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HLF offers £10m funding pool for anniversary events
BY Kath Hudson | 18 Feb 2014
After announcing last October that it will be making £10m available for
anniversary and commemorative projects over the next four years, the
Heritage Lottery Fund is now open to applications through three funds.
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Mexico to become home to resident Cirque du Soleil show
BY Chris Dodd | 14 Feb 2014
Mexico is to become home to Cirque du Soleil’s first resident show operating
outside of the US, after the announcement that a new custom-designed theatre
is under construction in Riviera Maya to house the entertainment spectacle.
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Indigenous theme park attraction launched in Australia
BY Jak Phillips | 13 Feb 2014
Australia’s first dedicated indigenous theme park attraction has opened at
Dreamworld on the Gold Coast, offering visitors a unique insight Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander culture.
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Work progressing on UK-based Hello Kitty attraction
BY Chris Dodd | 13 Feb 2014
Work on Drusillas Park’s new Hello Kitty Secret Garden attraction is gathering
pace, as the Sussex-based theme park saw the installation of the first of three
children’s rides ready for the Garden’s opening this spring.
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Waterpark to be added to Gaylord Rockies hotel development
BY Martin Nash | 13 Feb 2014
The projected 1,500-room Gaylord Rockies hotel and conference centre in
Aurora, Colorado, US is to include an extensive water park, according to an
announcement by developers RIDA Development Corp. of Houston.
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Britain enjoys record year for tourism
BY Jak Phillips | 13 Feb 2014
Britain welcomed 32.9 million overseas visitors in 2013, more than any other
year, according to provisional estimates released this morning by the Office for
National Statistics (ONS).
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Cut Tourism VAT campaign buoyed by parliamentary debate
BY Jak Phillips | 12 Feb 2014
Campaign group Cut Tourism VAT scored a minor victory in the Houses of
Parliament yesterday, when Members called on the government to re-examine
the case for reducing VAT on the tourism sector.
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Paris ghost stations could become leisure spaces
BY Kath Hudson | 12 Feb 2014
Paris’ 16 “ghost stations” which have been disused for decades could have new
life breathed into them as leisure spaces, if ideas put forward by a politician
come to fruition.
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Designs of the Year 2014 nominations announced
BY Jak Phillips | 10 Feb 2014
A dome made by a robotic arm and live silkworms, a folding bike helmet and a
floating pyramid-shaped school in a Nigerian lagoon are among the pioneering
concepts nominated for Designs of the Year 2014 by London’s Design Museum.
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