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31 Jul 2013
Ancestral tourism – worth GBP2.4bn to Scotland
Scottish tourism businesses are being encouraged to take advantage of the ancestral tourism market in the run up to 2014, when Scotland will host several major events including the Ryder Cup, the Commonwealth Games and Homecoming Scotland 2014 – a
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31 Jul 2013
Westfield plans UK’s biggest indoor ski facility in Stratford
Australian retail developer Westfield is to submit plans for the UK’s biggest indoor ski facility in Stratford, London, UK which is double the size of anything existing in the UK. Its expected size is being compared to the giant Ski Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. Westfield Stratford City will submit a planning application to the London Docklands Development Corporation (LDDC) by the end of the summer. The project could
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31 Jul 2013
Six heritage sites receive a combined £47m in new funding
The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has announced grants totalling £47m for six existing and potential tourist attractions across the UK. Flax Mill Maltings in Shorpshire has received the largest amount of funding, with a grant of £12.8m awarded to restore a complex of 18th and 19th-century buildings for commercial,
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30 Jul 2013
Ice cream snow falls at Thorpe Park
Visitors at Thorpe Park were treated to a unique experience recently, when it started snowing ice cream. The ice cream snow, created by Miss Cakehead - who has previously made an edible hotel out of cake, among various other edible PR stunts -
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30 Jul 2013
Scotland’s national parks revenue increases 25 per cent to £243m
Revenue generated by Scotland’s national parks has increased by 25 per cent over the past year, according to research conducted by VisitScotland. A total of £243m was spent within Scotland’s national parks in 2012 by domestic visitors. The Cairngorms and Loch Lomond & the Trossachs National Parks combined,
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25 Jul 2013
£1bn Ram Brewery project given go-ahead
London Borough of Wandsworth's planning committee has given its consent for the £1bn Ram Brewery project in Wandsworth, London. The development will have a heavy emphasis on the heritage of the historic brewing site and will include nearly 10,000sq m (107,600sq ft) of leisure space. There will also be a micro-brewery and a brewing museum and 661 new homes - some of which will be located in a 36-storey landmark residential
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24 Jul 2013
Plans revealed for Sochi theme park
Plans have been revealed to build a RUB9.7bn (US$300m, 226m euro, £195m) theme park in Sochi, Russia. The city will host the 2014 Winter Olympic Games and the park plans are part of a strategy to create a lasting tourism legacy for the region. Initial plans reveal Sochi Park will house around 35 major rides, a
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24 Jul 2013
Work to begin on £30m Chester Zoo project next month
Construction work will begin in August on Chester Zoo's £30m Islands project. The contract to build was awarded to engineering company Laing O'Rourke following a nationwide tender process. Set to open in 2015, Islands will occupy a previously
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24 Jul 2013
English parks contribute up to £6.3bn to economy
England's national parks contribute between £4.1bn and £6.3bn to the economy each year, according to a report published by National Parks England. According to Valuing England's National Park's, the total economic activity taking place within the boundaries of England's parks is the equivalent to the UK's
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23 Jul 2013
Forest tourism campaign launched for England
VisitEngland, the national tourist board, and the Forestry Commission have launched a campaign to promote summer holidays in and around England's woods and forests. Entitled 'More in the forest', the organisations are working with a number of private sector companies - such as Go Ape Forest Adventure, Forest
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23 Jul 2013
Mary Rance elected chair of Tourism Alliance
Mary Rance, CEO of UKinbound, has been elected as the new chair of the Tourism Alliance. She succeeds Michael Hirst OBE, chair of the Business Visits and Events Partnership. Rance said: "This is a very important period for the UK tourism industry. The Olympics showcased the best that Britain has to offer and considerably raised our profile as both a domestic and international destination of choice. "However, to maximise
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IDEATTACK was founded in 2004 by Natasha Varnica and Dan Thomas. Bringing together their expertise in architecture and entertainment design, they saw the need for planners of a new type of mixed-use project that requires expertise in both disciplines.
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