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14 Feb 2013
UK experiences 'best year ever' for foreign tourism spend
Spending by overseas visitors to UK in 2012 reached a record-breaking level of £19bn - an increase of more than 4 per cent on 2011. Figures released today by VisitBritain also show that there was an increase in the number of arrivals, with more than 31 million international tourists enjoying a holiday across
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12 Feb 2013
Armour and Cavalry museum to open in Georgia, US
An American museum to house the country’s largest collection of armour and Cavalry objects has undergone a feasibility assessment and is now continuing its fundraising efforts. The $65m (48.28m euro, £41.52m) National Armor and Cavalry Museum is set to open in Fort Benning, Georgia, US, on a 30-acre site and will complement the existing National Infantry Museum. The first phase of building for the 100,000sq ft (9,290sq m) facility is set to begin in spring. The National Armor and Cavalry Heritage Foundation is currently working with consulting partner
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12 Feb 2013
Thirteen per cent increase in visitors to Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi has recorded a 13 per cent increase in visitor numbers in 2012, with a noticeable increase in visitors from Asia and Africa. Despite the recession the Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority exceeded its target of 2.3m hotel guests by almost 100,000. Visitors from India, China and the Philippines accounted for most of the 28 per cent increase in traffic from Asia. The Tourism & Culture Authority has set a target of
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11 Feb 2013
BBC Worldwide joins forces with Wiltshire adventure park
BBC Worldwide and Longleat Safari & Adventure Park are joining forces to create a new series of themed features at the Wiltshire attraction. The four year plan will see areas of the park transformed in the style of the BBC's Deadly-branded
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08 Feb 2013
Significant restoration work begins at Pompeii
Work has been launched to save Italian UNESCO heritage site Pompeii from further damage, with 41.8m euro (US$55.94m, £35.42m) of European Union funds contributing to the 105m euro (US$140.51m, £88.97m) restoration project. The purpose of the project is to preserve the site as a long-term tourist attraction, by consolidating structures on the archaeological site, introducing drainage and improving the training of on site
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08 Feb 2013
Surrey secures funding for new Aircraft Factory
Surrey's Brooklands Museum is planning to reconfigure the museum's hangar as The Brooklands Aircraft Factory after securing a first-round pass for a £4.85m grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). The Brooklands Aircraft Factory & Race Track
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08 Feb 2013
King Richard III exhibition opens in Leicester
A new temporary exhibition, charting the fascinating story behind the discovery of the remains of king Richard III, has opened in Leicester today (8 February). Richard III: Leicester's Search for a King has been created by exhibition designers
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08 Feb 2013
Sheffield's Motorpoint Arena set for major revamp
Plans for a multi-million pound refurbishment of Sheffield's Motorpoint Arena have been unveiled. Work has already began on the first stage of the project, which will see the installation of a new roof for the first time since the venue opened in
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08 Feb 2013
Sheffield Uni to open natural history museum
University of Sheffield is to open a secret natural history museum showcasing weird and wonderful artefacts relating to animal species. The teaching museum was created by the university's first professor of biology, Alfred Denny in 1905 and
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07 Feb 2013
Australia's Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park to get AU$12m revamp
Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park, owned by Indigenous Business Australia, is to get an AU$12m (US$12.4m, 9.2m euro, £7.9m) makeover as optimism in the Queensland tourism industry keeps growing. Beginning March, the first stage of the one-year development will include a revamp of the Cultural Village, to be
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07 Feb 2013
US$1.6bn expansion planned for Universal Studios
Plans for a US$1.6bn (1.2bn euro, £1bn) expansion of the Universal Studios Hollywood theme park and production facilities in California have been approved by Los Angeles City Council. The blueprint for the San Fernando Valley site includes plans to upgrade and improve the production and post production facilities as well as a redevelopment of the entertainment destination. The NBC Universal Evolution Plan, which has been seven years in the making, will go before the Los Angeles County Regional Planning Commission
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07 Feb 2013
Fife secures £2.8m grant for new museum and art gallery
A new museum and art gallery showcasing the history of Dunfermline in Fife has been given the goahead after securing a £2.8m grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). The latest funding will join the £6.8m investment from Fife Council as well as a donation from the Carnegie Dunfermline Trust. Edinburgh-based Richard Murphy Architects will design the new building, which will be completed in 2016. The museum will offer an
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