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Cairngorm Mountain scoops top attractions award for Business Excellence

28 Jun 2006

Cairngorm Mountain in Scotland has been recognised as the UK’s top attraction by the Best Practice Forum in its first annual Business Excellence Awards.

Goa Science Centre plans oceanarium and planetarium

BY Sarah Todd | 27 Jun 2006

The Goa Science Centre has floated a global expression of interest for companies to consult on the addition of a planetarium and oceanarium to its existing facilities.

Scottish Parliament rivals Commons as political attraction

BY Helen Patenall | 22 Jun 2006

The Scottish Parliament at Holyrood in Edinburgh is now rivalling the House of Commons as the UK’s most visited political attraction.

The end of NIRAH?

22 Jun 2006

Bedfordshire County Council has rejected claims that the NIRAH project, a £300m freshwater aquarium centre planned for Stewartby, Bedfordshire, UK, is in danger of falling through.

Dreamworld unveils Australia’s first FlowRider

21 Jun 2006

Dreamworld theme park is unveiling its latest attraction this week, the first FlowRider surf system to be installed in Australia.

Ontario Science launches outdoor environmental area

BY Helen Patenall | 21 Jun 2006

The Ontario Science Centre in Ontario, Canada, is set to transform its existing 4,600sq m (51,000sq ft) main entrance into an interactive outdoor venue called Teluscape.

Walibi Aquitaine installs Splash Battle

20 Jun 2006

Walibi Aquitaine park in south west France has installed a Splash Battle family water ride, designed by 3DBA of Belgium.

Scottish homeless could be used as “tourism ambassadors”

BY Sarah Todd | 19 Jun 2006

VisitScotland’s planning chief Ian Yeoman has outlined his vision of Scotland’s tourism industry in 2015, including potentially using homeless Big Issuemagazine sellers as “tourism ambassadors”.

Ocean Park secures HK$5.5bn for revamp

16 Jun 2006

Hong Kong theme park Ocean Park has secured financing for its HK$5.5bn (£384m, US$708m, 562m euro) redevelopment project.

Deadly sea creature attraction opens at Brighton Sea Life

BY Helen Patenall | 16 Jun 2006

Merlin Entertainments has opened a new attraction, called Venom, at the Brighton Sea Life Centre in the UK.

New attractions for Adventure Island

16 Jun 2006

Adventure Island in Southend-on-Sea has installed two new attractions for the 2006 season.

Ninth Great Wolf Lodge to open in 2007

BY Sarah Todd | 15 Jun 2006

US-based indoor waterpark resort operator Great Wolf Resorts (GWR) is to open its ninth Great Wolf Lodge in late 2007 in Grapevine, Texas.

4.3m euro water research centre opens in Austria

15 Jun 2006

The 4.3m euro (£2.9m, US$5.4m) Blue Dome has opened in Salzburg, Austria.

£2m Burghley House visitor centre opens

BY Sarah Todd | 15 Jun 2006

Burghley House in Stamford, Lincolnshire, UK, has launched a £2m new education and visitor centre called the Brewhouse.

Diggerland heads for the US

15 Jun 2006

Kent, UK-based theme park operator Diggerland Adventure Park is set to open its first site outside of the UK, in Virginia, US.

Museum of Modern Literature opens in Germany

14 Jun 2006

The 12m euro (£8m, US$15m) Museum of Modern Literature opened on 6 June in Marbach, Germany, hometown of German writer Friedrich Schiller.

National Trust opens revamped Beningbrough Hall

BY Helen Patenall | 14 Jun 2006

The National Trust has reopened Beningbrough Hall in York following an £800,000 refurbishment.

National Trust: Stonehenge is at risk of losing World Heritage status

14 Jun 2006

The National Trust has said the ideas proposed by the government to ease traffic congestion around Stonehenge are unacceptable, and claims that the ancient monument in Wiltshire is at risk of losing its status as a World Heritage site as a result.

Quarry site rejuvenated into mixed-use development

BY Helen Patenall | 14 Jun 2006

Lafarge Cement UK has submitted an outline planning application for a £50m mixed-use development at Magheramorne near Larne in Northern Ireland.

