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Royal tourism 'worth £500m a year' to UK
BY Pete Hayman | 29 Jul 2010
A new study published by tourism agency VisitBritain claims that the royal family generates more than £500m in visitor expenditure each year.
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Walt Disney World in union negotiations
BY Luke Tuchscherer | 28 Jul 2010
Walt Disney World in Florida has begun negotiations with the unions responsible for its 58,000-strong workforce to put together a new employment contract.
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Guy Drouin mulling over expansion plans
BY Tom Walker | 28 Jul 2010
Guy Drouin, the Canadian entrepreneur who launched Calypso, Canada's largest waterpark, in Ottawa in June has hinted that he might open further parks across the country.
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New gorilla enclosure for Werribee zoo
BY Tom Walker | 28 Jul 2010
Werribee Open Range Zoo in Victoria, Australia, is building a home for its latest additions - three male gorillas, which are being moved from Melbourne Zoo as part of a breeding programme.
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New hippo exhibit for Memphis Zoo
BY Tom Walker | 28 Jul 2010
Hippopotami at the Memphis Zoo in US will be treated to a new home next year when the US$16m (£11m, €13.1m) Zambezi Hippo River Camp opens.
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Liverpool museum welcomes first exhibit
BY Pete Hayman | 28 Jul 2010
The last surviving coach from the historic Liverpool Overhead Railway has become the first of 6,000 exhibits to take up residence at the new Museum of Liverpool.
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Jerusalem museum reopens
BY Martin Nash | 27 Jul 2010
The Israel Museum in Jerusalem has reopened following a 3-year, US$100m (£64.5m, €77m) redevelopment programme involving new galleries, orientation facilities and public spaces.
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Danish art museum wins architectural award
BY Martin Nash | 27 Jul 2010
Steven Holl Architects has received international architecture awards for the Herning Museum of Contemporary Art in Herning, Denmark, and the Knut Hamsun Center in Hamarøy, Norway.
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DCMS to axe MLA and merge sports bodies
BY Pete Hayman | 27 Jul 2010
Plans to merge Sport England and UK Sport have been revealed as part of a wider shake-up of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport's (DCMS) 55 arms-length bodies.
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Four projects to share £10.5m HLF funding
BY Pete Hayman | 27 Jul 2010
Abbotsford, the former Scottish Borders home of writer Sir Walter Scott is one of four historic locations to receive a confirmed share of £10.5m from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF).
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Farm attraction looking to expand
BY Tom Walker | 26 Jul 2010
Rick Turner, the owner of two The Big Sheep visitor attractions in Devon has announced plans to open more sites across the UK.
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Designer appointed for SFMOMA expansion
BY Martin Nash | 22 Jul 2010
Oslo, Norway-based architects Snøhetta have been appointed to design a new US$250m (£164m) expansion to the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA).
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Multi-million dollar expansion for St. Louis science centre
BY Martin Nash | 22 Jul 2010
According to a report in the St. Louis Business Journal, the Saint Louis Science Centre in Missouri, US, is planning to build a new 13,000sq ft, US$9.5m (£6.2m) exhibition hall adjacent to its main entrance off Oakland Avenue.
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N.C. zoo expansion contract awarded
BY Martin Nash | 22 Jul 2010
Charlotte, North Carolina, US-based Hendrick Construction has won a contract to build five new buildings and expand the North Carolina Zoo's 37-acre African Plains habitat.
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HLF boost for two Welsh tourist sites
BY Martin Nash | 22 Jul 2010
Two of Wales' popular heritage visitor attractions have benefited from a £2.2m grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF).
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Thorpe Park seeks planning consent for new water ride
BY Martin Nash | 22 Jul 2010
In line with its Medium Term Development Plan that was submitted earlier this month, Merlin Entertainments' Thorpe Park theme park has applied for full planning permission to install a new water ride.
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QubicaAMF UK
QubicaAMF is the largest and most
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600 employees worldwi [more...] |
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Sally Corporation
Our services include: Dark ride design & build; Redevelopment of existing attractions; High-quality [more...] |
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Simworx Ltd
The company was initially established
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Taylor Made Designs
Founded in 1993, Taylor Made
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