The Marmara Taksim hotel in Istanbul has recently returned to The Hosmark Hotel group and has just completed another phase of its $28 million refurbishment, which has included the renovation of their twelve meeting rooms and two ballrooms. Half of the hotels 376 bedrooms have been completed, and the remaining rooms are due to be finished by June 2015.
Earlier this year The Royal Liver Building opened its brand new event space, The Venue, which is now available for private hire in the historical Liverpool landmark. The Venue is a flexible and contemporary space with a number of interconnecting rooms and an adjacent balcony. All of the latest technology is available on-site, including free Wi-Fi throughout.
The Crystal is a new venue that is located in Royal Victoria Docks and has nine spacious event spaces with views of the surrounding docks and Canary Wharf. The Crystal is being marketed as one of the most sustainable buildings in the world, and this is shown by the fact that delegates are welcome to access the world’s largest exhibition on urban sustainability. The meeting rooms range from being able to seat between 10 – 150 guests with an additional auditorium that can seat 270 delegates.
The Steigenberger Hotel Group already has hotels all over the globe, but have recently announced they are opening new hotels in Dubai, Doha and China. In Dubai, the group is to bring its InterCityHotel brand to the Middle East for the first time when they open their InterCityHotel Culture Village in 2016. In Doha, construction of the five-star Steigenberger Hotel Doha Airport Road will also conclude in 2016. The group are also planning on opening a further 6 hotels in China by 2016.
