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21 Mar 2014
Theme park announced for US$1.5bn Malaysian development The TWO
A million-sq ft (92,903sq m) theme park is the latest addition to plans for the RM5bn ($1.5bn, €1.1bn, £916m) development The TWO in Rawang, Malaysia. Developers DA Land have enlisted Australian firm Sanderson Group – an integrated tourism destination specialist which has worked with Disney, Warner Bros,
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21 Mar 2014
Scott Ault leaves BRC to head up newly-formed Rethink Leisure
After nearly 19 years with experience design firm BRC Imagination Arts, COO Scott Ault has left to be president and CEO of newly-formed design and development company, Rethink Leisure and Entertainment. Based in Burbank, California, the new venture aims to become a major player in the leisure and entertainment industry and Ault has "hit the ground running," currently managing several global projects. Details are being closely-guarded at this stage, but the company is
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20 Mar 2014
Enormous £3m Chinese lantern illumination attraction to open in Blackpool, UK
One of the world's largest indoor illumination experiences, Illuminasia, will open in Olympia Arena at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool, UK on 18 April. The £3m investment means the 45,000sq ft (4,180sq m) space inside Olympia Arena will be made into six family-friendly zones, illuminated by 35,000 lights using Chinese lantern crafts and LED bulbs. Investors - Shanghai's Yi Sai Culture Communication, International Special Attractions Ltd and Global Entertainment Productions – believe Illuminasia will
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20 Mar 2014
Revealed: How to procure a panda
The startling costs involved in procuring pandas for zoos have been laid bare in this month’s Attractions Management magazine, where a swot analysis finds that the complex process is far from black and white. Experts estimate the cost of
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20 Mar 2014
Budget 2014: Tourism industry toasts aviation tax reform
The tourism industry has welcomed chancellor George Osborne’s announcement in yesterday’s budget that the government would reform Air Passenger Duty (APD), an amendment it says was long overdue. Osborne pledged to abolish the higher Bands C and D of
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19 Mar 2014
Budget 2014: Alcohol duty relief, penny off pints and a push for apprenticeships
The chancellor George Osborne has cut 1p from the price of beer for the second year running, as well as scrapping the annual alcohol duty escalator, which will instead now rise with inflation. In his penultimate budget before the 2015 general election, Osborne sought to reward “hard-working people” with a number of leisure concessions. In addition to alcohol duty escalator abolition – which follows last year’s shelving of the mechanism for beer only – the chancellor announced that duty on Scotch Whisky would
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17 Mar 2014
Sea Life aquarium scheduled for Michigan, US in 2015
A new 35,000sq ft (3,250sq m) Sea Life aquarium is coming to Michigan, US, with the new attraction set to open its doors in Auburn Hills in early 2015. Merlin Entertainments said it has reached an agreement with the city and the Great Lakes
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17 Mar 2014
Eiffel Tower first-floor redevelopment nears completion
Work on the first floor of France’s iconic Eiffel Tower is almost finished, with new upgrades offering visitors a glass floor to walk over, shops, restaurants, plus an events and conference space 57m (187ft) above Paris. The first floor is the
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