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SeaWorld loses one million visitors in 2014
BY Tom Anstey | 02 Mar 2015
SeaWorld continues to flounder as its year-end report showed a net loss of US$24.5m
(€22.6m, £16.5m) for the last quarter of 2014 and visitor numbers down by over one
million for the year.
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US$600bn natural heritage sector badly under-funded, says new study
BY Tom Anstey | 02 Mar 2015
The world’s national parks and nature reserves are thought to be worth US$600bn
(€535bn, £389bn) a year, with around eight billion tourism visits annually. That income,
however, is not being supported by adequate investment into heritage protection,
according to the team behind the research.
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Work to start on US$19m California planetarium development
BY Tom Anstey | 26 Feb 2015
Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, California, will start work this year on a US$19m
(€16.8m, £12.3m) planetarium development as part of a larger seven-year US$965m
(€854m, £625.2m) renovation to its district campuses.
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Merlin posts strong end of year results after successful 2014
BY Tom Anstey | 26 Feb 2015
Merlin Entertainments has posted strong end of year results, delivering positive growth
from existing attractions along with the continued rollout of its various brands, recording
a compounded annual growth rate from 2010 to 2014 of 12.6 per cent.
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Bob Chapek to head up Disney's theme park division
BY Tom Anstey | 26 Feb 2015
The Walt Disney Company has named company veteran Bob Chapek as its new chair of
Parks and Resorts, succeeding Thomas Staggs, who this month was appointed chief
operating officer for Disney.
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Over 18s waterpark coming to BH Mallorca as part of €10m redevelopment
BY Tom Anstey | 25 Feb 2015
Following a takeover by the Cursach Hotel Group, the former Mallorca Rocks hotel is
undergoing a €10m (US$11.3m, £7.4m) redevelopment of its facilities, which will now
include a new beach club, stage area and an over 18s waterpark under its new name BH
Mallorca.
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iPlayCO
iPlayCo was established in 1999. [more...] |
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Simworx Ltd
The company was initially established
in 1997. Terry Monkton and Andrew
Roberts are the key stakeh [more...] |
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IAAPA EMEA
IAAPA Expo Europe was established in 2006 and has grown to the largest international conference and [more...] |
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Polin Waterparks
Polin was founded in Istanbul in 1976. Polin
has since grown into a leading company in
the waterpa [more...] |
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