New Ibis Styles Hotel To Open In Glasgow

New ibis Styles Hotel to open in Glasgow
New ibis Styles Hotel to open in Glasgow
ibis Styles Glasgow Centre West will open in summer 2018. The hotel which will be located on Waterloo Street, the property – currently disused offices, will undergo major redevelopment, will have 137 bedrooms and a restaurant and bar.

The hotel will be the second ibis Styles property for AccorHotels, the first being ibis Styles Glasgow Centre George Square.

The Café Richelieu

This elegant and refined cafe, within the world’s biggest museum, now has an offer for groups of a minimum of 20 people! In summer, the Café Richelieu opens its terrace offering wonderful views of the Louvre’s Cour Napoléon and the iconic pyramid.

The restaurant has 2 rooms available for private hire for 30 and 40 people respectively. The aperitif can be served on the terrace if the weather permits. For a personalized event, tailor-made options are also available to include: care of groups on arrival at the Museum, admission ticket, fast-track entry, audio guides or tour guides, cocktails and coffee breaks.

The Café Richelieu
The Café Richelieu

This elegant and refined cafe, within the world’s biggest museum, now has an offer for groups of a minimum of 20 people! In summer, the Café Richelieu opens its terrace offering wonderful views of the Louvre’s Cour Napoléon and the iconic pyramid.

The restaurant has 2 rooms available for private hire for 30 and 40 people respectively. The aperitif can be served on the terrace if the weather permits. For a personalized event, tailor-made options are also available to include: care of groups on arrival at the Museum, admission ticket, fast-track entry, audio guides or tour guides, cocktails and coffee breaks.

Heythrop Park Resort Is Growing!

Heythrop Park Resort is growing!
Heythrop Park Resort is growing!
Heythrop Park Resort is opening ‘The Archery Suite On The Lawns’, a fixed marquee which is due for completion at the end of July 2017. The Archery Suite will be open all year round for both banqueting and conferences for 500 people. The marquee will have fixed walls and will include WiFi, heating and access to its own dedicated car park.


The hotel is also completing a refurbishment of their Terrace, making it look bigger, lighter, fresher and more elegant. 

Centennial Hotel Tallin Opening On 1St September

Centennial Hotel Tallin opening on 1st September
Centennial Hotel Tallin opening on 1st September

This soon-to-be-opened hotel with 81 rooms is located in Tallinn city centre. The hotel is in Nordic minimalist style and also offers 3 meeting rooms. Hotel’s artistic design reflects Estonia’s 100th anniversary which is in year 2018.  

   

A new 4-star hotel in the centre of Tallinn is opening at the beginning of September.  It is located 5-10 minutes walk from the Old Town.  The interior is Nordic minimalist and Estonia’s centennial anniversary is reflected in the artistic design of the hotel featuring the main periods in the history of Estonia over the last 100 years.


The Centennial has three conference and banqueting rooms with natural daylight and capacity for 25-75 delegates.  There are 81 bedrooms and free high-speed WI-FI throughout the hotel and a restaurant 100 guests

 

   

 


Macdonald Forest Hills Makeover

Macdonald Forest Hills makeover
Macdonald Forest Hills makeover

Macdonald Forest Hills Hotel and Spa in Aberfoyle has gone under a £3.5 million refurbishment seeing bedrooms, cocktail bar, piano lounge, restaurants and reception revamped. The renovation comes after an extension of the hotels spa in 2007.


The venue is just 40 minutes from Glasgow and an hour from Edinburgh, so a popular choice for conferences and events.


Venues Expands In Manchester!

Etc. Venues expands in Manchester!
Etc. Venues expands in Manchester!
Etc. Venues are expanding their portfolio of venues to Manchester city centre. The new purpose-built, 20,000 sq.ft space will be opening in October 2017 on Portland Street so within easy walking distance to Piccadilly train station.


The venue will consist of 15 meeting rooms with space to fit up to 300 delegates in a theatre style layout as well as exhibition/breakout spaces. 


There will also be an option for exclusive use with a private entrance, which will be great for events requiring privacy.



Marriott International Open First Ac Hotel In Germany

Marriott International open first AC Hotel in Germany
Marriott International open first AC Hotel in Germany
Marriott International has opened its first AC Hotel in Germany. Its is the brands first hotel in Germany, but joins more than 100 across the world.

After a recent refurbishment the historic building located by the Mainz Central Station has been transformed into a 58 bedroom hotel featuring the Adam and Eve restaurant and bar with a French – style bistro menu, two meeting rooms and a fitness suite.

Leonardo Hotels Opens First Royal Hotel In Edinburgh

Leonardo Hotels opens first Royal Hotel in Edinburgh
Leonardo Hotels opens first Royal Hotel in Edinburgh

Leonardo Hotels have relaunched the former Premier Inn Edinburgh City Centre under its Royal Brand. The 282-bedroom hotel is the second UK hotel for the Berlin based group, the first being the Leonardo Hotel London Heathrow which opened in 2015.


