Zestme – Teambuilding Fun!

Zestme - teambuilding fun!
Zestme – teambuilding fun!
Zestme is an energetic team building agency which can help with all your meetings and events requirements.   They came and visited us and ran a gingerbread decorating activity which was great fun!


With over 20 years combined experience of working in the corporate events industry, they can work with small meetings or party nights for 2000 guests they can help at any venue and to any budget

New Conference Centre Planned For Reading Football Club

New Conference Centre Planned for Reading Football Club
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.


Croatia’S Second-Largest City

Croatia's second-largest city
Croatia's second-largest city

“Croatia’s second-largest city, Split is a great place to see Dalmatian life as it’s really lived. Always buzzing, this exuberant city has just the right balance of tradition and modernity. Step inside Diocletian’s Palace (a UNESCO World Heritage site and one of the world’s most impressive Roman monuments) and you’ll see dozens of bars, restaurants and shops thriving amid the atmospheric old walls where Split life has been humming along for thousands of years.

To top it off, Split has a unique setting. Its dramatic coastal mountains act as the perfect backdrop to the turquoise waters of the Adriatic.

There you can find Le Meridien Lav Split, just a stone’s throw from Split and 25 km from the International Airport of Split, the hotel’s unique setting offers the perfect starting point from which to explore the Dalmatian coast.

Le Méridien Split provides you with a different perspective on the destination, a new way of seeing Dalmatia through a selection of unique experiences offered throughout the resort and along this exciting coastline. Discover the unknown, gain cultural insight, see things differently!

Take advantage of approximately 2,500 square meters of total conference space including pillar less grand ballroom with natural light equalling 800 square meters and eight meeting rooms for a total of nine meeting spaces. Each 381 guestrooms and suite has floor-to-ceiling windows that open up to large balconies!”

As Le Meridien Lav Split has a Marina Lav as integral part of the Resort they can organise transfers directly for the International Airport of Split (25 km) to the Hotel Marina. 

Experience the check in at the pier and start your incentive with a sea breeze.

Just in front of Split a vast archipelago of Adriatic islands is there for you to explore. Croatia has approximately 1200 islands in the Adriatic Sea, 69 of which are inhabited.

Excel – One Of London’S Biggest Event Venues

Excel - one of London's Biggest Event Venues
Excel – one of London's Biggest Event Venues
ExCel London is one of the biggest event venues in London, offering 1000,000m squared of flexible space, an auditorium for up to 6,500 delegates, and 79 individual meeting rooms. Last year the venue successfully defined its ambition to be the ‘Home of World Leading Events’, working with a wide range of clients, including LinkedIn, Microsoft, Amazon Web services, Hewlett Packard Enterprises and the European Society of Cardiology. These events, among others, contributed £2.9bn in economic impact to the UK and supported 31,000 jobs. The venue was also commended for its focus on investment, including the introduction of a £1.5m meeting and training facility. ExCel has invested in upgrades to improve its wi-fi infrastructure, delegate catering and commercial partnerships, such as the agreement with CityJet to provide competitive pricing for delegates arriving at London City airport. 

Hyatt Hotels Plans To Open Second Hyatt Place Hotel In The Uk

Hyatt Hotels plans to open second Hyatt Place hotel in the UK
Hyatt Hotels plans to open second Hyatt Place hotel in the UK

Hyatt Hotels have announced plans to open its second Hyatt Place hotel in the UK. The new Hyatt Place will be located on the doorstep of Heathrow airport following an extensive renovation of the existing building. The hotel will have 350 rooms and seven meeting and function spaces which can accommodate between two and 100 delegates. There will also be a gym and ‘coffee to cocktails’ bar. The new opening marks a milestone for Hyatt as the Hyatt place brand continues to expend worldwide.


Refurbishment Plans For The Dalata Hotel Group

Refurbishment plans for The Dalata Hotel Group
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.


