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Valerie Taylor to talk at Australian Museum's upcoming blockbuster shark exhibition
The Australian Museum’s blockbuster exhibition – Sharks – will include a series of program events including a talk by shark conservationist Valerie Taylor. The exhibition will...
Sep 5, 2022
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Choice Hotels Asia Pacific partners with South Australian Tourism Commission in new consumer campaign
Leading hotel group, Choice Hotels Asia Pacific has partnered with South Australian Tourism Commission in its new consumer campaign, inspiring travellers to book their next...
Sep 4, 2022
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Cantabrians invited to farewell favourite museum exhibits before dismantled
Christchurch City Council has advised that Cantabrians are being invited to farewell their favourite exhibits at the Canterbury Museum as it plans to dismantle galleries later...
Sep 4, 2022
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Penrith City Council partners with Destination NSW to launch new visitor campaign
Penrith City Council has collaborated with Destination NSW to launch a new consumer marketing campaign aimed at attracting visitors back to Penrith. The highly targeted campaign...
Sep 4, 2022
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Victoria’s Tourist And Heritage Rail Sector receives further funding
Sixteen Victorian tourist and heritage rail operators and museums are receiving a total of $620,000, after the sector was invited to apply for government grants to support them...
Sep 4, 2022
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Zoo and Aquarium Association highlights action on sustainability at 2022 conference
The Zoo and Aquarium Association (ZAA) of Australasia has reported how its 2022 Conference at Melbourne Zoo drew zoo and aquarium delegates and experts from across Australia and...
Sep 3, 2022
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TEEG to open new Timezone venue in Broadmeadows in time for Victorian school holidays
Australian family entertainment brand, Timezone, will open a new venue in the northern Melbourne suburb of Broadmeadows on Saturday 10th September just in time for Victorian...
Sep 1, 2022
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Experience OZ partners with Sydney Princess Cruises to launch new booking storefront at Circular Quay
Aiming to improve accessibility and convenience for tourists around Sydney Harbour looking to undertake experiences, leading domestic holiday experience provider, Experience Oz...
Sep 1, 2022
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Princess Margaret Rose Cave to receive safety upgrades and improved visitor facilities
The visitor experience at Victoria’s famous Princess Margaret Rose Cave is to be improved with redevelopment works including essential safety works, upgrades to the existing...
Sep 1, 2022
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High demand anticipated for tickets to view Mon Repos turtle nesting season
Tickets to witness the Mon Repos turtle nesting season in Bundaberg go on sale today, with demand expected to boost tourism for local businesses and hospitality sector....
Aug 31, 2022
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Upgraded Hong Kong’s Peak Tram tourist attraction reopens
The Peak Tram, Asia’s oldest funicular railway and a popular attraction in Hong Kong, is once again taking visitors on a spell-binding ride to the Peak following a redesigned...
Aug 31, 2022
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Sim Leisure Group looks to develop new Escape theme parks
Already operating two Escape branded theme parks, Malaysia-based Sim Leisure Group is looking to develop new locations. With Escape branded parks successfully running in...
Aug 30, 2022
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SEA LIFE Melbourne Aquarium opens new display to help save endangered native fish species
SEA LIFE Melbourne Aquarium has joined the Victorian Fisheries Authority’s pursuit to save the endangered Macquarie perch with the opening of a new display which aims to raise...
Aug 29, 2022
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Cadbury partners with Taronga to help save the Northern Corroboree Frog
Cadbury Dairy Milk Freddo has partnered with Taronga to help with the conservation efforts in saving the Northern Corroboree Frog - one of Australia’s most iconic amphibian...
Aug 29, 2022
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South East Asia's first Topgolf now operational in Bangkok
Thailand's latest sport and social entertainment venue, Topgolf Megacity, the first Topgolf facility in South East Asia, is now fully operational. Officially opened to the...
Aug 29, 2022
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Ho Chi Minh City prepares to host largest international tourism event in Vietnam and Mekong sub-region
With the theme ‘Growing Forward Together’, Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City is preparing to host the 16th International Travel Expo Ho Chi Minh City (ITE HCMC 2022) - the largest...
Aug 29, 2022
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Wittingslow Amusements owner refuses to give evidence at inquest into child's 2017 ride death
An amusement ride owner has refused to give evidence at a Coronial Inquest into the death of a six-year-old at a carnival on the Mornington Peninsula five years ago, arguing...
Aug 28, 2022
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Water World Ocean Park Hong Kong becomes Asia’s first Autism-Certified waterpark
Water World Ocean Park Hong Kong has been certified by the International Board of Credentialing and Continuing Education Standards (IBCCES) as a Certified Autism CenterTM (CAC)....
Aug 28, 2022
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Mammoth slide operator JTK Trustee Limited sentenced at Waihi District Court
WorkSafe New Zealand has advised that inflatable slide operator, JTK Trustee Limited (trading as Fun Solutions) has been sentenced today at Waihi District Court for allowing its...
Aug 28, 2022
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Featherdale Wildlife Parks marks 50th anniversary
The Featherdale Sydney Wildlife Park has marked its 50th year of operating since it first officially opened in 1972. Originally founded on the site of a family-owned poultry...
Aug 28, 2022
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Works now underway on major upgrades to Perth Zoo
Works are now underway on a new café and separate function centre at Perth Zoo as part of a $16.5 million construction program. The café will create a new eating and alfresco...
Aug 28, 2022
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Penguin Island visitation to be restricted and new discovery centre will not proceed
Visitation at Penguin Island, a 12.5-hectare island off the coast near Perth and home to a colony of approximately 250 little penguins, is to be restricted during high...
Aug 28, 2022
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Singapore attractions to be redeveloped as housing
Attractions in the Singapore suburb of Yishun, including the ORTO leisure park, Turtle and Tortoise Museum and the non-profit Ground-Up Initiative, are to be forced to find a...
Aug 27, 2022
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Commercial Aquatics to construct resort style pool at Perth’s Outback Splash
Perth’s Outback Splash has announced that work is currently underway on a large resort style pool, called ‘The Lagoon’, which will be the newest addition to the Perth water...
Aug 25, 2022
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