He will work with the Australian Tourist Commission (ATC) to promote Australia as a tourism destination to the Japanese market.

19 year old Thorpe gained fans worldwide when he won three gold medals at the Sydney Olympics in 2000. Last summer, he became the first swimmer to achieve six gold medals at the world .... More>>

The Singapore Straits Times reports that Universal has finalised an agreement with the Johor State government to set up a theme park which will be 'larger than the 60-ha Universal theme park in Los Angeles.'

Johor State Government has earmarked 800-ha of land in Bandar Nusajaya, close to Singapore, for the development of the .... More>>

Varekai is the story of a young man who finds adventure in a magical forest, inhabited by mythical creatures. It features a cast of more than 50 artists from 12 different countries.

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Developed by Smartvisit Solutions Pty Ltd, the seesydneycard is a one price card which offers tourists entry into Sydney's most exciting attractions. These include Sydney Opera House, Sydney aquarium and the Powerhouse Museum.

The card also offers discounts at retail and dining outlets in places such as Darling Harbour and .... More>>

Any organisation in the business tourism sector in London can enter the Innovation in Business Tourism category that will run as part of the annual LTB awards.

LTB says it will be looking for 'innovation that demonstrates fresh marketing .... More>>

The EUR300m project in Günzburg will include seven themed sections, refined versions of the those found to be most popular in the three other parks; in Billund, Denmark; Windsor, UK and Carlsbad, US.

Set in 120 acres and boasting models made using over 50 million LEGO blocks, the park expects to receive 1.3 million guests to visit this year, and .... More>>

The £2.5m centre is now Plymouth's biggest visitor attraction with a target visitor number of 150,000 in the first year.

Funded by Plymouth City Council (approximately £138,000), the South West Regional Development Agency, the Single .... More>>

The guide, produced by the Marine Conservation Society (MCS), monitored the bathing water quality of 795 beaches in 2001 and 734 passed the standard set by the European Commission. The 341 beaches that have been recommended had to pass the standard set by the Marine Conservation .... More>>

The three-day exhibition and conference for leisure venues, theme parks, museums and visitor attractions will include speakers from Britain's The Deep, Hull; Imperial War Museum North, Manchester; and the Walt Disney Studio at Disneyland, Paris.

Topics include branding in theme parks, market .... More>>

Almost 15 per cent of London's British Museum's workforce - 150 people - are to be let go. Cost-cutting measures in nearly every area of the museum's activities are to be implemented, including cuts in support services such as information systems, operations and marketing.

Christopher Jones, .... More>>

Parks and resorts revenue fell by 8 per cent to $1.5 billion in the quarter to March 31 this year, however, this is an improvement on the last three months of 2001 when revenue decreased by 17 per cent.

Attendance at the parks has been decreasing since early last year, worsening as .... More>>

Federal records released last week show that in the last five months there have been 180 full or partial evacuations of terminals and concourses at America's 429 commercial airports: more than one a day. The procedures have .... More>>

The Go South, Go Now campaign uses the voice of writer and actor Stephen Fry to advertise the variety of things to do in the region, as well as to encourge listeners to visit the webste www.gosouth.co.uk. Running unti June 9, the 30 second advertisments will be aired on 10 local .... More>>

The show, which tells the history of Land's End, premiered in 1988, and most of the original technology had become outdated.

The attraction has now been refurbished by attraction designers Rick Matthews Associates to include .... More>>