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03 May 2012
Odeon cinema brand makes Ireland debut
Image: The Odeon brand is to roll out across Ireland
Odeon, one of Europe's largest cinema operators, is to embark on a rebranding of all UCI and Storm venues across Ireland after it opened the country's first Odeon-branded cinema in Dublin.
The capital's EUR6m (£4.9m) Odeon Point Village
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03 May 2012
Moscow arts centre to move to new site
Image: A former restaurant will house the new centre
Garage Center for Contemporary Culture has announced plans to move to a new location at Gorky Park in Moscow, Russia, in the first of a two-phase development later this year.
The first stage includes the creation of a new temporary home
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03 May 2012
UK industrial cities' tourism appeal grows
Image: The Lowry Centre attraction in Manchester
New research from tourism agency VisitBritain has found that some of the UK's largest industrial cities have established themselves as popular destinations for overseas visitors.
London and Edinburgh remain as the country's two most popular
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02 May 2012
The Space digital arts service launches
Image: The Space uncovers John Peel's record library
Arts Council England (ACE) and the BBC have announced the soft launch of a new digital arts service - The Space - to showcase work and events across a range of online and media platforms.
The first month of the service - now freely-available
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02 May 2012
Queen Beatrix opens new-look Dutch museum
Image: The ringing of a special bell marks the opening
Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands has marked the official relaunch of Asten's Klok and Peel Museum following the completion of an extensive renovation and expansion programme.
The new-look museum - formerly known as the National Carillon
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02 May 2012
MA publishes Effective Collections report
Image: MA promoted 'dynamic' use of collections
The Museums Association (MA) has published its final evaluation of a five-year collections programme, which comprised 34 full-phase projects across more than 100 UK museums.
Effective Collections - a landmark initiative funded with grant support
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02 May 2012
Five bidders in Leeds casino licence race
Image: Leeds is one area set for a 'large' casino
Rank Group-owned operator Grosvenor Casinos and Leeds United Football Club have been named among the five stage one applicants for Leeds' large casino licence by the local authority.
Leeds City Council (LCC) confirmed that the two applicants -
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01 May 2012
STR: 'Strong' tourism demand for Bahrain
New figures published by STR Global have shown a "strong rebound" in Bahrain's hotel industry, despite local unrest that overshadowed last month's Formula One Grand Prix.
The latest data showed occupancy rates in the country more than double during March this year, with RevPAR increasing by 143.1 per cent compared with March 2011.
STR Global managing director Elizabeth Randall said the industry in the Middle East
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01 May 2012
Merlin reveals plans for London Dungeon move
Merlin Entertainments has unveiled plans to relocate its London Dungeon attraction from its current location on Tooley Street, near London Bridge, to County Hall on London's South Bank.
The potential move, approved by Lambeth Council, means that the popular London Dungeon will operate adjacent to Merlin's
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01 May 2012
MA publishes new internship guidelines
New guidelines have been published by the Museums Association (MA) in a bid to help institutions across the country to "develop meaningful internships".
The guidelines, which also aim to help potential interns find appropriate opportunities, focus on six areas of practice that should be met - including the
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01 May 2012
Shark diving worth US$42.2m to Fiji
New analysis from the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) and the University of Western Australia has revealed the annual economic impact of shark diving tourism to Fiji.
In 2010, the market was worth US$42.2m (£25.9m, EUR31.9m) to the country's economy, with a further US$4m (£2.5m), EUR3m)
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30 Apr 2012
New York unveils US$70bn tourism target
New York City (NYC) mayor Michael Bloomberg has set out a new target for the US city's tourism sector to have an annual economic impact worth US$70bn (£43bn, EUR52.8m) by 2015.
Bloomberg, together with marketing agency NYC and Company, have also announced a goal of attracting 55 million visitors over the
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30 Apr 2012
New mobile travel activities study published
Nearly one-fifth of US smartphone owners used their devices to book a flight or hotel room during the three months ending February 2012, according to a new study from comScore.
The latest comScore Travel Advisor report found that, during the same period, 51 per cent of smartphone users accessed air
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27 Apr 2012
KSL withdraws Great Wolf takeover interest
Apollo Global Management appears to have won the race to purchase US-based waterpark group Great Wolf Resorts after increasing its bid to US$7.85 (£4.80, EUR5.92) per share.
The improved price agreed by Apollo represents a 171 per cent premium on the six-month average share price of Great Wolf Resorts prior
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