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CityPASS scheme for SoCal theme parks
BY Tom Walker | 05 Jan 2012
A number of leading visitor attractions in Southern California (SoCal), US have
teamed up for a joint marketing initiative called CityPASS.
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Six Flags announces US$250m share buyback
BY Tom Walker | 05 Jan 2012
US-based theme park operator Six Flags Entertainment Corporation has announced a
stock repurchase plan that allows the company to reacquire US$250m (€195m,
£161m) worth of its stock by 2015.
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UK tour operators face 'crucial' year
BY Pete Hayman | 04 Jan 2012
Some UK-based travel companies and tour operators will have to "radically" alter
business models to adapt to new market conditions and to survive during 2012,
according to KPMG.
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Stoke musuem bids to protect collections
BY Pete Hayman | 23 Dec 2011
Stoke-on-Trent's Wedgwood Museum has said that it will start work "in earnest"
to raise funds needed to protect its collections relating to the historic
250-year-old pottery group.
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£550,000 funding for Bletchley Park vision
BY Pete Hayman | 23 Dec 2011
Internet search engine Google has announced a £550,000 donation towards the first stage of a £15m project to transform Bletchley Park into a new heritage centre.
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Harry Potter theme park for Hollywood
BY Pete Hayman | 22 Dec 2011
Warner Bros Entertainment and Universal Parks and Resorts (UPR) have announced
plans to develop a new Harry Potter-themed adventure park at Universal
Studios Hollywood, US.
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BP renews support for cultural institutions
BY Pete Hayman | 19 Dec 2011
BP has revealed it will invest £10m in the British Museum; the National Portrait
Gallery; the Royal Opera House; and Tate Britain after renewing its sponsorship
of the arts institutions.
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Nagoya named as Legoland Japan site
BY Pete Hayman | 19 Dec 2011
Merlin Entertainments Group, the UK-based visitor attractions operator, has
named Nagoya as its preferred location for the development of a new
Legoland-branded park in Japan.
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Merlin eyes Living and Leisure takeover
BY Pete Hayman | 19 Dec 2011
UK-based attractions operator Merlin Entertainments Group has submitted a
recommended takeover offer for its Asia-Pacific counterpart, Living and Leisure
Australia Group (LLA).
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Revamp for Madame Tussauds Las Vegas
BY Pete Hayman | 19 Dec 2011
Hollyer Projects, the UK-based project management firm, has been appointed to
oversee the proposed refurbishment of the Madame Tussauds Las Vegas visitor
destination in the US.
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Exeter museum opens after £24m revamp
BY Pete Hayman | 19 Dec 2011
Exeter's Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM) has reopened to the public
following a comprehensive £24m refurbishment undertaken over the last four years.
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March opening for Taguig's Mind Museum
BY Pete Hayman | 19 Dec 2011
The Mind Museum, the Philippines' first "world-class" science-based attraction
which is being developed in Taguig, is scheduled to open its doors to the public
in March 2012.
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Adventure World plans Abu Dhabi park
BY Pete Hayman | 16 Dec 2011
Las Palm, the company behind the proposed new Adventure World Warsaw attraction
to be built in Poland, has unveiled plans to take the concept to Abu Dhabi,
United Arab Emirates.
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BPL offers first look at new-look waterpark
BY Pete Hayman | 16 Dec 2011
Barnsley Premier Leisure (BPL) has provided a first look at how the new themed
Calypso Cove will look at the South Yorkshire town's Metrodome Waterpark.
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£9m BMAG development moves forward
BY Pete Hayman | 15 Dec 2011
A £9m project to create new galleries exploring the history of Birmingham at
Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery (BMAG) has moved forward, with the internal
fit-out now set to begin.
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Council backs Hastings Pier CPO plan
BY Pete Hayman | 15 Dec 2011
Hastings Pier owner Ravenclaw has been given two months to commence repair work
at the fire-damaged attraction before the local authority moves to acquire the site.
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New-look Accreditation scheme launches
BY Pete Hayman | 15 Dec 2011
A revised Accreditation scheme for museums and galleries across the UK has been
launched in a bid to focus on issues currently affecting attractions, such as
collections development.
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Record visitor numbers for Chester Zoo
BY Pete Hayman | 14 Dec 2011
Chester Zoo has confirmed it has welcomed more than 1.4 million so far this
year, which is a figure that has surpassed the wildlife attraction's previous
record set three years ago.
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NIAO concern over Titanic development
BY Pete Hayman | 14 Dec 2011
The Northern Ireland Audit Office (NIAO) has published its review of the
Northern Ireland Tourist Board's (NITB) Signature Projects.
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