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02 May 2017
Irish tourism figures blunted by Brexit fallout
A weakened pound is keeping British visitors away from Ireland, halting double digit growth spurred by a weakened euro in 2016. The ongoing fallout from Brexit, which has weakened the value of the pound and strengthened the euro, has had a negative effect on the Irish tourism business, with visitors from
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28 Apr 2017
Six Flags reacquires Waterworld California as 20th property
Six Flags has acquired its 20th property, entering an agreement with Waterworld California owner EPR properties to operate the attraction in Concord. The largest waterpark in California is 30-acres and opened in 1995 under the Six Flags banner, operating as such until 2006 when it was acquired by Premier
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28 Apr 2017
London mayor scraps plan for Garden Bridge
The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has formally withdrawn his support for a Thomas Heatherwick-designed Garden Bridge across the River Thames; bringing a likely end to a project that has fiercely split opinion. In a letter to Lord Mervyn Davies, chair of the Garden Bridge Trust, which has been overseeing the
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27 Apr 2017
Universal theme parks continue to impress for Comcast in Q1 earnings report
Universal’s theme parks continue to act a growth driver for parent company Comcast, after the company recorded revenue increases of 9 per cent to US$1.1bn (€1bn, £853m) in the first quarter of 2017. For the quarter, Universal’s theme parks drew a profit of US$397m (€364m, £307.8m) – a 6.1 per cent increase on
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27 Apr 2017
Gotham City, Bedrock and more for Warner Bros' Abu Dhabi theme park
Miral – the developer behind Abu Dhabi’s new Warner Bros theme park on Yas Island – has revealed new details on the upcoming attraction, which will be made up of six immersive worlds inspired by popular IPs. The US$1bn (€917m, £775m) theme park venture, announced in April last year, is around 60 per cent
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27 Apr 2017
City plans to reopen short-lived US$22m Texas waterpark
A US$22m (€20m, £17.2m) Texas waterpark opened in July last year and closed just six months later could be about to get a second chance as officials search for a way to restart the venture. Alice, which relies heavily on oil prices to bolster its economy, took a hit in 2014 following a collapse in crude oil
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26 Apr 2017
Late-occurring Easter impacts Six Flags' Q1 revenue
Six Flags experienced a 13 per cent revenue dip during the first quarter of 2017 due to the late timing of the Easter holidays. The attractions giant generated US$100m (€91.2m, £78m) over the first three months of the year compared to the US$115m (€105.7m, £89.5m) it accumulated over the same period last year.
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26 Apr 2017
Dresden concert hall to open at heart of city's new-look 'Culture Palace'
A new concert hall will open within the ‘Cultural Palace’ of Dresden, Germany on Friday (28 April). Architecture studio von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp) won an international competition to refurbish and renovate the Kulturpalast, a listed historic monument, in 2009. The 1,800-capacity, multipurpose
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26 Apr 2017
Wynn Resorts confirms US$500m lagoon plans
Wynn Resorts has confirmed plans to build a US$500m (€458.7m, £390m) lagoon theme park at the company’s resort complex in Las Vegas, Nevada. The 20-acre Paradise Park attraction, which in the day will hosts watersports and in the evening fireworks displays, will be made up of a lagoon with a white sand
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26 Apr 2017
Welsh domestic tourism numbers decline in 2016
The importance of an investment programme planned for the Welsh tourism sector has been laid bare after recent figures revealed a dip in domestic visitors over 2016. According to the Great Britain Tourism Survey, fewer British holidaymakers chose to visit Wales last year, with the official figures from
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