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27 Sep 2001
Tourism recovery group launched
Leading tourism organisations have joined forces to implement a long-term recovery plan for London's tourism in light of the recent terrorism attacks in the USA. The London Tourist Board and Convention Bureau (LTB) is to spearhead the new partnership which will research the effects of the terrorism attacks on London's tourism and the wider economy before implementing a long-term recovery plan. The London
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20 Sep 2001
Former head of Dome takes the helm of Xscape
PY Gerbeau, former chief executive of the Millennium Dome, has been appointed as the chief executive of Xscape, the urban sports and shopping concept. Retail and property company Capital & Regional has appointed Gerbeau to develop Xscape as an international brand. The first Xscape opened in Milton Keynes in June 2000, with an innovative mix of Europe's largest indoor 'real snow' ski slope, a bowling alley,
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20 Sep 2001
Museum opens its archives to public
Manchester's Museum of Science and Industry has opened its stores to the public for the very first time. Officially opened by Minister of State for the Arts, Baroness Blackstone, the Collections centre is a cross between an exhibition, learning centre and store. The new facility gives access to the Museum's vast reserve of object, archive, photograph and library collections. Visitors can can watch curators
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Millennium Point to open on time and in budget
Millennium Point, the £114m landmark building combining science, technology, learning and fun, opens this week. Designed by architects Nicholas Grimshaw and Partners, Millennium Point is the largest millennium project outside of London and home to a variety of new attractions. Thinktank, the Birmingham Museum of Science and Discovery, has 10 galleries over four floors with 200 interactive exhibits, a
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13 Sep 2001
Landmark tower gets go ahead
Work is finally to get underway on Portsmouth's Spinnaker Tower after three years of delay. Construction of the 165m tower, the centrepiece of the £78m redevelopment of Portsmouth Harbour, is to due to start in the next few days after the original completion date 31 December 1999 was moved three times. Plans to build the landmark tower appeared doomed after one construction company pulled out and a consortium
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12 Sep 2001
Golden Oldies go elswhere
English tourism is failing to attract its once captive market of older holidaymakers. A new report by the Tourism Company published in the English Tourism Council's magazine has revealed that more people over the age of 55 are taking holidays abroad than ever before. Since 1993, overseas holidays by the 55-64 age group, the once stalwarts of domestic tourism, have increased by 90 per cent, while UK holidays
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12 Sep 2001
Countdown to Millennium Point
The countdown is on to the opening of the largest Millennium project outside of London. Millennium point is one of the UK's landmark millennium projects, featuring Thinktank - Birmingham's new science museum, the Midlands' first large format IMA theatre with a screen measuring 50ft by 70ft, the Technology Innovation Centre and the University of First Age. The £114m project, which has received £50m of
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10 Sep 2001
Race is back on for studios tour
Wales will get a £300m film studio if plans by developers JV Partnership, a joint venture between Westair and Fairfield Properties, come to fruition. The scheme would include a 750,000sq ft international film academy and studio and a 400,000sq ft leisure scheme with a film tour, restaurants and bars. Plans also include a hotel, health spa and conference facilities. Talks are underway to secure funding and
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