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16 Feb 2012
Public funding for Welsh botanic gardens
The National Botanic Garden of Wales has secured an additional GBP150,000 worth of public funding after meeting performance targets set out by the Welsh Assembly Government.
Last year, the Assembly Government announced a three-year package comprising GBP550,000 of annual revenue funding between 2012 and 2014, plus the conditional GBP150,000 grant.
After meeting performance targets over the last 12 months, the
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16 Feb 2012
Kids In Museums award longlist revealed
Kids in Museums has announced that 20 attractions across the country are in the running to be recognised for being the UK's most accessible and welcoming to visitors of all ages.
A panel led by Heritage Lottery Fund chair Dame Jenny Abramsky will consider the longlist for the Telegraph Family
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16 Feb 2012
VAGA director to go in restructuring move
Hilary Gresty, director of the Visual Arts and Galleries Association (VAGA), is to be made redundant as part of a restructuring process, following the loss of GBP100,000 funding.
Arts Council England is set to withdraw its grant-in-aid support from April, with the VAGA board unveiling a model that will also see administrator Alison Lawrence depart.
A new co-ordinator post has been created and will be filled by
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16 Feb 2012
Forgan welcomes Smarter Loans initiative
Captain Cook Museum chair Sophie Forgan has backed a new Museum Association (MA) initiative, which is designed to help make it easier for UK attractions to loan collections.
Forgan was speaking at the launch of the MA's Smarter Loans: key principles for loans in the UK at the British Museum's Hartwell Room in London earlier this month.
Addressing delegates, Forgan said: "I was amazed that bringing material
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16 Feb 2012
Record numbers of UK visitors for Bhutan
Latest annual tourism figures for Bhutan have seen a "significant increase" in the number of UK residents visiting the Asian country over the last 12 months, compared with 2010.
More than 37,000 international visitors travelled to Bhutan in 2011, up 38 per cent from the 27,196 in 2010. Of those visitors, nearly 2,800 were from the UK - an increase of 1,023.
Ampersand Travel founder James Jayasundera said: "The
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16 Feb 2012
Theme park operators report revenue growth
Gaylord Entertainment Company has seen consolidated revenue increase for the last quarter of 2011 and for the full year, while Euro Disney has also seen revenues grow in Q1 2012.
The Tennessee, US-based operator of the Gaylord-branded hotels and resorts saw revenues grow by 26.3 per cent during Q4 2011 and by 23.7 per cent for the wider 12-month period.
According to the group, however, the temporary closure of
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15 Feb 2012
Cars Land to complete Disneyland expansion
The opening of a new visitor experience inspired by the animated film Cars is set to mark the completion of a five-year expansion of Disney California Adventure Park, US.
Cars Land will include three immersive family attractions that showcase the settings and characters from the Disney-Pixar
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15 Feb 2012
Las Vegas waterpark opening pushed back
Officials at the new USD20m (GBP12.7m, EUR15.3m) Splash Canyon Waterpark being built in Las Vegas, US, have announced its launch date has been pushed back until spring 2013.
The new visitor attraction had been due to open on Memorial Day weekend this year, but it has been decided to delay the unveiling to
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15 Feb 2012
GBP1m grant for Bomber Command Memorial
Tourism minister John Penrose has announced the government is to contribute GBP1m to help fund a new monument in London's Green Park commemorating Bomber Command.
The GBP3.5m project is being primarily funded through donations from a public appeal, along with contributions from three individual benefactors.
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15 Feb 2012
Scottish cities to share GBP7.69m heritage funding
Historic Scotland has confirmed that six Scottish cities are to receive a share of GBP7.69m over the next three years as part of efforts to safeguard and enhance areas of conservation.
Glasgow (GBP2.55m) and Edinburgh (GBP2.145m) have secured the largest slice of funding, with Dundee, Aberdeen, Inverness
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14 Feb 2012
Hunt: 'Make the most of the 2012 Games'
Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt has urged businesses in London to "make the most" of the 2012 Games at an event hosted by London and Partners chair Dame Judith Mayhew Jonas.
Hunt called on local tourism firms to sign up to the 20.12 per cent discount initiative due to launch to the public, with De Vere the
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14 Feb 2012
Plaza overhaul for New York art museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, US, is planning a comprehensive revamp of the four-block-long plaza alongside its iconic Fifth Avenue facade in downtown Manhattan.
New fountains are to be installed closer to the attraction's front steps to replace ones built in the 1970s as part of the scheme,
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13 Feb 2012
Arts/heritage sectors eye Olympic potential
The UK's cultural heritage is "crucial" to ensuring the UK's success as a tourism hub and economic power during the forthcoming months, according to leading industry figures.
Maximising the opportunities offered by the 2012 Games will be a key topic of debate at the Association for Cultural Enterprises' 13th Annual Convention and Exhibition next month.
English Heritage, the National Trust and the British Museum
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13 Feb 2012
New tourism marketing strategy for Bath
Bath Tourism Plus (BTP) has launched its new Destination Marketing Strategy in a bid to grow the value of tourism to the city's economy to GBP400m over the next two years.
The blueprint has been developed as a destination-wide plan and will provide leadership and marketing tools to deliver its targets, while working in conjunction with local businesses.
A 12 per cent increase in the value of overnight
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