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17-19 May 2013
Bodypower Expo
Birmingham, United Kingdom More>>
19-20 May 2013
BeautyUK 2013
Birmingham, United Kingdom More>>
21 May 2013
Sustainability Communications Forum 2013
London, United Kingdom More>>
21-23 May 2013
Stadia and Arena
Istanbul, Turkey More>>
23-24 May 2013
MuseumNext 2013
Amsterdam, Netherlands More>>
28-30 May 2013
Beautyworld Middle East
Dubai, United Arab Emirates More>>
02-03 Jun 2013
The Organic and Natural Beauty Show
London, United Kingdom More>>
02-05 Jun 2013
World Stadium Congress 2013
Qatar More>>
04-06 Jun 2013
Retail Asia Expo 2013
Hong Kong SAR More>>
04-07 Jun 2013
Asian Attractions Expo 2013
Marina Bay Sands, Singapore More>>
06-08 Jun 2013
Ecsite Annual Conference 2013
Gothenburg, Sweden More>>
08-10 Jun 2013
Beyond Color
Paris More>>
 
 
Visitor Attractions jobs
1 to 12 of 12 Jobs
Director of Venues
Salary: circa £70K (commensurate with experience) Company: BH Live Location: Bournemouth, United Kingdom More>>
Parkwood Theatres and Culture Graduate Scheme
Salary: £17,500 Company: Parkwood Leisure Location: Nationwide, United Kingdom More>>
Outside Catering Manager
Salary: C. £21,000 pa + benefits Company: Heritage Great Britain Location: Land’s End, Cornwall, United Kingdom More>>
Commercial Manager
Salary: £30,000 pa + benefits Company: Heritage Great Britain Location: Land’s End, Cornwall, United Kingdom More>>
Outdoors Programme Manager
Salary: £33,135 per annum, pro rata Company: National Trust Location: York or Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom More>>
General Manager
Salary: £45,000 per annum Company: National Trust Location: Cotehele, St Dominick, Saltash, Cornwall, United Kingdom More>>
Operations Manager
Salary: £28,500 pa (housing included) Company: National Trust Location: Lincolnshire, United Kingdom More>>
Sales Manager
Salary: Competitive Company: Antenna International Location: London, United Kingdom More>>
Marketing Assistant
Salary: Competitive Company: Cotswold Farm Park Location: Gloucester, United Kingdom More>>
Director of Public Programmes
Salary: Attractive package commensurate with skills and experience Company: Royal Botanic Gardens Kew Location: London, United Kingdom More>>
Commercial Development Officer
Salary: £25,000 pa depending on experience Company: Surrey Wildlife Trust Location: Surrey, United Kingdom More>>
Sales Manager
Salary: C£25,000 plus bonus Company: Lightwater Valley Theme Park & Village Location: Ripon, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom More>>
 
Visitor Attractions news
Ripley to open Toronto aquarium this summer
Attractions operator Ripley Entertainment is set to open a CA$130m (£83.7m, US$126.8m, 98.5m euro) aquarium in Toronto, Canada this summer. More>>
 
2013 Museum and Heritage award winners announced
Pringle Richards Sharratt Architects and GUM Design, have won the 2013 Museums and Heritage Award for Permanent Exhibition for their work on the William Morris Gallery in London. More>>
 
Arctic convoys exhibition to open this month
The story of the Arctic Convoys will be told at a new exhibition opening 28 May at the National War Museum in Edinburgh. More>>

15 May 2013
Work underway on £25.5m revamp of Welsh history museum
Work is underway on the £25.5m redevelopment of St Fagans: National History Museum in Cardiff, Wales. More>>

13 May 2013
Madame Tussauds Tokyo opens to the public
Merlin Entertainments has opened its 14th Madame Tussauds attraction in the Japanese capital Tokyo. The launch is part of the group's expansion in Asia and is the fourth Madame Tussauds in the region, following sites in Shanghai, Hong Kong and Bangkok. The Tokyo site spans 2,000sq m and was designed by architects Kay Elliott in conjunction with Merlin Entertainments' own in-house development and creative team Merlin Magic Making. More>>

10 May 2013
MAD Architects reveal new China Wood Sculpture Museum
Beijing-based MAD Architects have unveiled the completed China Wood Sculpture Museum located in Harbin, China. More>>

