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27 Sep 2013
PwC report says it's good news for hotels
According to PwC’s 2014 UK hotels forecast, the industry has weathered the economic storm of the last three years and occupancy, room rates and REVPAR are on the up. After a poor end to 2012 and start to 2013, June saw both occupancy and average
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27 Sep 2013
Spinnaker Tower wins award for exceptional staff training
Portsmouth’s Spinnaker Tower has been recognised with a staffing award based on its employee training and service to guests. The ‘Staffing Award’, which was presented at the World Federation of Great Towers conference, in Berlin, was given in recognition of the employee training and service to guests delivered by management and staff at the tower. Spinnaker Tower is managed by Continuum Group on behalf of Portsmouth City Council. It delivers training using its own guest service charter and as part of a training programme operated by WorldHost. The WorldHost Training programme covers the essential principles of customer service,
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27 Sep 2013
Chessington bans animal prints from fear of confusing animals
Chessington World of Adventures Resort has banned animal print clothing because it is confusing the animals in its wildlife park. A Chessington representative said that many of the park’s animals were “becoming baffled” by what seemed to be zebras and giraffes on their territory. Keepers said that animal prints
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26 Sep 2013
Drusillas launches Hello Kitty attraction
Drusillas Park in Sussex, UK, has announced the opening of Hello Kitty Secret Garden – the first permanent Hello Kitty attraction to be built in the UK. The deal, which is worth around £1m will open in Spring 2014 and will feature three rides including a Hello Kitty car ride, a tea cup ride and a ‘reach for
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24 Sep 2013
Merlin named Britain’s best international brand for 2013
Merlin Entertainments has been named ‘Britain’s Best Brand 2013’ - an award which is linked to the Sunday Times HSBC International Track 200 a league table which ranks Britain’s mid-market private companies with the fastest-growing international sales. Dr Hamish Stevenson, founder of Fastrack said that
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24 Sep 2013
Madame Tussauds to launch second site in China
David Beckham, the British royal family and Chinese tennis champion, Li Na, are among the stars of the latest Madame Tussauds, set to open in Wuhan, China on 28th September. The $13m waxwork museum, owned by the British attractions giant, Merlin, is the second Madame Tussauds site to open in mainland China and the 15th in the world. There will be 50 figures on show, which are made in the UK and shipped to China.
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24 Sep 2013
Merlin secures Turkuazoo Aquarium acquisition
Merlin Entertainments has announced the acquisition of Istanbul's Turkuazoo Aquarium from Dutch-based company Global Aquariums BV for an undisclosed sum. The aquarium is Merlin’s first acquisition in Turkey’s largest city, which the attractions
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24 Sep 2013
IHG creates Hualuxe hotel brand for Chinese consumers
Hualuxe, the first hotel brand to specifically target the Chinese consumer, now has 20 projects under construction, with the first set to open late 2014. Hotel giant, IHG, launched the brand in August 2012, merging Chinese hospitality with its
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23 Sep 2013
Thai tourism breaks records with 22 million arrivals
Last year was a record breaking one for Thai tourism, with visitor arrivals breaking the 22 million mark for the first time, an increase of 15.98 per cent on 2011. TAT governor, Suraphon Svetasreni says this upsurge was largely thanks to global, regional and local peace and stability. "Last year the world was
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23 Sep 2013
DCMS appoints new permanent secretary
The Department of Culture, Media and Sport has appointed Sue Owen as the new permanent secretary. Owen is currently director general, strategy at the Department for Work and Pensions and has previously worked at the Department for International Development, the Treasury and the British Embassy in Washington. She takes up the role at the beginning of October, taking over from Jonathan Stephens. “It is a great honour to
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23 Sep 2013
Greece looks to spa tourism as new growth strategy
The contribution of spa tourism to the economic development of Greece and ways to attract more investment in the spa sector is to be discussed in Athens this week. The workshop entitled: Spa tourism for a new growth strategy, will be held by the
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23 Sep 2013
George Bryan, founder of Drayton Manor dies, aged 92
The founder and owner of Drayton Manor Theme Park, Mr George H H Bryan OBE, died last Friday. Mr Bryan, aged 92, bought the land for Drayton Manor 1949, when he and his wife Vera paid £12,000 for 80 acres covered with 4ft-high brambles, mounds of
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19 Sep 2013
Jackie Chan theme park planned for Beijing
A theme park dedicated to Chinese superstar Jackie Chan is to be built in Beijing, China according to reports by Chinese state media. The Jackie Chan World Park, or JC World, also confirmed by Chan on his Weibo feed, is being built in the suburb
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