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15 Jan 2013
UK tourism sector thrives despite 'double-dip'
The UK's tourism sector has outperformed the economy on the whole after racking up a 12.6 per cent increase in total revenue between 2007 and 2011. A report, commissioned by budget hotel chain Travelodge and compiled by specialist consultant Kurt Janson, shows that total revenue increased to £40bn during the
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15 Jan 2013
Blackpool Pleasure Beach sees profits dip
Blackpool Pleasure Beach is blaming gloomy weather and the recession for a £400,000 drop in operating profits last year. Annual results for Blackpool Pleasure Beach Holdings, which include the theme park, hotel and South Shore Mutual Insurance Company show the group made a loss of £524,000 in 2012, compared to a
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11 Jan 2013
Observation tower planned for Phoenix, Arizona
The capital city of Arizona, US will be receiving a new addition to its skyline in the form of a 430ft (131m) high Phoenix Tower. Developer Novawest LLC and Danish architecture firm Bjark Ingels Group (BIG) unveiled plans for the observation tower, which will be located in downtown Phoenix on the Science and
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11 Jan 2013
Investors pump $10m into Cairns aquarium project
Plans for a AU$33.5m (€26.5m, £22m, $35m) acquarium in the northAustralian city of Cairns, renowned for its coral reef, have been given a cash injection of $10m (€8m, £6.5m, $10.5m) from private investors. The Cairns Aquarium and Reef Research
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10 Jan 2013
UK visitor numbers highest for November highest since 2007
Inbound tourist numbers to the UK during November 2012 were up 9 per cent on the previous year, data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed. It makes for the busiest November since 2007 – the year before the global economic crisis plunged the UK into recession. Overseas visitors spent more
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10 Jan 2013
Tate Modern welcomes record visitor numbers in 2012
The Tate Modern welcomed a record 5.3m visitors in 2012, an increase of 9.5 per cent on 2011. The Damien Hirst exhibition alone attracted 463,000 people to the London art gallery. Its successful year has also been attributed to the opening of the
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10 Jan 2013
V&A at Dundee plans to go on show
The public are being invited to look at the revised plans for V&A at Dundee, the new international centre of design for Scotland next week, when they go on display at the University of Abertay. A new planning application for the £45m project has been lodged with Dundee City Council, ahead of a full revised
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09 Jan 2013
US$100m Discovery Park of America to open mid-2013
A US$100m (£62.5m, 76.6m euro) discovery park is currently under construction in Union City, Tennessee and expected to open mid-2013. The 50-acre Discovery Park of America aims to provide knowledge for adults and children in the areas of science,
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09 Jan 2013
SHEA report shows importance of Scottish heritage
Scotland’s historic environment, which includes five world heritage sites, contributes more than £2.3bn to the economy each year and directly supports 41,000 jobs, according to a report from Historic Scotland. The 2012 Scottish Historic Environment Audit revealed that more than 16 million tourists visited
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