The body has been founded and funded by educational travel producers and suppliers and will co-ordinate and promote the commercial, cultural and social activities of Britain's educational travel sector - estimated by BETA to be worth over £12bn per year.

Speaking at the launch last .... More>>

The airline is inviting those in the tourism industry with a 'good environmental and social performance' to gain 'well-deserved' recognition.

Both large-scale businesses and small specialist companies are eligible for entry and British Airways says it is keen to invite entries from those projects that can show improvement in the field of .... More>>

On a trail full of pitfalls - stagnant water, crocodiles, piranhas - the visitor will experience a storm in the corridor of sensations, arid desert, polar glaciers, tropical jungle and a 4D show.

Nausicaa says it hopes the 4500sq m exhibition will .... More>>

In a free day of family celebrations, characters from Docklands' past will entertain visitors with tales of distant lands and exotic cargoes and of ships and smuggling, to reveal the secret world that lay behind the high dock walls. Children are invited to .... More>>

The grant will support teaching and research at the Courtauld and also fund Edmond J Safra Visiting Curators from the State Hermitage Museum to the Courtauld Institute of Art in London.

The grant also facilitates the Courtauld Institute of Art .... More>>

The book includes 25 special offers - such as 2 for 1's and percentage discounts - to attractions, tea rooms, garden centres, factory shops and hotels within the National Forest area.

The National Forest is in the Midlands of England to the north of Birmingham .... More>>

Chief executive, Suzy Brain England, said between January and April more than 37,000 families had visited the park, compared to 27,000 in the same period in 2002: 'A number of new attractions and exhibitions opened in 2003 and it is these, together with an 'affordable all inclusive package' .... More>>

Construction of the White Horse Millennium Landmark is already well under way, with turf having been removed, outline trenches excavated and chalk slabs scheduled to be laid soon.

However, the area - near Folkestone - is a site of national importance for its chalk grassland .... More>>

The announcement coincided with the park's 5th anniversary celebrations.

Called Expedition Everest, the ride will be themed after the legend of the Yeti - sometimes referred to as the Abominable Snowman - said to guard the route through the Himalayas to Mount Everest.

Visitors will .... More>>

Local authorities set up floating barriers to contain the oil and a clean-up operation has now removed it. The incident came only a couple of days before the start of the Cannes Film Festival.

It is thought that the spillage came from an oil tanker at sea illegally cleaning out its tanks. .... More>>

The International Council of Museums (ICOM) has decided to dedicate International Museum Day 2003 to museum friends to 'pay homage to the valuable and little-publicised role they play and to strengthen links between museums and their friends.'

ICOM says 'friends' are voluntary workers, partners or benefactors: .... More>>

The 38-acre site will include showcase gardens, 40 factory outlet retail units; water pools and canals, a feature windmill, children's play areas, woodland and an all year round events programme.

The 140,000sq ft retail and garden centre is incorporating nearly 1,000 car parking and 20 coach parking spaces in a bid to generate .... More>>

By April 2004, Regional Agencies for museums, archives and libraries will have been established in each of the nine English regions. Eight are in place at the moment and work towards the establishment of one in London is still in progress.

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His comments, in front of a group of schoolchildren at City Hall, included a reference to his looking forward to the Bush government being overthrown as much he looked forward to the overthrow of Saddam Hussein.

He .... More>>