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24 May 2012
Fantawild plans new openings in China and Iran
Image: Fantawild currently has six parks in China
Chinese theme park company Fantawild has announced that it will open a new park in Esfahan, Iran, by the end of the year (2012), followed by another in Xiamen Tong'an, China, in early 2013.
The two attractions will form part of an ambitious
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24 May 2012
Marine adventure park and waterpark planned for Desaru, Malaysia
Themed Attractions Malaysia (TAM), the leisure and tourism arm of the state-owned Kazanah Nasional's - is investing RM267m (US$85m, €68m, £54m) in the construction and operation of two theme parks in Desaru, Johor.
One of the attractions will be a marine park with an aqarium, called Ocean Quest, while the other is a traditional water park called Ocean Splash. Both parks are scheduled to open in 2014.
The
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24 May 2012
Legoland Malaysia to open in September
Image: Merlin chief executive Nick Varney at Legoland
The finishing touches are being added to the Legoland Malaysia attraction ahead of its opening on 15 September.
Located in Nusajaya, Johor, the park will feature more than 40 interactive rides, shows and attractions and will be Merlin
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24 May 2012
Vue Entertainment acquires Apollo Cinemas UK
Image: Vue is set to acquire Apollo Cinemas UK
Vue Entertainment, one of the UK's leading cinema operators and developers, has revealed that it is to acquire independent chain Apollo Cinemas UK in a deal reportedly worth £20m.
The deal sees Vue Entertainment add the 14 Apollo-branded cinemas
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24 May 2012
US battleship USS Iowa to become floating museum in Los Angeles
Image: USS Iowa docked in Richmond earlier this year
USS Iowa, the historic US battleship which spent more than 50 years in service, is to embark on its final voyage to Los Angeles before opening as a new floating museum.
Built in 1940, the 887ft (270m)-long vessel is currently
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24 May 2012
Simon Thurley outlines English Heritage's plans for 2012
Simon Thurley, chief executive of English Heritage, has outlined the historic environment organisation's plans for the year ahead in a speech at Apsley House, London.
A number of schemes are already underway as part of the National Heritage Collection - such as the construction of new visitor facilities and restoration work at Stonehenge.
Elsewhere, Queen Victoria's private beach at Osborne on the Isle of Wight
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24 May 2012
Wales Millennium Centre remains top Welsh visitor attraction
Image: WMC attracted more than 1 million visitors
Wales Millennium Centre (WMC) has remained the most-visited attraction in Wales after the venue welcomed more than 1 million visitors in 2011 - up 3.1 per cent on the previous year.
According to the Survey of Visits to Tourist Attractions in
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23 May 2012
Liverpool receives green light for turnaround cruise status
Liverpool City Council (LCC) has welcomed the government's decision to approve plans allowing cruises to start and end voyages in the city, following a year-long consultation.
The local authority has agreed to abide by a ruling that will see it pay back a grant towards the city's terminal, which was funded on the basis that it would be a "call in" facility.
Mike Penning, parliamentary under secretary of state for
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23 May 2012
Pacific Asia Travel Association reports growth in regional arrivals
Image: Koh Samui – a popular Asian destination
New preliminary figures from the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) have uncovered a collective 7 per cent growth in international arrivals during the first two months of 2012.
Southeast Asia reported a year-on-year inbound numbers increase of
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23 May 2012
Creative Scotland announces investment portfolio overhaul
Creative Scotland has announced the results of a review into its investment portfolio, which will see nearly 50 arts organisations lose out on regular funding support from April 2013.
The agency has overhauled its portfolio as a result of changes in the way it receives income, with its share of Lottery revenue to rise from £18m in 2010 to £32.3m in 2014.
A review of Creative Scotland's model of investment has
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23 May 2012
Kensington and Chelsea to introduce cultural placemaking scheme
Image: The Natural History Museum in Kensington
The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea is to place culture and the creative industries at the heart of all future development within the borough.
The local authority is rolling out its Cultural Placemaking initiative as it aims to become the first council in the UK to integrate culture into the borough's economic development through planning.
Developed in partnership with consultancies Futurecity and BOP Consulting, the new proposals seek to spark debate
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23 May 2012
Museums Galleries Scotland members support governance changes
Image: MGS will become the Scottish sector's NDB
Museums Galleries Scotland's (MGS) transition to a National Development Body (NDB) has moved closer after constitutional and governance changes were backed by its members.
The majority (82 per cent) of the organisation's members voted in favour
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22 May 2012
Russia-based BIN group in talks with Universal over Moscow theme park
Russia-based property group BIN is rumoured to be in talks with US entertainment giant NBC Universal with the view of building a Universal Studios theme park in Moscow.
According to a number of Russian media outlets, BIN is willing to spend RUB3bn (US$3bn, 2.4bn euro, £1.9bn) on the construction of the attraction at a 22-hectare (220,000sq m) site in the country's capital.
If the plans become reality, it is
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22 May 2012
Queensland's Tropical Paradise Resort on hold
Plans for the AU$3bn (US$3bn, £1.9bn, 2.3bn euro) Tropical Paradise Resort - a themed entertainment destination in Queensland, Australia - have been put on hold owing to difficult economic conditions.
Other contributory factors to the delay
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