camelot plc, year ending 31 March 2006/07-2011/12
- Recent developments
- Company strategy/future plans
- David Lloyd Leisure
- Company overview
- Key financial information
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- Figure 34: Key financial highlights of David Lloyd Leisure UK, 2008-11
- Figure 35: Key financial highlights of Next Generation Clubs Limited UK, 2008-11
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- Figure 36: Key financial highlights of Harbour Club Limited UK, 2008-11
- Recent developments
- Company strategy/future plans
- Live Nation
- Company overview
- Key financial information
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- Figure 37: Key financial highlights of Live Nation (Music) UK Ltd, 2008-12
- Figure 38: Key financial highlights of LN-Gaiety Holdings Ltd, 2007-11
- Recent developments
- Company strategy/future plans
- The Ambassador Entertainment Group Ltd
- Company overview
- Key financial information
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- Figure 39: Key financial highlights of The Ambassador Entertainment Group Ltd, 2008-12
- Recent developments
- Company strategy/future plans
- DCL (Holdings) Ltd
- Company overview
- Key financial information
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- Figure 40: Key financial highlights of DCL Holdings Ltd, 2012-13
- Recent developments
- Company strategy/future plans
- The Luminar Group Ltd
- Company overview
- Key financial information
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- Figure 41: Key financial highlights of Luminar Group Holdings plc, 2006-11
- Recent developments
- Company strategy/future plans
- The Original Bowling Company Ltd
- Company overview
- Key financial information
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- Figure 42: Key financial highlights of The Original Bowling Company, 2011-12
- Recent developments/company strategy and future plans
Leisure Participation and Spending Trends
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- Key points
- Foodie nation
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- Figure 43: Leisure activity participation and frequency levels, July 2013
- Youth-oriented leisure takes the biggest hit in the past year
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- Figure 44: Leisure spending trends by sector, July 2013
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- Figure 45: Leisure activities net spending trend* in past 12 months, by sector, July 2013
- Who cut back?
- Who spent more?
Researching Leisure Venues
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- Key points
- Consumers’ digital engagement with leisure venues is now extensive
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- Figure 46: Researching leisure venues, July 2013
Use of Leisure Discount Offers and Deals
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- Key points
- More than half have used discount offers and deals in past 12 months
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- Figure 47: Usage of leisure discount offers and deals, July 2013
- Women are the main users of discount offers and deals
- Younger people happiest downloading vouchers
- ABC1s: savvy consumers or just more able to use discounts?
- Children are important drivers of discount offer and deal usage
- Attraction visitors show heaviest usage of discount offers and deals
- Consumers like a deal on a plate
- Those who do their research more likely to also use discount offers and deals
Attitudes Towards Discount Vouchers for Leisure Venues
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- Key points
- Are leisure operators’ deals lacking in inspiration?
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- Figure 48: Attitudes towards discount vouchers for leisure venues, July 2013
- Women most positive towards discounts
- Younger people enjoy the chase
Use of Digital Devices for Booking Leisure Venues
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- Key points
- Laptops/desktops still the preferred digital booking devices
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- Figure 49: Usage of digital devices for booking leisure venues and gambling online, July 2013
- Cinema and restaurants most popular bookings for smartphone owners
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- Figure 50: Usage of smartphone for booking leisure venues, July 2013
- Figure 51: Usage of digital devices for booking leisure venues, July 2013
Appendix – Market Size Forecast Scenarios
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- Figure 52: UK leisure industry market size forecast scenarios, 2013-18
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Appendix – Leisure Participation and Spending Trends
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- Figure 53: Leisure activity participation and frequency levels – Gamble, by demographics, July 2013
- Figure 54: Leisure activity participation and frequency levels – Drink in pubs/bars, by demographics, July 2013
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- Figure 55: Leisure activity participation and frequency levels – Eat out at restaurants, by demographics, July 2013
- Figure 56: Leisure activity participation and frequency levels – Eat out at pubs, by demographics, July 2013
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- Figure 57: Leisure activity participation and frequency levels – Go to the cinema, by demographics, July 2013
- Figure 58: Leisure activity participation and frequency levels – Use a public leisure centre, by demographics, July 2013
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- Figure 59: Leisure activity participation and frequency levels – Use a private health and fitness club, by demographics, July 2013
- Figure 60: Leisure activity participation and frequency levels – Attend live sports events, by demographics, July 2013
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- Figure 61: Leisure activity participation and frequency levels – Attend live comedy shows, by demographics, July 2013
- Figure 62: Leisure activity participation and frequency levels – Go to a nightclub, by demographics, July 2013
