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Britain enjoys record year for tourism
BY Jak Phillips | 13 Feb 2014
Britain welcomed 32.9 million overseas visitors in 2013, more than any other
year, according to provisional estimates released this morning by the Office for
National Statistics (ONS).
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Cut Tourism VAT campaign buoyed by parliamentary debate
BY Jak Phillips | 12 Feb 2014
Campaign group Cut Tourism VAT scored a minor victory in the Houses of
Parliament yesterday, when Members called on the government to re-examine
the case for reducing VAT on the tourism sector.
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Paris ghost stations could become leisure spaces
BY Kath Hudson | 12 Feb 2014
Paris’ 16 “ghost stations” which have been disused for decades could have new
life breathed into them as leisure spaces, if ideas put forward by a politician
come to fruition.
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Designs of the Year 2014 nominations announced
BY Jak Phillips | 10 Feb 2014
A dome made by a robotic arm and live silkworms, a folding bike helmet and a
floating pyramid-shaped school in a Nigerian lagoon are among the pioneering
concepts nominated for Designs of the Year 2014 by London’s Design Museum.
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Disney CEO Bob Iger: MyMagic+ testing a 'real success'
BY Jak Phillips | 07 Feb 2014
Disney CEO Bob Iger has revealed the company’s highly-anticipated MyMagic+
programme helped Magic Kingdom theme park process an additional 3,000
guests per day when it was tested over the festive period.
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Indian aquarium set for a makeover
BY Martin Nash | 05 Feb 2014
India's Indira Gandhi Zoo Park's aquarium is set for a makeover, with plans to
expand it with several new features including an underground fish tank with a
glass cover.
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KidZania to open its second site in India
BY Martin Nash | 05 Feb 2014
Mexico-based children's edutainment brand KidZania is to open its second site in
India, forming part of the 147-acre Entertainment City development in Noida,
near New Delhi.
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