Latest attractions industry news, theme park news , museum & heritage news, waterparks news

Get Attractions Management digital magazine FREE
Sign up here ▸

Jobs News Features Products Company profilesProfiles Magazine Handbook Advertise Subscribe

NEWS

9265 to 9284 of 9725 news stories

Government backing for Margate amusement park

28 Nov 2005

An independent government inspector has ruled that the Dreamland attraction in Margate should remain as an amusement park.

Planning sought for Sands scheme in Scarborough

24 Nov 2005

A detailed planning application has been submitted by North Yorkshire-based Benchmark Leisure to turn Scarborough’s North Bay in the UK into a £120m destination called The Sands.

Theft fear prompts closure of Diamonds museum exhibition

24 Nov 2005

London’s Natural History Museum (NHM) yesterday closed its Diamonds exhibition three months early following security concerns.

Eureka! triumphs at European awards for tourism initiatives

23 Nov 2005

Yorkshire-based children’s museum Eureka! has taken the top prize in an award ceremony celebrating Europe’s best initiatives for children.

Bondi Beach explored in Sydney Museum

22 Nov 2005

A new exhibition opens next month at the Museum of Sydney in Australia, looking at the history of the city’s famous Bondi Beach.

Ocean Park launches wedding packages

21 Nov 2005

Hong Kong’s Ocean Park has unveiled a package of eight themed wedding programmes for couples wanting to get married at the theme park.

TSE identifies tourism customer profiles

21 Nov 2005

Tourism businesses and destinations in the south east of England are set to benefit from the results of a visitor research project carried out over the summer by Tourism South East (TSE).

Forensic crime photography exhibition opens in Sydney

18 Nov 2005

A new exhibition is set to open at the Justice & Police Museum in Sydney, Australia, this weekend, showing a collection of forensic crime photography from the early 20th century.

Row erupts over London 2012 tourism opportunities

16 Nov 2005

Following a government meeting on 15 November to examine the tourism opportunities hosting the 2012 London Olympics will bring, UKinbound chief executive Stephen Dowd has accused ministers of enacting “a cynical political ploy to shift the spotlight from their woeful record on tourism issues”.

Eden Project opens £15m education centre

16 Nov 2005

A £15m education centre called The Core has opened within the Millennium Commission Lottery funded Eden Project in Cornwall, UK.

Jurassic Coast Gallery to open at Dorset County Museum

16 Nov 2005

A new gallery, focusing on the Jurassic stretch of coast between East Devon and Dorset in the UK is to open at Dorchester’s Dorset County Museum in August 2006.

£6.6m Kew Palace restoration almost complete

16 Nov 2005

May 2006 will see the reopening of Kew Palace in London, UK, for the first time in a decade following £6.6m of extensive restoration work to its interiors.

Aliens welcome at the Science museum

16 Nov 2005

The Science Museum in London’s Kensington, UK, has opened a new exhibition based on all things extraterrestrial.

Military museum reveals the real 007

16 Nov 2005

The Combined Military Services Museum (CMSM) in Maldon, Essex, UK, has opened a new collection of artefacts from the secret service agent who is believed to have been the inspiration for Ian Fleming’s James Bond.

Gracey joins Dreamworld

16 Nov 2005

Stephen Gregg, CEO of Dreamworld theme park on Australia's Gold Coast has announced the appointment of a new general manager of sales and marketing.

$75m centre dedicated to the life of boxing legend Ali set to open

16 Nov 2005

The US$75m (£43m, 64m euro) Muhammad Ali Center is set to open next week in the city where the boxing legend was born, Louisville, Kentucky, US.

Three shortlisted for Alexandra Palace redevelopment

15 Nov 2005

The team behind the redevelopment of Alexandra Palace in north London has today (15 November) named the three companies shortlisted to take on a 125-year lease at the building.

Tourism chief lobbies PM for more cohesion within sector

15 Nov 2005

The chair of tourism marketing body VisitBritain, Lord Marshall, lobbied for the appointment of a tourism ‘tsar’ and for the implementation of various reforms to unite the fragmented sector at a breakfast meeting with the British Prime Minister today.

Official opening of Lough Neagh Discovery Centre

15 Nov 2005

The Lough Neagh Discovery Centre (LNDC) in Craigavon, Northern Ireland, has reopened after a £900,000 refurbishment.

TiLE appoints Gourevitch as conference chair

14 Nov 2005

Alexandre Gourevitch, former senior executive with attractions operator Grévin & Cie, has been appointed chair of the TiLE Conference Committtee.

COMPANY PROFILES

IDEATTACK

IDEATTACK is a full-service planning and design company with headquarters in Los Angeles. [more...]

