PGAV Destinations news

In a year of ups, downs, loops and scoops, Attractions Management looks back at some of the biggest stories to hit the headlines, giving possible ... More

A long-vacant property in the city of Branson, Missouri, US, is to be transformed into a US$51m (€45m, £40.5m) aquarium following a vote from city ... More

Officials at the San Antonio Zoo are expanding the 104-year-old visitor attraction, unveiling a US$200m (€172m, £154.3m) masterplan for the historic site. The zoo in ... More

The US’s largest aquarium has revealed details about its major expansion plan, with a new saltwater gallery home to a variety of different sharks at ... More

Georgia Aquarium – once the largest aquarium in the world – has revealed it’s planning a major extension project, including exhibit space and a new visitor ... More

Global planning and design firm PGAV Destinations have appointed four architectural designers to support the practice with its growing list of major leisure developments. Marchelle ... More

Oklahoma’s Tulsa Zoo has announced plans for a US$16m (€14.3m, £10.4m) Asian animal exhibit slated for launch in 2017. PGAV Destinations have been appointed by ... More

Global design firm PGAV Destinations, which won accolades for Chimelong Ocean Kingdom last year, has announced a completely different type of project. Following on from ... More

Spanish theme park PortAventura has opened what it is calling the world’s longest interactive boat ride. Built by Germany’s Mack Rides, Angkor: Adventure in the ... More

A new US$806.5m (€587m, £486m) aquatic theme park in China has broken five Guinness World Records on opening and is now officially recognised as the ... More

The Zoos and Aquariums Association (AZA) has announced its honours and award winners for conservation, innovation and design feats at its yearly conference in Kansas ... More

Design firm PGAV Destinations in St Louis, MO, USA, has published a new study - The New Destination Visitor: Travel Motivations in the Post-Recession Era. ... More

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 ... More

An American museum to house the country’s largest collection of armour and Cavalry objects has undergone a feasibility assessment and is now continuing its fundraising ... More

A new US$16m (12.2m euro, £10m) entrance area has been unveiled at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) visitor attraction in Merritt Island, Florida, US. Facilities ... More

Space shuttle Atlantis will make its final journey next month when it is moved into its new US$100m (76m euro, £64m) permanent home at the ... More

Image: The research involved 700+ US families PGAV Destinations has published new research that offers "groundbreaking" insights into the planning, enjoyment and processing of family ... More

Image: Next year is the 70th birthday of the vessel Musaic Design Group has been appointed to develop a new museum experience masterplan for USS ... More

Final preparations are being made to transport retired US space shuttle Discovery to its new home at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Virginia, ... More

A groundbreaking ceremony has been held at Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, US as work started on the new home for the decommissioned Space Shuttle ... More

St. Louis, US-based attractions design company and master-planner PGAV Destinations has published its latest Destinology report - including a survey into the US zoos and ... More

PGAV Destinations has been appointed to draw up a new Museum Master Plan for Patriots Point - a visitor attraction located in Mount Pleasant, South ... More

Georgia Aquarium's newest and biggest addition - its sixth permanent gallery - is to open on 2 April. A US$110m (£68m), three-year project, AT&T Dolphin ... More

The Saint Louis Science Center (SLSC) in St. Louis, Missouri, US, will open a new expanded exhibition hall in July 2011. The permanent space is ... More