Pratergalerien is a new event space in the heart of Vienna, with a total of 4 interconnected performance venues and is situated next to the world famous “giant ferries wheel“. The location is ideal for both, small, exclusive functions and large – but no less exclusive – events for 50 up to 3,000 people.
Barcelona has managed to consolidate its image as a top tourism destination especially in the professional meetings business. A flurry of new hotel inaugurations is expected over the next few years with some 30 hotels due to open, including an expected 8 new openings due by the end of 2011.The investments are a clear sign of optimism in the hotel and tourism business in Barcelona. By the end of 2011, Barcelona’s hotel park will have reached 336, with over 32,200 rooms -three times more than in 1990- and the majority of these in the four star category. Most of the new openings planned for the forthcoming years will be smaller establishments, many of these in restored buildings in the centre of the city.
The University of Edinburgh has added a purpose-built conference centre to its array of historic and modern buildings and offers accommodation year-round.
The Scarman Centre at Warwick Conferences reopened in October following a £2m renovation including updates to its reception, gallery, restaurant, lounge and bar plus 6 syndicate rooms
Jumeirah at Etihad Towers opened its doors on 1st November. The luxury hotel located on the Arabian Gulf in the Ras Al Akhdar area of Abu Dhabi, which is close to the central business district and ministry compounds, is the first Jumeirah property to open in the UAE’s capital. Consisting of 382 guest rooms and suites; 199 fully-serviced residences; 12 restaurants, bars and lounges; Talise Spa; and one of the largest conference centres in Abu Dhabi. Among the 12 restaurants, bars and lounges to operate within the property, two signature restaurants, Li Beirut and Quest, will offer a unique modern interpretation of Lebanese and Asian cuisine, respectively, and will form a new social focal point for Abu Dhabi’s culinary scene. Another major feature of the property is the Conference Centre, which can accommodate up to 1,400 guests in a conference setting or 1,000 guests for a seated banquet dinner.
RSA House will undergo a full refurbishment of their event space running from December 2011 to June 2012. The Vaults restaurant, Gerard bar and Library will be unaffected.
The Assembly Rooms fronting on George Street in Edinburgh, when open after renovation next September, will once again make available the splendid Music Hall and ornate ballroom and drawing rooms for meetings, receptions and banquets.
The 23rd European meeting and events tradeshow (EIBTM) closed in Barcelona with an estimated 15,300 meeting industry professionals in attendance. Total numbers of visitors and buyers at the event, held at the Fira De Barcelona, reached 2,962 up 10.3 per cent on 2010’s show. 3,904 of these were hosted buyers, compared to 3,963 in 2010. Hosted buyers carried out 64,950 pre-scheduled appointments.
