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15 Nov 2001
Britons encouraged to visit London
The London Tourism Action Group (LTAG) is channeling £500,000 of Government funding into encouraging Britons to visit the Capital. The LTAG originally planned to invest the money in promoting London oversees, but changed it plans due to the drop in tourist trade following the foot and mouth crisis, and the events of 11 September in the US. The LTAG, is made up of public sector organisations and private sector
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14 Nov 2001
IMAX signs deal with National Amusements
The IMAX Corporation has signed a deal with National Amusements to open an IMAX 3D theatre at The Bridge entertainment complex in Los Angeles. The IMAX auditorium is scheduled to open at the 17-screen Bridge Cinema, part of a 250,000sq ft entertainment and shopping complex at Howard Hughes Center, in January 2002. 'We are excited by the opportunity to show case IMAX content to the Los Angeles community with
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14 Nov 2001
Britain guilty over dirty beaches
Britain has been found guilty of failing to keep its beaches clean enough during the 1990s, the European Court of Justice ruled this week. The ruling followed a campaign by the European Commission to censure the UK for failing to meet the limits set out in a directive dating back to 1975. In 1996, less than 90 per cent of the UK's bathing waters met EU hygiene standards. The situation worsened in 1997.
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13 Nov 2001
Nottingham offers visitors a world of sport
Nottingham's sports venues and hotels have teamed up with Profile Nottingham to offer reduced price sporting breaks for visitors. The campaign, launched this month, has attracted five of the city's hotels including the Ramada Jarvis Nottingham and the Nottingham Moat House to offer special overnight rates to visitors who regularly come to Nottingham to watch and take part in sporting events. 'Nottingham has a
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9 Nov 2001
Family Entertainment Centre
Kaleidoskop Kultiplexx, a new family enterainment centre, has opened in the Prater in Vienna, one of the world's oldest operating amusement parks. The £3m interactive centre offers a mix of workshops, shows, interactive games and a simulation threatre. Visitors to the kultiplexx are greeted by Kaleido, a talking robot, who guides them through the centres six cavens where a variety of interactive workshops are
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8 Nov 2001
PokerMillion rivals Vegas event
The world's biggest poker tournament, The Ladbrokescasino.com PokerMillion, has been launched by Ladbrokes and Matchroom Sport offering a prize of at least £1m to the winner. Running from 28-31 March 2002 at the Hilton London Metropole hotel, places are limited to 300, with each player paying a £7,000 entrance stake. The prize fund is expected to be around £2.1m. With live coverage for a global audience on
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8 Nov 2001
Job cuts in the amusement industry
The UK Amusement Parks & Arcades industry may shed up to 875 jobs next year according to Plimsoll Portfolio Analysis: Amusement Parks & Arcades. The survey, which looked at the financial performance of 298 companies, revealed that 85 per cent of the industry will need to shed jobs in the next 12 months to tackle the rising cost of wages. The cost of employing people has increased by 21 per cent over the last
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8 Nov 2001
Ice hotel returns to Canada
Work is due to start of Canada's second Ice Hotel after its successful launch last year. More than 11,000 tonnes of snow and 350 tonnes will be used to construct the 31-bedroom hotel accomodating up to 76 people. Other facilites will include two art galleries, an Absolut Ice bar, a cinema, spa, driving range, skating rink and wedding chapel. The award-winning Ice Hotel Quebec-Canada was a resounding success
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