The £2m Museum of the Isles tells the tale of Skye through the eyes of the McDonald clan.

The story begins in Celtic times, and spans the history of the Gaels and the Lordship of the Isles through the present day and on to the future in a series of walk-through galleries.

Designers Northcross have used a series .... More>>

The Shetland Museum, which opened in 1966, currently houses a collection including paintings, textiles, photographs and archeological remains.

Due to an inadequate capacity for display in the current museum, these artefacts will be moved to the new building, along with an .... More>>

Plans for the 320,000sq m site include an expansion of the hotel to provide 500 plus rooms - to open mid 2005, with water and land-based leisure facilities on 8km of sandy beach.

Currently the island has 39 chalets situated among 4,000 coconut and tropical .... More>>

The deal comes after nine months of negotiations. Under the deal, the Beijing Wandian will represent the services of the Vitala Group in China. 'This is a big move for us,' says Wolf Vierich, Chairman, of the Viatala Group, 'We are looking at developing and financing big tourism .... More>>

The travelling attraction, which will visit Copenhagen, the USA and then London in 2003, depicts the evolution of the Russian imperial navy.

Designed by Sarner on behalf of Eagle Crown Productions, who have the rights to the collection, Treasures from the Tsars Imperial Yachts includes more than 400 original .... More>>

The $400m Movie World Madrid spans 250 hectares and architects the Cuningham Group have created five themed areas with more than 75 rides.

The Hollywood Boulevard zone recreates the glamorous Hollywood of the 1930s and 40s, while Cartoon Village caters for small children and includes a Tasmanian Devil raft ride and a .... More>>

The anatomical exhibition of human bodies, has attracted eight million visitors around the world, but caused controversy at its showing at the Atlantis Gallery, in London's East End.

A man was charged with causing criminal damage after smashing an exhibit called The Organ Man with a hammer. .... More>>

The multi-million dollar adventure ride takes visitors into an ancient temple, before strapping them into an escape vehicle and plunging them towards a pit of red-hot lava.

The ride is based on the Tomb Raider games and Paramount Pictures film. 'The thrill of Tomb Raider is the mystery and intrigue that surrounds each .... More>>

The roller coaster, which opened in 1920, received a Grade II listed status from English Heritage.

It travels the mile-long track at just 15mph, and has manually operated brakes controlled by a trained operator perched between two carriages. .... More>>

The Royal Heritage programme features a host of royal themed events, which includes Royal Progress which looks at the lives of past monarchs from medieval King Edward to Queen Victoria, and Queen & Country, a celebration of English queens from Boudicca to the present monarch.

The widely held view among delegates and speakers was that while visits had increased in the short term, only the fittest sites would survive among charging museums and attraction in local authority, independent, heritage and commercial .... More>>

Supported by a £21.5m grant from the Millennium Commission, The Deep traces the history of the oceans from the big bang to the present day.

Designed by Sir Terry Farrell, it comprises a 10m deep visitor aquarium with seven species of shark plus more than 100 species of fish, a .... More>>

The museum, which is based in York, hopes to build a £7.7m second site to house the reserve National Collection of railway vehicles in the historic railway town of Shildon.

'The HLF's grant gives us most of the .... More>>

'More and more people are planning and booking their holidays on the Internet. To stay competitive, English tourism must provide what the customer wants and that includes real-time, quality-assured information, a co-ordinated point for that information and the ability .... More>>