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thestudio reopening 4th July
Many hotel groups are planning to reopen from 4th July. They are all introduced extensive measures to enable meeting organisers to plan a safe and successful event.
We highlight ‘thestudio’, a meeting and events venue based here in Birmingham.
thestudio has just launched its new ten-point ‘Safe, Seamless and Successful’ guide to event planning with a comprehensive plan for delivering events safely and creatively once it re-opens for business on 4th July. Their safety plan covers all aspect from arrival at the venue, through to the meeting room experience. This includes providing each guest with an individual sanitised desk space for the meeting day. Refreshments and food will be prepared freshly on site and delivered as a new “grab and go” offer which will allow guests flexibility to eat safely at their desk or even in the studio’s outdoor space which will also be available for open air meetings at the studio venues in Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds.
thestudio will offer exclusive use of individual floors for sole use at any of their venues
thestudio is also promoting its video conferencing technology to allow delegates to meet virtually where appropriate.
thestudio Birmingham is located in Cannon Street in the centre of Birmingham, a two-minute walk from Birmingham New Street Station.
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Conference Centre planned in former Convent
Plans have been published to convert a former convent in Derbyshire into a hotel and conference centre.
Plans would see the former St Elizabeth Convent, in Belper, turned into an 11-bedroom hotel with a modern conference centre extension.
The former convent was built in 1898 as Quarry Bank House but it is currently in a state of neglect and disrepair.
The conference centre would be built to the south of the existing building overlooking Matlock Road.
Proposals have been submitted to Amber Valley Borough Council.
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June opening planned for Bike & Boot Inn
Construction work on the new 65-bedroom Bike & Boot Inn in Scarborough is approaching completion, with the final touches to be finished by the middle of June.
The project has involved the full refurbishment and overhaul of the former 50-bedroom Mount Hotel in Scarborough.
Bike & Boot will have 65 bedrooms plus a new in-house hotel cinema, an e-bike charging stations, dog and boot wash, a refurbished bar plus a restaurant and kitchen area.
The Bike & Boot Inn Scarborough opening marks the UK debut of the Bike & Boot brand - a “modern leisure” concept with “funky interiors”. Further expansion is planned in the Yorkshire Dales, Peak District and the Lake District.
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Plans approved for new Boutique Hotel in Edinburgh
Plans to transform an Edinburgh nightclub and festival venue into a boutique hotel have been given the go-ahead by Edinburgh City Council.
The Cow Shed, Bar Bados and Subway nightclub on The Cowgate in central Edinburgh are set to be refurbished as a hotel with 26 bedrooms, a bar restaurant and events facilities.
The planning document submitted by the venue’s operator, Bruce Group Scotland, claim the new development will have a “boutique Scottish feel to it with the bar and restaurant offering a street food marketplace atmosphere within the stone walls”. “The function room to the rear would be used for a variety of more casual events including live music with a Celtic culture music bias, arts-type events and exhibitions.”
It is not yet known when renovations will begin on the Cowgate premises.
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Jurys Inns to reopen under a new safety commitment
All 48 Jurys Inns and Leonardo Hotels in the UK and Ireland are set to reopen shortly.
The hotels will operate under a five-point ‘Stay Safe, Stay Happy’ plan designed to ensure the safety of guests and staff during the current Covid-19 restrictions.
The plan covers hygiene, deep cleaning processes, social distancing encouraging 2-metre distance between guests, cashless operations, delivery of food and drink and training.
The use lifts will be limited to one person at a time or guests known to each other.
Continental breakfast will be delivered to rooms.
Currently there are 36 hotels under the Jurys Inn brand and 12 hotels under the Leonardo brand – 44 in the UK and four in Ireland. The new charter will cover all properties.
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ConferenceLeeds launch ‘Virtual Leeds’
Incentive Travel (ITCM) is reporting an online initiative by ConferenceLeeds that allows the conference organizer to make a personal tour of the various conference venues in the centre of Leeds.
ConferenceLeeds is the conferencing and events bureau for the city of Leeds. Launching ‘Virtual Leeds’ is their response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. ‘Virtual Leads’ is a digital tour of the major conference venues in the city allowing the conference organizer to view the meeting and events facilities in 26 of the city’s leading venues both residential and non-residential.
Claire Heap, Head of ConferenceLeeds, commented: “We’re absolutely delighted to have launched Virtual Leeds on our new website. Amidst the global pandemic, the UK’s conference and events industry has been quick to adapt to a more digital approach, and the launch of Virtual Leeds is a true reflection of this. By offering an enhanced digital service, we are able to continue supporting conference organisers and connect with the wider conference industry as a whole. In showcasing the very best that Leeds has to offer, we hope to continue to build upon Leeds as a conferencing destination, but it is able to return stronger and more resilient than ever before.”