The Venue Expo 2015: Stand A11. Business Events Bournemouth and four hotel partners will exhibit for the first time at this new show, against the backdrop of a new website designed to make the search for venues and accommodation a quick and simple process. The Venue Expo at Liverpool Exhibition Centre is the only MICE Industry Exhibition in the North providing a platform for venues, destinations and event support services from across the UK. Last year’s event had 150 exhibitors showcasing their offers to more than 3,200 visitors, two thirds from areas beyond the North West.
“Business confidence is at an all-time high in Bournemouth, and the town is shaping up as one of the most desirable and best-equipped event destinations in the UK,”
says BH Live Director of Venues, Pat Coyne on behalf of Business Events Bournemouth.
“This is a great opportunity for us to introduce ourselves to a new business audience and demonstrate the fantastic range of venues, accommodation and services that we have available for organisations of all kinds.”
To demonstrate the key strengths of the partnership and Bournemouth’s rich choice of accommodation, venues and local attractions, four top hotels join Business Events Bournemouth on the Venue Expo stand to keep Bournemouth on the radar of a wide, UK audience.
- Bournemouth Hilton and Hampton by Hilton. The new 172-bedroom, four-star Bournemouth Hilton rises eight storeys to the stunning Sky Bar L8, with a rooftop panorama taking in the town and the whole of the bay. Event space includes a ballroom, executive lounge, eight meeting rooms and a 24-hour business centre. At the 120-bedroom Hampton by Hilton next door, state-of-the-art accessible facilities are a star feature. A number of standard rooms have been upgraded to include a lowered bed, large roll-in ensuite shower, accessible bathroom fixtures and fittings, and extra-wide doors.
- The Hallmark Hotel & Spa. After an £1.8 million refurbishment in 2009, this is now a 4-star, 78-bedroom contemporary hotel with five meeting rooms to accommodate a total of 200 delegates and a car park with 80 spaces. Delegates also have access to hotel’s indoor pool, high-tech gym and health spa. The Hallmark has two sister hotels, the Carlton Hotel and East Cliff Court, creating a combined venue space of 19 meeting rooms and 26 bedrooms.
- Bournemouth Highcliff Marriott Hotel. From strategic planning to gala dinners, team building to large conferences, this 160-bedroom, clifftop hotel combines coastal ambience and luxury accommodation with business-grade services, vibrant cuisine and eleven, flexible meeting spaces to accommodate between 10 and 500 guests.
- The Marsham Court Hotel. An 87-bedroom, full service hotel with nine individual meeting, conference and banqueting suites. Refurbished in 2011, the clifftop hotel offers a modern and vibrant atmosphere. Ideal for groups of any size, larger clients may book the entire hotel for several days to run for in-house training, seminars, and team building events, all under one roof.
Business Events Bournemouth launched its website this week, providing a complete guide for organisers and delegates to find their way around Bournemouth’s many venues, hotels and attractions, and book facilities and accommodation online. businesseventsbournemouth.org.uk
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Notes to Editors
For more information about Business Events Bournemouth, please contact:
Elizabeth Symmons, PR & Corporate Communications Executive
E: elizabeth.symmons@bhlive.co.uk
About Business Events Bournemouth
Business Events Bournemouth is the official marketing, venue finding and delegate booking hub for businesses and groups organising conferences, exhibitions, seminars, workshops and meetings. BH Live, Bournemouth Borough Council, and the Bournemouth Coastal Business Improvement District (BID), supported by BAHA, work in partnership to promote Bournemouth as a business event destination and provide a single point of contact for venue finding and delegate reservations.
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