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23 Jun 2015
Britain targets Chinese tourism with new single visa pilot
The home secretary Theresa May has announced a new pilot scheme enabling Chinese visitors to apply for UK and European visas in a single process. The move, designed to boost UK business and tourism revenues from the lucrative Chinese market, will see Chinese visitors able to submit online applications for both a British and a Belgian visa at the same time, with a single set of supporting documents. This will enable them to roam freely within the EU’s 26-nation Schengen
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22 Jun 2015
Competition hots up for Western Australia’s new AU$400m museum with F + P, Nouvel and OMA in the running
Foster and Partners, Nouvel and OMA have been shortlisted to design and build the AU$428.3m (US$332.679m, GB£209.84m, €293.893m) Western Australian Museum, along with their respective teams. Foster and Partners, responsible for the British Museum's Great Court, is working with local architects Hames Sharley in a bid led by local contractor John Holland. Ateliers Jean Nouvel, responsible for the Musee du Quai Branly in Paris, is working with local architects Cameron
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22 Jun 2015
Sustainable travel on the rise: study
More than half (52 per cent) of all global travellers report that they are likely to choose a destination based on its social or environmental impact in 2015, a new survey from Booking.com has revealed. The survey of 32,000 travellers from 16 countries suggests that attitudes towards sustainable travel are evolving, but that travellers are also looking for
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19 Jun 2015
Asian Attractions Expo 2016 to take place in Shanghai
Following a successful 2015 edition in Hong Kong, IAAPA has announced that the 2016 Asian Attractions Expo (AAE) will be hosted at Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC), marking the event’s return to mainland China after the 2014 event was held in Beijing. An estimated 7,000 industry professionals
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19 Jun 2015
‘Scandinavia meets South Florida’ at Pelican Grand’s first on-site spa
Swedish-owned boutique hotel Pelican Grand Beach Resort has opened Pure Spa, the property’s first on-site spa, taking full advantage of the panoramic Atlantic Ocean views from its Fort Lauderdale beachfront location. Located on the 11th floor rooftop and with a theme of “where Scandinavia meets South Florida,” the nearly 3,000sq ft (279sq m) spa is carrying Maria
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19 Jun 2015
Heritage theme park reopens to the public 11 years after closure
Following an 11-year campaign to save a heritage theme park in Margate, Kent, UK, Dreamland has finally reopened its doors to the public, reimagined and ready to welcome a new generation of visitors to the vintage attraction. It’s certainly not been plain sailing for Dreamland. In the last year alone, the heritage attraction – which features Britain’s oldest rollercoaster – suffered a setback after extreme winds blew part
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19 Jun 2015
Hotel Okura expands into Turkey as part of international growth strategy
Tokyo-based Hotel Okura is opening its first spa and resort in Turkey, tentatively called the Okura Spa & Resort Cappadocia, in 2017. Located in Mustafapasa, near the Cappadocia UNESCO World Heritage Site, the 130-bedroom resort will feature suites with Jacuzzis, indoor/outdoor pools, dining and meeting
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