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Florida resort completes $35m renovation
BY Pete Hayman | 27 Oct 2011
A five-year renovation programme costing US$35m (EUR25.1m, £21.9m) is now
complete at the 781-bedroom Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld resort in Florida, US.
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New management plan for Edinburgh WHS
BY Pete Hayman | 26 Oct 2011
A revised management plan for the Old and New Towns of Edinburgh World Heritage
Site (WHS), which covers the period between 2011 and 2016, has been officially
unveiled.
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TDIC: Abu Dhabi museum scheme 'on track'
BY Pete Hayman | 26 Oct 2011
The construction of Abu Dhabi's own Guggenheim Museum in the United Arab
Emirates remains "on track", despite its developer withdrawing one of the
contracts for the scheme.
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Revamp for Northumberland fort museum
BY Pete Hayman | 25 Oct 2011
English Heritage facilities at Northumberland's historic Housesteads Roman Fort,
including the museum and visitor centre, have now shut ahead of a major
renovation project.
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£2.8m Cockington Court overhaul complete
BY Pete Hayman | 25 Oct 2011
Work has been completed on a £2.8m scheme to transform Devon's Cockington Court
as a historic attraction and 'innovation workspace' for creative businesses in
the Torquay area.
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Work starts on £3m South Bank overhaul
BY Pete Hayman | 25 Oct 2011
Southwark Council has announced the start of work on a £3m transformation of
London's South Bank ahead of the 2012 Games and the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.
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Protest forces St Paul's to close to visitors
BY Pete Hayman | 21 Oct 2011
St Paul's Cathedral has been forced to shut to visitors and worshippers due to
health, safety and fire concerns, which have been caused by anti-capitalist
protests being held outside the London landmark.
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Dresden's new-look military museum opens
BY Pete Hayman | 21 Oct 2011
The Military History Museum in Dresden, Germany, has been reopened to the public
after an extensive redesign led by US-based architect Daniel Libeskind.
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Liverpool museum to open more galleries
BY Pete Hayman | 20 Oct 2011
The £72m Museum of Liverpool, which opened in July, has revealed that it will
open its new ground floor Great Port area and a first floor boasting three more
galleries on 2 December.
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Singapore's new maritime museum opens
BY Pete Hayman | 19 Oct 2011
The Maritime Experiential Museum and Aquarium (MEMA), the first ever
maritime-themed attraction for Singapore, has been unveiled at the Resorts World
Sentosa (RWS) waterfront.
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Merlin opens Legoland Florida
BY Tom Walker | 17 Oct 2011
Merlin Entertainments has opened its latest Legoland attraction in Winter Haven,
Florida, US.
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Asterix attraction to enter UK
BY Tom Walker | 14 Oct 2011
A traveling visitor attraction based on the popular cartoon character Astérix
the Gaul will be launched in the UK next year as part of a Europe-wide tour.
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English Tourism Week launched
BY Tom Walker | 13 Oct 2011
The minister for tourism and heritage, John Penrose, has officially launched the first ever English
Tourism Week, to be held between 10 and 18 March 2012.
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VAC returns to London
BY Tom Walker | 12 Oct 2011
The eighth Annual National Conference of Visitor Attractions (VAC) will take
place at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre in Westminster, London
tomorrow (13 October).
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MLA accredits eight Scottish sites
BY Tom Walker | 10 Oct 2011
Eight National Trust for Scotland properties have been officially accredited as
attractions by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA).
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Paramount signs deal for Spain theme park
BY Pete Hayman | 06 Oct 2011
Paramount is to open its first European branded theme park in Alhama de Murcia,
Spain, as part of a EUR1.1bn (£950m, US$1.5bn) tourism project expected to open
in spring 2015.
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Bletchley Park secures £4.6m HLF grant
BY Tom Walker | 05 Oct 2011
Bletchley Park near Milton Keynes has secured a £4.6m grant from the Heritage
Lottery Fund (HLF) that will go towards improving the visitor experience at the
historic former code breaking facility.
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