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9173 to 9192 of 9639 news stories

£27.9m Kelvingrove revamp nears completion

30 Nov 2005

Closed for refurbishment since summer 2003, the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow, Scotland, is due to reopen to the public in the summer of 2006.

Macquarie plans $56m waterpark for Australia’s Gold Coast

30 Nov 2005

Macquarie Leisure Trust Group (MLT), owner and operator of the Dreamworld theme park on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia, has unveiled plans to develop a AUS$56m (£24m, 35m euro, US$41m) waterpark.

Alton Towers wins reduction in noise abatement order

30 Nov 2005

Theme park Alton Towers has successfully appealed to have the terms of its noise abatement order reduced.

Weather’s good for tourism businesses

30 Nov 2005

BALPPA, the British Association of Leisure Parks, Piers and Attractions, has welcomed news that the Met Office has issued new guidelines designed to encourage the use of more positive terms when reporting the weather.

London Beach greenlighted for 2006

30 Nov 2005

Back Row Events and the South Bank Centre have announced that Lambeth Council has approved a planning re-application for 2006 which would see the use of Hungerford Car Park and part of Queen’s Walk in London as a beach and outdoor cinema next summer.

Aussie government backs tourism projects with $8m funding package

29 Nov 2005

The Australian government has announced a funding package of nearly AUS$8m (£3.4m, 5m euro, US$6m) to support 53 tourism developments throughout the country.

Aussie World set to unveil Funny Bone Flicks

29 Nov 2005

Aussie World, a theme park on Australia’s Gold Coast, is set to open Funny Bone Flicks next month – a cinema showing a 25-minute screening of old television commercials and Australian newsreel footage.

Sensation of secret sight and the brilliant brain

28 Nov 2005

The Sensation science centre in Dundee is to open a new zone at the end of January 2006 as part of the final phase of a £3m upgrade.

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.

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9173 to 9192 of 9639 news stories

£27.9m Kelvingrove revamp nears completion

30 Nov 2005

Closed for refurbishment since summer 2003, the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow, Scotland, is due to reopen to the public in the summer of 2006.

Macquarie plans $56m waterpark for Australia’s Gold Coast

30 Nov 2005

Alton Towers wins reduction in noise abatement order

30 Nov 2005

Theme park Alton Towers has successfully appealed to have the terms of its noise abatement order reduced.

Weather’s good for tourism businesses

30 Nov 2005

London Beach greenlighted for 2006

30 Nov 2005

Aussie government backs tourism projects with $8m funding package

29 Nov 2005

The Australian government has announced a funding package of nearly AUS$8m (£3.4m, 5m euro, US$6m) to support 53 tourism developments throughout the country.

Aussie World set to unveil Funny Bone Flicks

29 Nov 2005

Sensation of secret sight and the brilliant brain

28 Nov 2005

The Sensation science centre in Dundee is to open a new zone at the end of January 2006 as part of the final phase of a £3m upgrade.

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.

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