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Breaking Bad best for business in Albuquerque
POSTED 09 Oct 2013 . BY Tom Anstey
Bryan Cranston, Anna Gunn and Aaron Paul from hit TV show Breaking Bad
Despite the ending of hit TV show Breaking Bad, tourism is still booming in New Mexico thanks to the global phenomenon.

The town of Albuquerque, New Mexico has seen a spike in new business brought into the area mostly thanks to the TV series, in which a terminally ill school teacher is forced to cook crystal meth to support his family.

One shop – The Candy Lady – has created a blue rock sugar that was used as a substitute for methamphetamine in the first two series. Now being sold to the public, 30,000 bags of the crystal meth candy were sold in the space of a year, accounting for a quarter of the store’s yearly sales.

Despite the show’s dark themes, Breaking bad highlighted areas of Albuquerque with fans of the show flocking to visit the area and see the sights.

A city-run website detailing the locations of scenes in the show has received tens of thousands of hits while ‘Biking Bad’ bike tours of the area are also in high demand.

Films and television shows being filmed in an area have proven to boost its revenues through tourism. Harry Potter has proved a boost to areas such as Alnwick Castle, while fans of the TV series Downton Abbey flocked to the wrong location in an effort to see the set of the hit show.
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Rainer Maelzer joins Therme Group as chief entertainment officer
Rainer Maelzer, an experiential entertainment innovator, has been appointed chief entertainment officer by Therme Group.
Movie Park Germany reveals new Paramount attraction as part of its 30th anniversary celebrations
Movie Park Germany has opened a new Paramount Pictures-themed attraction as part of its 30th anniversary celebrations, using immersive storytelling and adaptive reuse to reinforce the park’s longstanding “Hollywood in Germany” positioning.
Therme Manchester reveals 90:90 strategy – 90 per cent of the UK population within a 90-minute drive of a Therme
Therme Manchester’s 28-acre development, which will include interconnected glass pavilions that measure 65,000sq m, will be the largest bathing and wellbeing attraction in the world once complete, according to prof David Russell, CEO of Therme UK. 
Efteling expands family offer with new Hooghmoed drop tower
Efteling has opened Hooghmoed, a new family drop tower designed to broaden the appeal of its recently launched Sirene Island themed area and introduce younger visitors to thrill attractions.
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NEWS
Breaking Bad best for business in Albuquerque
POSTED 09 Oct 2013 . BY Tom Anstey
Bryan Cranston, Anna Gunn and Aaron Paul from hit TV show Breaking Bad
Despite the ending of hit TV show Breaking Bad, tourism is still booming in New Mexico thanks to the global phenomenon.

The town of Albuquerque, New Mexico has seen a spike in new business brought into the area mostly thanks to the TV series, in which a terminally ill school teacher is forced to cook crystal meth to support his family.

One shop – The Candy Lady – has created a blue rock sugar that was used as a substitute for methamphetamine in the first two series. Now being sold to the public, 30,000 bags of the crystal meth candy were sold in the space of a year, accounting for a quarter of the store’s yearly sales.

Despite the show’s dark themes, Breaking bad highlighted areas of Albuquerque with fans of the show flocking to visit the area and see the sights.

A city-run website detailing the locations of scenes in the show has received tens of thousands of hits while ‘Biking Bad’ bike tours of the area are also in high demand.

Films and television shows being filmed in an area have proven to boost its revenues through tourism. Harry Potter has proved a boost to areas such as Alnwick Castle, while fans of the TV series Downton Abbey flocked to the wrong location in an effort to see the set of the hit show.
MORE NEWS
Rainer Maelzer joins Therme Group as chief entertainment officer
Rainer Maelzer, an experiential entertainment innovator, has been appointed chief entertainment officer by Therme Group.
Movie Park Germany reveals new Paramount attraction as part of its 30th anniversary celebrations
Movie Park Germany has opened a new Paramount Pictures-themed attraction as part of its 30th anniversary celebrations, using immersive storytelling and adaptive reuse to reinforce the park’s longstanding “Hollywood in Germany” positioning.
Therme Manchester reveals 90:90 strategy – 90 per cent of the UK population within a 90-minute drive of a Therme
Therme Manchester’s 28-acre development, which will include interconnected glass pavilions that measure 65,000sq m, will be the largest bathing and wellbeing attraction in the world once complete, according to prof David Russell, CEO of Therme UK. 
Efteling expands family offer with new Hooghmoed drop tower
Efteling has opened Hooghmoed, a new family drop tower designed to broaden the appeal of its recently launched Sirene Island themed area and introduce younger visitors to thrill attractions.
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A proposed Puy du Fou development near Bicester and Universal Destinations and Experiences’ planned resort in Bedford are emerging as part of a wider transformation of the Oxford– Cambridge Growth Corridor into a major centre for UK leisure and tourism inv
Shedd Aquarium upgrades its visitor experience with new Immersion Theater
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iPlayCO

iPlayCo was established in 1999. [more...]
RMA Ltd

RMA Ltd is a one-stop global company that can design, build and produce from a greenfield site upw [more...]
ProSlide Technology, Inc.

A former national ski team racer, ProSlide® CEO Rick Hunter’s goal has been to integrate the smoot [more...]
TechnoAlpin Indoor

TechnoAlpin is the world leader for snowmaking systems. With the Indoor snow division, TechnoAlpin c [more...]
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FEATURED SUPPLIER

Iconic Liverpool attraction opens door to new operators
An opportunity to reimagine one of the UK’s most recognisable towers has been formally opened by Rivington Hark, as St Johns Beacon invites operators and partners to shape its next phase. [more...]
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