Hotels, Venues & Event news
The hotel is located near Canary Wharf, London ExCeL, The O2, London City Airport and the Emirates Air Line Cable Car and features 31 deluxe rooms and 35 suites, offering views of London’s Royal Victoria Dock.
The hotel has a 24 hour business centre with two contemporary meeting spaces that can hold more than 90 delegates each with Wi-Fi and LCD screen. Other facilities at the hotel include a fitness centre with state-of-the-art equipment, a lounge bar and a 112-seat DoubleTree restaurant.
The Post Office has published its annual survey on international destinations, comparing eight tourist items in 46 destinations worldwide – including dinner for two, coffees and drinks.
Although this is a tourist-based survey, it also applies to the business traveller, who will want to consider the cost of incidentals, such as drinks and meals.
Key findings include:
For the full report look a the Post Office’s website
The largest official collection of original James Bond vehicles anywhere in the world, now includes a new display called The Cars of SPECTRE at the London Film Museum, Covent Garden. The venue can be broken up into four different event spaces which can cater for any event from 20 to 400 guests. The areas are ideal for receptions, dinners, conferences including much more and the LFM Events Team has an extraordinary network of talent on hand from start to finish. With entrances on Wellington Street and Covent Garden’s famous cobblestone Piazza, the London Film Museum creates a memorable impression.
The exhibition now features over 150 original artefacts spanning all 24 Bond films, including concept drawings, storyboards, scripts, costumes, miniatures and full size vehicles from cars and boats, hybrids and bikes. The largest collection of James Bond vehicles in the world is staying at the London Film Museum in the heart of Covent Garden indefinitely due to popular demand.
The Belfry is a world class luxury award winning Hotel & Resort located right in the centre of the UK and only 10 minutes from Birmingham International Airport.
Surrounded by over 500 acres of countryside the Belfry has 319 luxurious bedrooms and suites, 21 meeting and events rooms, restaurants, bars, a night club, a luxury Spa and Health club and of course 3 amazing golf courses.
*New for 2016 – Ryder Cup Legends Mini Golf*
The twelve hole “Ryder Legends” layout feature nine holes from Ryder Cup history along with three fun holes which is enjoyable for everyone whatever the weather.
Here’s a quick round-up of properties to look out for in Paris during 2016, some have been refurbished and some new to the market:
Renaissance Paris Republique
This is due to open in April will see a Marriott Renaissance property open in Le Marais district. It has been developed in a 1970s Parisian monument which was designed by Jean Jacques Fernier. The hotel has three meeting rooms and the largest will hold 30 people.
The Ritz Paris
The hotel has been closed for refurbishment and is now taking reservations for its opening on 14th March. The 117-year-old hotel has undergone a three-year €250 million refurbishment, which includes all bedrooms, suites, bathrooms, gardens and L’Espadon restaurant. The Bay Hemingway remains largely untouched. The Ritz Club will house a neoclassical swimming pool and the world’s first Chanel spa.
Hôtel de Crillon
Closed since 2013, major renovations of 18th-century architecture are underway, while three Paris-based designers are updating the interiors. The hotel will operate under the management of Rosewood Hotels & Resorts. This hotel was originally opened in 1758 on Place de la Concorde to host world ambassadors.
Hoxton Paris
After opening hotels in Amsterdam last year and New York, this year, The Hoxton will add a fourth hotel to its European portfolio in the spring. The 16th-century building in which it will be housed was designed by Etienne Rivie, a counsellor to King Louis XIV.
Off-Paris Seine
Paris is to have its first floating hotel this spring, located near the Charles de Gaulle Bridge. Off-Paris Seine, which will be operated by boutique hotel group Elegancia, will have 54 rooms, four suites and a 50-ft outdoor swimming pool.
Amastan Paris
On the quiet street that links the Champs Elysées and the rue du Faubourg St-Honoré, there’s a new boutique hotel with 24 bedrooms. There’s a small garden and pop-up space which may be able to be used for events
Hotel Declic Paris
Opening in January the photography-themed Hotel Declic will open in Montmartre. The 27 rooms are each designed around this central theme – one is modelled on a photobooth; another has a round, camera-lens-inspired bed; another even has an in-built studio.
The Radisson Red Hotel V&A Waterfront will open in late 2016 and be located at the V&A Waterfront, with 24 million visitors per annum one of Africa’s most visited cultural and historical hubs. Set on the edge of a natural harbour with the Table Mountain as its backdrop, the V&A Waterfront offers a cosmopolitan mix of experiences ranging from shopping to exclusive entertainment. It also features prime residential and commercial property.
Originally a dairy farm, Tewin Bury has been home to the Williams family, and a herd of 50 dairy cows, since 1931.
The land continues to be farmed and is still owned and worked by members of the Williams family. But many of the original buildings have been incorporated in what is now Tewin Bury Farm Hotel, a popular and thriving independent hotel with 4 AA stars and an excellent reputation as a venue for conferences and meetings, Weddings and Events.
The nine meeting rooms can accommodate from 6 delegates up to 500 delegates depending on the choice of room and preferred layout. The Meadow Barn is one of the largest conference venues in Hertfordshire and provides access for multiple equipment, Audio projection sets and can accommodate vehicles.
With over 500 acres of land, the hotel can offer 3 Event fields, the perfect space for any kind of Team Building Event.
The individually designed Bedrooms are located in different areas of the farm, these rooms offer total comfort in the most beautiful surroundings. The hotel has recently added an additional 7 brand new bedrooms which are a mixture of Doubles, Twin and Duplex rooms that can sleep up to 4 adults. Some of the Bedrooms have patio areas and access to Gardens, and all rooms have beautiful views of the Hertfordshire Countryside.
Tewin Bury Farm Hotel is easily accessible by Road and Rail. 20 minutes from London Kings Cross by train to Welwyn Garden City and Welwyn North. By road, the hotel is situated 5 minutes from the A1M which links the North to the South of England.
The Future …. The hotel has just been granted planning permission to open a Luxury Spa including Swimming Pool, Treatment Rooms and a fully equipped Gym within the next 2 years.
It is Rezidor’s second Park Inn by Radisson in Brussels, and brings the group’s total room count in the Belgian capital city to 4 hotels with 735 rooms in operation and under development.
The stunning city centre hotel was recently recognised as Ireland’s Business Hotel of the Year at the Georgina Campbell Awards – the longest running Hospitality Awards in Ireland and highly coveted throughout the industry.
An agreement has been signed to develop a new hotel on a two acre plot of land at Stansted Airport, which was the fastest growing airport in the UK in 2015.
Work is due to start on the stylish new hotel shortly and the Hampton by Hilton Stansted Airport should open in the summer 2017. The hotel will have direct terminal access, so no need for travellers to use a shuttle bus. It will have 357 bedrooms and will be the brand’s largest in Europe. Conference and meeting facilities are to be confirmed.