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17 Oct 2013
Top US attractions reopen after 16 day government shutdown
Hundreds of thousands of US employees have headed back to work following a 16-day government shutdown and extending the US debt limit. Tourist attractions across the country had been closed to the public following failure by the United States Congress to agree a new budget, forcing the shutdown. Sites affected
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17 Oct 2013
Terri Irwin continues husband Steve’s legacy
Terri Irwin has spoken about the challenges she has faced since taking over the Australia Zoo and various other conservation projects from her husband Steve following his death in 2006. Australia Zoo was set up by Steve and Terri, with a large portion of profits going to beneficiaries in various projects across the world. “When Steve died, I was scared,” said Terri. “Not only by the deep level of grief I was feeling, but also how I was going to cope with everything from a personal and business point of view.” By the time Steve died, his TV series
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17 Oct 2013
Anticipation builds for Avatarland
Two years after announcing the film, Avatar, will be brought to life at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, Lightstorm Entertainment, the creators of the film and Walt Disney Imagineering are working
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17 Oct 2013
Campaign for Tourism launched to target political leaders
British tourism leaders have launched a campaign to ensure that all parties recognise the contribution of tourism to the economy on the run up to the next general election. The Campaign for Tourism was launched by 33 leading UK tourism bodies
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15 Oct 2013
Merlin's Alton Towers teams ups with CBeebies
Alton Towers, UK, is appealing to a young demographic next season, with the launch of CBeebies Land in a tie up with the BBC children’s tv channel. This is Merlin Entertainments first single-branded area and will feature some of the popular characters from CBeebies. Spanning five acres, the attraction will involve lots of opportunities for pre-schoolers to interact with characters, with rides, immersive play, live
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15 Oct 2013
New museum to honour aviators
A £1.5m grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund has secured the future of an Essex aerodrome, believed to be the last intact World War I airfield. Built in 1916, Stow Maries Aerodrome was a base for the 37 Squadron Royal Flying Corps, which helped defend London from German bombing raids. It closed in 1919 and remained overgrown until it was rediscovered by a group of enthusiasts in 2009. The grant will enable The Stow
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15 Oct 2013
Tourism chiefs court the Chinese market
The UK is to be marketed to affluent Chinese tourists thanks to a partnership signed between VisitBritain and China UnionPay International (CUP). The agreement will market Britain to the cardholders of China’s leading banks and support increased
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10 Oct 2013
‘Army’ of volunteers needed to survey heritage sites in UK
The annual ‘at-risk’ survey by English Heritage has found 7,500 listed buildings or sites deemed to be imperilled by neglect or decay – a decrease of 131 from the previous year. The heritage body also announced plans to recruit an ‘army’ of volunteers to help survey England’s 345,000 Grade II-listed buildings and prevent damage being done to buildings every year. The first surveys are expected to take place in autumn, with volunteers being offered training via English heritage and other organisations. Meanwhile archaeologists have warned that budget cuts to the heritage sector will leave future generations facing a lost legacy of
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10 Oct 2013
10th Annual National Conference of Visitor Attractions is today
The Annual National Conference of Visitor Attractions (VAC 2013) event for all types of attractions in the UK is being held today (10 October) at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, London. The annual conference is run by the industry, for the industry and offers visitors a place to meet and network with contemporaries and to participate in an attractions programme. The events targets a range of attractions including large and small, charitable and commercial, access free or charged. Speakers
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10 Oct 2013
High hotel commission fees offer ‘little in return’
Hotel guests are paying hundreds of millions of pounds in commission fees to booking agents for little in return, according to the 2014 Good Hotel Guide. The guide’s editors, Adam Raphael and Desmond Balmer, say that guests who reserve rooms via agents are paying over the odds because hotels have to pay 15
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09 Oct 2013
Travelodge asks councils for joint ventures
Budget hotel operator, Travelodge, has written to 124 councils inviting them to borrow money from central government to regenerate land with its hotels. This initiative follows the launch of Aylesbury Travelodge last week. The 81-bed property is part of an £18m regeneration project, financed by the Public Work Loan Board, which lends money at a low interest rate to regenerate surplus land. “At a time when so many other
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09 Oct 2013
British tourism is on a high
It’s good news for British tourism according to VisitBritain’s annual review, launched today, with record visitor spend for the first seven months of 2013. A year on from the great tourism showcase of the London 2012 Olympics, VisitBritain says it has made significant progress on its four year long marketing
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09 Oct 2013
Breaking Bad best for business in Albuquerque
Despite the ending of hit TV show Breaking Bad, tourism is still booming in New Mexico thanks to the global phenomenon. The town of Albuquerque, New Mexico has seen a spike in new business brought into the area mostly thanks to the TV series, in
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