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06 Feb 2019
Tyra Banks to open Modelland attraction in Santa Monica
Supermodel Tyra Banks has announced that she will launch a new experiential attraction later this year themed on the modelling industry in Santa Monica, US. Modelland will take visitors through a fantasy version of the modelling world via interactive entertainment, creative collaborations, curated retail,
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06 Feb 2019
SeaWorld announces Carnival's Gus Antorcha as new CEO
Carnival Cruise Lines COO Gus Antorcha has been named as the new CEO of SeaWorld Entertainment. Antorcha has worked at Carnival Corporation – the world's largest leisure travel company – for more than eight years and prior to that was partner and managing director at Boston Consulting Group, advising clients on
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06 Feb 2019
Disney’s parks make losses despite revenue gains in Q4 2018
Disney’s latest financial results show that its Parks, Experiences and Consumer Products division made increased year-on-year revenues in Q4 2018 but is still unable to turn a profit. Revenues rose in the quarter to US$6.8bn (€6bn, £5.2bn) from Q4 2017’s figure of US$6.5bn (€5.7bn, £5bn), a 4 per cent rise.
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06 Feb 2019
Henning Larsen to lead redesign of largest opera house in Paris
Scandinavian architecture practice Henning Larsen have been tapped to expand the Opéra Bastille – the largest opera house in Paris. The renovated structure will feature an extended foyer, an 800-seat concert hall, workshop facilities, and a public garden path with links to the Viaduc des Arts and the rue de
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06 Feb 2019
Reimagined Museum of Modern Art to open its doors in October
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York has announced that it will close this summer and reopen with expanded exhibition spaces on 21 October 2019. Designed by New York architecture practice Diller Scofidio + Renfro (DS+R) in collaboration with Gensler, the MoMA's extensions will feature more than 40,000 sq
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05 Feb 2019
LGBTQ community invited for first official Disney event in Paris
Disneyland Paris is to host the first ever official LGBTQ event held at a Disney theme park when it privatises the Walt Disney Studios Park for a Magical Pride Party on 1 June 2019. The event, which is open to people from the LGBT community and their friends and families, will include meet and greets with Disney
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05 Feb 2019
European museums partner to help "re-establish" Cairo’s Egyptian Museum
A consortium of major European museums are to collaborate with Egypt's Ministry of Antiquities on a project to help renovate and re-establish the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, with the ultimate aim being to gain UNESCO recognition for the museum as a World Heritage Site. The 3-year, €3.1m (US$3.54m, £2.72m)
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05 Feb 2019
Studio Gang unveil community-focused concept for Tom Lee Park
American architecture firm Studio Gang have revealed the first set of renderings of their vision to regenerate the historic Tom Lee Park in Memphis, Tennessee. Part of what has been described as a "holistic redevelopment" of the Memphis riverfront, the revitalised public space, which Studio Gang is redesigning
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05 Feb 2019
Heritage Lottery Fund rebrands as body reveals five-year plan
Major new changes to the way that Lottery money is distributed to UK heritage causes have been announced as part of a rebrand of the Heritage Lottery Fund and the unveiling of a new five-year plan. The newly-named National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF) plans to distribute more than £1bn (US$1.3bn, €1.14bn) over
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04 Feb 2019
Sunshine Coast’s Big Pineapple undergoing AU$150m redevelopment
The Sunshine Coast's Big Pineapple and its 170-hectare surrounds in Queensland, Australia, are to be transformed through an AU$150m (US$108.3m, €94.6m, £83m) redevelopment. Built in 1971, the 52ft-high (16m) heritage-listed tourist attraction – shaped like a giant pineapple – was designed by Peddle Thorp and
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04 Feb 2019
Glasgow Science Centre £4m revamp aiming to increase visitor diversity
Scotland’s flagship science centre is looking to attract a more diverse group of visitors and get more people generally interested in science with a £4m (US$5.2m, €4.6m) refurbishment. Including in the plans for the Glasgow Science Centre are a number of outdoor exhibit areas that will allow visitors to view
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04 Feb 2019
WTA members outline five wellness travel trends
Celebrating its first-year anniversary, and following the release of its first survey on Wellness Vacations, the Wellness Tourism Association (WTA) polled its members to find out the top wellness travel trends for 2019. With the burgeoning popularity of wellness travel on a global basis – the Global
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01 Feb 2019
Ground broken on Charleston's T-Rex Science Center
Ground has been broken on a new US$5m (€4.36m, £3.81m) science centre in Charleston, West Virginia. Set to open in Q3 later this year, the T-Rex Science Center will be located on the site of an old bakery. It conception was inspired by the discovery of director Scott Breeden of a 400-million-year-old
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