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Riding the waves at Wet’n’Wild
BY Tim Nash | 23 Oct 2007
Wet’n’Wild waterpark on Australia’s Gold Coast has unveiled its newest ride, the Surfrider, which it claims is the first ride of its kind in the world and Australia’s first wet rollercoaster.
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Dreamworld unveils new events spaces
BY Tim Nash | 23 Oct 2007
Two new undercover event venues have been unveiled at Dreamworld and WhiteWaterWorld on Australia’s Gold Coast, The Shell and The Dream Room.
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New attraction for Mersey
BY Helen Patenall | 23 Oct 2007
Development of a new visitor attraction featuring a German U Boat is underway at Woodside Ferry Terminal in the Wirral, Merseyside, UK.
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Alton Towers offers customers a scare
BY Luke Tuchscherer | 19 Oct 2007
Alton Towers, the Staffordshire, UK theme park, is offering customers the chance to be scared out of their wits as part of its Halloween Scarefest.
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Margaret Hodge commits to tourism
BY Tom Walker | 17 Oct 2007
UK Culture minister Margaret Hodge has pledged to be ‘the champion’ of the British tourism and visitor attractions industry across government.
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Battersea receives an upgrade
BY Helen Patenall | 08 Oct 2007
Culture minister Margaret Hodge has accepted advice from English Heritage to upgrade the listing of Battersea Power Station from Grade II to Grade II*.
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Museum initiative on disability launched
BY Helen Patenall | 04 Oct 2007
An experimental initiative called Rethinking Disability Representation has been launched at nine museums and art galleries in England and Scotland.
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Cheltenham Gallery and Museum to be updated
BY Helen Patenall | 04 Oct 2007
Cheltenham Borough Council has revealed proposals to transform the town’s Art Gallery and Museum to provide more space and improved access.
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New arts hub for Hawick
BY Helen Patenall | 04 Oct 2007
A new arts and culture space has opened in the town of Hawick in the Scottish Borders.
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Oxford Story to close
BY Tom Walker | 02 Oct 2007
The Oxford Story visitor attraction will close on 28 October after 20 years of operating in the UK city.
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Rivington Place set for launch
BY Tom Walker | 01 Oct 2007
Rivington Place, the first new-build public gallery to launch since 1968, will open to the public on Wednesday 3 October.
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£40m mixed-use leisure scheme in Wirral
BY Helen Patenall | 27 Sep 2007
The development of a £40m mixed-use scheme in New Brighton, Wirral, is underway, following six years’ planning preparation by Neptune Developments.
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Purnell and Hodge to headline VAC2007
BY Tom Walker | 25 Sep 2007
The fourth National Visitor Attractions Conference (VAC2007) will take place on 16 October at the Queen Elizabeth Conference Centre in London, UK.
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Sydney Attractions Group rebuffs Warner Village takeover offer
25 Sep 2007
Sydney Attractions Group, the Australia-based company whose portfolio includes Sydney Aquarium, Sydney Wildlife World and Sydney Tower, has recommended that shareholders reject a takeover offer made by Village Roadshow, claiming it ‘substantially undervalues’ the company.
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MFS exceeds expectations
24 Sep 2007
Australia-based tourism business owner and operator MFS Living and Leisure has revealed annual results well above expectations.
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Australia Zoo names 15 November as Steve Irwin Day
24 Sep 2007
Australia Zoo, the park founded by Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin, has announced that 15 November has been chosen as the day the iconic Australian star, who died on 4 September 2006, will be remembered.
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