News: Attractions
Rae-Line offers padding solutions for activity, gymnastics, play and sport
Meeting the safety needs for leisure operators needing to protect participants, guests and members in activity, gymnastics, play and sport settings; Rae-Line manufactures a...
May 2, 2017
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Queenstown's Skyline Enterprises appoints new Chief Executive
Queenstown-based tourism and property company Skyline Enterprises has appointed experienced international business leader Geoff McDonald as its new Chief Executive. Rotorua-born...
May 1, 2017
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Sea World welcomes arrival of Twin Polar Bear Cubs
Gold Coast attraction Sea World has announced that its 16-year-old Polar Bear Liya has given birth and is caring for two Polar Bear cubs. The cubs, which were born on 26th...
May 1, 2017
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World’s biggest rock climbing wall manufacturer gains a hold in Australia
The upcoming Australian Amusement, Leisure and Recreation Association (AALARA) bi-annual Trade Show is set to welcome Walltopia, the world’s largest manufacturer of artificial...
May 1, 2017
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National Trust Heritage Awards 2017 announce winners
From a record breaking number of entries the National Trust NSW has announced the winners of its 2017 Heritage Awards. This year’s award winning heritage projects include the...
Apr 30, 2017
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Village Roadshow results hit by downturn in theme park visits
Village Roadshow has reported a 9.4% drop in visits to its Gold Coast theme parks for the nine months to 31st March – impacted by poor weather and effect of last October's fatal...
Apr 28, 2017
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Winton begins rebuilding of iconic Australian tourism experience
Destroyed by fire in 2015, the $22 million rebuild of Winton’s Waltzing Matilda Centre has begun. Expected to be completed in February 2018, the new 2250 metre² facility will...
Apr 27, 2017
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Waikato Museum recognised for tourism excellence
Waikato Museum is among the first New Zealand visitor attractions to be awarded Qualmark’s highest level of quality assurance, under new Tourism New Zealand guidelines. Qualmark...
Apr 27, 2017
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Deborah Thomas to step aside as Ardent Leisure Chief Executive
Ardent Leisure has announced that Deborah Thomas is to stand down as its Chief Executive to take on the newly created role of Chief Customer Officer and Head of Operations for...
Apr 26, 2017
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Omani tourism officials look to New Zealand on adventure activities fact-finding mission
Skills Active Aotearoa last week hosted a group from Oman’s Ministry of Tourism, on a visit to New Zealand to learn more about the country's world-class adventure activities...
Apr 25, 2017
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Zhonghong Group buys 21% stake in SeaWorld with plans to bring brand to China
SeaWorld Entertainments biggest shareholder, Blackstone, is selling its 21% stake in the theme park operator to Chinese investors Zhonghong Zhuoye Group. The deal, worth...
Apr 25, 2017
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Public war memorials teaching memory through technologies of remembrance
The inclusion of 'technologies of remembrance' in public war memorials places visitors as witnesses of conflict, allowing them to create their own perceptions of war and...
Apr 25, 2017
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Sydney Museum Alliance says moving Powerhouse Museum collection to Parramatta 'absolute madness'
Representatives of Sydney's museum community say selling and relocating the Powerhouse Museum from the inner city suburb of Ultimo to Western Sydney will kill the cultural...
Apr 23, 2017
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Boy in Easter Mornington Peninsula carnival ride incident dies in hospital
A six-year-old boy has died four days after he was critically injured when he fell from a carnival ride on Victoria's Mornington Peninsula. Paramedics were called to the...
Apr 21, 2017
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Uncertain future for Art Gallery of NSW Director Michael Brand
The future of Art Gallery of NSW Director Dr Michael Brand is shrouded in uncertainty after the institution's board declined to renew his five-year tenure for another full term,...
Apr 20, 2017
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World’s third highest observatory opens in Seoul
Seoul Sky, the world’s third highest observatory, has opened in the Korean capital of Seoul. The already popular attraction is located on the upper floors (117-123) of Seoul’s...
Apr 20, 2017
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Revolutionary childrens play space opens in the Sydney Corporate Park
Nubo, a new concept in children’s play spaces, has launched in the Sydney suburb of Alexandria. The first facility of its kind in Australia, Nubo, meaning cloud, is a highly...
Apr 20, 2017
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Denton Corker Marshall wins new Shepparton Art Museum architecture competition
Greater Shepparton City Council has announced Denton Corker Marshall as the winner of the architectural competition for the new Shepparton Art Museum. The architectural...
Apr 20, 2017
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2017 Royal Easter Show welcomes largest crowds in more than a decade
The largest crowds in more than a decade experienced the Sydney Royal Easter Show in 2017, with more than 914,000 people moving through the turnstiles during its two weeks. The...
Apr 19, 2017
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Featherdale Wildlife Park’s Chad Staples marks 20 years of animal passion
Chad Staples, Director of Life Sciences at Featherdale Wildlife Park, has marked 20 years at the Sydney attraction. With a passion for all creatures great and small, Staples...
Apr 18, 2017
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LEGOLAND Discovery Centre selects Magic Memories to power personalisation experience
Magic Memories, the global leader in capturing, creating and sharing memories, has announced a partnership with LEGOLAND® Discovery Centre Melbourne, Australia’s first LEGOLAND®...
Apr 18, 2017
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Solomon Islands 2016 Visitor Survey shows rising importance of international tourism
With international visitor expenditure reaching an estimated SBD233 million (US$30 million) in 2016 and annual visitation continuing to increase year on year, the Solomon...
Apr 18, 2017
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LEGOLAND Discovery Centre opens in Melbourne
Featuring more than 2 million Lego bricks and covering 2,800 metre², Australia's first LEGOLAND® Discovery Centre has opened today in Melbourne’s Chadstone Shopping Centre. The...
Apr 18, 2017
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World Heritage Day celebrates global cultural heritage
With 18th April marking United Nations World Heritage Day, the International Day for Monuments and Sites, Mechtild Rössler, the Director of the Division for Heritage and the...
Apr 17, 2017
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