09 May 2013
Oakwood reveals details of new £4m themed attraction
Oakwood Theme Park has unveiled the name of its new £4m family-themed attraction which is set to open later this month. The new area which occupies over three acres will be called 'Neverland' and is themed around the world-famous 'Peter Pan' story by author J M Barrie. Among the new rides are 'Skull Rock' pirate log flume. More>>

08 May 2013
Pandas draw income for Edinburgh Zoo
The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) has seen its income increase 53 per cent in 2012 based on figures from the previous year, partially driven by pandas at the Edinburgh Zoo. More>>

08 May 2013
HLF grant for Dundee's Verdant Works gallery project
Dundee Heritage Trust has received a £1.48m grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund for the Verdant Works High Mill Open Gallery Project. More>>

07 May 2013
ABBA The Museum opens in Stockholm
ABBA The Museum, the first visitor attraction to be dedicated entirely to the Swedish pop band, has opened its doors in Stockholm today. More>>

07 May 2013
Council rejects Geffrye Museum's £18.9m plans
London's Hackney Council has rejected a planning application for an £18.9m redevelopment project at the Geffrye Museum. More>>

03 May 2013
Plans underway for € 1.5bn 'Barcelona Island' featuring world's first 'zero-gravity spa'
A new development featuring Europe's tallest hotel is underway on a man-made island that will be connected through a glideway and overseas walkway with the coast of Barcelona. More>>

01 May 2013
London Dungeon reopens on South Bank
Popular UK attraction The London Dungeon, operated by Merlin Entertainments, has reopened at a new location on the city's South Bank following a £20m investment. More>>

01 May 2013
British Museum progresses with £135m redevelopment
The British Museum has revealed it is progressing on schedule for the opening of its new £135m exhibition space, due to open in March 2014. More>>

30 Apr 2013
Science Museum reveals details about new Information Age gallery
London's Science Museum has revealed details regarding its communications gallery Information Age, due to open in September 2014. More>>

30 Apr 2013
Holland's Rijksmuseum reopens after makeover
Holland's Rijksmuseum reopened on 14 April after a 10-year refurbishment. Now 80 galleries and 8,000 objects tell 800 years of Dutch history. More>>

30 Apr 2013
Aquatic ride for New York's Battery
New York's Battery Conservancy has just celebrated the topping off of its latest attraction, the SeaGlass nautilus shell structure. More>>

30 Apr 2013
Dinosaur museum prepares to break ground
Plans for a dinosaur museum near Pipestone Creek, Canada, have been given a boost with news that the County of Grande Prairie will donate an additional US$5m (£3.2m, 3.8m euro) allowing work to start. More>>

30 Apr 2013
George W Bush Presidential Centre launches tomorrow
All of the living US presidents attended the dedication of the George W Bush Presidential Centre on 25th April, ahead of its official launch on 1 May. More>>

29 Apr 2013
Plans for £85m wildlife attraction in Scotland
Wildside World is sharing plans with the local Glasgow and South Lanarkshire communities for an £85m wildlife and environmental development. More>>

29 Apr 2013
New Secrets of the Sea centre to launch in Florida in November
Construction is underway on the Secrets of the Sea Marine Exploration Center and Aquarium, a new US$5m (3.8m euro, £3.2m) marine attraction in Pinellas County, Florida US. More>>

29 Apr 2013
US$24m Living Planet Aquarium to be unveiled in Utah, US
A US$24m (18.3m euro, £15.5m) Living Planet Aquarium is on track to open to the public in Utah, US in December this year. More>>

29 Apr 2013
Wallace & Gromit ride opens at Pleasure Beach
Pleasure Beach in Blackpool has officially opened the world's first Wallace & Gromit ride Thrill-O-Matic, in collaboration with the fictional characters' animators Aardman. More>>
 

25 Apr 2013
New four-floor Crayola Experience to launch in Pennsylvania, US
A new Crayola Experience is set to open in Easton, Pennsylvania, US with four floors and 18 interactive attractions on 24 May this year. More>>

25 Apr 2013
Australia's Scenic World launches railway ride after AUS$30m revamp
Scenic World at Katoomba in New South Wales, Australia has unveiled its Scenic Railway ride following a AUS$30m (US$31m, €24m, £20m) redevlopment. More>>