Visit From Emirates Old Trafford

Visit From Emirates Old Trafford
Visit From Emirates Old Trafford

Venues – Emirates Old Trafford has four conference and events venue’s situated within the Ground.

o      The Point which has a sit-down dinner capacity for up to 1,000 guests – or 850 with a dance floor. Conference and exhibition capacity is also 1,200. The space is sub-divisible into three areas, ideal for large events that need separate rooms or smaller functions and can be easily combined with our Pavilion via the bridge link or for larger events that need extra break-out space.

o The Pavilion combines the finest traditions of English cricket with modern, high end hospitality and is able to accommodate up to 700 guests across the eight suites and nine executive boxes we have to offer. With a footbridge linking The Point to the Pavilion, delegates have easy access to breakout rooms and extra syndicate spaces, making the venue unique. The suites are completely flexible, and can be adapted to your every need.

o The AJ Bell Players & Media Centre is a modern and high end facility that isn’t just for cricketers and journalists. It boasts a wide variety of flexible space and is perfect for corporate workshops, training, away days, small meetings and events and its Press Gallery offers magnificent, sweeping views of the pitch.

o The Trafford Cricket Centre is not just for batting and bowling. Once we drop the nets and wheel away the bowling machines, the Centre turns into a dynamic and versatile event space This large and open space is able to accommodate up to 1500 delegates and its functional space means it has the flexibility to cover a wide range of events.


Hilton Garden Inn

The crowning glory of Emirates Old Trafford’s redevelopment will be completed in the summer of 2017 when a brand new 150-bedroom four star Hilton Garden Inn opens its doors at the home of Lancashire County Cricket Club.

There will be five floors and 85 rooms are overlooking the world famous cricket pitch which can also be converted to hospitality boxes on match days. There will also be a bar, restaurant, fitness centre and a branded coffee shop.


Events

Emirates Old Trafford has hosted many events over the years for major clients such as Google and O2 plus special events such as The X Factor and The Voice and has hosted many a famous superstar including Simon Cowell, The Script, Cheryl Cole, Jimmy Carr, the entire MCFC Squad and Sir Alex Ferguson. The venue also hosted world-stars Rihanna and Beyoncé who held concerts within a week of each other with 80,000 visitors in attendance over both nights.


Fun Facts

There have been four firework displays in the last 6 years here at the venue.

A total of around 1800 events have been held in The Point since it opened.

There have been two world record attempts held at The Point.

£25M Plans Unveiled For Winter Gardens Conference Centre

£25m plans unveiled for Winter Gardens Conference Centre
£25m plans unveiled for Winter Gardens Conference Centre
Full plans to build a conference and exhibition centre as part of the Winter Gardens complex have been revealed and, if realised, could put Blackpool back in the conference premier league. 

The £25m project has been outlined by developers and the planned new conference and the planned conference centre will increase the capacity of the Winter Gardens, allowing it to host over 7,000 delegates. Construction could start in winter 2017 if multi-million pound funding bids to the Lancashire Enterprise Partnership and the Coastal Communities fund are successful. 

A planning application submitted 1st December by architects Bisset Adams finally revealed the scale of the development, including how the new centre will link up with the existing complex and how the style of the new construction will complement the heritage of the current buildings. 

Things To Know About Hilton Heathrow Terminal 4

Things to know about Hilton Heathrow Terminal 4
Things to know about Hilton Heathrow Terminal 4

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1.) Before Hilton Heathrow was a hotel the building was used as an aircraft hangar.

2.) Our lobby space is so vast you can fit 256 double Decker buses into it. 

3.) Hilton Heathrow has been the only hotel in Terminal 4 with Direct access to the airport since 1992. 

4.) They have just completed our £9 Million refurbishment on both bedroom and meeting space. 

5.) They have a beach bar located at the back of the hotel which hosts many festive evenings in the summer months


Birmingham Venue Refurbishment Enters New Phase

Birmingham Venue Refurbishment Enters New Phase
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.