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Amazon opening up UK distribution centre for guided tours
BY Tom Anstey | 06 Mar 2015
Amazon is turning one of its distribution centres in the UK into a tourist attraction by giving visitors behind-the-scenes of its giant facility in the Midlands.
Belarusian eco-tourism site to launch wildlife park
BY Tom Anstey | 05 Mar 2015
Plans have been revealed to open a wildlife park at an eco-tourism centre in Stankovo, Belarus, later this year.
Ennead chosen for Shanghai Planetarium development
BY Tom Anstey | 05 Mar 2015
Ennead Architects has revealed futuristic plans for the new Shanghai Planetarium after the New York-based design firm won an international contest for its commission.
Slagharen's €6m waterpark development opening in May
BY Tom Anstey | 05 Mar 2015
A €6m (US$6.7m, £4.3m) waterpark in the Netherlands is entering the final stages of development before its grand opening at Slagharen on 1 May.
Three firms in running to manage Europe's largest aquarium
BY Tom Anstey | 04 Mar 2015
The Parks Aspro Group, Rain Forest and Vancouver Aquarium are all vying for management of Europe’s largest aquarium, L’Oceanogràfic.
Walking Dead town used as visitor attraction listed on eBay
BY Tom Anstey | 04 Mar 2015
A development that has been drawing tourists from all over the world due to its connection with The Walking Dead has been listed for US$680,000 (€608,000, £442,000) on eBay, amid hopes a commercial buyer could capitalise and breathe new life into the community.
CVC and Blackstone launch US$1bn sale of Merlin shares
BY Tom Anstey | 03 Mar 2015
Private equity firms CVC and Blackstone have launched the sale of their remaining shares in Merlin Entertainments.
Looted Iraq museum responds to IS heritage attacks by reopening after 12-year closure
BY Tom Anstey | 03 Mar 2015
The Iraqi national museum – closed since 2003 following the Iraq War – has officially reopened earlier than scheduled in Baghdad in response to IS footage showing the terrorist group destroying priceless artefacts in Mosul.
Hong Kong government in talks to double the size of Disneyland
BY Tom Anstey | 03 Mar 2015
The Hong Kong government is planning to hold talks with Disney on further expanding Hong Kong Disneyland in a bid to boost tourism in the area and propel economic growth.
MVRDV puts ‘the human scale’ back into Paris
BY Katie Buckley | 03 Mar 2015
Dutch architectural firm MVRDV have been granted approval for the restructuring of a mixed-use 1970’s complex in Paris, France.
Starchitects denied after Crystal Palace scheme fails
BY Katie Buckley | 03 Mar 2015
Bromley Council has terminated an exclusivity contract with Chinese investor the ZhongRong Group for the development of London’s Crystal Palace.
1950s Polish cinema soon to open as planetarium
BY Alice Davis | 03 Mar 2015
The Venus Cinema in Zielona Gora, in western Poland, is being renovated into a science centre and digital planetarium.
SeaWorld loses one million visitors in 2014
BY Tom Anstey | 02 Mar 2015
SeaWorld continues to flounder as its year-end report showed a net loss of US$24.5m (€22.6m, £16.5m) for the last quarter of 2014 and visitor numbers down by over one million for the year.
20 Legoland developments in the pipeline, says Merlin
BY Tom Anstey | 02 Mar 2015
Following the release of its annual report, Merlin Entertainments has said there is potential for up to 20 new Legoland developments to be announced in the not-too-distant future.
US$600bn natural heritage sector badly under-funded, says new study
BY Tom Anstey | 02 Mar 2015
The world’s national parks and nature reserves are thought to be worth US$600bn (€535bn, £389bn) a year, with around eight billion tourism visits annually. That income, however, is not being supported by adequate investment into heritage protection, according to the team behind the research.
Feasibility study next big step for proposed US$120m Jacksonville Aquarium
BY Tom Anstey | 27 Feb 2015
Jacksonville Florida's chances of getting a world-class aquarium in a downtown location have taken a step forward with the news that a feasibility study is about to be launched – it's a significant step forward for a project that has been two years in the making.
South Africa's largest waterpark to anchor Scottburgh development
BY Tom Anstey | 27 Feb 2015
Work on a major development, centred around what will be South Africa’s largest waterpark, will start in January 2016 according to the company behind the multi-million dollar project.
Kris Yao | Artech wins contest for New Taipei City Museum of Art
BY Tom Anstey | 27 Feb 2015
Kris Yao | Artech has been selected to design the New Taipei City Museum of Art after winning an architectural contest with its “Contemporary Museum of Art among the Reeds” design.
Work to start on US$19m California planetarium development
BY Tom Anstey | 26 Feb 2015
Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, California, will start work this year on a US$19m (€16.8m, £12.3m) planetarium development as part of a larger seven-year US$965m (€854m, £625.2m) renovation to its district campuses.
Merlin posts strong end of year results after successful 2014
BY Tom Anstey | 26 Feb 2015
Merlin Entertainments has posted strong end of year results, delivering positive growth from existing attractions along with the continued rollout of its various brands, recording a compounded annual growth rate from 2010 to 2014 of 12.6 per cent.
     
