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REBRAND FOR PRINCIPAL HOTELS
Principal Hotels has undergone a rebrand following its £358 million acquisition of Hayley Conference Centres in May. The group will now be known as Principal Hayley Hotels and Conference Venues.
A new logo has been introduced, along with a new-look collection brochure. Individual property brochures will be rolled out over the next six months and a new website will be launched in the New Year.
Over the last three years, over £100 million has been invested in existing estate within the Principal Hayley Group, with further investment planned in the UK and across Europe.
CHRISTMAS PARTY SEASON!!!!
Avoid disappointment and a last minute rush.....it may seem early but it is always a good idea to plan ahead for your office Christmas Party!
Had the responsibility “delegated” to you ....Not sure where to start looking?…then let Bon Accord Venues help you!!
Just one call or email to us detailing your requirements and we will be delighted to propose some venues and party night themes which can offer availability for your preferred date/s.
VAST NEW DEVELOPMENT @ HOLIDAY INN GLASGOW WEST , BOTHWELL STREET
The Holiday Inn Glasgow West on Bothwell Street will be demolished next month and two new hotels and a conference centre will take its place.
The new hotels include a 300-bedroom 4 star Holiday Inn with a 275-bedroom Express by Holiday adjacent. The two hotels will complement each other and both will serve a dedicated conference centre with a range of facilities including a main room to seat up to 1000 delegates. The project, costing around £100million, will be known as the Bothwell Plaza. Opening dates have not yet been announced
Bothwell Plaza is in the heart of Glasgow’s business quarter and a short walk from Glasgow Central station.
SOFITEL LONDON HEATHROW TERMINAL 5
One of the largest luxury airport hotels and convention centers in Europe is due to open its doors in March 2008. Conferencing facilities at Sofitel London Heathrow will be capable of accommodating up to 1500 delegates in the largest meeting room or 1000 for banquets, award ceremonies and product launches. An additional 30 meeting rooms will be available with independent foyers allowing various types and sizes of events to occur simultaneously. An in-house audio/visual service, lecture theatre/cinema for 150 people, dedicated offices for organisers as well as a ‘Green Room’ for artistes will establish new industry benchmarks in meetings and events.
Link bridges will connect the hotel with Terminal 5, taking guests straight into one of the hotel’s five attractive atriums. In addition, hotel facilities will include a Health Spa incorporating a spa pool, a range of beauty and treatment rooms as well as a state-of-the-art gymnasium and aerobics studio. Extensive underground car parking will be provided.
With the completion of the Sofitel London Heathrow T5, and the already opened Sofitel London Gatwick North Terminal (formerly Hilton Gatwick), Sofitel Hotels & Resort will have a total of 1100 bedrooms in the two major London airports.
SEASONAL OFFERS /DIP PERIODS
There has never been a better time to secure value for money! Special Summer & Seasonal Rates are available in many hotels and conference venues, with many also extending excellent deals through until the end of the year.
The Bon Accord Venues "Panic Board" system enables us to marry up your enquiry with many special promotions and rates currently being offered to us by venues which are seeking to fill late availability, often due to late cancellations, or which want to avoid seasonal dips in business.
COMMON STAR RATING SCHEME ANNOUNCED
A new and overdue star rating scheme for hotels across England, Scotland and Wales is to be introduced next year.
The common set of standards for grading accommodation has been thrashed out by respective tourist boards and motoring organisations, the AA and RAC.The new grading is to replace schemes run by each individual body which have long been criticised as being confusing for users. The common standards have been jointly created by all organisations.
Following annual assessments starting in January, hotels and guest accommodation will be represented by between one and five stars, with higher rating awarded for improved quality.Accommodation will be split into three categories: Hotel, Guest Accommodation and Budget Hotel, although budget chains will not be star-rated “because of their strong branding”.
Hotels will have five sub categories such as Metro Hotel, Country House Hotel, Small Hotel, and Town House Hotel. Guest accommodation has six sub categories, including Bed & Breakfast, Guest House, Farmhouse, Inn and Restaurant with Rooms.
