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24 Jan 2003
RGA assesses Shetland attraction
Consultants, RGA, are currently assessing the feasibility of a proposed botanical attraction in the Shetland Islands. The aim of the attraction will be to meet educational and community needs as well as cater for visors to Shetland. David Mitchell, curator at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, is providing technical expertise on the project. The company has also been appointed to explore the economic and
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24 Jan 2003
Royal Bank of Scotland donation
The Royal Bank of Scotland has given to £500,000 to the Kelvingrove Refurbishment Appeal (RFA), the charitable trust trying to raise £5m in sponsorship and donations towards the £25.5m refurbishment of Glasgow's Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum. The Royal Bank of Scotland's donation will help pay for a new exhibition space in the basement, which will be used to display international touring exhibitions. The
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23 Jan 2003
National Trust buys William Morris house
The National Trust has secured the future of Red House, in Bexleyheath, south-east London. Commissioned by William Morris and designed by Philip Webb, two of the founders of the Arts and Crafts movement, the house is a landmark in the history of domestic architecture; the garden inspired Morris' early designs of wallpaper and fabric. 'The acquisition of Red House by the National Trust is of major importance. One of
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23 Jan 2003
Drusillas Zoo celebrates record year
The Drusillas Zoo Park in East Sussex says visitor numbers were the best ever in 2002 with 350,000 recorded. Co-owner Laurence Smith said: 'When we acquired Drusillas in 1997, the visitor numbers were about 250,000 and on a downward spiral, so we are delighted with the progress we have been able to make.' The Smiths put their success down to three main criteria: responding to customers' needs; preparing to
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23 Jan 2003
Visitors urged to take business and pleasure trips
British cities and resorts can boost their earnings by more than £50m by encouraging business travellers to include leisure in their trips according to a report by the British Tourism Partnership. 'Making the Most of Our Business Visitors' gives advice on how event organisers, hotels and visitor bureaux can encourage business travellers to maximise their spend and boost income for local business. The reports
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23 Jan 2003
New 'dark' ride for Six Flag Belgium
Six Flags Belgium will unveil a new interactive 'dark' ride for the 2003 season. The Challenge of Toutankhamon, designed and produced by Sally Corporation, will take riders into 'unexplored passageways of King Tutankhamon's womb' with passageways guarded by the Egyptian god Seth, Lord of Disaster and Chaos and his army of mythological gods and demons. With the possibility of grave-robbers looming, riders are entering
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23 Jan 2003
Admission price up at Disney
The cost of a one-day ticket to Disneyland and California Adventure theme park has gone up, despite falling attendance at the parks. The Walt Disney Company has increased admission prices at its two theme parks in California by $2, bringing the entrance price to $47 per day. This, despite the fact that attendance at Disney parks has fallen by more than a million since 1998, according to industry estimates.
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23 Jan 2003
China goes loopy over Snoopy
A new theme park based on the Peanuts character Snoopy, is planned for Shunde City in China, reports the Japanese News Network, Japan Today. The 'Snoopy fun-fun garden' in Shunde will be built in five phases, the first of which will open in May 2003. The 40,000 square metre park will be located in the downtown area of Shunde in the Guangdong province. Officials from the Shunde government are hoping to turn the
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22 Jan 2003
Supersonic cars are star exhibits at Coventry museum
The first car to ever reach a supersonic land speed record of 763.035mph, is now on display in the Spirit of Speed Gallery at Coventry's Museum of British Road Transport. The new gallery offers an audiovisual show telling the story of the World Land Speed Record, a Pit Station, video interviews with members of the Thrust SSC team and the chance to experience a supersonic run with supersonic booms. Malcolm Oliver,
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22 Jan 2003
Unsocial hours still threat to tourism
Unsocial hours are still the biggest threat to recruitment for the tourism and hospitality industry, according to research commissioned by the Tourism Training Forum for Wales (TTFW), but young people are hopeful about promotion and equal rights in the workplace. `Diana James, director of TTFW, said: 'It is great news that young people now expect equal opportunities in the tourism industry, but before we start
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22 Jan 2003
Parc Asterix welcomes new ghost train
Paris-based Parc Asterix is opening its new season this Spring with the launch of a ghost train, Transdemonium. After an investment of E6.2m and seven months construction work the 13-carriage train will take 1,300 visitors per hour on a 270-metre circuit. Located in the 'Middle Ages' area of the Parc, the train will carry 'daring little Gauls' and 'trembling bigger Gauls' through a haunted castle, full of wizards and
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21 Jan 2003
BT rings museum changes
Thousands of telecommunications objects, such as switchboards and telephones will go under the hammer at a public auction next (22 February) when BT's Connected Earth project enters its final phase. BT's £6m investment in the conservation of telecommunications heritage has already produced three permanent telecommunications galleries with a further three in the planning stage. A Museum on the Internet has also been
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21 Jan 2003
Explosion! set to explode doubts over visitor numbers
After press reports of a 'bleak future' for Explosion!, the £3.5m museum of naval firepower which opened a year ago in Hampshire, Gosport Borough Council says it is on track for a 'future of stability'. Explosion! only attracted 41,000 visitors in its first year, less then half the projected 70,000. But the council says the visitor figures were down largely as a result of delayed transport infrastructure. Chris Henry,
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21 Jan 2003
Consultation on view at National Gallery
A consultation document for the new masterplan at the National Gallery is shown on www. nationalgallery. org.uk /what/news/ ewp.htm The document will show the plan as it currently stands, responding to the pedestrianisation of Trafalgar Square. Comments received by 28 February are welcome.
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