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13 Mar 2003
EcoReef Centre planned for Queensland coast
Cairns-based Sunlover Cruises has revealed a proposal to build a 3,900sq metre pontoon, provisionally named the EcoReef Centre, to be moored off the Great Barrier Reef. Facilities aboard will include an underwater café, health spa, conference centre, reef research laboratory and an Aboriginal gallery. Tourist attractions such as scuba diving, seawalking, a pool for children, a water slide, limited accommodation and a
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13 Mar 2003
Railex installs Natural History herbarium
Railex Systems, an industry expert in filing and storage systems, was selected by the Natural History Museum, London to provide a rolling storage system for the general herbarium. The botany department is responsible for the preservation of over 6m specimens of plant life, from algae to flowering plants, so storage is a major consideration. Railex was selected after a European tender, and designed the cabinets to
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12 Mar 2003
Churchill's private wartime quarters opened to public
The first phase of a £13.5m project to reinstate secret rooms used by Winston Churchill's wife and staff during World War 2 has been completed. The area is a section of the Cabinet War Rooms complex situated beneath the Treasury building in London, part of which was opened to the public by the Imperial War Museum in 1984. Opening on 8 April, the £7m renovation includes Mrs Churchill's bedroom, Churchill's
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12 Mar 2003
Broadway musicians strike settled
The dispute between theatre owners and orchestra musicians which forced the closure of 18 musicals showing on Broadway has been settled. An agreement was reached and shows have recommenced after New York's mayor, Michael Bloomberg, called both sides for talks with a mediator at Gracie Mansion, the mayor's official residence. The dispute concerned the guaranteed number of musicians required in each theatre's
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12 Mar 2003
Work starts on National Waterfront Museum
Construction has started on Swansea's National Waterfront Museum. The £28m project, designed by architects Wilkinson Eyre, is part of Swansea City Council's plans for the regeneration of the maritime area of the town with the aim of creating a waterfront destination on the River Tawe. To be operated by the National Museums & Galleries of Wales and the first Welsh Museum to be designed and built for free
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12 Mar 2003
Farmer studios sees three new rides open this season
Farmer Studios has designed two new rides opening at UK theme parks this season. The first is Excalibur - A Dragon's Tale at Drayton Manor Park to replace the old Jungle Cruise attraction. The new ride takes visitors on a journey through the dragon's lair. The company has also developed Mokomo's Jungle Rock for Drusilla's Park in East Sussex. The interactive experience explains the food chain in with
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11 Mar 2003
Space centre blasts off in Liverpool
An £8m International Space and Astronomy Centre (ISAC) has been given the go-ahead by the DCMS. The 2,772sq m, space-themed attraction , a joint venture between Mersey Ferries and the Astrophysics Research Institute at Liverpool John Moores University, will be situated in a former ferry maintenance building within the Mersey Ferries passenger terminal and is receiving substantial backing from the European Regional
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11 Mar 2003
Terrorist threat could close top US attractions
The threat of terrorist action in the US could result in the temporary closure of some of the country's most high-profile tourist sites. The Statue of Liberty, the Washington Monument, the White House, the St Louis Gateway Arch and Philadelphia's Liberty Bell pavilion were all closed immediately after the September 11 attack. However, Dave Barna, speaking for the National Parks Service, said that all the
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11 Mar 2003
Boost for tourism in South West
The South West Regional Development Agency is to launch an initiative in April to raise awareness of the area. Although details have not yet been released, the SWRDA has revealed it will involve a new brand identity. Meanwhile, the region has received a boost from a survey naming the area as the best place to live in England. A poll in Country Life magazine saw Devon come out on top with 72
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11 Mar 2003
Stelios to launch easyCruise
Stelios Haji-Ioannou, architect of the Easy concept, is reported to be considering the creation of a cruise line. He believes there is a market for a low-cost seasonal cruise service around the Mediterranean and Caribbean, whereby customers could join a ship at any point during its itinerary. The price of a ticket would cover accommodation and carriage only, catering and other services being charged for
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11 Mar 2003
New attractions at Camelot
The Camelot medieval theme park in Lancashire will open for the 2003 season with three new attractions. The Whirlwind is a £1.5m, 1411ft long, 7-car spinning coaster. Seating four people to a car, the cars climb to the first drop in complete silence and then drop downwards and sideways at 38mph. The track is at an 80 degree position on one of the turns, causing riders to be facing either up or down, and the
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10 Mar 2003
Service industries hit by war worries
A survey by the Confederation of British Industry reveals that services sector confidence has fallen over the past three months. Worries over the economy and the possibility of a war in Iraq have started to affect the hotel and restaurant trade, with a fall in business seen over the past three months. The survey reports that overall 41 per cent more service industry firms said they were less confident about
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10 Mar 2003
Broadway shows silenced by strike
A strike by musicians has closed 18 musicals playing on New York's Broadway. The dispute between musicians and producers concerns the guaranteed minimum number of orchestra staff employed in each theatre's orchestra pit. The producers have suggested 15 but the American Federation of Musicians wants 24. The previous contract between the two sides expired last week. It had been hoped to present the shows using
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7 Mar 2003
Titanic docks in London
Titanic: The Artefact Exhibition, a collection of artefacts from the former White Star liner, opens at London's Science Museum on 16 May. More than 200 items - raised 2.5 miles from the seabed, 90 years after the ship sank on its maiden voyage - will form the display, together with re-creations of the ship's bridge and first and third class cabins. Amongst the artefacts will be a 2.5ton section of the ship's
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