Category: International

 

• Meetings expertise: The Vienna Convention Bureau now has eight Certified Meeting Professionals (CMP). No other European convention bureau has so many employees who have earned this special quality seal. The Certified Meeting Professional program is run by the Convention Industry Council (CIC).

• Big capacity, smaller city: Vienna offers impressive meeting and event facilities in a concentrated area, with 3 conference centres, for up to 30,000 pax, over 33,000 hotel rooms, more than 150 impressive venues, and over 7,400 bars and restaurants. And that all within a city with only 1.8 million inhabitants!

• Time is money: Around 2 hours by air from most EU capitals, just 20 minutes (taxi) or 16 minutes (City Airport Train) from the airport to the city centre

 

• Living standards to die for: Vienna is the world’s most liveable city, for the 6th year in a row (Mercer Quality of Living Survey)

• Meetings expertise: The Vienna Convention Bureau now has eight Certified Meeting Professionals (CMP). No other European convention bureau has so many employees who have earned this special quality seal. The Certified Meeting Professional program is run by the Convention Industry Council (CIC).

• Big capacity, smaller city: Vienna offers impressive meeting and event facilities in a concentrated area, with 3 conference centres, for up to 30,000 pax, over 33,000 hotel rooms, more than 150 impressive venues, and over 7,400 bars and restaurants. And that all within a city with only 1.8 million inhabitants!

• Time is money: Around 2 hours by air from most EU capitals, just 20 minutes (taxi) or 16 minutes (City Airport Train) from the airport to the city centre

 

• The wisdom of the crowd: Vienna is one of the world’s leading meeting destinations, always in the top 4 ranking of ICCA (International Congress and Convention Association)

• Living standards to die for: Vienna is the world’s most liveable city, for the 6th year in a row (Mercer Quality of Living Survey)

• Meetings expertise: The Vienna Convention Bureau now has eight Certified Meeting Professionals (CMP). No other European convention bureau has so many employees who have earned this special quality seal. The Certified Meeting Professional program is run by the Convention Industry Council (CIC).

• Big capacity, smaller city: Vienna offers impressive meeting and event facilities in a concentrated area, with 3 conference centres, for up to 30,000 pax, over 33,000 hotel rooms, more than 150 impressive venues, and over 7,400 bars and restaurants. And that all within a city with only 1.8 million inhabitants!

• Time is money: Around 2 hours by air from most EU capitals, just 20 minutes (taxi) or 16 minutes (City Airport Train) from the airport to the city centre

 

Vienna is one of the top M&E destinations in Europe, please see below for 5 x key points why Vienna works well for a range of events:

• The wisdom of the crowd: Vienna is one of the world’s leading meeting destinations, always in the top 4 ranking of ICCA (International Congress and Convention Association)

• Living standards to die for: Vienna is the world’s most liveable city, for the 6th year in a row (Mercer Quality of Living Survey)

• Meetings expertise: The Vienna Convention Bureau now has eight Certified Meeting Professionals (CMP). No other European convention bureau has so many employees who have earned this special quality seal. The Certified Meeting Professional program is run by the Convention Industry Council (CIC).

• Big capacity, smaller city: Vienna offers impressive meeting and event facilities in a concentrated area, with 3 conference centres, for up to 30,000 pax, over 33,000 hotel rooms, more than 150 impressive venues, and over 7,400 bars and restaurants. And that all within a city with only 1.8 million inhabitants!

• Time is money: Around 2 hours by air from most EU capitals, just 20 minutes (taxi) or 16 minutes (City Airport Train) from the airport to the city centre

 

Vienna is one of the top M&E destinations in Europe, please see below for 5 x key points why Vienna works well for a range of events:

• The wisdom of the crowd: Vienna is one of the world’s leading meeting destinations, always in the top 4 ranking of ICCA (International Congress and Convention Association)

• Living standards to die for: Vienna is the world’s most liveable city, for the 6th year in a row (Mercer Quality of Living Survey)

• Meetings expertise: The Vienna Convention Bureau now has eight Certified Meeting Professionals (CMP). No other European convention bureau has so many employees who have earned this special quality seal. The Certified Meeting Professional program is run by the Convention Industry Council (CIC).

• Big capacity, smaller city: Vienna offers impressive meeting and event facilities in a concentrated area, with 3 conference centres, for up to 30,000 pax, over 33,000 hotel rooms, more than 150 impressive venues, and over 7,400 bars and restaurants. And that all within a city with only 1.8 million inhabitants!

