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touriSm Scottish tourism numbers soar


New research from the Moffat Centre at Glasgow Caledonian University has found that vis- its to Scotland’s main tourist attractions grew by 4 million in 2011, compared with 2010. Edinburgh’s relaunched


National Museum of Scotland (NMS) and the new Riverside Museum in Glasgow helped to boost the figures, accord- ing to the latest Moffat Centre Visitor Attraction Monitor. A total of 47 million trips


were made to Scottish sites last year, with attractions with free entry welcoming twice as many visitors as those with an entry charge. NMS was the top ranking Scottish attraction


Glasgow’s Riverside Museum has attracted more than 1 million tourists


with nearly 1.5 million visitors, as identified by the Moffat Centre for Travel and Tourism Business Development Survey. Glasgow’s Riverside Museum welcomed more than 1 million visitors since opening in


June 2011, while Edinburgh’s St Giles Cathedral posted a 20 per cent growth to 851,000 visits. Professor John Lennon of the Moffat Centre


for Travel and Tourism Business Development said the Scottish tourism industry had contin- ued to grow throughout 2011. Details: http://lei.sr?a=I7l9X


New online visitor access tool for English restaurants


VisitEngland has announced the launch of a new online tool to assist restaurants and cafés cater for visitors with access requirements. Te Access Statement Online resource has


been developed by the national tourist board in collaboration with the British Hospitality


Association and the Restaurant Association to provide detailed information. Businesses will be able to provide a state-


ment outlining facilities and specific services they offer, which will be available to visitors. Details: http://lei.sr?a=W2D3Z


Milestone for London’s cable car scheme


The construction of a new cable car link spanning the River Tames in London has reached a milestone with the installation of the 1.1km (0.7- mile) steel cable by Mace. Work is also complete on


erecting the three main towers that form part of the Emirates Air Line and will allow 34 cabins to cross the river at a height of 90m (295ſt). Te multi-million pound,


Wilkinson Eyre Architects- designed cable car scheme is to provide a new link between Greenwich and the Royal Docks, with passenger ser- vice due to commence this summer. Mace is providing design and build services


on the scheme, along with its specialist facili- ties management firm, Macro.


© CYBERTREK 2012 London’s new cable car service will open to the public later this summer “Te next step will be to commence the test-


ing of the whole system,” said Mace project director Matt Randall. Details: http://lei.sr?a=b0b3J


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