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Living Coasts opens new exhibition
BY Tom Walker | 03 Feb 2010
The Living Coasts visitor attraction in Torquay
has opened a new exhibition called Floating Zoo.
Sponsored by optics group Carl Zeiss, the new
display and a range of supporting events will turn
the spotlight on plankton.
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First phase of Saadiyat development unveiled
BY Pete Hayman | 02 Feb 2010
Abu Dhabi's Tourism Development and Investment Company (TDIC) has unveiled the first stage of the Saadiyat Island scheme, with the opening of a major new visitor centre and golf club.
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Zulu museum opens in South Africa
BY Tom Walker | 29 Jan 2010
A museum charting the history and culture of the Zulu has opened at the Emakhosini Ophathe Heritage Park near Ulundi in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.
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Dinosaurs Unleashed launches in London
BY Pete Hayman | 28 Jan 2010
Visitors to one of the busiest shopping streets in the heart of London's West End will have the opportunity to experience a prehistoric jungle as part of a new large-scale dinosaur attraction.
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Don Foster honoured by BALPPA
BY Tom Walker | 27 Jan 2010
Don Foster MP, the Liberal Democrats' shadow secretary of state for the DCMS, has been given the inaugural Parliamentary Champion award by the British Association of Leisure Parks, Piers and Attractions (BALPPA).
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NT properties added to Google Street View
BY Pete Hayman | 27 Jan 2010
A number of iconic castles, country houses and landscapes across the UK, which are owned by the National Trust (NT), have been added to Google's Street View service.
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Government grants for Jewish institutions
BY Martin Nash | 26 Jan 2010
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has awarded grants of £100,000 to each of The Jewish Museum and The Wiener Library - both in London - to help meet relocation costs.
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More funding for Penarth pier restoration
BY Pete Hayman | 26 Jan 2010
Penarth Arts and Crafts (PAC), the organisation behind plans for the £3.9m restoration of a Grade II-listed pier pavilion in Penarth, South Wales, has received additional funding from the Vale of Glamorgan Council (VGC).
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'Fewer and fitter' UK sites for UNESCO World Heritage Site designation
BY Martin Nash | 26 Jan 2010
The government has launched a competition to find more cultural and natural heritage places which are fit to become future UK World Heritage Sites. It plans on putting forward fewer sites for consideration by UNESCO, with a streamlined application system to help ensure success.
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British Museum teams with BBC
BY Luke Tuchscherer | 26 Jan 2010
The British Museum and the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) have launched a campaign focusing on world history, to be relayed on television, radio and the internet.
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Belgian parks hold back Compagnie des Alpes
BY Tom Walker | 25 Jan 2010
French visitor attraction and ski resort operator Compagnie des Alpes saw group like for like sales dip 1.8 per cent during the first quarter of its financial year, mainly due to its underperforming Belgian parks.
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Giant's Causeway secures £3m HLF grant
BY Pete Hayman | 22 Jan 2010
Plans for the construction of new visitor facilities as part of a scheme to enhance the Giant's Causeway World Heritage Site, Northern Ireland, have secured a £3m boost from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF).
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'Lost' garden to be restored
BY Martin Nash | 22 Jan 2010
The 'lost' garden of Elford Hall, near Lichfield, Staffordshire is to be restored after it received a £248,400 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund.
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Merlin to rebrand Cypress Gardens as Legoland
BY Tom Walker | 21 Jan 2010
Visitor attractions operator Merlin Entertainments will rebrand the Cypress Gardens theme park in Florida, US, which it acquired earlier this month, as a Legoland attraction.
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Disney to dial back discounts
BY Tim Nash | 19 Jan 2010
The chief executive of Disney, Bob Iger, has said that the company will be reducing the level of discounting that has been offered at its theme parks over the past year due to the recession.
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