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25 Aug 2009
Nick Varney to speak at VAC2009
Nick Varney, chief executive of Merlin Entertainments Group, will give a keynote speech at this year's Annual National Conference of Visitor Attractions (VAC2009).
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25 Aug 2009
Merlin to open Sea Life in Phoenix
UK-based visitor attraction operator Merlin Entertainments will open a US$15m (£9m, 11m euro) Sea Life aquarium in Phoenix, Arizona early next year.
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25 Aug 2009
NRM appoints new 'Director of Fun'
Bosses at the National Railway Museum (NRM) in York, UK, have appointed six-year-old Sam Pointon as its new 'Director of Fun' to ensure the attraction remains a fun place for kids to spend a day out.
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24 Aug 2009
Staycations fail to stem seaside job losses
Unemployment levels in English seaside resorts have increased during the past year despite a rise in the number of people opting for 'staycations', according to the Trades Union Congress (TUC).
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24 Aug 2009
Strategy launched to save Great Barrier Reef
A new strategy has been launched in an attempt to protect the Great Barrier Reef in Australia from the effects of climate change and safeguard its AUD$5.1bn (£2.6bn, US$4.3bn, €3bn) tourism industry.
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24 Aug 2009
Swine flu and global downturn hit theme parks
Gold Coast, Australia theme parks Dreamworld and WaterWater World have seen total revenues fall in the last year, but while visitor numbers also fell at Dreamworld, the adjacent water park saw a 16.5 per cent increase in attendance.
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24 Aug 2009
Fall in profits for Rainbow's End
New Zealand Experience, the operator of Rainbow's End theme park in Auckland, has seen a fall in post-tax profits of 12.5 per cent to NZ$916,000 (£0.38m, US$0.63m, AUD$0.75m, €0.44m,) in the
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24 Aug 2009
Zoo sued over dolphin splashing
The Chicago Sun-Times has reported that a woman is suing a local zoo after she slipped on water 'deliberately' splashed by dolphins.
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24 Aug 2009
Shark Attack at Sea World
Shark Attack - Bull Sharks in our Backyard, is the latest exhibit to be unveiled at Sea World on Australia's Gold Coast.
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24 Aug 2009
Eric Morecambe plans move forward
Plans for a new exhibition dedicated to the life of comedian Eric Morecambe have taken a step forward after the Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA) agreed to part-fund a feasibility study.
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Design, build and produce theme parks, themed attractions, auditorium shows, 4D theaters and dark rides, including IP-based attractions.
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