Leisure Industry Competitors

You can hear the roar of the MGM lion in Biloxi, Mississippi, thanks to the Beau Rivage Resort. The operation boasts a 32-story hotel with some 1,700 rooms, a spa and salon, 12 restaurants, 12 boutiques and shops, and a theatre for live entertainment. The nearby 18-hole golf course, the Fallen Oak, was built exclusively for Beau Rivage guests....

China Travel International Investment Hong Kong owns and operates companies that specialize in tourist infrastructure -- including hotels, theme parks, passenger and freight transportation services, and golf courses. China Travel Hong Kong operates five hotels (Hotel Concourse, Hotel New Harbor, The Metropole Hotel, Metropark Hotel, and Hotel Grandeur Macau) and has a 51% stake in each of three theme parks in China (China Folk Culture Villages and Window of the World)....

Great Wolf Resorts has its customers muttering "Great Scott!" as they pull up to the company's drive-to family resorts. Great Wolf owns and operates a handful of resorts under the Great Wolf Lodge name in mostly midwestern states. It also operates the Blue Harbor Resort, which features a conference center and a nautical theme....

Heritage Golf Group acquires high-quality private, resort and daily-fee facilities throughout major markets in the US and manages the course properties. The company's portfolio includes 15 private, daily fee, semi-private, and resort facilities with roughly 20 18-hole golf courses in California, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Texas....

Hornblower Cruises and Events is happy to toot its own horn. The company provides sightseeing, dining, and wedding cruises via its fleet of approximately 30 yachts sailing from about a half dozen California ports, including Berkeley, San Diego, Newport Beach, Marina del Rey, and San Francisco....

The Omega Institute for Holistic Studies wants to be the last word on spiritual healing. The not-for-profit organization offers workshops and retreats designed to improve spirituality and health. Its classes, attended by about 20,000 people each year, include yoga, meditation, and women's empowerment....

Restel business is based on the basic human needs of food and shelter. The company, which is Finland's largest hotel and restaurant owner, operates about 40 hotels and 240 restaurants throughout the country. Restel's hotels include such global brands as Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn, and Ramada; it also runs smaller domestic hotels like Cumulus and Rantaspi....

Carlson Companies began in 1938 as the Gold Bond Stamp Company, but has evolved into a leisure services juggernaut. The company owns 55% of travel giant Carlson Wagonlit. Its Carlson Hotels Worldwide owns and operates more than 950 hotels in some 70 countries under brands such as Radisson, Country Inns & Suites By Carlson, and Park Plaza; its Carlson Restaurants Worldwide includes the T.G.I....

This holding company rules over a Caesar, tames Tigers, and takes flight on the ice. Ilitch Holdings controls the business interests of Mike and Marian Ilitch and their family, which includes the Little Caesars pizza chain, the Detroit Tigers baseball team, and the Detroit Red Wings hockey team....

It's Just Lunch (IJL) doesn't offer high-tech hook-ups. The matchmaking service sets up busy, professional singles for lunch dates based on personal interviews instead of the much maligned introduction videos or online dating pools. The company, which franchises nearly 100 offices in the US, Singapore, Canada, Australia, Europe, and the Caribbean, charges singles around $1,000 for a series of dates (prices vary by location)....

"Matchmaker, matchmaker, make me a match." Together Management Group, a leading offline dating service, usurps the role of the traditional village matchmaker. The company was founded in 1974 and began franchising in 1981. It also operates a dating service under the brand name The Right One....