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04 Oct 2012
Vialand in Turkey to open in summer 2013
Turkey's first international theme park, Vialand, is set to open in summer 2013. Via Group and Guroy Group have teamed up to develop and operate the mega theme park, which will be located in Istanbul and include shopping and entertainment spaces. Vialand's general manager, Mehmet Emec, who worked at Walt Disney
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04 Oct 2012
ACE announces latest fund recipients
Collections of Cornish art being exhibited in London and improved access to Museums Sheffield's archaeology collection will be made possible, thanks to the latest round of funding from the Arts Council England (ACE) Renaissance Strategic support fund. As well as announcing the latest round of recipients, ACE has this week opened applications to the 2013/14 Renaissance Strategic support fund. Twenty-five projects also
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04 Oct 2012
Nobu Hotel Caesars to open in Las Vegas
The Nobu Hotel Caesars in Las Vegas, is now taking bookings for stays from 4 February 2013, and is slated to soft open at the end of this year. A collaboration between Nobu Hospitality and Caesars Palace, this is the first celebrity chef branded hotel venture. The world’s largest Nobu Restaurant and Lounge is adjacent and will open in January. All 181 rooms and suites have stunning Las Vegas Strip or garden views. Eighteen
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04 Oct 2012
Staycation trend boost for boutique camping
Rural holiday accommodation specialists Forest Holidays is gearing up to progress a boutique cabin rollout throughout the UK, after securing a major financial deal. The company, which has grown despite the recession thanks to the staycation trend, offers rural retreats which it claims are equally as appealing for a romantic break as a family holiday. Its forest cabins – in the Forest of Dean, Cornwall, Sherwood Forest and
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03 Oct 2012
Acquario Aquarium in Brazil receives US$105m construction funding
The Acquario Aquarium, Brazil, has received a US$105m construction funding boost from a US bank. The Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) has authorised the US$105m direct loan to the Brazilian state of Ceara to finance the export of American goods and services for the construction of the
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03 Oct 2012
AECOM will undertake feasibility study of Magic World Russia
AECOM's economics team will examine the viability of Russia's first destination theme park resort on the outskirts of Moscow. AECOM is working on behalf of the project’s developer, the Moschanko Investment Group (MIG 2000), a partner of Central Family Park Corporation (Russia) and developer of Magic World
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02 Oct 2012
Cotai Strip aims to be Asia's cultural hot spot
The Venetian Macao-Resort-Hotel, at Sands China's Cotai Strip, has announced a busy programme of events this winter with Titanic The Exhibition, The Human Bodies Exhibition and the Winter in Venice extravaganza. Titanic The Exhibition runs from 25 October to 24 February and features artefacts from the ship's wreckage, as well as showing recreated areas of the ship, including the grand staircase and the ballroom. Running
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01 Oct 2012
Youth tourism needs more attention say student travel groups
Governments and businesses in the travel industry need to spend more on developing youth travel to benefit from its potential according to the World Youth Student & Education Travel Confederation and World Tourism Organisation. The recommendation is part of a special Declaration by more than 700 delegates at the
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27 Sep 2012
Pleasure island to develop new petting farm
In a bid to appeal to small children and link with schools, Cleethorpes theme park, Pleasure Island, is investing £500,000 on a petting farm and tractor ride this winter. The £150,000 tractor ride will replace the electric monorail, but instead of running through empty paddocks, it will take children on a tour of sheep, cows, pigs and miniature horses. When the new attractions open for for the 2013 season, the ticket price
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25 Sep 2012
New arts prize opens for entries
A major new national arts prize worth £40,000 for emerging artists has been made available by Northumbria University. Funded privately by Singaporean art lover Wee Teng Woon, the grant will be used to fund the cost of a Fellowship at the BxNU Institute for Contemporary Art at BALTIC 39 in Newcastle. The institute is the result of a collaborative partnership between BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art and Northumbria
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25 Sep 2012
Arts organisations urged to apply for capital investment grants
Image: £20m has been made available for small grants Arts and culture organisations have been urged to apply for grants between £100,000 and £499,999 to improve their facilities. The funding has been made available as part of Arts Council England's (ACE) £234.6m capital investment fund. In total, £20m
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21 Sep 2012
University opens natural history collection as temporary museum
Sheffield University has opened a new temporary museum of natural history, revealing a number of its treasured exhibits to the public for the first time. The Alfred Denny Museum, commonly used by students, contains extraordinary items, such as a skull of an extinct man-sized eagle and tiny flying dinosaur skeletons. The curator, Professor Tim Birkhead, will provide tours and give talks on the museum’s treasures. "Science
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21 Sep 2012
Global tourism to reach 1 billion landmark
Image: International tourism has grown by 5 per cent in 2012 With a record 467 million tourists traveling in the first half of 2012, the global tourism industry is set to reach one billion international travellers by the end of the year - for the first time ever. The figures, from the United Nations'
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20 Sep 2012
US$1.73bn debt restructure for Disneyland Paris
The Walt Disney Company is providing US$1.73bn (1.34bn euro, £1.07bn) to restructure the debt at the Disneyland Paris resort, which operates two parks, seven hotels and an entertainment centre. As a result, Euro Disney SCA Group will benefit from lower interest rates and more operational flexibility with the
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