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- Figure 63: Leisure activity participation and frequency levels – Go to a music concert/festival, by demographics, July 2013
- Figure 64: Leisure activity participation and frequency levels – Go to the theatre, by demographics, July 2013
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- Figure 65: Leisure activity participation and frequency levels – Go tenpin bowling, by demographics, July 2013
- Figure 66: Leisure activity participation and frequency levels – Visit a museum, gallery or exhibition, by demographics, July 2013
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- Figure 67: Leisure activity participation and frequency levels – Visit a zoo/wildlife attraction, by demographics, July 2013
- Figure 68: Leisure activity participation and frequency levels – Go to a theme park, by demographics, July 2013
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- Figure 69: Leisure activity participation and frequency levels – Go to other visitor attractions, by demographics, July 2013
- Figure 70: Leisure activity participation and frequency levels, by most popular leisure activity participation and frequency levels, July 2013
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- Figure 71: Leisure activity participation and frequency levels, by next most popular leisure activity participation and frequency levels, July 2013
- Figure 72: Leisure activity participation and frequency levels, by other leisure activity participation and frequency levels, July 2013
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- Figure 73: Leisure spending trends by sector – Gambling, by demographics, July 2013
- Figure 74: Leisure spending trends by sector – Drinking in pubs/bars, by demographics, July 2013
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- Figure 75: Leisure spending trends by sector – Eating out at restaurants, by demographics, July 2013
- Figure 76: Leisure spending trends by sector – Eating out at pubs, by demographics, July 2013
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- Figure 77: Leisure spending trends by sector – Going to the cinema, by demographics, July 2013
- Figure 78: Leisure spending trends by sector – Using a public leisure centre, by demographics, July 2013
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- Figure 79: Leisure spending trends by sector – Using a private health and fitness club, by demographics, July 2013
- Figure 80: Leisure spending trends by sector – Attending live sports events, by demographics, July 2013
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- Figure 81: Leisure spending trends by sector – Attending live comedy shows, by demographics, July 2013
- Figure 82: Leisure spending trends by sector – Going to a nightclub, by demographics, July 2013
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- Figure 83: Leisure spending trends by sector – Going to music concerts/festivals, by demographics, July 2013
- Figure 84: Leisure spending trends by sector – Going to the theatre, by demographics, July 2013
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- Figure 85: Leisure spending trends by sector – Going tenpin bowling, by demographics, July 2013
- Figure 86: Leisure spending trends by sector – Visiting a museum, gallery or exhibition, by demographics, July 2013
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- Figure 87: Leisure spending trends by sector – Visiting a zoo/wildlife attraction, by demographics, July 2013
- Figure 88: Leisure spending trends by sector – Going to a theme park, by demographics, July 2013
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- Figure 89: Leisure spending trends by sector – Going to other visitor attractions, by demographics, July 2013
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Appendix – Researching Leisure Venues
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- Figure 90: Most popular ways of researching leisure venues, by demographics, July 2013
- Figure 91: Next most popular ways of researching leisure venues, by demographics, July 2013
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- Figure 92: Researching leisure venues, by most popular leisure activity participation and frequency levels, July 2013
- Figure 93: Researching leisure venues, by next most popular leisure activity participation and frequency levels, July 2013
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- Figure 94: Researching leisure venues, by other leisure activity participation and frequency levels, July 2013
- Figure 95: Researching leisure venues, by leisure activity participation and frequency levels, July 2013
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- Figure 96: Researching leisure venues, by most popular ways of researching leisure venues, July 2013
- Figure 97: Researching leisure venues, by next most popular ways of researching leisure venues, July 2013
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Appendix – Use of Leisure Discount Offers and Deals
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- Figure 98: Most popular usage of leisure discount offers and deals, by demographics, July 2013
- Figure 99: Next most popular usage of leisure discount offers and deals, by demographics, July 2013
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- Figure 100: Usage of leisure discount offers and deals, by most popular leisure activity participation and frequency levels, July 2013
- Figure 101: Usage of leisure discount offers and deals, by next most popular leisure activity participation and frequency levels, July 2013
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- Figure 102: Usage of leisure discount offers and deals, by other leisure activity participation and frequency levels, July 2013
- Figure 103: Usage of leisure discount offers and deals, by leisure activity participation and frequency levels, July 2013
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- Figure 104: Usage of leisure discount offers and deals, by most popular usage of leisure discount offers and deals, July 2013
- Figure 105: Usage of leisure discount offers and deals, by next most popular usage of leisure discount offers and deals, July 2013
