News: Attractions

Village Roadshow reveals $50 million investment into Gold Coast theme parks

Village Roadshow Theme Parks on the Gold Coast are set for a massive investment over the next 18-months with $50 million to be spent on new attractions, the enhancement of guest…

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May 25, 2019 Attractions / Entertainment / Environment / Retail / Tourism /

 
 

Louvre breaks attendance records as Europe maintains lead in global museum market

The Louvre in Paris, already the world’s top-attended museum, had a record-breaking year with 10.2 million visitors in 2018. As reported in the latest edition of the TEA/AECOM Theme…

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May 24, 2019 Arts / Attractions / Tourism /

 
 

New rides to open as part of expansion of Dubai’s Atlantis Aquaventure

Dubai's Atlantis Aquaventure waterpark has announced a major expansion, with plans to open a dozen new rides in the middle of 2020. In addition to adding to the 20 rides and rivers…

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May 24, 2019 Attractions / Tourism / Waterparks /

 
 

Attendance at the world’s themed attractions exceeds half a billion visits for the first time in history

The 2018 TEA/AECOM Theme Index and Museum Index has revealed that visits to themed attractions exceeded half a billion visits for the first time in history last year, with Disney remaining…

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May 23, 2019 Attractions / Entertainment / Tourism / Venues / Waterparks /

 
 

Designs revealed for treetop accommodation at nature-based Singapore Zoo resort

Mandai Park Holdings has announced the appointment of Singapore-based WOW Architects to design a nature-based resort experience that will feature 24 elevated treehouses set among the…

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May 23, 2019 Attractions / Design / Environment / Tourism /

 
 

Fears that funding for Tasmania’s MONA being used as a ‘political football’

The Tasmanian tourism industry has been warned not to allow partisan interest to turn it into a “political football”. Speaking to the Hobart Mercury, Tourism Industry Council…

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May 23, 2019 Arts / Attractions / Finance / Government / Recreation /

 
 

World-first rideshare submarine experience launched on Great Barrier Reef

The world’s first rideshare submarine has today been launched in a landmark partnership between Tourism and Events Queensland (TEQ) and Uber to showcase the Great Barrier Reef like…

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May 23, 2019 Attractions / Environment / Tourism /

 
 

Clark Kirby explains his drive to ‘challenge everything’ within Village Roadshow Theme Parks

Clark Kirby, Chief Executive and Executive Chairman of Village Roadshow Theme Parks, has explained how he has “challenged everything” within the Gold Coast-based theme park…

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May 22, 2019 Attractions / Entertainment / Finance / Marketing / Safety /

 
 

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