This new property takes the Leonardo portfolio to more than 80 hotels in over 40 locations operating under four brands; Leonardo Hotels, Leonardo Royal Hotels, Leonardo Boutique Hotels and NYX Hotels.


Intercontinental Hotel Opens In L.A.’S Tallest Skyscraper


With the InterContinental, parent company InterContinental Hotels Group has taken on Marriott International for hotel presence near the Los Angeles Convention Centre. The new hotel is seven blocks from the convention centre. In April, parent company IHG opened a 350-room Hotel Indigo about five blocks from the InterContinental.


The hotel has 889 guestrooms, making it the largest InterContinental in the Americas. The hotel is the largest to be built in downtown Los Angeles since the 1,358-room Westin Bonaventure was completed in 1976. The JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. Live, which was built in 2001, has 879 guestrooms. The InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown has 95,000 square feet of meeting and event space, with the boardrooms and ballrooms occupying the first seven floors of the hotel. A 21,000-square-foot ballroom can seat as many as 1,800 guests. The $1.35 billion project, which was developed by Korean Air and Hanjin Group, was built at the site of the Wilshire Grand Hotel, which closed in 2011 and was demolished in 2013.


With the InterContinental, parent company InterContinental Hotels Group has taken on Marriott International for hotel presence near the Los Angeles Convention Centre. The new hotel is seven blocks from the convention centre. In April, parent company IHG opened a 350-room Hotel Indigo about five blocks from the InterContinental.

The 69th floor features restaurants Sora, where guests are served sushi on a conveyor belt, and Dekkadence, a casual dining space described as a “farm-to-fork international market experience” with live cooking and carving stations. La Boucherie on 71 is a French-inspired steakhouse, while atop the hotel is Spire 73, which InterContinental calls the tallest open-air bar in the Western Hemisphere.


The hotel has 889 guestrooms, making it the largest InterContinental in the Americas. The hotel is the largest to be built in downtown Los Angeles since the 1,358-room Westin Bonaventure was completed in 1976. The JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. Live, which was built in 2001, has 879 guestrooms. The InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown has 95,000 square feet of meeting and event space, with the boardrooms and ballrooms occupying the first seven floors of the hotel. A 21,000-square-foot ballroom can seat as many as 1,800 guests. The $1.35 billion project, which was developed by Korean Air and Hanjin Group, was built at the site of the Wilshire Grand Hotel, which closed in 2011 and was demolished in 2013.


With the InterContinental, parent company InterContinental Hotels Group has taken on Marriott International for hotel presence near the Los Angeles Convention Centre. The new hotel is seven blocks from the convention centre. In April, parent company IHG opened a 350-room Hotel Indigo about five blocks from the InterContinental.


The 69th floor features restaurants Sora, where guests are served sushi on a conveyor belt, and Dekkadence, a casual dining space described as a “farm-to-fork international market experience” with live cooking and carving stations. La Boucherie on 71 is a French-inspired steakhouse, while atop the hotel is Spire 73, which InterContinental calls the tallest open-air bar in the Western Hemisphere.


The hotel has 889 guestrooms, making it the largest InterContinental in the Americas. The hotel is the largest to be built in downtown Los Angeles since the 1,358-room Westin Bonaventure was completed in 1976. The JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. Live, which was built in 2001, has 879 guestrooms. The InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown has 95,000 square feet of meeting and event space, with the boardrooms and ballrooms occupying the first seven floors of the hotel. A 21,000-square-foot ballroom can seat as many as 1,800 guests. The $1.35 billion project, which was developed by Korean Air and Hanjin Group, was built at the site of the Wilshire Grand Hotel, which closed in 2011 and was demolished in 2013.


With the InterContinental, parent company InterContinental Hotels Group has taken on Marriott International for hotel presence near the Los Angeles Convention Centre. The new hotel is seven blocks from the convention centre. In April, parent company IHG opened a 350-room Hotel Indigo about five blocks from the InterContinental.

The InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown, occupying part of the tallest U.S. building on the West Coast, is now open. The 73-story Wilshire Grand Centre has hotel guestrooms on floors 31 to 68 and the sky lobby on 70, where a mezzanine-level bar affords views to the Westside, South Bay and Pacific Ocean.


The 69th floor features restaurants Sora, where guests are served sushi on a conveyor belt, and Dekkadence, a casual dining space described as a “farm-to-fork international market experience” with live cooking and carving stations. La Boucherie on 71 is a French-inspired steakhouse, while atop the hotel is Spire 73, which InterContinental calls the tallest open-air bar in the Western Hemisphere.


The hotel has 889 guestrooms, making it the largest InterContinental in the Americas. The hotel is the largest to be built in downtown Los Angeles since the 1,358-room Westin Bonaventure was completed in 1976. The JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. Live, which was built in 2001, has 879 guestrooms. The InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown has 95,000 square feet of meeting and event space, with the boardrooms and ballrooms occupying the first seven floors of the hotel. A 21,000-square-foot ballroom can seat as many as 1,800 guests. The $1.35 billion project, which was developed by Korean Air and Hanjin Group, was built at the site of the Wilshire Grand Hotel, which closed in 2011 and was demolished in 2013.


