5 Key Facts From Leicester Conferences & College Court
•Leicester Conferences & College Court have over 2000 bedrooms to sell throughout the summer months
•Over the last five years 27 million pounds has been invested in the facilities across College Court & Leicester Conferences portfolio of venues and accommodation
•All profits made by College Court & Leicester Conferences go directly back to University of Leicester
•The 1960’s brutalist architecture of College Court see’s many of is quirky features being grade two listed
•With 123 bedrooms available and over 130 complimentary car parking spaces College Court is the ideal location for all of your event requirements
Zestme is an energetic team building agency which can help with all your meetings and events requirements. They came and visited us and ran a gingerbread decorating activity which was great fun!
With over 20 years combined experience of working in the corporate events industry, they can work with small meetings or party nights for 2000 guests they can help at any venue and to any budget
Marriott have opened a new Courtyard hotel in Brussels, Belgium. The hotel is located in the city centre and is approximately only 10-15 minute drive from the airport and a shuttle service is available to/from the hotel. With 188 bedrooms and 9 meeting rooms to fit up to 280 theatre style in the largest suites Athens the hotel offers modern and functional space in the heart of the city. There is also a fitness centre and on-site restaurant.
New Conference Centre Planned for Reading Football Club
Reading football club has announced its plans for a new conference centre at the Royal Elm Park development beside the Madejski stadium. The plans have been submitted to reading council and the venue is designed to provide a viable alternative to London venues.
The convention centre will offer a ‘ballroom’ and ‘banquet hall’ capable of hosting up to 4000 people theatre style, and 2000 for a banquet. It will also offer a range of flexible meeting and seminar spaces. The convention centre will also be home to an ice rink which will be able to transform into a meeting hall with a capacity for 2480 people theatre style.
Reading already has an existing range of hotel accommodation, retail and restaurants and has good public transport links which will be enhanced by the arrival of Crossrail and the new green park station.
“Croatia’s second-largest city, Split is a great place to see Dalmatian life as it’s really lived. Always buzzing, this exuberant city has just the right balance of tradition and modernity. Step inside Diocletian’s Palace (a UNESCO World Heritage site and one of the world’s most impressive Roman monuments) and you’ll see dozens of bars, restaurants and shops thriving amid the atmospheric old walls where Split life has been humming along for thousands of years.
To top it off, Split has a unique setting. Its dramatic coastal mountains act as the perfect backdrop to the turquoise waters of the Adriatic.
There you can find Le Meridien Lav Split, just a stone’s throw from Split and 25 km from the International Airport of Split, the hotel’s unique setting offers the perfect starting point from which to explore the Dalmatian coast.
Le Méridien Split provides you with a different perspective on the destination, a new way of seeing Dalmatia through a selection of unique experiences offered throughout the resort and along this exciting coastline. Discover the unknown, gain cultural insight, see things differently!
Take advantage of approximately 2,500 square meters of total conference space including pillar less grand ballroom with natural light equalling 800 square meters and eight meeting rooms for a total of nine meeting spaces. Each 381 guestrooms and suite has floor-to-ceiling windows that open up to large balconies!”
As Le Meridien Lav Split has a Marina Lav as integral part of the Resort they can organise transfers directly for the International Airport of Split (25 km) to the Hotel Marina.
Experience the check in at the pier and start your incentive with a sea breeze.
Just in front of Split a vast archipelago of Adriatic islands is there for you to explore. Croatia has approximately 1200 islands in the Adriatic Sea, 69 of which are inhabited.
Park Plaza London Riverbank Refurbishment Complete
After extensive refurbishment, Park Plaza London Riverbank looks forward to elevating your guest experience to a higher level. Six additional floors of contemporary guest accommodation take the new room count to 489. The newly installed escalators help accompany guests to the award-winning Chino Latino Restaurant & Bar for authentic Pan-Asian cuisine and Latin inspired cocktails while enjoying the breathtaking views of the River Thames and live entertainment. Three new City Suites on the ground floor offer a modern environment for your meeting or event whilst the brand new Executive Lounge on the 12th floor offers a quiet space with stunning panoramic views of London.
New Atlético de Madrid Wanda Metropolitano stadium
The Madrid football club Atlético de Madrid has announced the opening of a spectacular venue for events in its new stadium Wanda Metropolitano, scheduled for September 2017.
The space has more than 11,000 m2 of VIP areas and it has been designed to be the most modern convention centre in the city. Located in the new stadium of thefootball club, it features rooms with terraces and views of the pitch, 22 multipurpose spaces (from 250 to 3,500 m2), an auditorium for up to 400 guests and premium suites. All the spaces have large LCD TVs, multimedia connection, and high-speed Wi-Fi , and are accessible from the private underground car park by lift.
The new areas can be customised for all kinds of conferences, conventions, professional fairs, exhibitions, symposia and social events. The catering and banqueting service, provided by Centerplate, the world’s leading hospitality company, will ensure a culinary experience of the highest level.
The new Wanda Metropolitano stadium and meeting venues will permit Atlético de Madrid to become the first club in the world with a stadium fully designed with LED lights for personalising this city’s iconic building with corporate colours and thrill attendees with impressive screenings on its roof. Its dynamic lighting will allow for creative lighting and colour shows throughout the venue.
The club also offers walking tours of the stadium and the Museum or the option of using the pitch for events.
C&IT have released what they think to be the top 5 hotel openings in London in 2016 and business is booming in the east of London with some high profile openings:
1. Intercontinental London – The O2 – opened January 2016 with one of the largest pillar free ballrooms in Europe
2. The Doubletree by Hilton London Excel – 260 bedrooms and meeting space for 90
3. Canary Riverside Plaza – opened in June with 230sqm ballroom and an indoor pool that runs alongside the Thames
4. CitizenM Hotel Tower of London – opened in July opposite the Tower of London with the cloudM sky bar with a wraparound balcony
5. Hyatt Place London Heathrow/Hayes – opened in May as the first Hyatt Place branded hotel in the UK and the second will Heathrow in 2017
Fosshotel Húsavík (Hotels of Iceland) recently re-opened following renovation. The hotel is now the largest conference hotel in North Iceland, with 110 bedrooms and 8 conference and meeting rooms. The hotel can now host an event for up to 400 people in a standing reception.
The Canopy Reykjavík City Centre had its official opening on 18 November. Since it launched in the summer, the hotel has been fully booked.
ExCel London is one of the biggest event venues in London, offering 1000,000m squared of flexible space, an auditorium for up to 6,500 delegates, and 79 individual meeting rooms. Last year the venue successfully defined its ambition to be the ‘Home of World Leading Events’, working with a wide range of clients, including LinkedIn, Microsoft, Amazon Web services, Hewlett Packard Enterprises and the European Society of Cardiology. These events, among others, contributed £2.9bn in economic impact to the UK and supported 31,000 jobs. The venue was also commended for its focus on investment, including the introduction of a £1.5m meeting and training facility. ExCel has invested in upgrades to improve its wi-fi infrastructure, delegate catering and commercial partnerships, such as the agreement with CityJet to provide competitive pricing for delegates arriving at London City airport.
