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Ancestral tourism – worth GBP2.4bn to Scotland
BY Tom Anstey | 31 Jul 2013
Scottish tourism businesses are being encouraged to take
advantage of the ancestral tourism market in the run up to 2014, when
Scotland will host several major events including the Ryder Cup, the
Commonwealth Games and Homecoming Scotland 2014 – a year of celebration
for those with Scottish roots.
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Westfield plans UK’s biggest indoor ski facility in Stratford
BY Chris Dodd | 31 Jul 2013
Australian retail developer Westfield is to submit plans for the UK’s biggest
indoor ski facility in Stratford, double the size of anything existing in the UK,
with its size being compared to Ski Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.
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£1bn Ram Brewery project given go-ahead
BY Tom Walker | 25 Jul 2013
London Borough of Wandsworth's planning committee has given its consent for the £1bn Ram
Brewery project in Wandsworth, London.
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Plans revealed for Sochi theme park
BY Tom Walker | 24 Jul 2013
Plans have been revealed to build a RUB9.7bn (US$300m, 226m euro, £195m) theme park in Sochi,
Russia. The city will host the 2014 Winter Olympic Games and the park plans are part of a strategy to
create a lasting tourism legacy for the region.
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Aspen Museum raises US$65m ahead of move
BY Tom Anstey | 17 Jul 2013
Aspen Museum, in Colorado, US, has raised US$58m (£38.1m, €44m) as part of a
US$65m (£42.7m, €49.4m) fundraising campaign to move into a much larger facility.
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National Lottery Awards shortlist revealed
BY Tom Anstey | 16 Jul 2013
The National Lottery Good Causes has revealed a list of 49 projects that will
compete in this year's National Lottery Awards.
Over 900 lottery-funded programmes had entered this year's awards with a panel of judges coming up
with a short-list of 49 split over seven categories reflecting the different areas that receive National Lottery
Funding: arts, sport, heritage, health, environment, education and voluntary/charity.
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£3m centre for Dudley Zoo unveiled
BY Aoife Dowling | 15 Jul 2013
Dudley Zoo has revealed design plans of the proposed Trilobite building – a futuristic education
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conference centre with a nod to the site’s ancient history.
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US attraction industry growing at twice the rate of the economy
BY Tom Anstey | 11 Jul 2013
New research conducted by Tourism Economics shows that the attraction industry
in the US has grown nearly twice the rate of the rest of the economy between
2004-2011. In 2011 alone the US attractions industry generated a total economic
impact of almost
US$219bn (£146bn, €170bn) - a huge increase compared to 2004 when it had an
impact of
US$146m (98bn, €114bn) over the year.
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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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DJW
David & Lynn Willrich started the Company
over thirty years ago, from the Audio Visual
Department [more...] |
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Alterface
Alterface’s Creative Division team is
seasoned in concept and ride development,
as well as storyte [more...] |
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Vekoma Rides Manufacturing B.V.
Vekoma Rides has a large variety of
coasters and attractions. [more...] |
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