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18 Nov 2014
Beethoven Concert Hall shortlist released
Following an open design competition which saw more than 50 entrants, three architecture firms have been narrowed down from a list of ten to potentially design the new Beethoven Concert Hall
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18 Nov 2014
Glasgow 2014 tourism contributed £282m to Scottish economy
The Glasgow Commonwealth Games contributed to £282m worth of Scottish tourism revenue in 2014, according to a study carried out on behalf of Scottish government, Glasgow City Council, Glasgow Life and Glasgow City Marketing Bureau. The Games
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17 Nov 2014
IAAPA 2014: Chile's Gerardo Arteaga named IAAPA chair for 2015
On the opening day of IAAPA 2014 in Orlando, US, Gerardo Arteaga, general manager of Fantasilandia in Santiago, Chile, was introduced as the organisation's new chair for 2015. Arteaga has been involved in the attractions industry since his family established Fantasilandia in 1977. Working in through his youth and then after completing university studies, Arteaga was named regional manager of his family's Happyland FEC, which operates facilities in both Central and South
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17 Nov 2014
Heatherwick to design New York's 'Pier 55'
British architect and designer Thomas Heatherwick from Heatherwick Studios, and landscape architecture firm Mathews Nielsen have been chosen to design ‘Pier 55’ – a US$170m (€136m, £109m)
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17 Nov 2014
IAAPA 2014: Event kicks off today
Visitors, exhibitors and speakers are gearing up for the annual IAAPA expo, taking place this week at the Orange County Convention Centre in Orlando, Florida. With more than 27,000 people - working in and around the attractions industry - set to
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17 Nov 2014
North of England gets £10m tourism investment
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has announced £10m of additional funding for tourism in the north of England. Speaking on the eve of the recent Northern Futures Summit in Leeds, Clegg said: “It’s absurd that our great north is missing out on
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14 Nov 2014
Shortlist announced for £90m Bristol Arena
A shortlist has been announced consisting of five top architectural firms to design the Bristol Arena, a £90m (US$150m, €112m) venue on an old oil depot site near Temple Meads Station. Following the announcement of a design competition from the RIBA and Bristol City Council in August 2014, a shortlist has been
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14 Nov 2014
Clarins opens its first Skin Spa in Russia
Clarins has opened its first day spa in St Petersburg, Russia, within one of a chain of department stores called Rive Gauche. The 55sq m (592sq ft) Clarins Skin Spa features two treatment rooms and will offer all of its face and body treatments
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14 Nov 2014
Cirque du Soleil plans first-of-its-kind Mexico theme park
Cirque du Soleil is venturing into the theme park business, with the world-famous circus troupe teaming up with Mexican resort and tourism-infrastructure developer Grupo Vidanta to build and operate a “first-of-its-kind immersive theme park
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14 Nov 2014
BIG unveils $2bn masterplan for Washington’s Smithsonian
A proposed masterplan for the Smithsonian Museum in Washington D.C, was unveiled this week by the Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), re-imagining the South Mall campus and the area around the Smithsonian’s iconic ‘Castle’. Founded in 1846, the
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Invented in Christchurch, New Zealand in 2005 by John Targett and Tim Wethey, Clip ‘n Climb is the international market leader of the fun climbing industry with 215 energy-filled facilities worldwide (and counting).
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