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30 Mar 2012
£1m shop opens at Scottish attraction
Edinburgh's Scotch Whisky Experience is forecast to increase retail revenue by 15 per cent this year, following the unveiling of a new £1m shop as part of a wider revamp of the attraction
The whisky-themed centre has already seen retail revenues grow 55 per cent in the last three years and is expecting the latest stage of its transformation to continue that trend.
Scotch Whisky Experience director and general
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30 Mar 2012
Red tape consultation for sports and heritage
Sports, heritage and gaming industry stakeholders are to have the opportunity to "name and shame" regulations that they believe are holding back growth in a new government consultation.
A website has been established to allow those within the sectors to comment on regulations, such as rules governing gambling premises, and whether they are an example of excessive red tape.
Regulations identified as "unnecessary"
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29 Mar 2012
New Orleans' WWII museum project enters next phase
The US$300m (226m euro, £189m) expansion of the National WWII Museum in New Orleans, Louisiana, US, has entered the next phase following the topping off the US Freedom Pavilion: The Boeing Center.
Scheduled to open later this year, the US$35m
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29 Mar 2012
Reopening date announced for Amsterdam's Stedelijk Museum
Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam will reopen to the public on 23 September following the completion of the most ambitious renovation and expansion project in its history.
Famous for its collection of modern and contemporary art, the museum is
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29 Mar 2012
Leisure sector to support UK job creation
More than half (55 per cent) of leisure and hospitality businesses are planning to create new job opportunities during 2012, according to new research published by Barclays.
The Barclays Job Creation Survey 2012 also found the sector was "more receptive" to taking on former public sector employees compared with other UK industries.
Barclays surveyed 670 executives from UK businesses of all sizes and across
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28 Mar 2012
European tourism 'will continue to recover'
The European tourism industry "will continue to recover" from the 2009 downturn despite the continent's fresh economic slump, according to a new report from Moody's Analytics.
Trends in European Tourism by Enam Ahmed and Melanie Bowler admitted that the recovery may be slowed, but predicted no
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28 Mar 2012
REACT funding for South West heritage projects
The installation of augmented reality mirrors on board SS Great Britain in Bristol is one of six projects at heritage sites in south west England to be commissioned by REACT.
REACT is one of four knowledge exchange hubs for the creative economy and is investing more than £300,000 in the first run of funding under the Heritage Sandbox programme.
Each of the projects aim to deliver a new means of
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28 Mar 2012
Next phase for Singapore gallery scheme
The new National Art Gallery, Singapore in the heart of the civil district remains on track to open in 2015 after the SG$530m (£265m, EUR316m, US$422m) scheme moved onto its next phase.
Housed in the former City Hall and Supreme Court buildings, the new visual arts institution has been designed to position
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28 Mar 2012
Green light for Barry Island plans
Outline plans for a mixed-use redevelopment of Barry Island Pleasure Park, South Wales, have been given the green light by Vale of Glamorgan Council's planning committee.
The project will lead to the transformation of the 1.9-hectare (4.7-acre) funfair site sited at the entrance to Barry Island and includes 4,738sq m (51,000sq ft) of leisure uses.
A new cinema - the town's first since the Theatre Royal closed - and other indoor leisure facilities are to be housed in part of a curved building on the
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28 Mar 2012
Six Flags parks to launch 'reverse ride'
Two Six Flags amusement parks in the US have teamed up with Warner Bros Consumer Products and DC Entertainment for the launch of the new Mr Freeze: Reverse Blast experience.
Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington, Texas, and Six Flags St Louis in Eureka, Missouri, are reversing existing rides inspired by the
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27 Mar 2012
Ralph Appelbaum to design Carlsberg attraction
Danish brewer Carlsberg has appointed a team lead by US-based architects Ralph Appelbaum Associates (RAA) to design a new themed visitor attraction in the centre of Copenhagen.
RAA was appointed after beating four other finalists in a design competition that Carlsberg first launched in 2011. In total, the
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27 Mar 2012
New Super Flume for Finland's PowerPark
Interlink has confirmed it has secured a contract for the design, manufacture and installation of a new Super Flume ride for PowerPark, an amusement park located in Alahärmä, Finland.
It is one of a number of deals secured by the company this year and will lead to the creation of a new 400m (1,312ft)-long
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26 Mar 2012
Six shortlisted for Kids in Museums award
Wolverhampton Art Gallery and Edinburgh's National Museum of Scotland are among the six attractions to be shortlisted for this year's Telegraph Family Friendly Museum Award.
The annual accolade, which was won last year by Mansfield Museum in Nottinghamshire, is designed to recognise the most
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