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Beyond The Square appoints General Manager
Multi-award winning PR and social media agency Beyond The Square has promoted Sophie Meere from Group Account Director to the business' new General Manager. As an integral part...
May 4, 2012
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My Parx reaches out to smart phone users
The Parks Forum and Two Bulls have developed an exciting product to provide a new park experience for 21st century parks users. My Parx is an iPhone Application which enhances...
May 4, 2012
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Mekong Tourism Forum to evaluate 20 years of cooperation
The upcoming 2012 Mekong Tourism Forum 2012 is to address the theme, '20/20 Vision: Building on Two Decades of GMS Cooperation' considering what 20 years of regional cooperation...
May 3, 2012
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Tourists fined for Sea World penguin-napping
The saga of the theft of a fairy penguin from Gold Coast theme park Sea World has come to a close with the two young Welsh tourists who stole the penguin being fined $1,000 for...
May 3, 2012
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Agencies combine to drive tourism investment
Investment in the Australian tourism industry stands to be boosted by a new five-year alliance of key players. The alliance was agreed on Wednesday (2nd May) between the...
May 3, 2012
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Glacier Calving 'caps' off successful season at Aoraki Mount Cook National Park
An estimated five million ton iceberg 'calving' at Tasman Glacier Terminal Lake this week has ensured sensational viewing for visitors for the rest of the season. Guests on...
May 3, 2012
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Legoland Malaysia announces September opening date
Asia's first Legoland® theme park, Legoland® Malaysia, is to be officially opened on Saturday 15th September 2012. The new 76-acre theme park, Merlin Entertainments Group first...
May 2, 2012
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Ocean Park breaks annual attendance record for eigth time in nine years
Hong Kong theme park Ocean Park has this week broke its annual attendance record by reaching the six million level for the first time in its 35-year history, marking the eighth...
Apr 27, 2012
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Elephant keeper killed at North Island zoo
A former circus elephant has killed its keeper at the Franklin Zoo and Wildlife Sanctuary, south of Auckland. Mila, known as Jumbo during her career with Whirling Bros. Circus,...
Apr 26, 2012
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Laserforce opens new gaming site with Australia's largest boutique bowling chain
Laserforce has opened its fifth state of the art Laserforce facility in conjunction with Strike Bowling, Australia's largest privately owned bowling chain. Strike currently owns...
Apr 26, 2012
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2012 PATA conference promotes Malaysia's expanding tourism sector
Malaysia's recent hosting of the 2012 Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) annual conference has provided a platform to showcase the country's fast growing tourism industry....
Apr 23, 2012
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New Zealand tourism operator launches technology that talks to dolphins
Amazing technology previously only available in the scientific community that allows humans to talk to dolphins is being launched by leading New Zealand tourism operator Black...
Apr 20, 2012
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DEAL 2012 opens in Dubai
The Dubai Entertainment Amusement and Leisure (DEAL) show, the largest amusement and entertainment show in Middle East, has been opened. The 18th edition of the exhibition, is...
Apr 19, 2012
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Singapore announces Bay South Garden opening
Singapore's Bay South Garden, the largest of three gardens that make up the city's Gardens by the Bay project, will open on 29th June. Located on the shores of the downtown...
Apr 18, 2012
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Walt Disney World executive to share technology experience at Total Facilities Live
Jim Marshall, Senior Manager of Walt Disney World's Segment Integrated Facility Plan, has been confirmed as a speaker at the upcoming Total Facilities Live conference....
Apr 17, 2012
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WhiteWater West to equip Abu Dhabi's Yas Waterworld Abu Dhabi
The WhiteWater West waterpark company has announced that it has been commissioned to supply and manufacture 12 of 14 complexes for the highly anticipated Yas Waterworld in Abu...
Apr 17, 2012
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Madame Tussauds opens Sydney attraction
The new Madame Tussauds Sydney attraction has opened with waxwork effigies of Australian personalities Cate Blanchett and Nicole Kidman sharing the stage with Barack Obama and...
Apr 16, 2012
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Stolen Sea World fairy penguin recovered
Three men who allegedly stole a penguin from Gold Coast theme park Sea World were arrested having boasted about their exploit on Facebook. Sea World's Trevor Long told ABC Radio...
Apr 16, 2012
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Hobart's plans for city centre ice-skating
A plan to build an ice-skating rink in Hobart's Mawson Place will be fast-tracked while Hobart City Council continues to work out the best ways to boost winter events and...
Apr 16, 2012
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Shanghai Disney starts to take shape
After a year of construction, Shanghai's future Disneyland theme park has started to take shape with the site having been leveled, river channels created and roads built....
Apr 15, 2012
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Premier Rides opens new China office
Global amusement ride manufacturer Premier Rides has opened its second overseas office, located in the heart of Shanghai, China. Situated in the state-of-the-art business centre...
Apr 13, 2012
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Hong Kong cable cars to run again
The operator of Hong Kong's Ngong Ping 360 cable car plans to increase manpower to meet any contingency and to improve its service. Speaking ahead of this week's reopening of...
Apr 12, 2012
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Rainbow's End to get $3.5 million upgrade
The operator of Auckland's Rainbow's End theme park says it will spend $3.5 million upgrading and weather proofing its facilities for younger children in a bid to boost medium...
Apr 12, 2012
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Merlin predicts dramatic growth in Asia-Pacific region
UK-based Merlin Entertainments Group, the world's second largest visitor attraction operator, is set to expand in the Asia-Pacific region. In 2011, the group welcomed over 47.1...
Apr 11, 2012
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