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United Flight 93 visitor centre opens day before 9/11 anniversary
BY Tom Anstey | 03 Sep 2015
The Flight 93 National Memorial – a visitor centre in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, remembering those
lost on United Flight 93 – has opened to the public with designs by Paul Murdoch Architects offering a
place of contemplation for those lost during the 9/11 attacks.
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Margaritaville Resort to open in Orlando
BY Jane Kitchen | 03 Sep 2015
Margaritaville Holdings, along with Encore Capital management, will develop a
Margaritaville Resort in Orlando. Inspired by the lifestyle celebrated in Jimmy Buffett’s
songs, the resort will include a hotel, vacation ownership, vacation homes, and a 5,000sq
ft (465sq m) St. Somewhere Spa.
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Oxford and Harvard team up to battle back against ISIS heritage destruction
BY Tom Anstey | 03 Sep 2015
As ISIS continues to wage its war of hate across parts of the Middle East, destroying
ancient relics and monuments as it goes, archeologists from the universities of Harvard
and Oxford have teamed up with UNESCO to try and digitally preserve the region's
historical architecture and artefacts.
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Anchorage Museum plans US$17.5m new wing
BY Tom Anstey | 01 Sep 2015
Alaska’s Anchorage Museum has announced plans for a US$17.5m (€15.7m, £11.2m),
25,000sq ft (2,300sq m) expansion to create new spaces for its permanent art collection.
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Corpus Christi waterpark delay could cost developer US$110m
BY Tom Anstey | 01 Sep 2015
A waterpark development in Corpus Christi, Texas, is in danger of losing US$110m
(€99.2m, £70.5m) of tax-funded incentives if a decorative tower at the Schlitterbahn park
isn’t completed by the end of September.
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Whale watching sites proposed as heritage areas
BY Tom Anstey | 01 Sep 2015
A new accreditation scheme recognising areas of the world considered to be centres of
excellence and responsibility in taking care of and engaging with cetaceans has been
established in the hope of boosting tourism and enabling sustainable management of
these sites.
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