25 Apr 2013
New art gallery for Mexico City
Latin America’s largest private collection of art, the Jumex Collection, will have a new home in Mexico City by July. More>>

25 Apr 2013
Ambitious theme park for India
Bollywood-themed rides and special effect Hindu gods will all be part of the fun at India’s latest theme park, Adlabs Imagica, between Mumbai and Pune. More>>

25 Apr 2013
Planners give Universal extension thumbs up
Construction is scheduled to start this summer on an extension to Universal Studios theme park in Los Angeles. More>>

25 Apr 2013
Etnaland Themepark opens its doors
Southern Italy’s largest theme park opened its doors on 20 April, in Belpasso. Adjacent to Etnaland Acquapark, the €50m (£42m, $65m) Etnaland Themepark has been created by local entrepreneur, Francesco Russello. More>>

25 Apr 2013
Disney brings in minimum age
Disney has introduced a policy whereby all children under the age of 14 must be accompanied by an adult. More>>

25 Apr 2013
Space Shuttle Atlantis' Rocket Assembly rises into Florida's skyline
The new Space Shuttle Atlantis exhibit at the Kennedy Space Centre Visitor Complex in Cape Canaveral, Florida, US is nearing completion as it begins to rise nearly 15 storeys into the sky. More>>

25 Apr 2013
MediaMation rolls out 4D theatre experience at Cinemex venues in Mexico
US-based MediaMation, supplier of 4D/5D technology to the attractions industry, has crossed over into the cinema marketplace supplying Mexico's Cinemex with a roll-out of X4D Motion EFX theaters. More>>

25 Apr 2013
Madame Tussauds to Honor Whitney Houston with Launch of Four Distinct Figures
In celebration of Whitney Houston's life and unparalleled career, Madame Tussauds has chosen to immortalise the artist in wax - four times at four separate and distinct points of her life, which will be showcased at each Madame Tussauds Attraction in the U.S. More>>

24 Apr 2013
West Midland Safari Park aims for resort status
As it celebrates its 40th anniversary, West Midland Safari and Leisure Park in the UK has unveiled redevelopment plans which it hopes will propel it from a three-star day attraction to a four-star resort of national significance. More>>

24 Apr 2013
Titanic Belfast contributes £54.3m to city's economy
Northern Ireland museum Titanic Belfast has contributed an estimated £54.3m to the city's economy in the year since it opened. More>>

24 Apr 2013
New BALPPA FEC group to host cost management seminar
The newly established Family Entertainment (FEC) group at BALPPA will host its inaugural seminar event on 14 May at Alton Towers Resort in Staffordshire. More>>

23 Apr 2013
San Francisco's Exploratorium reopens following US$300m revamp
San Francisco's Exploratorium science museum officially unveiled its US$300m (228m euro, £197m) expansion at Pier 15 on the city's waterfront on 17 April. More>>

23 Apr 2013
Steamboat museum planned for Windermere
London-based architects Carmody Groarke have submitted a planning application to the Lake District National Park to redevelop the Windermere Steamboat Museum into a heritage attraction. More>>

22 Apr 2013
Test-build of Neolithic houses underway at Stonehenge
English Heritage has enlisted the help of volunteers to test build three Neolithic houses that will be the centrepiece of an outdoor gallery planned for the new £27m Stonehenge visitor centre, currently under construction. More>>

19 Apr 2013
Duchess of Cambridge becomes patron of Natural History Museum
The Duchess of Cambridge has been announced as a patron of the Natural History Museum (NHM) in London, with hopes she will inspire the next generation to conserve the planet's diversity. More>>

11 Apr 2013
Liverpool's Cains reveals plans for £50m brewery village
Liverpool's Cains Brewery has unveiled ambitious plans to transform into a major tourism, leisure and retail destination in a bid to become a national visitor destination. More>>

11 Apr 2013
TEA expands - launches Asia Pacific division
The Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) has expanded its services with the launch of an Asia Pacific Division. It will be the fourth regional division formed by TEA and joins Eastern North America, Western North America and Europe & Middle East. More>>

10 Apr 2013
Welsh museums break visitor record
The number of people visiting National Museum Wales' (NMW) sites reached a record high of 1.75 million visits in 2012-13. More>>
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