Turnover was up 9 per cent to £29.3m, compared with £26.8m for 2001/2, and EBITDA rose 12.5 per cent to £9m - a figure exceeding the company's expectations - against £8m for the previous year.

Visitor numbers across the group's 22 attractions in eight countries were in excess of 5m during the period. .... More>>

Being a part of Germany's first integrated entertainment and shopping centre, the official grand opening of the Space Center will take place on 12 February 2004. Between the two dates the site's attractions will be open to visitors at a special preview price.

Space Center will feature attractions that are .... More>>

Theme park attendance, hotel occupancy and average guest spend were all up, helped by the opening in March 2002 of the Walt Disney Studios Park.

However, due to the global downturn in tourism, the increased turnover did not meet the company's original estimates.

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Tourism minister, John Pandazopoulos, said the package would include:

• A$10m over four years for international marketing

• A$15m over three years to maximise return on existing events and to secure new events for the state

• A$2m over four .... More>>

Charterhouse - which bought Tussauds in 1998 from media group Pearson in a £353m deal - is examining four options: a Stock Market flotation, a secondary buyout, a trade sale or keeping the business and refinancing it, but says it is in no hurry to finalise a .... More>>

Lady Cobham is chair of both the British Casino Association and the Civic Trust. She is a former board member of the English Tourist Board (1987-1992), English Heritage, the Countryside Commission and British Waterways and serves as a trustee of the .... More>>

Capitalising on the drawing power of the existing Ramoji Film City, the first phase of the new Ramoji Movie Magic Park is slated to open in mid-2004.

The new park is being overseen by Rajeev Jalnapurkar, general manager of Ramoji Film City Tourism Division.

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NAO head, Sir John Bourn, said: It is pleasing that most of the 15 projects are now delivering the intended benefits to the public.

However, he continued: It is disappointing that two have had to close and that on most, the construction work did .... More>>

The Parks and Resorts sector saw a fall in income - down 45 per cent - with the quarter's $155m comparing badly with $280m at the same time last year.

This figure reflects higher costs at both Walt Disney World and the Disneyland Resort but more especially a drop in theme .... More>>

A total of 421 beaches are recommended - over half of Britain's bathing waters. This is 80 more than last year and the largest annual increase since the guide was first published 16 years ago.

Recommended beaches are those that meet the highest Guideline European water .... More>>

Backed by the South West Regional Development Agency (SWRDA), South West Tourism and the South West Regional Assembly and covering Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, the campaign will use the sign-off It's in our nature.

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Formally known as National Museums & Galleries on Merseyside (NMGM), the attractions included under the new corporate umbrella name are Liverpool Museum, Merseyside Maritime Museum, the Walker, HM Customs & Excise National Museum, the Museum of Liverpool Life, the Conservation Centre, .... More>>

Sue Biggs, Kuoni's managing director, said: As a result of the recent events in Asia and low public demand, we will not be offering holidays to Burma in 2004.

She continued: However, we very much look forward to returning to Burma once the British public demands it back, which we expect to happen as soon as .... More>>

In a programme entitled Clash of the Cities broadcast from 1990's City of Culture, Glasgow, viewers could vote by email, digital satellite tv or email for their favourite amongst the six shortlisted cities of Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Liverpool, Newcastle and Oxford.

Of the 165,980 votes cast, .... More>>