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Asia’s Tiger mums mean business and KidZania founder can’t be happier
Xavier Lopez Ancona, the Mexican founder of KidZania theme parks, tells executive editor Sumiko Tan that Asia is a big market because parents will spend on giving their children a good start in life
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KidZania founder, Xavier Lopez Ancona, wants to help children develop skills such as socialisation and teamwork through role-play.
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Theme parks were among the hardest hit during the Covid-19 pandemic, and to say Mr Xavier Lopez Ancona was worried would be putting it mildly.
As the virus spread, the Mexican founder of the KidZania indoor centres for children watched in dismay as the 29 facilities around the world started closing their doors.
