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28 Aug 2002
Aquarium and multi-complex entertainment destination for Atlanta
Atlanta, USA is to get a major new visitor experience, in a site in the downtown area of the city which will open in 2005. The experience will include a 250,000 sq ft Georgia aquarium, boasting over five million gallons of exotic aquatic life and a brand new World of Coca-Cola attraction. Located just north of Centennial Olympic park, the site belongs to the Coca-Cola company, who is donating approximately
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23 Aug 2002
Waterside centre to save sports
The Exe Waterside and Heritage Committee is to apply for lottery funding next month in a bid to save Exmouth's watersports. The committee, headed by local businessman Alun Sands, wants to create a non-profit making centre dedicated to all watersports from sailing and windsurfing to canoeing and rowing. The area is currently home to clubs such as the renown Spinnakers Sailing School and the UK's largest diving
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23 Aug 2002
Talks continue about Universal Studios in Malaysia
Rumours about a Universal Studios theme park being built in Malaysia continue as the Tourism Minister for Malaysia arrives in Singapore for meetings with the Singapore Tourism Board. Mr Datuk Paduka Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir is in the country to discuss Singapore having a stake in the S$4bn Universal Studios theme park in Johor Bahru. If the park goes ahead, the three stakeholders are expected to be Renong
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23 Aug 2002
SimEx!Iwerks announces six month results
SimEx!Iwerks has announced sales of $25.6m in its first six months of operating as a merged company. The now privately held company has operating cash profits of $1.8m. SimEx acquired Iwerks in January 2002, after a period of five years where Iwerks had not been profitable. The merger of the two simulation giants enables SimEx!Iwerks to offer full out of home entertainment attractions, including 8/70
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22 Aug 2002
Holidaymakers suffer in euro price-hike
Surveys across Europe show holidaymakers are suffering as shops, bars and restaurants in countries who have adopted the euro appear to be using the conversion as an excuse to round up their prices, reports The Times. European authorities say that the reported price rises are imagined because tourists are unfamiliar with the currency. However, a survey by the German newspaper Bild am Sonntag has pointed
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22 Aug 2002
Kickstart for Derby's tourism
Derby's Tourism Unit is promoting Rams Football Weekend packages in a bid to interest visitors who wish to combine a weekend city break with sporting action. One of the first sports-tourism breaks of its kind in the country, the package is jointly managed by Derby Tourism and Derby County Football Club and is available to visitors from the start of the current football season, to May 2003. Details of the
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22 Aug 2002
New franchise standard for self-catering
As part of its strategy to boost the number of self-catering properties that are quality assured, the English Tourism Council (ETC) has launched a new franchise standard for self-catering companies. The new standard, which is being introduced following a successful one-year pilot with the Holiday Cottages Group, will enable self-catering companies to carry out their own assessments on their properties using the ETC's
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22 Aug 2002
British Museum sell study centre
The British Museum has exchanged contracts to sell its former study centre in New Oxford Street to help finance other capital projects. The museum announced plans to scrap the study centre as part of a £6.5m swathe of cuts back in June, but says the core concepts of the centre will be incorporated into its Bloomsbury site. Under government accounting rules, the proceeds of the sale are not allowed to be used
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22 Aug 2002
London Eye wins LTB top spot
For the second year running, the British Airways London Eye was the clear winner as top attraction in the London Tourism Awards, as well as being the public's firm favourite. Taking part in a BBC website vote, visitors gave strong reasons for their admiration for the observation wheel: 'It's the most exciting attractions,' 'I love the design,''It's modern, well designed and you get a wonderful view of London from it.'
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22 Aug 2002
Funding for Coventry Transport Museum
The Coventry Transport Museum has received £2.6m in grants from the Heritage Lottery Fund, the European Regional Development Fund and the Designation Challenge Fund. The money completes the £4.4m needed to fund the museum's redevelopment, which comprises a new frontage, improved visitor facilities and six new galleries including a Futures Gallery, a Technocentre, a Speed and Time Gallery. The museum offers
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21 Aug 2002
All-night opening huge success for Tate Modern
Over half a million people visited the Matisse Picasso exhibition, making it the most popular ever in the Tate Gallery's history. The box office sold 467,166 tickets and some 40,000 people have attended events outside of gallery hours. The special 36-hour opening to complete the run of the exhibition was attended by 16,775 visitors and included talks in the gallery by jazz legend George Melly, Elizabeth Cowling,
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20 Aug 2002
Museums must be modernised
The Association of Independent Museums says a major museum modernisation programme is urged by a new report on the state of the UK's museums and galleries, jointly commissioned by the Heritage Lottery Fund and Resource. UK Museums Needs Assessment draws together findings of a range of research and analysis undertaken over several years. AIM chair, Sam Mullins says: 'The report confirms that despite the
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