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New aquarium to open in Montenegro in 2020
BY Luke Cloherty | 18 Jan 2019
Montenegro’s Institute of Marine Biodiversity is building an aquarium, with the new attraction to sit
underneath the Marine Biodiversity Conservation Centre in the coastal town of Kotor.
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PETA buys stake in TUI to protest SeaWorld ties
BY Andy Knaggs | 18 Jan 2019
Travel operator TUI is to come under pressure from the animal rights action group PETA (People for
the Ethical Treatment of Animals) over its continued sale of tickets to SeaWorld attractions in
Orlando, Florida, and San Diego, California, with the activist organisation buying shares in the
company ahead of its annual meeting next month.
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Eddie Kemsley returns to Dreamland as CEO
BY Andy Knaggs | 18 Jan 2019
Dreamland – the heritage theme park in Margate, England – has confirmed the reappointment of its
former chief executive officer Eddie Kemsley to the same position, two years after she left the
business to take over at Kidzania London.
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Kiev’s Museum of the Great Famine: design renderings revealed
BY Andy Knaggs | 17 Jan 2019
Design renderings of the future Museum of the Great Famine in Kiev, Ukraine, have been released
by
Polish studio Nizio Design International, which is working with the Ukrainian design studio Project
Systems on the initiative.
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Work starts on major leisure and green space district in Cairo
BY Andy Knaggs | 17 Jan 2019
Construction of the Green River park project in Egypt, has begun, the first stages being
witnessed by Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli. Set to be one of the world’s
largest parks, Green River is a major aspect of Egypt’s development of a new
administrative capital to the east of the capital, Cairo.
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Significant visitor increase for Dubai Park and Resorts
BY Andy Knaggs | 16 Jan 2019
Dubai Parks and Resorts has reported a rise of 22 per cent in visitors to its attractions in
2018
compared to the previous year, registering almost 2.8 million visits to its three theme
parks
(Motiongate, Bollywood and Legoland Dubai), the Legoland Water Park, two hotels and a
themed
retail and dining destination.
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Europe’s new cultural capitals take the 2019 baton
BY Andy Knaggs | 15 Jan 2019
Plovdiv in Bulgaria and Italy’s Matera have taken over as the 2019 European Capitals of
Culture, with the former being the first ever Bulgarian city to be chosen for the high profile
title.
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