• Time is money: Around 2 hours by air from most EU capitals, just 20 minutes (taxi) or 16 minutes (City Airport Train) from the airport to the city centre

 

Vienna is one of the top M&E destinations in Europe, please see below for 5 x key points why Vienna works well for a range of events:

• The wisdom of the crowd: Vienna is one of the world’s leading meeting destinations, always in the top 4 ranking of ICCA (International Congress and Convention Association)

• Living standards to die for: Vienna is the world’s most liveable city, for the 6th year in a row (Mercer Quality of Living Survey)

• Meetings expertise: The Vienna Convention Bureau now has eight Certified Meeting Professionals (CMP). No other European convention bureau has so many employees who have earned this special quality seal. The Certified Meeting Professional program is run by the Convention Industry Council (CIC).

• Big capacity, smaller city: Vienna offers impressive meeting and event facilities in a concentrated area, with 3 conference centres, for up to 30,000 pax, over 33,000 hotel rooms, more than 150 impressive venues, and over 7,400 bars and restaurants. And that all within a city with only 1.8 million inhabitants!

• Time is money: Around 2 hours by air from most EU capitals, just 20 minutes (taxi) or 16 minutes (City Airport Train) from the airport to the city centre

 

Mason Rose has recently added Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts, an Indian hotel group with 9 locations across the country. Since the company was founded in 1983 by Late Capt. C. P. Krishnan Nair, The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts has grown to comprise a collection of nine award-winning luxury hotels, spread across key destinations in India. These properties celebrate the country’s diverse geography and rich architectural history. Locations include New Delhi, Udaipur,  Goa, and Chennai, and beyond. The properties range from a convention hotel in Delhi to a cliff-top resort in Kerala.

Martin’s Red is a new hotel opening in September 2016, situated south east of Brussels and 35 minutes from the airport.  The hotel is located on the site of the Tubize National Football Center and has a Sports Bar & Grill – The Red’s – with giant screens, a fitness and massage area, and a training centre dedicated to football. The perfect meeting place for all sports lovers, amateur and professional.

The hotel will be 4-star with 79 bedrooms and 7 conference and meeting rooms.  The auditorium is the largest meeting space for 160 people with 3 translation booth.  There are 4 additional meeting rooms, 2 lounges and a banqueting room for 160 people.

TŌTEM, a new icon in the heart of Madrid, has opened its doors in June 2016. TŌTEM will become a focal point for the Barrio de Salamanca – home to Madrid’s best boutiques, trendiest restaurants and most buzzing bars. TŌTEM’s restaurant will be the place to eat, the bar a destination in itself, the 64 rooms and suites the most coveted in the capital.

TŌTEM is the newest addition to the Marugal Distinctive Hotel Management portfolio of boutique hotels. It will share Managing Director Pablo Carrington’s concept of simple luxury that made its sister hotels – Urso Hotel & Spa, also in Madrid, Torralbenc in Menorca and Cap Rocat in Mallorca – instant successes.

Set between the stylish Calles of Serrano, Goya and Velazquez TŌTEM will be a new paragon of style in the neighbourhood. The hotel will emerge from a restoration by Barcelona design house Corium with a sleek, elegant aesthetic throughout. Expect bedrooms with big windows and wooden floors, bathrooms with black marble – and public spaces buzzing to the beat of Madrid.

The Danish capital is increasing hotel capacity with 2,247 new rooms being opened in the near future, resulting in a total capacity of close to 25,000 rooms. Here are some of the bigger developments:

New hotel openings

The Arp-Hansen Hotel Group will open their first hostel in the center of the city in the summer of 2017. The hostel will have 1,000 beds and 280 rooms, all with shower and toilet.  This is to fulfil a demand for conferences with large groups of people, who wish to stay cheap and central.

Nimb Hotel, in the amusement park Tivoli Gardens, was recently awarded the prestigious award “Hotel of the year by Small Luxury Hotels of the World”. In late 2017, the hotel is to expand with 20 new luxury suites, plus a roof terrace with heated pool, restaurant and bar.

The meetings and conference venue, Charlottehaven, is constructing a new 16-storey tower, which will contain 37 apartments. Each apartment will be nearly twice the size of a traditional hotel room, and will include both kitchen and bath facilities. The hotel will have its own reception and lounge area. The new concept hotel is expected to be ready in late 2017.

