The Royal Garden Hotel has completed refurbishment of its last major area – The York Suite. The spacious suite can hold up to 140 delegates and 4 exhibition stands.
Istanbul new openings in 2012 include a Marriott Renaissance, Hilton Garden Inn, Wyndham and a Raffles. The growth is designed to confirm the Turkish city’s status as an emerging destination for business travel, with one of Europe’s few growing economies. The former Turkish capital has been keen to build on it’s impressive historic legacy, cultural attractions, and key strategic location, to build a profile as a business destination.
Twickenham Stadium has succeeded in being one of the highest new entries to the 2011 Event magazine venues poll, as voted for by readers of Event magazine and eventmagazine.co.uk. Twickenham came in fourth place, just behind some of the world’s leading event venues such as the O2 and ExCel London. The award is in recognition of Twickenham’s unique qualities as a venue, a location and the quality of the team at the stadium.
£60m is due to be spent on a new conference centre at Manchester Business School, it has been announced recently. The investment will help create a vibrant new meetings venue in Manchester.
The Gran Meliá Rome Hotel is the masterpiece of the Gran Meliá brand. The hotel boasts a truly exceptional location, on the banks of the River Tiber, at the heart of the cultural and entertainment attractions of bustling Rome. Unique for its historical and cultural wealth, this luxury urban resort sets new standards for the most luxurious hotels in the Italian capital. Just a 5 minute walk from the Vatican and St. Peter’s Basilica and only 15 minutes from the Piazza Navona, this spectacular luxury urban resort is located in the heart of one of the most famous cities in the world. In addition to the historical and cultural significance of the building and setting, the Gran Meliá Rome Hotel provides impressive pools and gardens, a complete YHI Wellness area, a select range of fine dining options and a Business and Convention Centre with 3 meeting rooms, all equipped with the latest technology.
The Holiday Inn Walsall, will re-open its doors in early January after an extensive refurbishment. The hotel has a new conference & banqueting centre, featuring 10 conference rooms – the largest catering for up to 180 delegates theatre-style. In addition, the refurbishment of the hotel includes new restaurant and bar areas, which features Wi-Fi access throughout and a dedicated leisure club, J10 Fitness.
Hotel Okura in Amsterdam has completed a renovation of its entire conference and events floor. The space has been given a new, sophisticated look and feel.
The newly built DoubleTree by Hilton has opened its doors at Newcastle International Airport. The 179-room hotel is situated 15 minutes from the North East city. The hotel’s rooms feature complimentary wired or wireless high-speed internet access and soundproof windows. There is more than 2,200 sq ft of flexible meeting room space at the hotel and a ballroom which can cater for up to 100 guests.
ETC Venues open a new conference centre in the Spring of 2012, with St. Pauls. The ultra modern, versatile design of this new venue makes it perfect for hosting a range of events with the main conference ‘suite’ holding up to 400. The striking, multi-function ‘galleria’ can be used for exhibitions, networking, catering or dining. A series of 14 further rooms with varying capacities provide the perfect environment for meetings, presentations, training courses, seminars or company away days. The venue is situated in the heart of the City of London near the One New Change Shopping Centre and opposite the Museum of London. It is very close to St. Paul’s, Moorgate and Barbican Tube stations.
