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04 Mar 2014
MGM plans Washington resort
MGM Resorts International has submitted plans for a US$925m (€672m, £554m) casino complex at National Harbor, in Prince George’s County, Washington. Site plans were filed last week and the company is hoping to break ground this summer. CEO of MGM
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03 Mar 2014
Waldorf Astoria opens in Beijing, with spa set for April launch
Hilton Worldwide has expanded its presence in Beijing with the opening of the Chinese capital's first Waldorf Astoria. The 176-room hotel joins Waldorf Astoria Shanghai on the Bund as the brand looks to make its mark in the booming China market. Operated by Hilton and owned by China Oil & Foodstuffs Corporation (COFCO), Waldorf Astoria Beijing will soon feature a spa and fitness centre, with a heated indoor swimming
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03 Mar 2014
9/11 memorial museum to open in May
A museum dedicated to the events of 11 September 2001 will open in New York City this May. At each stage of the design process, which incorporated objects from the World Trade Center,
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03 Mar 2014
Zaha Hadid in contention to recreate London's Crystal Palace
Zaha Hadid Architects are among six shortlisted candidates vying to rebuild Joseph Paxton's Crystal Palace in London on a £500m (US$836m, €607m) budget. Chinese investor The ZhongRong Group plans to recreate the 19th century’s largest glass structure as a major cultural attraction. Famous for her futuristic
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03 Mar 2014
Legoland Dubai to open in 2016
Merlin Entertainments has confirmed it will go ahead with developing a Legoland in Dubai, with the park slated to open in 2016. “Merlin first looked at opening a Legoland in Dubai about five years ago, but then the country went into economic freefall,” media spokesperson Sally-Ann Wilkinson told Attractions
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03 Mar 2014
Armenia pinpoints spa and wellness as key to tourism drive
Armenia aims to boost its foreign tourism numbers by 10 per cent in 2014, by championing the spa sector as one of its main selling points. Tourism has been a key sector of the Armenian economy since the 1990s, with nearly a million people
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28 Feb 2014
Disney and Universal raise prices
Hot on the heels of a price hike at Disney, Universal Studios have done the same. With two increases, Disney has put prices up by US$10 (£6, €7) in less than a year. Now an adult can
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28 Feb 2014
Arts Council report defends funding setup
The Arts Council for England has responded to criticism that its funding is biased towards London, in a new report, This England: how Arts Council England uses its investment to shape a national cultural ecology. An independent report, published last October, challenged the way ACE allocates funding,
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28 Feb 2014
Panama's long-awaited Biomuseo ready for opening
The Frank Gehry-designed Biomuseo in Panama is set to open. The biodiversity and natural history museum has been in construction for almost ten years. The museum, which is located on the Amador Causeway at the entrance to the Panama Canal, has been designed to showcase the diverse range of species found in the region and represents Gehry's first built work in Latin America. The 43,000sq m (452,084sq ft) facility features
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27 Feb 2014
Como opens Phuket resort Point Yamu
Como Hotels and Resorts has opened a new resort in Phuket – its first in Thailand outside of the capital Bangkok. Point Yamu features 79 rooms and 27 private villas, overlooking both UNESCO World Heritage Site Phang Nga Bay and the Andaman Sea. The beachside development was designed by Paola Navone, working
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27 Feb 2014
Merlin Entertainments conjures steady growth figures
Merlin Entertainments plc enjoyed a positive year in 2013, with the attractions company reporting like-for-like revenue growth of 6.7 per cent. Merlin, which saw a successful launch on the London Stock Exchange in November, also posted an overall
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27 Feb 2014
MOHAI speaks out on Bezos Center for Innovation
Seattle is protecting its status as an incubator of companies which transform the world, with a Jeff Bezos-sponsored museum extension at the Museum of History & Industry. Speaking in the upcoming issue of Attractions Management, MOHAI’s executive director, Leonard Garfield, explains the thinking and objectives behind the $10m Bezos Center for Innovation. “Seattle has spawned many of the world’s most successful companies,
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