The hotel expansions will continue in 2019, where the Danish low budget hotel chain CABINN will increase its extensive portfolio with a new hotel right next door to the Tivoli Congress Center and around the corner from the Copenhagen main train station. This property will have around 1,250 rooms of which 1,000 will be divided in CABINN’s standard range of hotel rooms, and the remaining 250 rooms will be established as CABINN Apartments with kitchenette, suitable for longer stays.

In the opposite side of the city, CABINN Metro is adding 530 hotel apartments with homely facilities, to its existing 710 rooms, opening late 2017. Hotel CABINN Metro is located a few minutes from Copenhagen airport and Scandinavia’s largest convention center,Bella Center.

Hotel takeovers and refurbishments

In October 2018, Scandic Hotels is to take over one of the city’s most popular hotels and conference centers – the Radisson Blu Falconer hotel. The hotel is located in the district of Frederiksberg in central Copenhagen, and the conference centre accommodates events for up to 3,000 people. In connection with the takeover, the hotel will go through an extensive renovation and extend to offer 300 rooms, and change name to Scandic Falconer.

Scandic Front Hotel, located right on the inner harbour has just modernized all its 132 rooms, where Scandinavian design tradition blending luxury with comfort is creating an even cosier, quieter and more homely experience.

Hotel Skt. Annae is a newly renovated 4-star hotel, previously known as Hotel Neptun, recently experienced a total makeover. However, the atmosphere of the hotel is affectionate preserved, so guests still can sense the hotels inherent history, in the heart of Copenhagen.

Three new hotels have opened in the Swedish capital giving an even greater choice of venues for conferences and meetings, as well as a Mamma Mia restaurant and entertainment.

The Haymarket by Scandic is art deco in style and hotel was developed from an old department store – the same store where Greta Garbo manned a counter before she went on to star in movies.  It is close to the station which has a direct link to the airport.

The Grand Terrace Suite is an event area with 6 meeting rooms, a private roof top terrace and views over the rooftops.  This can either be used as an open area for 600 people or divided into six in which case the largest room holds 90 people in theatre style.  There is a cinema with 24 seats and perfect for a private film opening, pre screening or product launch.  The hotel has 405 bedrooms.

The Scandic Continental is situated across from Stockholm Central station. Close to shopping areas, entertainment and restaurants. This hotel also has a roof terrace with views of Stockholm.  There are 

25 meeting rooms, the largest for 312 theatre-style.  The space is flexible, so meeting rooms can be divided or combined for different size groups.

The Winery Hotel is a combined urban winery and boutique hotel a combination of accommodation, meeting and dining – with a love of fine wine at its heart.  The hotel is located near Arenastaden, between Stockholm city centre and Arlanda Airport. 

There are 3 meeting rooms, flexible space which when combined holds 228 people in theatre style or 2 rooms for 70 and 1 room for 84 people.  There is a gym and rooftop pool, but the winery is the heart of the hotel, which is reflected in both its architecture and its interiors.  Inspired by restored factory buildings in Brooklyn, the brick walls, concrete ceilings and large windows result in an industrial atmosphere. In contrast, the grape-green walls and golden-brown cork floors of the hotel rooms create a warm ambience. All of the rooms have floor-to-ceiling windows with a view of either Brunnsviken or Arenastaden.  There is a guided tour of the winery every Monday – Saturday at 5pm and every Thursday, Friday and Saturday there is a wine tasting.

How about a Mamma Mia party?

The Nikos Taverna from the Mediterranean has been moved to Tyrol at Gröna Lund, Stockholm!  You’ll discover the Ouzo and the Zorba, the food and the wine, the stars and the moon, the sound of the crickets in the heat of the night, and people singing and dancing to the music of ABBA.  Just like the movie, but for real.  There’s a Mediterranean buffet which is placed on your table. Everything happens on a magical evening in several acts filled with singing and dancing, daredevil stunts, Greek Gods.

Russia’s second largest city is set to gain two Hilton branded hotels within the next 12 months. Both hotels will form part of the city’s brand new Expoforum complex.  The Hampton by Hilton St.Petersburg will open in June 2016, with 210 guest rooms and two boardrooms for up to 10 people in each.

The Hilton St.Petersburg will open in January 2017 and will have 237 guest rooms as well as 1000m2 of meeting space, set across 9 different meeting rooms.  A shuttle bus service to Pulkovo International Airport will be available.