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Actress Uma Thurman had a cuddle
with Shamu the killer whale at SeaWorld
San Diego. The Pulp Fiction star also met
bottlenose dolphins, beluga whales and a
walrus in a behind-the-scenes tour
PRODUCT ROUND-UP.
The cars featured in Universal Pictures’ forthcoming Fast &
Furious movie are now on display at Universal Studios
Hollywood. Visitors can see the 1987 Buick Grand National
and 2009 Subaru WRX STI that are driven by the stars Vin
Diesel and Paul Walker.
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Superbreak is now featuring Blenheim Palace in
Oxfordshire. The palace was the birthplace of Winston
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Churchill, and sits in 2,100 acres of landscaped Capability
The big ones We put two of the biggest new
Brown parkland and formal gardens. There is also a
Pleasure Gardens for kids. A package for a family of four rides this year head to head, p38; Pyramid
costs from £114 for one night at the Travelodge Oxford Pear
Tree, room-only, and a day’s entrance.
selling How to beef up commission on Egypt
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sales by pre-booking tours and excursions, p42;
Merlin Entertainments is marketing a unique Merlin European round-up News from leading theme
Annual Pass, giving a year’s accesss to all Merlin attractions
plus special privileges once they get there. News for 2009
parks in France, Germany and Spain, p44
includes the new Saw ride at Thorpe Park and a £5 million
refit at Sea Life London Aquarium.
WIN UNIVERSAL GOODIES!.
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In the run-up to the launch of its new ride, Holly-
WIN
Keith Prowse Attraction Tickets has this year introduced wood Rip Ride Rockit, Universal Parks & Resorts is
13 water and zoological parks in Majorca, the Canaries, Spain giving agents the chance to win a stash of branded toys
and Portugal. Aqua Natura in Benidorm costs from £20 (child and accessories. Prizes include Spongebob backpacks, soft toys, T-shirt,
from £16) and can be combined with Terra Natura, the and stationery. The deadline is April 17, so
zoological park, on a single ticket from £28 (child from £22). there’s a whole week to go.
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keithprowse.com/agents To be in with a chance of winning,
just answer this question:
A team from SeaWorld and Busch Gardens in Florida are What is the name of Homer Simpson’s
on the road in the UK next week with an interactive “Wild favourite beer?
Things: Live” show. Shoppers at major malls around the Email your answer, along with your name,
UK will have the chance to meet penguins, lemurs and agency name and contact details, to Superbreak hosted 150 agents and their
lots more during the free-of-charge show, which will
competitions@ttglive.com, putting Universal families at Legoland in Windsor, giving them the
visit Kent, Leicester, Milton Keynes. Manchester, in the subject line. chance to visit the new Land of the Pharaohs.
Newcastle and Glasgow. For dates and locations, go to: ■ For full details on prizes, and for other great Pictured: Bev Craine (left), Superbreak, and
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wildthingstour.co.uk comps you can enter, see
ttglive.com/competitions Nikki Hayday, Bath Travel, with Nikki’s children.
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