In addition to the annual inspections, full overnight assessments will take place every three years, according to the tourist boards and motoring organisations. The new star-rating scheme will be “introduced progressively” following the start of inspections in the new year
NEW RESIDENTIAL TRAINING CENTRE IN LONDON
At last, a bespoke and elegant residential oasis in Central London………!!
If you are looking for an unusual and memorable location for your company training or management awayday, then Chandos House, the beautiful 18th Century Adam property in central London (just minutes away from Oxford Circus), can provide the solution.
Their experienced team can host everything from management retreats through to corporate training sessions, private dinners and conferences for up to 120 people.
Located in a quiet haven off Cavendish Square, Chandos House has 4 grand reception rooms suitable for
training, presentations and receptions, a dining room and terrace plus 2 further small boardroom or breakout rooms. In addition, Chandos has 18 en-suite bedrooms making the venue suitable for those occasions when delegates need to stay overnight to facilitate an early start to your event or if the meeting takes place over more than a single day. All rooms have their own unique decoration, with LCD flat screen colour televisions, internet-enabled phones, en-suite bathrooms, hairdryers and fine bone china tea and coffee making facilities.
Please contact Martin at Bon Accord Venues for further information or to place your enquiry!
CLIENT MANAGEMENT REPORTS
Bon Accord Venues is delighted to be able to offer comprehensive and flexible client management reporting for both accommodation and conference bookings.
This invaluable and commended management tool provides a detailed analysis of bookings (and cancellations) including client departmental analysis, hotel/venue and group analysis, booker details, arrival dates, guest details, rate comparisons and savings calculations, average room rates, room night occupancy figures and conference expenditure analysis....ALL INCLUDED WITHIN OUR FREE VENUE FINDING SERVICE!
For further information please contact;
Martin Copeman ( martin@bonaccordvenues.com )
or Gillian Lyon ( gillian@bonaccordvenues.com )
DID YOU KNOW ?!?
Arbroath set a British soccer record in 1885 by beating Bon Accord 36-0 in the Scottish Cup, thanks in part to 13 goals from centre-forward John Petrie. Dundee Harp ran them close on the same day, by beating Aberdeen Rovers 35-0.
CONSIDER CENTER PARCS - REFRESHING BUSINESS
Fed up with hotels and conference centres...looking for fresh inspiration...
Located at Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire, Longleat Forest in Wiltshire and Elvedon Forest in Suffolk, each of the three villages has a purpose-built conference centre, The Venue - with a range of comfortable meeting rooms of varying sizes. A wide range of modern facilities and equipment is available and specialist conference staff are on hand, ready and able to assist you to make your meetings a success. Residential conferences can be accommodated for up to 450 delegates!
If you’re used to the normal hotel bedroom at a conference you’re in for a pleasant surprise. Set amongst the forest trees, or by a lake are spacious villas and apartments. Forget anonymous corridors, crowded lounges, isolated bedrooms and views of rooftops. Instead imagine spacious apartments or villas where you can spread out, meet your colleagues, kick off your shoes and raid the fridge! Breakfasting round the kitchen table with your colleagues is just the thing to help foster better working relationships.
A wide choice of styles of accommodation are offered from one-bedroom executive apartments through to 4 bedroom villas. All are well-furnished, centrally heated and the more luxurious ones include private whirlpool spas or saunas. You can choose the type of accommodation to suit your delegates and your budget.
Center Parcs can cater for everything from a buffet to a banquet, from a barbecue to brunch. The villages have a host of different restaurants from a Tex-Mex at Huckleberry’s to French cuisine at La Sapinière. Try a taste of India at our Rajinda Pradesh restaurant or go Italian at Luciano’s. There is also a wide variety of Private Dining Options, including themed events to compliment your conference objectives.
Center Parcs have the space and the facilities to help you bring out the best in your team and motivate them to greater things. Team Spirit have developed programmes of indoor and outdoor activities that are designed to get delegates thinking in new and different ways. The exercises help bond new members of a team and strengthen existing ties. And of course, a full range of indoor and outdoor leisure facilities, including the Aqua Sana health spa, are available at each location.
Please contact Martin at Bon Accord Venues on Tel 01572 813222
OR email martin@bonaccordvenues.com for further information!
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