NEWS
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London tourism's rapid recovery after bombs
13 Jul 2005
According to tourism body VisitLondon, the capital is quickly returning to normal following the London bomb attacks on 7 July which left 52 people dead and 700 injured.
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VisitBritain responds to London terrorist attacks
08 Jul 2005
UK Prime Minister Tony Blair confirmed at midday on 7 July that a series of explosions in central London were the result of a terrorist attack and that a number of fatalities had occurred.
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Olympian bid effort brings Games to London in 2012
07 Jul 2005
London’s successful bid to host the 2012 Olympics will bring an estimated £2bn to the capital’s visitor economy with an expected additional 500,000 overseas visitors and a boost to economic output for the UK of more than £9bn.
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Cliffs of Mohar gains new visitor attraction
06 Jul 2005
A new, 28m euro (£18.9m) interpretative centre is to be built at the Cliffs of Mohar in west Clare, Ireland, nearly 15 years after the development was first proposed.
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Revamp of Royal Festival Hall
05 Jul 2005
The South Bank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall in London is near to completing the first phase of its £91m investment programme – the redevelopment of the ground floor on the riverfront – and is now closed to the public to allow major refurbishments to the hall’s foyers and auditorium to be carried out.
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New visitor centre at Snowdon
30 Jun 2005
The Snowdonia National Park Authority and the Snowdonia Society have announced plans to build a new £9m visitor centre at Mount Snowdon’s 1,085m summit - which attracts 350,000 climbers and walkers annually.
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What’s the most fun park in the world?
29 Jun 2005
A recent survey conducted by business magazine Forbes named the top 10 ‘most fun’ theme parks in the world, with Alton Towers in the UK taking the top spot.
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Images of Singapore experience reopens
29 Jun 2005
Extensive redevelopment work at the Images of Singapore experience – which showcases Singapore’s heritage, culture and values – on Sentosa island has been completed and the site has been reopened to the public in time for the nation’s 40th birthday celebrations.
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Continuum expands European operation
29 Jun 2005
UK designer and operator of musuems and visitor attractions, Continuum Group, has opened its first international office in Talinn, Estonia.
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Sierra Leone workers take part in heritage exchange
27 Jun 2005
Three members of staff from Sierra Leone's newly-opened National Railway Collection in Freetown visited the UK in June for four weeks to find out more about collection maintenance, visitor services and care as part of a new, UK government-funded Africa Initiative.
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Europa Nostra winners announced
27 Jun 2005
Heritage sites across Europe received accolades at the 2005 European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage/Europa Nostra awards at the Håkonshallen in Bergen, Norway.
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Science Centre network creates new club
20 Jun 2005
A network of Scottish science centres – including the Glasgow Science Centre, Our Dynamic Earth, Stratosphere in Aberdeen and Sensation Dundee – is to launch its first collaborative initiative intended to inspire young scientists of the future.
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