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12 Nov 2018
UK attractions celebrate historic centenary Remembrance Sunday
The Tower of London and the Imperial War Museums were among the UK attractions to commemorate the centenary of the end of World War 1 yesterday (11 November). More than 10,000 flames were lit at the Tower of London to mark the centenary in a ceremony called Beyond the Deepening Shadow: The Tower Remembers, which
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09 Nov 2018
Keltbray moves into Kent theme park project
The proposed theme park project in Kent, England – formerly called the London Paramount Entertainment Resort, until the Hollywood film studio pulled out – has had a £25m (US$32.5m, €28.7m) cash injection via a deal with construction firm Keltbray. The financiers behind London Resort Company Holdings (LRCH), the
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09 Nov 2018
IAAPA 2018: 35,000 gather in Orlando for record-breaking attractions expo
More than 35,000 buyers, suppliers and representatives of the attractions sector from more than 100 countries are heading to Orlando, Florida, ahead of this year's IAAPA Attractions Expo, which is set to break records once again as the organisation celebrates its centenary year. Hosted inside the Orange County
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08 Nov 2018
Daniel Libeskind-designed MO Museum opens in Vilnius
A new modern art museum, called MO Museum, has opened in Vilnius, Lithuania showcasing the 4,000-work private collection of local couple Viktoras and Danguole Butkus. The former sold his biotechnology firm, Fermentas, to Thermo Fisher Scientific in 2010, which gave the couple “the financial platform to bring
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08 Nov 2018
US$250m water park next to Mall of America planned for Minneapolis
Plans for what could become North America’s largest water park have been revealed for a plot next to the world-famous Mall of America (MOA) shopping centre and theme park in Bloomington, Minneapolis. Working together with City of Bloomington, Triple Five, the mall’s ownership group, has laid out plans for a
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08 Nov 2018
National Gallery using licence to pop-up in Asia with classics
London’s National Gallery has revealed plans to open a series of pop-up "gallery cafés" across Asia, mixing famous pieces of art with a food and beverage offer. To be operated under its Delicious Art brand, the outlets will “celebrate the excellence of high-quality food and drink and the magnificence of the
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08 Nov 2018
PES-Architects scoop futuristic Turku revitalisation project
Finnish studio PES-Architects have won a competition to design what’s been described as a "future-oriented" urban "archipelago" in Turku, Finland. Dubbed "Luoto" (skerry), the estimated €500m (US$571m, £435m) project will see the coastal city gain a 170,000 sq m experience centre, which will include a
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08 Nov 2018
Sydney's Australian Museum plans AU$57.5m expansion
The Australian Museum in Sydney has revealed plans to extend its Crystal Hall exhibition space to allow the museum to put on more "world-class" exhibitions. The expansion, which will cost AU$57.5m (US$41.9m, €36.7m, £32m), is being designed for exhibitions such as Tutankhamun: Treasures of the Golden
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07 Nov 2018
DXB Entertainments reports dip in profits for Q3 2018
UAE-based Operator DXB Entertainments has posted quarter-on-quarter losses in revenue and gross profit for Q3 2018. Revenue dropped by 11 per cent AED103m (US$28m, €24.4m, £21.3m), while gross profit was down by 13 per cent to AED89m (US$24.2m, €21.1m, £18.4m) in the quarter compared with Q3 2017. However,
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07 Nov 2018
A view from on high: Herzog & de Meuron announce mountain station facelift
Swiss architecture studio Herzog & de Meuron have unveiled their plans to redesign the Klein Titlis, a 50-year-old mountaintop observatory station in Switzerland. The firm’s plan – dubbed Titlis 3020 – will see the current structure gain a new antenna tower and expanded gondola station in addition to an
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07 Nov 2018
Lego Movie World to open at Legoland Florida in Q2 2019
Legoland Florida Resort’s largest-ever investment to date will see the opening of a Lego Movie World area at the theme park. The area is being built in collaboration with Warner Bros Entertainment and Lego System and will place guests in the middle of Bricksburg, the city where the character Emmet lives in the
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07 Nov 2018
UNWTO focuses on tech investment at World Travel Market
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) hosted this year’s Minister’s Summit at the World Travel Market (WTM) in London yesterday (6 November 2018) on the topic of Investment in Tourism Technology. Continuing the conversation on innovation and digital transformation in tourism, which began at the celebrations
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07 Nov 2018
National Museum of Qatar on track for 2019 opening
The National Museum of Qatar – expected to become one of the princedom's most striking landmarks – will open its doors in March 2019. Designed by Pritzker award-winning architect Jean Nouvel and constructed by ASTAD Project Management, the new 40,000sq m building will be located on Doha Bay and encircle the
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