Category: UK

Center Parcs has launched a new day delegate package for organisers. The new ‘Active8’ eight-hour rate provides clients with breakfast, morning use of a meeting room followed by lunch. For the afternoon’s activities delegates are taken out into woodland as the package includes a choice of two activities built with client objectives in mind. Activities include abseiling, laser combat, tree trekking, archery, paintballing and a spa session among others. The package is available at all four Center Parcs venues across the UK: Sherwood Forest, Elveden Forest, Longleat Forest and Whinfell Forest. The package costs £79 per person based on a minimum of eight delegates.

Hilton London Metropole conference hotel has invested £2.3m into the upgrade of its 354 bedrooms in the conference wing. The ‘double double’ rooms have been styled to a modern design and feature a work space with a lounge area and coffee table, plus two queen beds, a sofa bed and two 32-inch LCD TV’s. The hotel – which has a total of 1,054 rooms – has two large conference rooms each with the capacity to hold 1,500 people. The conference facilities are also located in the conference wing, allowing for both the event and accommodation to be taken care of within the same location.

Plans for a £4m conference centre near Lake Windermere have been granted approval. The Lake District National Park Authority’s development control committee passed the English Lakes hotel group application on 9 May 2012. The vote was revealed as 12 to 1 in favour. The 600-delegate convention and exhibition centre, when built, will be the largest of its kind in the Lake District area and is set to be built next to the A591, opposite the Low Wood Hotel, which is also owned by English Lakes. The venue is expected to create 35 local jobs and will host such events as meetings, conventions, exhibitions, dinners, weddings and product launches

The Sheffield Park Hotel has been rebranded and refurbished and is now a stunning 4* deluxe Doubletree by Hilton Hotel.

The hotly anticipated Magdalen Chapter, sister hotel to the popular Montpellier Chapter in Cheltenham, will be opening its doors on Monday 25 June. A special opening rate of £150 for two nights including breakfast and VAT is available for consecutive night stays between 25 June and 31 July 2012. Housed in an iconic and striking Edwardian building in the heart of Exeter, The Magdalen Chapter stands at the gateway to the South West of England. It combines contemporary interiors with original features, top notch technology and exceptional friendly and thoughtful service. Each of the 59 carefully designed bedrooms feature unique artwork by local artists, an iPad 2, a complimentary mini-bar, a Nespresso machine and kettle, invigorating showers and luxurious REN toiletries. There is a quick and easy paperless check-in service and Wi-Fi is complimentary throughout the hotel.

Radisson Blu hotels in the UK is to roll out a second dedicated meetings and event package, developed specifically for the pharmaceutical industry. The new package will initially be available at three properties: the Radisson Blu Portman Hotel Central London, the Radisson Blu Hotel Manchester Airport, and the Radisson Blu Hotel London Stansted Airport.

Dorset Square Hotel is opening on 18th June and has undergone an extensive refurbishment stamping it with Kit Kemp’s signature style: bold colours and textures, bespoke and one-off pieces as well as original art collected from around the world. This beautiful Regency townhouse has 38 individually designed bedrooms many of which look onto the leafy private garden square which was originally the site of Thomas Lord’s first cricket ground. There is a guest drawing room with a fireplace and The Potting Shed bar & restaurant which is open all day long. The hotel is situated in Marylebone, one of London’s most urbane and exciting residential areas. It is within easy reach of London’s theatre-land and financial district and surrounded by fashionable shops, cafés, restaurants and world-class galleries.

In May 2012, the new Harbour Club Amsterdam opened its doors. After the success of the Harbour Club in Scheveningen and Rotterdam, branching out in Amsterdam was a logical step. The restaurant-bar with a private club is located in an old wine terminal where the wine used to be bottled. The location has a total of 2,200 square meters and it has several sections, including a sushi bar and a restaurant with an open kitchen. Next to that, there is a bar and club. The club has a large surface area which is suitable for events such as parties, weddings and business meetings.