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ETC welcomes government guidelines on visits to the countryside
The ETC has welcomed Tony Blair's urge for members of parliament to spend their Easter holidays in the UK, letting the world know that many rural tourism operators remain open. Additionally, the government has issued guidelines to visitors on how to visit rural areas without increasing the risk of foot and mouth disease spreading, by visiting the countryside but staying off farmland. Blair told the British Chamber of Commerce
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Dome bonuses total £136,000
The New Millennium Experience Company has awarded five former Dome directors bonuses totalling almost £136,000 in recognition of their 'remarkable achievement' in operating the attraction. Former chief executive, Pierre Yves Gerbeau receives a £45,000 bonus, which forms 90 per cent of his maximum bonus entitlement, reinforcing the operator's approval of Gerbeau's work at the Dome. NMEC's first chief executive, Jennie Paige,
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Lederer to head up visitscotland
Peter Lederer, managing director of Gleneagles Hotel, has been made chair of visitscotland, previously the Scottish Tourist Board. He replaces Lord Gordon of Strathblane, who held the post for three years. Lederer has been a board member of the tourist board for six years and has also served on the board of Scottish Enterprise Tayside, the regional development company. He chairs the Tourism Skills body, set up last year by the
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British Waterways searching for new partner
British Waterways is actively looking for a partner to develop property interests along 2,000 miles of canals. In the past the agency has been dependent on government funding or charitable sources such as the National Lottery, for economic regeneration around neglected inland waterways. Advisors from King Sturge, NM Rothschild and Sons and Ashurst Morris Crisp have been appointed to identify an appropriate private sector
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Ronson rumoured to have set sights on Dome
Property tycoon and Heron City boss Gerald Ronson, is rumoured to be interested in acquiring the Millennium Dome. Speculation in today's press says that Ronson hopes to purchase the site for conversion into his successful Heron City leisure and entertainment complex. Last year Heron opened its first site in Madrid, followed by last month's launch of a Stockholm development. Lisbon, Barcelona, Lille and Valencia are all under
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DCMS proposes elite arts group
The government is proposing a 'premier-league' of arts organisations in a green paper by the Department of Culture, Media, and Sport. The Culture and Creativity: the next 10 years paper, proposes that a small group of arts institutions, both large and small, can join the elite group, avoiding annual competition for Arts Council grants through guarantees of funding over a six-year period. Culture Secretary, Chris Smith, says
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Migrations in Walsall
The New Art Gallery Walsall is preparing to stage a major new photography exhibition called Migrations, by Brazilian photographer Sebastiao Salgado. Images include Latin Americans entering the US, Jews leaving the former Soviet Union and Bosnian refugees in Croatia in a series of photographs taken over six years in 35 countries, We hold the key to humanity's future, but for that we must understand the present. These
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Science attractions get ready to launch
The next few months sees the launch of three major science attractions across the UK. In May, the landmark Glasgow Science Centre opens celebrating human creativity in science through features such as the Science Mall, which includes a theatrical show at the Science Show Theatre. GSC also includes the Glasgow Tower, a striking 100m structure on the city's skyline that boasts being the world's only tower to revolve 360 degrees
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Tourism threatens nature in the Med
New research into mass tourism in the Mediterranean signals an urgent need for the industry to adopt greener practices, according to the World Wildlife Fund. The organisation says that the period up to 2005 will see a massive surge of new tourism development; the Mediterranean in particular is theatened by a growth in resorts, hotels and holiday homes. According to WWF, mass tourism is one of the main drivers of coastal and
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Government tries to limit foot and mouth impact on tourism
The government's has announced measures to bring back tourism to rural areas. Task Force chief told the Commons yesterday that measures were being put in place to revitalise rural tourism where safe. English Heritage will re-open 200 of its properties from 1 April and the National Trust would open another 150 properties before then. Local authorities and the National Park authorities are to consider which footpaths can be
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Legoland California limbers up for season
A rollercoaster based on the Technic toy line is the main attraction for this season at Legoland California. Scheduled to open on 7 April, the ride is aimed at children aged six to 12 and will create the feeling of driving a life size Lego vehicle. Added to this, the park's first full service dining facility will open, as well as a new entertainment show, based on Lego's Life on Mars. The show includes red dust storms, mixed
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Warning bell sounds for UK museums
Museums are in grave danger of forced closure and need millions of pounds of extra funding to survive, according to the Policy Studies Institute. The latest issue of Cultural Trends, published by the PSI, sounds a 'loud warning bell' for the future of museums. Author, Adrian Babbidge, suggests that because a period of uncontrolled expansion has now run out of steam, museums need an additional £29m each year. As the market is
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Eden Project opens biomes to a packed house
After five years of preparation, Cornwall's Eden Project celebrated its long-awaited launch at the weekend by opening its doors to the world's biggest greenhouse to an excited public. The £86m project, which houses 250,000 plants under the roofs of its eight connecting biomes, was much anticipated with queues forming as early as 4am. Only three hours after opening, the attraction was full up. Visitors, however, were not
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Dome hamster finds a happy home in Kent attraction
The Hop Farm Country Park attraction in Kent is welcoming its newest resident to its Animal Farm feature, the Dome hamster. As reported in Leisure Opportunities, attraction owner Brent Pollard travelled to the Dome auction to buy a souvenir and ended up paying £3,000 for a six foot hamster. Speaking on his return to Hop Farm, Pollard says his purchase fits in well: As soon as I saw the hamster I knew I that the Hop Farm
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