With the InterContinental, parent company InterContinental Hotels Group has taken on Marriott International for hotel presence near the Los Angeles Convention Centre. The new hotel is seven blocks from the convention centre. In April, parent company IHG opened a 350-room Hotel Indigo about five blocks from the InterContinental.

The InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown, occupying part of the tallest U.S. building on the West Coast, is now open. The 73-story Wilshire Grand Centre has hotel guestrooms on floors 31 to 68 and the sky lobby on 70, where a mezzanine-level bar affords views to the Westside, South Bay and Pacific Ocean.


The 69th floor features restaurants Sora, where guests are served sushi on a conveyor belt, and Dekkadence, a casual dining space described as a “farm-to-fork international market experience” with live cooking and carving stations. La Boucherie on 71 is a French-inspired steakhouse, while atop the hotel is Spire 73, which InterContinental calls the tallest open-air bar in the Western Hemisphere.


The hotel has 889 guestrooms, making it the largest InterContinental in the Americas. The hotel is the largest to be built in downtown Los Angeles since the 1,358-room Westin Bonaventure was completed in 1976. The JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. Live, which was built in 2001, has 879 guestrooms. The InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown has 95,000 square feet of meeting and event space, with the boardrooms and ballrooms occupying the first seven floors of the hotel. A 21,000-square-foot ballroom can seat as many as 1,800 guests. The $1.35 billion project, which was developed by Korean Air and Hanjin Group, was built at the site of the Wilshire Grand Hotel, which closed in 2011 and was demolished in 2013.


With the InterContinental, parent company InterContinental Hotels Group has taken on Marriott International for hotel presence near the Los Angeles Convention Centre. The new hotel is seven blocks from the convention centre. In April, parent company IHG opened a 350-room Hotel Indigo about five blocks from the InterContinental.

InterContinental hotel opens in L.A.'s tallest skyscraper
InterContinental hotel opens in L.A.'s tallest skyscraper

The InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown, occupying part of the tallest U.S. building on the West Coast, is now open. The 73-story Wilshire Grand Centre has hotel guestrooms on floors 31 to 68 and the sky lobby on 70, where a mezzanine-level bar affords views to the Westside, South Bay and Pacific Ocean.


The 69th floor features restaurants Sora, where guests are served sushi on a conveyor belt, and Dekkadence, a casual dining space described as a “farm-to-fork international market experience” with live cooking and carving stations. La Boucherie on 71 is a French-inspired steakhouse, while atop the hotel is Spire 73, which InterContinental calls the tallest open-air bar in the Western Hemisphere.


The hotel has 889 guestrooms, making it the largest InterContinental in the Americas. The hotel is the largest to be built in downtown Los Angeles since the 1,358-room Westin Bonaventure was completed in 1976. The JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. Live, which was built in 2001, has 879 guestrooms. The InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown has 95,000 square feet of meeting and event space, with the boardrooms and ballrooms occupying the first seven floors of the hotel. A 21,000-square-foot ballroom can seat as many as 1,800 guests. The $1.35 billion project, which was developed by Korean Air and Hanjin Group, was built at the site of the Wilshire Grand Hotel, which closed in 2011 and was demolished in 2013.


With the InterContinental, parent company InterContinental Hotels Group has taken on Marriott International for hotel presence near the Los Angeles Convention Centre. The new hotel is seven blocks from the convention centre. In April, parent company IHG opened a 350-room Hotel Indigo about five blocks from the InterContinental.

Security And Risk – Six Top Tips To Select A Venue

Security and Risk - Six top tips to select a venue
Security and Risk – Six top tips to select a venue

With the recent events of London and Manchester at the forefront of everyone’s minds, keeping event attendees as safe as possible has become another topic that corporate event professionals need to be expert in. Trinity Event Solutions hold regular Meetings Voice Summits for clients and potential clients to network and learn, and last week’s event focused on these issues. Venue selection can have a considerable impact on the security of an event, so here are six tips to consider:


  1. Consider the venue’s location – is it set back from the road or does it have a private entrance? Venues that are set back will be harder to attack in a vehicle, and less likely to suffer from criminal surveillance too.
  2. Check that the venue has CCTV on all entrance points so that they can monitor everyone who enters or leaves the venue. If they have CCTV then this is a great indication of a well designed security plan.
  3. Does the venue have the ability to close off access to the building?  Also is there an alternate route out of the building should one road be cordoned off?
  4. Ask the venue about safe havens and invacuation. Do they have enough capacity for everyone attending and are they spread around the property?
  5. Prepare your own simple security and emergency plan.  Brief key staff and give them a printed copy. Discuss your plan with the venue and ask to see their security and emergency plan. They should be happy to share their plans with you. 
  6. Make sure you have the contact details and location of the nearest police stations, hospitals and if you’re abroad, the British Embassy


The next Meetings Voice Summit will focus on food and drink planning in the events industry and will be held in September, if you are interested in attending, please contact Paula Calton, Sales Director of Trinity Event Solutions on 01780 484050 or email paula@trinityeventsolutions.co.uk