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Radisson Blu opening in Sheffield
Radisson Hotel Group has announced plans to open a new Radisson Blu Hotel in Sheffield.
Radisson Blu Hotel Sheffield will form part of Heart of the City II, a mixed-use commercial, leisure, retail and residential development in the city centre. It will be built in two blocks separated by a new courtyard. One block will be housed in the 19th century Palatine Chambers in Pinstone Street with the other, a new connecting building on the site of Barkers Pool House on Burgess Street.
Radisson Blu Sheffield will have 154 bedrooms, conference and events facilities, a restaurant and bar as well as a rooftop bar and restaurant with views of the Peace Gardens and Winter Gardens.
Radisson Blu Hotel, Sheffield is set to open in 2023, and will be the group’s first hotel in the city.
Radisson Blu Hotel, Sheffield is around a ten-minute walk from Sheffield station.
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'Radisson Individuals' launched
Radisson Hotels Group has just launched its new Radisson Individuals brand.
Radisson Individuals is designed to attract independent hotels which want the benefits a worldwide hotel branding can offer without having to change their identity.
The independent hotels can keep their name under the soft brand whilst benefiting from Radisson's operating systems and distribution channels. They will also have access to the group’s integrated IT and revenue platforms.
Staff in Radisson Individuals properties will receive training on Radisson’s service philosophy.
Radisson Individuals will be upscale hotels located in major cities, close to airports and key business and leisure destinations.
So far there are two Radisson Individuals properties in the UK: Henrietta House, a member of Radisson Individuals in Bath and River House Hotel a member of Radisson Individuals in Inverness.
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New Ricoh Arena Hotel gets the go-ahead
A new 150-bedroom hotel is set to be constructed at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry. The new hotel, a Hampton by Hilton, will sit alongside the 121 bedroom Doubletree by Hilton at the Ricoh Arena.
The Hampton by Hilton Hotel will enable the Ricoh Arena to attract more conferences and exhibitions to the site which features 20,000 square metres of events space, including a 6,000-square-metre exhibition hall, casino and various lounges.
Hampton by Hilton Ricoh Arena is scheduled for completion in autumn/winter 2021 – during the Coventry City of Culture year and ahead of the Commonwealth Games which will be held in Birmingham in the summer of 2022.
The Ricoh Arena is located within 800 metres of junction 3 of the M6, within easy distance of the M1 and M40 and with 2,000 on-site car parking spaces. It is a twenty-minute drive from Birmingham International Airport and station
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Bvlgari Hotel London launches B.Business
B.Business is a 12 hour ‘workation’ that provides use of a spacious suite, use of the hotel’s 3-lane 25 metre swimming pool and gym. It includes refreshments throughout the day plus a two-course lunch and finishes with an after work aperitivo.
B.Business offers guests the ability to work, meet, entertain and relax safely during the day in a setting that is as secure as it is sophisticated.
Suites available include Junior Suites for one person, Deluxe Suites for up to four people and the Bvlgari Suite for up to six people.
B.Business is available from 1 October 2020 to 31 March 2021.
Bvlgari Hotel London is located in Knightsbridge on the edge of Hyde Park in central London.
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Cheltenham launch new initiative
Meet in Cheltenham, the town’s marketing body, has just launched a new initiative to support the recovery and growth of the town’s business tourism market.
The new initiative will be led by the town’s marketing body - Marketing Cheltenham – and is designed to attract more conference, meeting and events business to the area, particularly post-Covid-19. The business tourism market is worth upwards of £40 million to Cheltenham’s economy,
Meet in Cheltenham’s new website will provide free and professional information for local, national and international businesses or planners seeking to bring their events to the town. From large conferences for more than 2,000 delegates to small, secure, private meetings and from teambuilding away days to corporate incentives.
Currently more than 20 local venues are involved.
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ExCeL London open virtual events studio
ExCeL London opened its new virtual events studio on October 15 in partnership with production company Anna Valley. The facility offers a versatile, visually engaging studio that delivers broadcast-quality content from a digital platform, allowing organisers to deliver highly dynamic hybrid events.
The studio is located in a central, self-contained area, above ExCeL London’s main event halls so it can be used as addition to a larger, live conference or hybrid event at ExCeL. Separate office spaces, green rooms and production areas are in close proximity.
The studio features an adaptable digital backdrop and stage floor, multiple cameras and a full sound system and lighting rig. Content can be streamed to Zoom, YouTube, Facebook and others.
As ExCeL London are the first to admit: “nothing beats meeting face-to-face or being amid the buzz of an auditorium, but the studio will enable organisers to deliver exceptional audience experiences whether the event is attended in person or remotely“.
As soon as larger, face-to-face conferences, exhibitions and events can return, the studio will act as an addition for event organisers seeking to reach a much larger audience.