Girl injured at Six Flags Great America

13 Jun 2006

A 10-year-old girl was reportedly hospitalised after being hit on the head while on a waterslide at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois, on 7 July.

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NEWS

9079 to 9098 of 9725 news stories

Cairngorm Mountain scoops top attractions award for Business Excellence

28 Jun 2006

Cairngorm Mountain in Scotland has been recognised as the UK’s top attraction by the Best Practice Forum in its first annual Business Excellence Awards.

Goa Science Centre plans oceanarium and planetarium

BY Sarah Todd | 27 Jun 2006

The Goa Science Centre has floated a global expression of interest for companies to consult on the addition of a planetarium and oceanarium to its existing facilities.

Scottish Parliament rivals Commons as political attraction

BY Helen Patenall | 22 Jun 2006

The Scottish Parliament at Holyrood in Edinburgh is now rivalling the House of Commons as the UK’s most visited political attraction.

The end of NIRAH?

22 Jun 2006

Bedfordshire County Council has rejected claims that the NIRAH project, a £300m freshwater aquarium centre planned for Stewartby, Bedfordshire, UK, is in danger of falling through.

Dreamworld unveils Australia’s first FlowRider

21 Jun 2006

Dreamworld theme park is unveiling its latest attraction this week, the first FlowRider surf system to be installed in Australia.

Ontario Science launches outdoor environmental area

BY Helen Patenall | 21 Jun 2006

The Ontario Science Centre in Ontario, Canada, is set to transform its existing 4,600sq m (51,000sq ft) main entrance into an interactive outdoor venue called Teluscape.

Walibi Aquitaine installs Splash Battle

20 Jun 2006

Walibi Aquitaine park in south west France has installed a Splash Battle family water ride, designed by 3DBA of Belgium.

Scottish homeless could be used as “tourism ambassadors”

BY Sarah Todd | 19 Jun 2006

Ocean Park secures HK$5.5bn for revamp

16 Jun 2006

Hong Kong theme park Ocean Park has secured financing for its HK$5.5bn (£384m, US$708m, 562m euro) redevelopment project.

Deadly sea creature attraction opens at Brighton Sea Life

BY Helen Patenall | 16 Jun 2006

Merlin Entertainments has opened a new attraction, called Venom, at the Brighton Sea Life Centre in the UK.

New attractions for Adventure Island

16 Jun 2006

Adventure Island in Southend-on-Sea has installed two new attractions for the 2006 season.

Ninth Great Wolf Lodge to open in 2007

BY Sarah Todd | 15 Jun 2006

US-based indoor waterpark resort operator Great Wolf Resorts (GWR) is to open its ninth Great Wolf Lodge in late 2007 in Grapevine, Texas.

4.3m euro water research centre opens in Austria

15 Jun 2006

The 4.3m euro (£2.9m, US$5.4m) Blue Dome has opened in Salzburg, Austria.

£2m Burghley House visitor centre opens

BY Sarah Todd | 15 Jun 2006

Burghley House in Stamford, Lincolnshire, UK, has launched a £2m new education and visitor centre called the Brewhouse.

Diggerland heads for the US

15 Jun 2006

Kent, UK-based theme park operator Diggerland Adventure Park is set to open its first site outside of the UK, in Virginia, US.

Museum of Modern Literature opens in Germany

14 Jun 2006

The 12m euro (£8m, US$15m) Museum of Modern Literature opened on 6 June in Marbach, Germany, hometown of German writer Friedrich Schiller.

National Trust opens revamped Beningbrough Hall

BY Helen Patenall | 14 Jun 2006

The National Trust has reopened Beningbrough Hall in York following an £800,000 refurbishment.

National Trust: Stonehenge is at risk of losing World Heritage status

14 Jun 2006

Quarry site rejuvenated into mixed-use development

BY Helen Patenall | 14 Jun 2006

Lafarge Cement UK has submitted an outline planning application for a £50m mixed-use development at Magheramorne near Larne in Northern Ireland.

Girl injured at Six Flags Great America

13 Jun 2006

A 10-year-old girl was reportedly hospitalised after being hit on the head while on a waterslide at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois, on 7 July.

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