RMA Ltd

RMA Ltd is a one-stop global company that can design, build and produce from a greenfield site upw [more...]

Holovis

Holovis is a privately owned company established in 2004 by CEO Stuart Hetherington. [more...]

Simworx Ltd

The company was initially established in 1997. Terry Monkton and Andrew Roberts are the key stakeh [more...]

+ More profiles

CATALOGUE GALLERY

Polin

Art of Cryo

+ More catalogues

Free ezine/digital edition sign up

Contact

Other Leisure Media websites

NEWS

9265 to 9284 of 9725 news stories

Government backing for Margate amusement park

28 Nov 2005

An independent government inspector has ruled that the Dreamland attraction in Margate should remain as an amusement park.

Planning sought for Sands scheme in Scarborough

24 Nov 2005

A detailed planning application has been submitted by North Yorkshire-based Benchmark Leisure to turn Scarborough’s North Bay in the UK into a £120m destination called The Sands.

Theft fear prompts closure of Diamonds museum exhibition

24 Nov 2005

London’s Natural History Museum (NHM) yesterday closed its Diamonds exhibition three months early following security concerns.

Eureka! triumphs at European awards for tourism initiatives

23 Nov 2005

Yorkshire-based children’s museum Eureka! has taken the top prize in an award ceremony celebrating Europe’s best initiatives for children.

Bondi Beach explored in Sydney Museum

22 Nov 2005

A new exhibition opens next month at the Museum of Sydney in Australia, looking at the history of the city’s famous Bondi Beach.

Ocean Park launches wedding packages

21 Nov 2005

Hong Kong’s Ocean Park has unveiled a package of eight themed wedding programmes for couples wanting to get married at the theme park.

TSE identifies tourism customer profiles

21 Nov 2005

Tourism businesses and destinations in the south east of England are set to benefit from the results of a visitor research project carried out over the summer by Tourism South East (TSE).

Forensic crime photography exhibition opens in Sydney

18 Nov 2005

A new exhibition is set to open at the Justice & Police Museum in Sydney, Australia, this weekend, showing a collection of forensic crime photography from the early 20th century.

Row erupts over London 2012 tourism opportunities

16 Nov 2005

Eden Project opens £15m education centre

16 Nov 2005

A £15m education centre called The Core has opened within the Millennium Commission Lottery funded Eden Project in Cornwall, UK.

Jurassic Coast Gallery to open at Dorset County Museum

16 Nov 2005

A new gallery, focusing on the Jurassic stretch of coast between East Devon and Dorset in the UK is to open at Dorchester’s Dorset County Museum in August 2006.

£6.6m Kew Palace restoration almost complete

16 Nov 2005

May 2006 will see the reopening of Kew Palace in London, UK, for the first time in a decade following £6.6m of extensive restoration work to its interiors.

Aliens welcome at the Science museum

16 Nov 2005

The Science Museum in London’s Kensington, UK, has opened a new exhibition based on all things extraterrestrial.

Military museum reveals the real 007

16 Nov 2005

Gracey joins Dreamworld

16 Nov 2005

Stephen Gregg, CEO of Dreamworld theme park on Australia's Gold Coast has announced the appointment of a new general manager of sales and marketing.

$75m centre dedicated to the life of boxing legend Ali set to open

16 Nov 2005

The US$75m (£43m, 64m euro) Muhammad Ali Center is set to open next week in the city where the boxing legend was born, Louisville, Kentucky, US.

Three shortlisted for Alexandra Palace redevelopment

15 Nov 2005

The team behind the redevelopment of Alexandra Palace in north London has today (15 November) named the three companies shortlisted to take on a 125-year lease at the building.

Tourism chief lobbies PM for more cohesion within sector

15 Nov 2005

Official opening of Lough Neagh Discovery Centre

15 Nov 2005

The Lough Neagh Discovery Centre (LNDC) in Craigavon, Northern Ireland, has reopened after a £900,000 refurbishment.

TiLE appoints Gourevitch as conference chair

14 Nov 2005

Alexandre Gourevitch, former senior executive with attractions operator Grévin & Cie, has been appointed chair of the TiLE Conference Committtee.

ADVERTISE . CONTACT US

Leisure Media
Tel: +44 (0)1462 431385

ABOUT LEISURE MEDIA

LEISURE MEDIA MAGAZINES

LEISURE MEDIA HANDBOOKS

LEISURE MEDIA WEBSITES

LEISURE MEDIA PRODUCT SEARCH

ATTRACTIONS MANAGEMENT NEWS

ATTRACTIONS HANDBOOK

PRINT SUBSCRIPTIONS

FREE DIGITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS