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Russia to host 2018 FIFA World Cup
FIFA has announced that Russia is to host the football World Cup in 2018 following a vote of its executive committee. The Russian bid obtained an absolute
majority after two rounds of voting and held off competition from Spain/Portugal, Netherlands/Belgium and England. In addition to unveiling Russia as the
host of the 2018 World Cup, it was also revealed that Qatar had secured the right to host the 2022 event after it received an absolute majority after four rounds of voting by executive committee members. FIFA president Sepp Blatter said: “I have to say thanks to to the executive
Royal BC Museum plans expansion
The Royal BC Museum in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, is seeking approval for the re-zoning of its current site as the first step in a major redevelopment scheme. At the moment, the site is zoned for
residential use and a new Comprehensive Zone with an expanded boundary could be tailored to the potential needs of the museum for the foreseeable future. In addition to creating more display
space, the scheme would address issues including inadequate environmental con- trols, a lack of storage, the risk posed to the museum by earthquakes and enforced restrictions on visitor numbers.
The proposed new stadium at Samara forms part of Russia’s successful 2018 World Cup bid
committee of FIFA because for 2018 and 2022 we go to new lands, because the FIFA World Cup has never been in eastern Europe or the Middle East.”
Russian deputy prime minister Igor
Shuvalov said: “You have entrusted us with the FIFA World Cup for 2018 and I can promise that you will never regret it.”
The Victoria attraction is looking to expand The museum aims to increase its floor-
space from 314,000sq ft (29,170sq m) to 890,000sq ft (82,680sq m). Collections are housed in the six-storey main building and the 14-storey Fannin building.
New sustainable concept from EuroDisney
Euro Disney and Groupe Pierre and Vacances Center Parcs have unveiled Les Villages Nature de Val d’Europe – a new sustainable vacation destination concept. Central to the concept – which envis-
ages 90 per cent of the resort retained as green space – is ‘harmony between man and nature’, reflected in both the accom- modation and the activities offered. The latter would focus on gardening, boating, hiking, horseriding and walk- ing, with the site located 6km (3.7 miles)
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south of Disneyland Paris and centered around a 3,500sq m (37,670sq ft) geo- thermal lagoon. An adjacent waterpark is planned to be the largest in Europe. The first 175 hectare (432.4 acres) phase is set to open in 2015 and will include the construction of 1,730 apart- ments or cottages within three villages – two of them around the lake and one in a nearby forest. A total of 70,000sq m (753,400sq ft) of indoor and outdoor lei- sure facilities is also planned.
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Ruiz: The sector is being ‘persecuted’
Third of fitness clubs ‘could close’ in Portugal
Pedro Ruiz, CEO of Portugal’s largest health club chain Vivafit, has warned that up to a third of the country’s health clubs could be forced to close due to a decision to increase VAT on fitness from 5 to 23 per cent. The raising of the levy comes just
two years after the Portuguese gov- ernment reduced VAT on fitness and all supervised physical activities from 20 per cent to 5 per cent. Speaking to Leisure Management,
Ruiz accused the government of ‘per- secuting’ the sector and said that fitness association Associação de Empresas de Ginásios e Academias de Portugal had initiated an action plan to try and revert the increase – due to come into force in January.
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