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- Figure 106: Usage of leisure discount offers and deals, by most popular ways of researching leisure venues, July 2013
- Figure 107: Usage of leisure discount offers and deals, by next most popular ways of researching leisure venues, July 2013
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Appendix – Attitudes towards Discount Vouchers for Leisure Venues
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- Figure 108: Most popular attitudes towards discount vouchers for leisure venues, by demographics, July 2013
- Figure 109: Next most popular attitudes towards discount vouchers for leisure venues, by demographics, July 2013
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- Figure 110: Attitudes towards discount vouchers for leisure venues, by most popular leisure activity participation and frequency levels, July 2013
- Figure 111: Attitudes towards discount vouchers for leisure venues, by next most popular leisure activity participation and frequency levels, July 2013
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- Figure 112: Attitudes towards discount vouchers for leisure venues, by other leisure activity participation and frequency levels, July 2013
- Figure 113: Attitudes towards discount vouchers for leisure venues, by leisure activity participation and frequency levels, July 2013
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- Figure 114: Attitudes towards discount vouchers for leisure venues, by most popular attitudes towards discount vouchers for leisure venues, July 2013
- Figure 115: Attitudes towards discount vouchers for leisure venues, by next most popular attitudes towards discount vouchers for leisure venues, July 2013
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- Figure 116: Attitudes towards discount vouchers for leisure venues, by most popular usage of leisure discount offers and deals, July 2013
- Figure 117: Attitudes towards discount vouchers for leisure venues, by next most popular usage of leisure discount offers and deals, July 2013
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- Figure 118: Attitudes towards discount vouchers for leisure venues, by most popular ways of researching leisure venues, July 2013
- Figure 119: Attitudes towards discount vouchers for leisure venues, by next most popular ways of researching leisure venues, July 2013
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Appendix – Use of Digital Devices for Booking Leisure Venues
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- Figure 120: Usage of digital devices for booking leisure venues – All, by demographics, July 2013
- Figure 121: Usage of digital devices for booking leisure venues – Booked a cinema ticket, by demographics, July 2013
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- Figure 122: Usage of digital devices for booking leisure venues – Booked a table at a restaurant, by demographics, July 2013
- Figure 123: Usage of digital devices for booking leisure venues – Booked a theatre ticket, by demographics, July 2013
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- Figure 124: Usage of digital devices for booking leisure venues – Booked a music concert/festival ticket, by demographics, July 2013
- Figure 125: Usage of digital devices for booking leisure venues – Booked a class at a health and fitness club or leisure centre, by demographics, July 2013
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- Figure 126: Usage of digital devices for booking leisure venues – Booked a ticket for a sports event, by demographics, July 2013
- Figure 127: Usage of digital devices for booking leisure venues – Booked a tenpin bowling session, by demographics, July 2013
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- Figure 128: Usage of digital devices for booking leisure venues – Booked a ticket for a comedy performance, by demographics, July 2013
- Figure 129: Usage of digital devices for booking leisure venues – Joined a health and fitness club, by demographics, July 2013
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- Figure 130: Usage of digital devices for booking leisure venues – Gambled online, by demographics, July 2013
- Figure 131: Usage of digital devices for booking leisure venues – Booked a ticket for a day out, by demographics, July 2013
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- Figure 132: Usage of digital devices for booking leisure venues – Booked a nightclub area, by demographics, July 2013
- Figure 133: Usage of digital devices for booking leisure venues, by most popular ways of researching leisure venues, July 2013
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- Figure 134: Usage of digital devices for booking leisure venues, by next most popular ways of researching leisure venues, July 2013
- Figure 135: Usage of digital devices for booking leisure venues, by most popular ways of researching leisure venues, July 2013
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- Figure 136: Usage of digital devices for booking leisure venues, by next most popular ways of researching leisure venues, July 2013
- Figure 137: Usage of digital devices for booking leisure venues, by most popular ways of researching leisure venues, July 2013
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- Figure 138: Usage of digital devices for booking leisure venues, by next most popular ways of researching leisure venues, July 2013
- Figure 139: Usage of digital devices for booking leisure venues, by most popular ways of researching leisure venues, July 2013
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- Figure 140: Usage of digital devices for booking leisure venues, by next most popular ways of researching leisure venues, July 2013
- Figure 141: Usage of digital devices for booking leisure venues, by most popular usage of leisure discount offers and deals, July 2013
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- Figure 142: Usage of digital devices for booking leisure venues, by next most popular usage of leisure discount offers and deals, July 2013
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