Tourism

‘World’ opens with a shot of one of the most famous ships in film history

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Amity police chief Martin Brody clings to a sinking orca - actually a fiberglass sculpture - as the ferocious shark closes in on the killing spree.

There’s a “world first” attraction in North Wales that features a full-scale replica of the Orca, the shark-hunting boat from Steven Spielberg’s classic 1975 film Jaws. Built over a period of two years, and filled with many scenes from the film, the ship is moored at Deganwy Marina on the Conwy coast. Guided tours of … Read more

A Cotswold tourist hotspot sees residents “losing their way” to their village

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The beautiful Bourton-on-the-Water is very popular with tourists. But the residents feel that they no longer have the opportunity to enter their village.

‘Bourton isn’t just a place – it’s a community. And now, that community is pushed aside’ The beautiful Bourton-on-the-Water is very popular with tourists. But the residents feel that they no longer have the opportunity to enter their village.(Photo: Carmelo Garcia) The Cotswold region is so overrun with tourists that residents are losing access to … Read more