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Jamberoo Action Park opens for 2012/13 season
Jamberoo Action Park has reopened for the NSW school holidays and the 2012/13 summer season. Located just over an hour's drive from Sydney, NSW's biggest theme park is offering...
Sep 21, 2012
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Village Roadshow Theme Parks introduce new rides for holiday entertainment
Village Roadshow is set to open three new attractions before Christmas at its Gold Coast theme parks; Warner Bros. Movie World, Sea World and Wet'n'Wild Water World. Two new...
Sep 20, 2012
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Louvre Abu Dhabi collection details revealed
A Paul Gauguin masterpiece and the first known photograph of a veiled woman have been acquired by the Louvre Abu Dhabi, which is scheduled to open in 2015. Other rare...
Sep 19, 2012
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New thrills at Luna Park Sydney
Luna Park Sydney is set to offer a mirror maze attraction, Alone, through the NSW school holidays from Friday 21st September to Sunday 7th October. The famous Mirror Maze in...
Sep 19, 2012
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Asia's first Legoland opens in Malaysia
Asia's first Legoland theme park opened to packed crowds on Saturday (15th September) with a crowd of 10,000 people visiting the 30-acre theme park. The attraction, in the...
Sep 16, 2012
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Dreamworld finds happiness with SapientNitro
Having created happiness for its guests over more than 30 years, Gold Coast theme park Dreamworld is using these moments in a new brand campaign 'Dreamworld Happiness.' Making...
Sep 14, 2012
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Education Queensland to axe travelling school for show children
While the loss of frontline and health services in the Queensland budget has made the headlines in mainstream news, arts and education services have also been cut. Tuesday's...
Sep 13, 2012
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Whales helping to boost tourism on the NSW South Coast
The annual spring whale migration along Australia's east coast is helping to boost tourism in the Eurobodalla, with social media is helping spread the message. Eurobodalla Shire...
Sep 11, 2012
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Hong Kong works with China's national Government to manage visitor capacity
The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) is working with China's national Government to work out a mechanism to ensure that the city's capacity to...
Sep 10, 2012
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New Northern Territory Government to relocate Tourism NT to Alice Springs
The new Northern Territory Government to relocate is to move Tourism Northern Territory's base operations from Darwin to Alice Springs. According to newly appointed Northern...
Sep 10, 2012
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NSW Premier kicks off construction of Wet'n'Wild Sydney
NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell has announced the start of construction at the new Wet'n'Wild Sydney waterpark. With construction having been expected to begin over recent month,...
Sep 9, 2012
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Lo-Q and The Sanderson Group partner to ease queue management
Lo-Q plc, the UK-based provider of virtual queuing systems for theme parks, waterparks and major attractions, has signed a partnership agreement with The Sanderson Group to help...
Sep 8, 2012
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Malaysia's Genting to open Chinese ski resort
Malaysia's Genting Group, operators of Resorts World Genting and Singapore's Resorts World Sentosa, is set to open its first ski resort in China in December. Located in Hebei, a...
Sep 7, 2012
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Royal Adelaide Show to celebrate 20 years of pig racing
This year's Royal Adelaide Show, which starts tomorrow, is set to offer a range of entertainment along with new rides. The annual event, held at the Adelaide Showgrounds from...
Sep 6, 2012
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Heavy snowfalls lead Perisher to announce extended snow season
After being the first Australian ski resort to open in 2012 on 2nd June, donating all lift ticket proceeds to charities, the Perisher alpine resort has announced that it will be...
Sep 4, 2012
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Ocean Park closes Skystar balloon ride
Hong Kong theme park Ocean Park is closing its helium balloon ride attraction, Skystar, following the detection of a defect during a routine safety inspection. The flaw was...
Sep 4, 2012
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Natural attractions lure Phillip Island visitors
The nature and wildlife experiences of Phillip Island exceed the expectations of visitors, a new survey from Tourism Research Australia has found. Federal Minister for Tourism,...
Sep 4, 2012
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Merlin invests $4 million in Mooloolaba UnderWater World
While preparing to relaunch the Sydney Aquariam, Merlin Entertainments has also invested $4 million in Sunshine Coast attraction UnderWater World. Since acquiring the Mooloolaba...
Sep 3, 2012
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Survey shows concerns on tourism competitiveness
Factors affecting the competitiveness of Australia's tourism industry are causing increasing concern among operators, according to the latest edition of the TTF-MasterCard...
Sep 3, 2012
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Medieval sport comes to Kryal Castle
Internationally awarded and recognized Jousting Champion, Justin Holland and his team are set to become one of the star attractions at the new Kryal Castle, just outside of...
Aug 31, 2012
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Partially re-opened Tongariro Alpine Crossing now with new appeal
The Department of Conservation in consultation with Ng ti t Wharetoa through local hapu Ng ti Hikairo ki Tongariro, Regional Tourism Organisations and businesses will re-open...
Aug 30, 2012
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Bumper Action Amusements agrees mini-golf development partnership
Melbourne-based Bumper Action Amusements has announced an entertainment partnership deal with US-based Castle Golf to design and build miniature golf courses across Australia....
Aug 30, 2012
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Overnight wildlife experience at Western Plains Zoo
A new camping experience at Taronga Western Plains Zoo will soon be a reality with work underway on the $900,000 redevelopment of a lake and the landscaping of islands. When...
Aug 30, 2012
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No opening in sight for Melbourne's Southern Star Observation Wheel
More than three years after its closure, reconstruction of Melbourne's Southern Star observation wheel is still incomplete and no date has been set for its reopening. With the...
Aug 29, 2012
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