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French Alps ski resort plans 400m indoor ski slope

BY Tom Anstey | 05 Dec 2016

The French ski resort of Tignes will soon be able to offer 365-day skiing after having plans approved to build a €62m (US$66.4m, £52.1m) indoor slope on one of its existing runs.

‘Gin hotel and experience’ to open in London

BY Tom Walker | 05 Dec 2016

A new gin-themed visitor centre – which will also include a small boutique hotel – will open in London on 16 December.

Tate Britain kicks off winter festivities by suspending upside down Christmas tree from ceiling

BY Tom Anstey | 05 Dec 2016

London’s Tate Britain is celebrating the festive period in a curious way – by hanging a gold-rooted Christmas tree upside down through December.

Architects behind Guggenheim Helsinki ‘disappointed’ at council’s vote to block the project

BY Kim Megson | 05 Dec 2016

Moreau Kusunoki, the architecture studio behind the failed attempt to bring the Guggenheim art museum to Helsinki, have expressed their “disappointment” at the council’s decision to block the project.

Visitors immersed in offshore energy challenge in new exhibit at Maritime Museum Rotterdam

BY Alice Davis | 05 Dec 2016

Visitors will be thrown in at the deep end as they discover what it’s like to work on on an offshore energy platform far out at sea in a new permanent exhibition at the Maritime Museum Rotterdam.

IAAPA chair Hale highlights safety as body's top priority

BY Tom Anstey | 04 Dec 2016

New IAAPA chair, Greg Hale, has outlined the organisation’s plans for the year ahead, following on from his predecessor with the same key message – that the industry must stand for safety at all times as a top priority.

Museum to recreate 1940s-60s town as new headline attraction

BY Tom Walker | 02 Dec 2016

Ambitious plans have been submitted to recreate a 1960s town – complete with a public house, library and bowling green – in the heart of the Black Country Living Museum (BCLM) in Dudley, West Midlands.

China starts work on replica Titanic

BY Tom Anstey | 02 Dec 2016

Ground has been broken on a project of ‘Titanic’ proportions, with a life-size replica of the doomed Titanic passenger liner now under construction in China’s Sichuan Province.

Class gap shrinks as 40 million explore England's heritage sites

BY Tom Anstey | 02 Dec 2016

Historic England’s annual audit of the country’s heritage sites has revealed that more than three-quarters of adults in the UK have visited heritage sites in the last year, with the class participation gap significantly shrinking.

Permanent ice hotel chilled by solar power opens near Arctic Circle

BY Kim Megson | 02 Dec 2016

The world’s first permanent ice hotel has opened to guests 200km (124m) north of the Arctic Circle.

Cirque du Soleil founder's son dies in on-stage accident

BY Tom Anstey | 02 Dec 2016

Olivier Rochette – the son of Cirque du Soleil co-creator Gilles Ste-Croix – has been killed in an accident while preparing for a show in San Francisco.

IAAPA striving to be premiere research resource for attractions industry, says Noland

BY Tom Anstey | 02 Dec 2016

IAAPA president and CEO Paul Noland has said he wants the body to become the 'premiere go-to resource' for people seeking statistical data and information on the attractions sector.

Rem Koolhaas' cultural hub for Manchester wins planning approval

BY Kim Megson | 01 Dec 2016

Factory, the flagship arts building for the north of England designed by Rem Koolhaas’ Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA), has been granted planning approval by Manchester City Council.

Dollywood Foundation donating to fire displaced families

BY Tom Anstey | 01 Dec 2016

Dolly Parton’s Dollywood Foundation has pledged US$1,000 a month for the next six months to “all of those families who lost their homes” in the Tennessee wildfires this week.

'Forbidden land' to become public park as West 8 unveil vision for vacated military base in Seoul

BY Kim Megson | 01 Dec 2016

A US Army base in the centre of Seoul will be repurposed as a vast public park by Dutch landscape architects West 8.

Guggenheim Helsinki plans derailed following funding collapse

BY Tom Anstey | 01 Dec 2016

Plans for the much-debated Guggenheim Museum in Helsinki have fallen through after city councillors rejected a proposal to provide state aid for the project’s development.

OMA's Faena Forum opens as part of billion dollar Miami waterfront project

BY Kim Megson | 01 Dec 2016

Faena Forum, the new cultural core of the Faena District in Miami Beach, has opened to the public in time for the Design Miami global forum.

St Helena readies for huge tourism influx as operators eye island development

BY Tom Anstey | 01 Dec 2016

St Helena is about to start a new chapter in its history as the island prepares for a tourism influx following a successful technical stop at its new airport, potentially increasing tourism numbers by almost eight times.