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4909 to 4928 of 9648 news stories
Amazon opening up UK distribution centre for guided tours
BY Tom Anstey | 06 Mar 2015
Amazon is turning one of its distribution centres in the UK into a tourist attraction by giving visitors behind-the-scenes of its giant facility in the Midlands.
Belarusian eco-tourism site to launch wildlife park
BY Tom Anstey | 05 Mar 2015
Plans have been revealed to open a wildlife park at an eco-tourism centre in Stankovo, Belarus, later this year.
Ennead chosen for Shanghai Planetarium development
BY Tom Anstey | 05 Mar 2015
Ennead Architects has revealed futuristic plans for the new Shanghai Planetarium after the New York-based design firm won an international contest for its commission.
Slagharen's €6m waterpark development opening in May
BY Tom Anstey | 05 Mar 2015
A €6m (US$6.7m, £4.3m) waterpark in the Netherlands is entering the final stages of development before its grand opening at Slagharen on 1 May.
Three firms in running to manage Europe's largest aquarium
BY Tom Anstey | 04 Mar 2015
The Parks Aspro Group, Rain Forest and Vancouver Aquarium are all vying for management of Europe’s largest aquarium, L’Oceanogràfic.
Walking Dead town used as visitor attraction listed on eBay
BY Tom Anstey | 04 Mar 2015
A development that has been drawing tourists from all over the world due to its connection with The Walking Dead has been listed for US$680,000 (€608,000, £442,000) on eBay, amid hopes a commercial buyer could capitalise and breathe new life into the community.
CVC and Blackstone launch US$1bn sale of Merlin shares
BY Tom Anstey | 03 Mar 2015
Private equity firms CVC and Blackstone have launched the sale of their remaining shares in Merlin Entertainments.
Looted Iraq museum responds to IS heritage attacks by reopening after 12-year closure
BY Tom Anstey | 03 Mar 2015
The Iraqi national museum – closed since 2003 following the Iraq War – has officially reopened earlier than scheduled in Baghdad in response to IS footage showing the terrorist group destroying priceless artefacts in Mosul.
Hong Kong government in talks to double the size of Disneyland
BY Tom Anstey | 03 Mar 2015
The Hong Kong government is planning to hold talks with Disney on further expanding Hong Kong Disneyland in a bid to boost tourism in the area and propel economic growth.
MVRDV puts ‘the human scale’ back into Paris
BY Katie Buckley | 03 Mar 2015
Dutch architectural firm MVRDV have been granted approval for the restructuring of a mixed-use 1970’s complex in Paris, France.
Starchitects denied after Crystal Palace scheme fails
BY Katie Buckley | 03 Mar 2015
Bromley Council has terminated an exclusivity contract with Chinese investor the ZhongRong Group for the development of London’s Crystal Palace.
1950s Polish cinema soon to open as planetarium
BY Alice Davis | 03 Mar 2015
The Venus Cinema in Zielona Gora, in western Poland, is being renovated into a science centre and digital planetarium.
SeaWorld loses one million visitors in 2014
BY Tom Anstey | 02 Mar 2015
SeaWorld continues to flounder as its year-end report showed a net loss of US$24.5m (€22.6m, £16.5m) for the last quarter of 2014 and visitor numbers down by over one million for the year.
20 Legoland developments in the pipeline, says Merlin
BY Tom Anstey | 02 Mar 2015
Following the release of its annual report, Merlin Entertainments has said there is potential for up to 20 new Legoland developments to be announced in the not-too-distant future.
US$600bn natural heritage sector badly under-funded, says new study
BY Tom Anstey | 02 Mar 2015
The world’s national parks and nature reserves are thought to be worth US$600bn (€535bn, £389bn) a year, with around eight billion tourism visits annually. That income, however, is not being supported by adequate investment into heritage protection, according to the team behind the research.
Feasibility study next big step for proposed US$120m Jacksonville Aquarium
BY Tom Anstey | 27 Feb 2015
Jacksonville Florida's chances of getting a world-class aquarium in a downtown location have taken a step forward with the news that a feasibility study is about to be launched – it's a significant step forward for a project that has been two years in the making.
South Africa's largest waterpark to anchor Scottburgh development
BY Tom Anstey | 27 Feb 2015
Work on a major development, centred around what will be South Africa’s largest waterpark, will start in January 2016 according to the company behind the multi-million dollar project.
Kris Yao | Artech wins contest for New Taipei City Museum of Art
BY Tom Anstey | 27 Feb 2015
Kris Yao | Artech has been selected to design the New Taipei City Museum of Art after winning an architectural contest with its “Contemporary Museum of Art among the Reeds” design.
Work to start on US$19m California planetarium development
BY Tom Anstey | 26 Feb 2015
Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, California, will start work this year on a US$19m (€16.8m, £12.3m) planetarium development as part of a larger seven-year US$965m (€854m, £625.2m) renovation to its district campuses.
Merlin posts strong end of year results after successful 2014
BY Tom Anstey | 26 Feb 2015
Merlin Entertainments has posted strong end of year results, delivering positive growth from existing attractions along with the continued rollout of its various brands, recording a compounded annual growth rate from 2010 to 2014 of 12.6 per cent.
     
 


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