Natalia Bakhlina is a partner at Leisure Development Partners (LDP), a specialised consulting practice focussed on the worldwide visitor attraction and leisure industry. Natalia has 20 years of consulting experience in real estate economics with an emphasis on stand-alone attractions and experiences, entertainment destinations and complex mixed-use developments including both urban and resort schemes. Natalia has worked on a wide range of assignments across Europe, North America, Asia, Africa and the Middle East, often as part of a multi-disciplinary team. Her work includes economic feasibility, due diligence and operational review, economic impact and leisure strategy for a wide variety of leisure asset types.