Jurys Inn Oxford Refurbishment
5 Key Facts From Leicester Conferences &Amp; 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
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.
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.
Refurbishment Plans For The Dalata Hotel Group
– Dalata Hotel Group operate 41 hotels in Ireland the UK. The largest hotel chain in Ireland with 31 hotels including 18 in Dublin – operating under the brand of Clayton, Maldron & Partner hotels.
– Newest hotel – Clayton Hotel Burlington Road, formerly Hilton Double Tree, joined our network on 22nd November, add an additional 502 bedrooms and extensive meetings and events facilities for over 1000-pax.
– New opening Announcements include Maldron Hotels opening in Cork City, Belfast City Centre, 5th property in Dublin and a new Maldron Hotel to open in Newcastle (UK) all in 2018.
– Clayton Hotel Chiswick unveils new Conference & Meeting space for up to 400 pa, following £21M investment in West London, ideal for meetings & conferences, within 15 minutes of Heathrow and central London. All meeting rooms including the Ballroom boasts natural daylight for 400pax. Hotel also offers car parking space for100 cars.
– Clayton Hotel Leopardstown Dublin & Clayton Hotels are pleased to announce the complete refurbishment of all meetings and event space with state of the art equipment, as well as fantastic catering and food options. A successful event is not just a venue, it’s about delivering on overall package that includes unrivalled service and facilities.
Birmingham Venue Refurbishment Enters New Phase
With £1.8million spent over the last few months, the ICC has seen refreshes on halls 4, 9 and 10 along with four of its executive meeting rooms. One of the most noticeable improvements has been the addition of large format digital screens throughout the public mall and portable screens. There has also been investment in upgrading the Wi-Fi along with modernisation of the lighting throughout the Mall, registration and foyer areas. The £10m refurbishment programme has already provided a facelift to the venue’s largest flat-floored space, the 3,000m² Hall 3, Registration Area and Mall in 2015.
The ICC values customer feedback and knows that listening to its clients and understanding their needs is crucial in order to deliver exceptional service.
As such, the ICC has conducted nearly 500 detailed monthly customer feedback surveys since May 2013 via an independent third-party research agency and consistently receives an average score of 9/10; so far this year 98% of those surveyed have said they would bring another event to the ICC. The ICC also scores 4.5/5 on TripAdvisor® visitor reviews, which led to the venue receiving the TripAdvisor® Certificate of Excellence, awarded to hospitality businesses that continually delivered a high quality customer experience.
Celtic Manor Convention Centre
Construction starts in February 2017 at the International Convention Centre at Celtic Manor Resort near Newport. The £100m convention centre is due to start the construction phase around the 9th February and last approximately 2.5 years. The chief executive of Celtic Manor Ian Edwards said the new convention centre is set to help Wales compete in the international conference business of which he estimates Wales currently secures just 1.5% of the marketplace.
Consisting of a 4,000 seater ballroom, this will be the largest of only 3 pillar free ballrooms in Europe and the venue will be able to cater for 5,000 delegates in total. In addition to the meeting space the venue will have an additional 700 underground car parking spaces.
Once the venue is open it is expected to bring 100,000 bedroom nights and £70million economic benefit to the local area every year
Latest News From Okura Nikko Hotels
Okura Nikko Hotels came to see us recently and the group has more than 70 properties globally (The Netherlands, Germany, US, Japan, China, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Guam, Palau). Here are a few key facts:
• All Okura Hotels is synonymous with its signature Japanese restaurant – Yamazato for fine traditional Japanese cuisine & Sazanka for teppanyaki
• The Yamazato Restaurant at Hotel Okura Amsterdam is the first traditional Japanese restaurant outside Japan that is awarded with a Michelin star
• Hotel Okura Tokyo was built in response to growing expectations in political and business circles for a world-class hotel in Tokyo to symbolise the reconstruction process and prosperity of post-war Japan.
• The main building of Hotel Okura Tokyo is currently undergoing refurbishment – project “This is Okura” is due for completion by Spring 2019, in time for the Tokyo Summer Olympic Games in 2020. The South Wing of Hotel Okura Tokyo is operating as normal and is not disrupted by the “This is Okura” project.
Astor Hotel Paris, Curio – A Collection By Hilton
In 2017 Curio – A Collection by Hilton will take over the famous Astor Hotel Saint-Honoré after a substantial refurbishment. The venue will have 128 rooms and suites over six storeys.
Twickenham Experience Re-Opens After Refurbishment