Moon Hoon dreams up Pinocchio Museum inspired by waves and whales

BY Kim Megson | 01 Dec 2016

South Korean architect Moon Hoon has designed an unusually-formed museum dedicated to the folk story of Pinocchio.

Forrec details 'best of' plan for Legoland New York

BY Tom Anstey | 01 Dec 2016

Merlin Entertainments has confirmed plans for a Legoland development in New York state, with its designer Forrec revealing to Attractions Management new details about the highly anticipated project.

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2981 to 3000 of 9725 news stories

French Alps ski resort plans 400m indoor ski slope

BY Tom Anstey | 05 Dec 2016

The French ski resort of Tignes will soon be able to offer 365-day skiing after having plans approved to build a €62m (US$66.4m, £52.1m) indoor slope on one of its existing runs.

‘Gin hotel and experience’ to open in London

BY Tom Walker | 05 Dec 2016

A new gin-themed visitor centre – which will also include a small boutique hotel – will open in London on 16 December.

Tate Britain kicks off winter festivities by suspending upside down Christmas tree from ceiling

BY Tom Anstey | 05 Dec 2016

London’s Tate Britain is celebrating the festive period in a curious way – by hanging a gold-rooted Christmas tree upside down through December.

Architects behind Guggenheim Helsinki ‘disappointed’ at council’s vote to block the project

BY Kim Megson | 05 Dec 2016

Visitors immersed in offshore energy challenge in new exhibit at Maritime Museum Rotterdam

BY Alice Davis | 05 Dec 2016

Visitors will be thrown in at the deep end as they discover what it’s like to work on on an offshore energy platform far out at sea in a new permanent exhibition at the Maritime Museum Rotterdam.

IAAPA chair Hale highlights safety as body's top priority

BY Tom Anstey | 04 Dec 2016

Museum to recreate 1940s-60s town as new headline attraction

BY Tom Walker | 02 Dec 2016

China starts work on replica Titanic

BY Tom Anstey | 02 Dec 2016

Ground has been broken on a project of ‘Titanic’ proportions, with a life-size replica of the doomed Titanic passenger liner now under construction in China’s Sichuan Province.

Class gap shrinks as 40 million explore England's heritage sites

BY Tom Anstey | 02 Dec 2016

Permanent ice hotel chilled by solar power opens near Arctic Circle

BY Kim Megson | 02 Dec 2016

The world’s first permanent ice hotel has opened to guests 200km (124m) north of the Arctic Circle.

Cirque du Soleil founder's son dies in on-stage accident

BY Tom Anstey | 02 Dec 2016

Olivier Rochette – the son of Cirque du Soleil co-creator Gilles Ste-Croix – has been killed in an accident while preparing for a show in San Francisco.

IAAPA striving to be premiere research resource for attractions industry, says Noland

BY Tom Anstey | 02 Dec 2016

IAAPA president and CEO Paul Noland has said he wants the body to become the 'premiere go-to resource' for people seeking statistical data and information on the attractions sector.

Rem Koolhaas' cultural hub for Manchester wins planning approval

BY Kim Megson | 01 Dec 2016

Factory, the flagship arts building for the north of England designed by Rem Koolhaas’ Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA), has been granted planning approval by Manchester City Council.

Dollywood Foundation donating to fire displaced families

BY Tom Anstey | 01 Dec 2016

Dolly Parton’s Dollywood Foundation has pledged US$1,000 a month for the next six months to “all of those families who lost their homes” in the Tennessee wildfires this week.

'Forbidden land' to become public park as West 8 unveil vision for vacated military base in Seoul

BY Kim Megson | 01 Dec 2016

A US Army base in the centre of Seoul will be repurposed as a vast public park by Dutch landscape architects West 8.

Guggenheim Helsinki plans derailed following funding collapse

BY Tom Anstey | 01 Dec 2016

Plans for the much-debated Guggenheim Museum in Helsinki have fallen through after city councillors rejected a proposal to provide state aid for the project’s development.

OMA's Faena Forum opens as part of billion dollar Miami waterfront project

BY Kim Megson | 01 Dec 2016

Faena Forum, the new cultural core of the Faena District in Miami Beach, has opened to the public in time for the Design Miami global forum.

St Helena readies for huge tourism influx as operators eye island development

BY Tom Anstey | 01 Dec 2016

Moon Hoon dreams up Pinocchio Museum inspired by waves and whales

BY Kim Megson | 01 Dec 2016

South Korean architect Moon Hoon has designed an unusually-formed museum dedicated to the folk story of Pinocchio.

Forrec details 'best of' plan for Legoland New York

BY Tom Anstey | 01 Dec 2016

Merlin Entertainments has confirmed plans for a Legoland development in New York state, with its designer Forrec revealing to Attractions Management new details about the highly anticipated project.

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