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PortAventura adds luxury option to accommodation offering
BY Alice Davis | 02 Feb 2015
This April, as part of its 20th anniversary celebrations, PortAventura is opening
five-star boutique hotel Hotel Mansión de Lucy – in the style of a 19th-century
American mansion – with theming inspired by the pioneers of gold mining and rail.
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China's ice capital plans Russian theme park
BY Alice Davis | 02 Feb 2015
A RMB5bn (US$800m, €706m, £530m) Russian-themed amusement park will open in
Harbin, Heilongjiang, China, in 2017, according to China’s official news agency Xinhua.
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Loch Ness Monster to star in new tourism campaign for Scotland
BY Tom Anstey | 30 Jan 2015
The iconic landmark of Loch Ness in Scotland – supposedly home to the mythical Loch
Ness Monster – is to benefit from a £2m (US$3m, €2.7m) investment to boost inbound
tourism in a move that the government predicts will generate an extra £14m (US$21.1m,
€18.7m) tourism spend by 2019.
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AU$90m waterpark with surf facilities approved for Queensland
BY Tom Anstey | 30 Jan 2015
Plans have been approved for a AU$90m (US$83.4m, €62.4m, £49.7m) waterpark on the
Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia, to include a wave pool, waterslides, canoeing
experience, 120-room hotel, restaurants and a holiday village.
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Zeiss returns to modernise Indian planetarium
BY Alice Davis | 28 Jan 2015
The MP Birla Planetarium has announced its closure while it undergoes a
INR300m (US$4.9m, €4.3m, £3.2m) renovation to bring its technology up to
date.
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Hogwarts Express coming to Harry Potter studio tour
BY Tom Anstey | 28 Jan 2015
The Warner Brothers Studio Tour London – The
Making of Harry Potter, has announced it
will unveil a 20,000sq ft (1,858sq m) expansion to
include the original Hogwarts Express
steam engine along with a recreation of Platform 9
3/4 .
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New York Met plans US$250m bond offering
BY Tom Anstey | 26 Jan 2015
New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art is to sell US$250m (€218m, £166.1m)
of taxable bonds to finance future infrastructure projects.
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New York State Fair to undergo US$50m revamp
BY Tom Anstey | 26 Jan 2015
The New York State Fair – which first opened in 1841 – is set to undergo a US$50m
(€44.5m, £33.4m) revitalisation to turn the ageing attraction into a world-class
entertainment and tourism destination.
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