Author: Katharine Jordan

The new Salford City Stadium (new home of the Salford City Reds) will open in November 2011. The stadium will have a series of flexible suites and twelve stunning hospitality boxes that can host events ranging from 10-750 guests. The stadium will play host to four large concourse areas which will make great spaces for a diverse range of exhibitions, product launches and team building events. They will also offer 280m² worth of external space with plenty of scope for marquee events and outdoor activities.

The new Radisson Blu Hotel East Midlands Airport will now be opening a week earlier on Monday 24th October 2011. Offering easy access to East Midlands Airport the new Radisson Blu Hotel promises to be an excellent base – the hotel’s 218 contemporary guest rooms will be tastefully and stylishly designed with luxury and comfort in mind and the hotel’s 9 flexible meeting rooms will cater for 400 delegates in the largest suite.

Hotel Indigo Birmingham and Marco Pierre White Restaurant will be opening on the 1st December 2011 – Dominating the city centre skyline, this glistening “jewellery box” of a hotel promises to be a very prestigious venue. Situated in the heart of this development on the 23rd and 24th floors, Hotel Indigo is the new upscale boutique product by Intercontinental Hotel Group and boasts 52 beautiful boutique bedrooms, oozing effortless style and luxury.

The Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre has improved its energy efficiency rating by nearly 30 percent and is now rated above the government target for energy efficiency in buildings

Thistle Hotels is the AA Hotel Group of the Year 2011-2012. Thistle Hotels scooped the prestigious ‘Hotel Group of the Year Award’ on Thursday night at the AA Hospitality Awards 2011-2012. Hosted by popular BBC newsreader, Sophie Raworth, at the London Hilton on Park Lane, the ceremony rewarded the best performers in the UK’s hospitality industry, and was well attended by world-renowned chefs, prominent hoteliers, restaurateurs, hospitality gurus and key media. On selecting Thistle for the award, the judging panel were particularly impressed with how the hotel group have successfully kept their focus on the guest experience and developed teams in a way that delivered this commitment – genuinely and passionately.

QHotels has appointed Team Spirit as its preferred partner for team building events across its 21 hotels in the UK for the next 3 years

De Vere Venues have added The Commonwealth Club in London’s West End to its portfolio. The venue offers an auditorium plus a further eight meeting rooms

Friends House Conference Centre in Euston is launching a new facility this month following a £400k investment converting the second floor in to more energy efficient and flexible meeting space

Hotel Indigo Liverpool is a 151 bedroom boutique hotel, just opened in the heart of the heart of the commercial district – the four star property features the Marco Pierre White Steakhouse Bar and Grill. Opening rates start from £89 BB.