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Britain's largest casino in Coventry

ETraveler — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 11:22:40 +0000

A 35-metre high indoor waterfall is the focal point of Britain's largest casino, opening in Coventry in the Heart of England on July 6. Twice the size of London's new Empire Casino which opened in late May, the 100,000 square-foot Isle Casino Coventry includes five bars, a live performance stage and three restaurants in an “exotic tropical themed environment”.
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Olympic Announcement Offers Huge Opportunities For Region's Tourism Industry

ETraveler — Thu, 07 Jul 2005 10:26:56 +0000

East Midlands Tourism welcomed yesterdayâ€™s announcement that the 2012 Olympics will be heading to London. Based on the Sydney Olympics it is estimated that the 2012 Olympics could contribute over Â£2 billion to Britainâ€™s visitor economy.

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ACTE London Forum to Address Impact of 2012 Olympics

ETraveler — Tue, 24 May 2005 15:23:21 +0000

The Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE) will hold an interactive Executive Forum in London on May 26, entitled Information for Tomorrowâ€™s Strategic Travel Management. The event will feature interactive discussions on a variety of key topics, including the impact of Londonâ€™s bid for the 2012 Olympic Games on travel infrastructure and its effect on the business travel sector.

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Antwerp Salutes Rubens at the Metropolitan Museum of Art - 15 Jan to 3 Apr, 2005

ETraveler — Wed, 02 Mar 2005 06:38:27 +0000

The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York will present a special treat for art lovers with the first major retrospective in the U.S. devoted to the drawings of the great Flemish artist Peter Paul Rubens. The exhibition will bring together 115 of the finest and most representative drawings from European and American public and private collections.

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Art Nouveau & Design, 1830-1950

ETraveler — Wed, 02 Mar 2005 06:21:09 +0000

As part of the festivities surrounding Belgiumâ€™s 175th anniversary, the Royal Museums of Art and History shed light on the evolution of Belgiumâ€™s decorative arts. Despite its diminutive geographical size, Belgium has been an extraordinarily active production centre for the decorative arts and enjoyed international fame in that area. The exhibition provides an overview of the decorative arts in Belgium from its foundation in 1830 through to the 1958 World Fair.

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The Holy Blood Procession in Bruges - May 5, 2005

ETraveler — Mon, 28 Feb 2005 15:37:41 +0000

Annually since the year 1150, the historic city of Bruges has been attracting thousands of visitors to one of the great religious pageants in Europe, the Holy Blood Procession. For eight centuries the relic has been venerated by a mile-long procession of 1,500 Bruges citizens, many in the colorful medieval garb of Crusader or knight.

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Royal Greenhouses Open to the Public - April 22 through May 15, 2005

ETraveler — Mon, 28 Feb 2005 15:34:57 +0000

The Royal Greenhouses in Laeken cover six acres of neoclassical rotundas, domes and galleries. Twenty full time gardeners tend the giant ferns, fruit-bearing banana trees, grottoes, glades and grassy vistas. Highlights include the Azalea House, the rotunda, a colony of birds and the orange trees. Walkways are filled with climbing geraniums and fuchsias, whose blossoms form an overhead canopy. The visit ends with a short walk through the Royal Park.

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Bill Viola, ARoS Aarhus Art Museum, Aarhus -

ETraveler — Mon, 28 Feb 2005 15:06:03 +0000

Mounted in cooperation with Guggenheim Museum, the exhibition BILL VIOLA Visions comprises a selection of the American artist Bill Violaâ€™s highly original video installations. Since the 1970s, Viola has figured prominently on the international art scene. Using cutting edge technology, he has helped redefine the scope of video artâ€™s aesthetic potential.

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Fernand Leger â€“ Man in the New Age - 5 February â€“ 16 May 2005

ETraveler — Mon, 28 Feb 2005 14:50:39 +0000

ARKEN has the great pleasure of presenting 96 works by the French national artist Fernand LÃ©ger. The exhibition provides a comprehensive introduction to LÃ©ger's art from 1905 to 1954, one year before his death. The focus of the exhibition is on LÃ©gerâ€™s delineations of the human form in the first half of the twentieth century.

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New exhibition heralds the magnificent commemorative celebrations of Austerlitz 2005

ETraveler — Mon, 28 Feb 2005 14:22:21 +0000

The rapid approach of the 200th anniversary of the legendary Battle of Austerlitz (Slavkov), has prompted the Muzeum BrnÄ›nska (www.muzeumbrnenska.cz) to establish a new permanent themed exhibition at the Mound of Peace memorial, located in the centre of the of the former Austerlitz battleground. The exhibition is entitled â€œThe Battle of Three Emperors. Austerlitz 1805â€. The entire exhibition will be completed in 2005, but its first two installations, entitled â€œBefore the Battleâ€ and â€œAfter the Battleâ€ are ready for visitors.

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Sandie Dawe Shines at Tourism Awards

ETraveler — Mon, 28 Feb 2005 14:06:35 +0000

Sandie Dawe, strategy and communications Director at VisitBritain, the organisation responsible for promoting Britain abroad and England to the British, has won the first SHINE award for Public Sector Woman of the Year. The award was presented at a ceremony in London on Thursday 10 February.

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10 reasons to spend the spring holidays in the Czech Republic

ETraveler — Fri, 25 Feb 2005 12:58:27 +0000

Are you wondering where to go during the spring holidays? Well come to the Czech Republic! You can spend a fantastic spring here, experiencing traditional Easter celebrations, exploring castles and chateaux, museums and making trips into the countryside.

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Battle of Lumecon & The Procession of the Golden Chariot in Mons - May 22, 2005

ETraveler — Fri, 25 Feb 2005 12:13:57 +0000

The origins of the Battle of Lumecon date back to a medieval play played by the Fraternity of Saint George founded in 1380. The main duty of the Fraternity was to continue the cult of its Patron Saint, to accompany his reliquary during the procession of the "Golden Chariot" and to organize plays in the Saint's honor.

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The Brussels International Festival of Fantasy, Thriller & Science-Fiction Films, March 11-26, 2005

ETraveler — Fri, 25 Feb 2005 12:08:13 +0000

The Passage 44 Auditorium and the Cinema Nova in Brussels will for the 23rd time the rendezvous for lovers of thrillers and science-fiction genre films. Today more than ever, this cinematography genre deserves that a Festival be entirely devoted to its blooming. Meant for a wide range of audiences, the Festival reaches 47,000 spectators per year and has been in existence since 1983.

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Austrian Travel Business 2005

ETraveler — Fri, 25 Feb 2005 11:38:55 +0000

From January 23 to 25, 2005 Salzburg will be hosting the austrian travel business, the largest Austrian specialized tourism fair. Each new season sets new impulses â€“ and the Austrian National Tourist Office will be introducing these at the atb 2005 at the trade fair center in the city of Salzburg. The name atb already discloses what it stands for: â€œaustrian travel businessâ€œ means presentations of offers and business deals in a pleasant, professional business environment which assures tailor-made contacts for providers and buyers alike.

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