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21 Jun 2016
Eleven Arches declares big ambitions as premiere nears
With less than two weeks to go to the premiere of the live-action show Kynren in northeast England, key figures at Eleven Arches are emphasising the wider benefits the new attraction will bring to the region. “There’s no doubt that what we have achieved here in the past three-and-a-half years is incredibly
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20 Jun 2016
Heritage protection a 'humanitarian imperative' says UNESCO director general
UNESCO’s director general, Irina Bokova, has said that safeguarding of heritage sites has become a “humanitarian imperative, and a security issue”. Speaking at The Hague, Bokova said that acts of deliberate destruction of heritage sites and “cultural cleansing”, which have taken place mainly in the Middle East
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20 Jun 2016
Floating Piers on Italy's Lake Iseo invite visitors to walk on water
A pair of artists have given visitors to Italy’s Lake Iseo the opportunity to walk on water. The duo, known as Christo and Jeanne-Claude, have created a temporary 3km-long installation called Floating Piers, which stretches from the commune of Sulzano in the province of Brescia to the island of San Paolo.
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20 Jun 2016
Kalahari plans US$250m waterpark resort development in Texas
Kalahari Resorts and Conventions, which opened a US$350m (€316m, £224m) waterpark in Pennsylvania’s Pocono Mountains last year, has announced plans for further expansion by establishing a park in Round Rock, Texas. Kalahari, which also owns and operates waterparks in Wisconsin and Ohio, is planning a US$250m
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20 Jun 2016
Work starts on Washington's Spy Museum
Work has started on the Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners-designed International Spy Museum, which is making a a US$162m (€143.2m, £102.1m) move to property developer JBG Companies’ L’Enfant Plaza. The deal was announced on 15 June after 18 months of negotiations, with the 140,000sq ft (13,000sq m) space in
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20 Jun 2016
Business or leisure? Brits blurring lines when it comes to travel
British workers are adding beach balls and bikinis to their briefcases when away on business, as part of a new travel trend dubbed ‘bleisure’. Bleisure – a combination of business and leisure – is an emerging trend according to new research from Autoeurope. The survey of 2,000 people found that Brits are
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20 Jun 2016
Montenegro's largest waterpark opens doors in Budva
One of the largest waterparks on the Adriatic coast has opened in Budva, Montenegro. Located in the Topliš hills, the €13m (US$14.6m, £10.2m) Aquapark Budva covers 40,000sq m (430,000sq ft) and can accommodate up to 6,000 people daily. Featuring more than 50 attractions including a range of waterslides and
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17 Jun 2016
Lincoln Park Zoo launches US$125m fundraising campaign for new exhibits
Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago, Illinois, has announced a US$125m (€111m, £87m) fundraising campaign for major renovations to its Lion habitat and construction of a new polar bear and penguin exhibit. The zoo has already raised US$87m (€77.3m, £61m) from private donors, with no public funding coming from the
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17 Jun 2016
Herzog & de Meuron's Tate Modern extension opens in London today
Today (17 June), the British public can finally see for themselves the long-gestating expansion to London’s Tate Modern art museum, masterminded by Herzog & de Meuron. The architects transformed the derelict Bankside Power Station on the River Thames into the museum in 2000 to house the UK’s collection of
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17 Jun 2016
MX$250m plans approved for one of Mexico's largest aquariums
Plans have been approved for a MX$250m (US$13.2m, €11.8m, £9.3m) aquarium development in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Developed by aquarium specialists Blau Life, who are also working on billionaire Carlos Slim’s four-storey underground aquarium in Mexico City, the development will be one of the largest and most
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17 Jun 2016
Grey skies don't deter visitors from Disneyland Shanghai opening
Despite a rain-dampened day, visitors turned up in their droves for the fairytale opening of Disney’s Shanghai resort, which CEO Bob Iger hailed as an “incredible opportunity” for the company. The resort is a joint venture between Disney and the state-owned Shendi Group, which owns a 57 per cent stake in the
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