News: Attractions
Dubai Parks and Resorts on track to open in October 2016
Dubai Parks and Resorts has confirmed that its mega-theme park complex in Dubai is on track to open in October 2016. Announcing its financial results for 2015, the Dubai-listed...
Feb 13, 2016
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Peddle Thorp Architects to develop new aquarium in Thailand
Melbourne-based Peddle Thorp Architects have announced being commissioned to design the new Water World Aquarium in Pattaya, Thailand. The new 21,000 metre² Water World Aquarium...
Feb 12, 2016
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Debitsuccess wins second international Innovation and Excellence Award
For the second year running, leading payment solutions provider Debitsuccess has been named a winner in Corporate LiveWire’s 2016 Innovation & Excellence Awards, taking out the...
Feb 11, 2016
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Government funds to back tourism training and development in Queensland
The Australian Government will provide $670,450 for training and development projects to help Queensland tourism businesses flourish and grow. With matching funds from the...
Feb 11, 2016
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Digital amusement park combines playtime and learning
Described as a "digital amusement park", Singapore-based creative future park Mosh! has opened at Sentosa Island. The digital media playground uses the latest multimedia...
Feb 11, 2016
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Smart Digital Australia releases new Open Air Cinema Guide
Smart Digital Australia has published an Open Air Cinema Guide to help customers create fantastic outdoor cinema experience, described as “arguably the most definitive guide to...
Feb 11, 2016
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NGV acquires highly-prized fashion collection
The National Gallery of Victoria has this week announced the acquisition of one of the world’s most sought-after fashion collections, which includes the most significant French...
Feb 10, 2016
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Australia Zoo to experience a winter Ice Age
Australia Zoo will be transformed into a winter wonderland during the 2016 June/July school holidays to coincide with the launch of the 20th Century Fox movie ‘Ice Age 5:...
Feb 10, 2016
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Redwoods Treewalk experience opens in Rotorua
Since opening before Christmas, the Redwoods Treewalk in the Whakarewarewa Forest near Rotorua has been attracting a growing number of visitors. The first attraction of its kind...
Feb 10, 2016
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Dramatic decline in visitation sees Ocean Park lose over a million visitors in 2015
Hong Kong theme park Ocean Park saw its visitor numbers dip by 14% in 2015, slipping by over a million visits from 7.8 million visits – the highest number ever recorded – in...
Feb 10, 2016
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Northern Territory tourism a ‘beacon’ for the economy
The Tourism & Transport Forum Australia (TTF) is calling for an additional $5 million funding boost to Tourism NT on top of last year’s budget and the development of new visitor...
Feb 10, 2016
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Taronga Zoo offers guest list places for its 100th birthday party
Taronga Zoo is giving 5,000 people the chance to secure a spot on the guest list for its upcoming 100th birthday party. The Zoo and its centenary presenting partner ANZ have...
Feb 8, 2016
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KidZania to open on Singapore’s Sentosa Island
Children’s interactive indoor edutainment centre KidZania is to open in April at Palawan Beach on Singapore’s Sentosa Island. The 7,600 metre² facility will feature 60...
Feb 8, 2016
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Australia’s second iFLY opens on the Gold Coast
Australia’s second iFLY indoor skydiving facility has opened in the heart of Surfers Paradise at 3082 and 3084 Surfers Paradise Boulevard – in the heart of the Gold Coast’s...
Feb 7, 2016
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Independent Chinese tourists looking beyond the big cities
With Chinese New Year celebrations underway, Australia’s tourism industry is seeing more and more Chinese visitors looking to explore beyond the big cities and wanting to travel...
Feb 7, 2016
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WhiteWater launches ‘never-ending wave’ artificial surf concept
Aquatic leisure innovators FlowRider and WhiteWater have developed the WaveOz - a never-ending surfing wave concept. The WaveOz - pronounced 'huevos' - is a 180-degree...
Feb 7, 2016
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Crowds flock to celestial empire exhibition at the National Library of Australia
Almost 20,000 people have already flocked to the National Library of Australia’s (NLA) summer exhibition Celestial Empire: Life in China 1644-1911, and attended associated...
Feb 6, 2016
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Adventure entertainment centre opens at Abu Dhabi’s growing Yas Mall
UAE adventure attraction operator Adventure HQ has opened its seventh facility at Abu Dhabi’s Yas Mall. Since the company was founded in Dubai six years ago, it has opened...
Feb 6, 2016
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Victorian Government appoints Visitor Economy Ministerial Advisory Committee to drive tourism
As part of the Victorian Government's ongoing changes to its support of tourism, Minister for Tourism and Major Events John Eren has announced the creation of a new Visitor...
Feb 6, 2016
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Accredited businesses sweep winners list at National Tourism Awards
Australia’s leading accreditation program has swept the field at this year’s Qantas Australian Tourism Awards, with Australian Tourism Accreditation Program (ATAP) accredited...
Feb 6, 2016
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Sovereign Hill Ballarat named Australia's top tourist attraction
Ballarat open-air museum Sovereign Hill has been named Australia's top Major Tourist Attractions at the Qantas-sponsored Australian Tourism Awards. Announced in Melbourne last...
Feb 5, 2016
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Qantas Australian Tourism Awards recognise industry excellence
The winners of the 31st Annual Qantas Australian Tourism Awards of 2015 were announced last night (5th February) at a gala ceremony in the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition...
Feb 5, 2016
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Disney to price Shanghai theme park tickets cheaper than Hong Kong
Tickets for the Walt Disney Company's new Shanghai theme park are to be priced at about 20% cheaper than those at Hong Kong Disneyland, as the company aims to draw families...
Feb 4, 2016
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Landmark permanent exhibition set to open at ArtScience Museum in Singapore
Singapore’s ArtScience Museum is set to open its first ever permanent exhibition to the public in March - a futuristic world of high-tech artworks and interactive digital...
Feb 3, 2016
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