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Concerns over BT tendering

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Eventia is "disappointed" with BT's event agency roster tendering process, which agencies have criticised.

Liverpool: Behind the scenes at the BT Convention Centre

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Jacquie Rogers, general manager of the BT Convention Centre, the business end of Liverpool's ACC complex, tells David Atkinson what a typical day entails in the run up to opening.

Manchester: Towering ambitions

Mon, 01 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Hosting the Labour Party Conference was the highlight of a busy year for the UK's 'second city', reflecting Manchester's growing cultural and architectural renaissance. David Atkinson reports.

Dubai Venues: Landmark properties

Wed, 20 Dec 2006 00:00:00 GMT

JUMEIRAH EMIRATES TOWERS

Venue Focus: Hesperia adds five-star Barcelona landmark

Tue, 15 Nov 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Hesperia Tower Hotel & Convention Centre will open for business in Barcelona in mid-January.

Case study: BT meets face to face in Provence

Tue, 04 Oct 2005 00:00:00 GMT

BT's global advisory groups put down the phone and got around the table. Ben Lerwill reports.

International brief: Emirates Towers Hotel launches women only floor

Wed, 20 Jul 2005 11:27:00 GMT

The Emirates Towers Hotel in Dubai has launched the Middle East's first hotel floor exclusively for women. The ten rooms and one suite are on the 40th floor and will be serviced only by female staff. www.jumeirahinternational.com.

Olympics: Industry Reaction - London Sheraton - Park Tower takes bookings for 2012

Wed, 20 Jul 2005 10:22:00 GMT

London's Sheraton Park Tower took three group bookings just two days after announcing its special rates for 2012.

Business up by 500% at Alton Towers' centre

Mon, 25 Oct 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Alton Towers has dramatically increased its conference business following the first year's operations of its new conference centre and hotel.

LUXURY VENUES: 20 of the best - Stylish venues always leave a lasting impression on visitors, as Catherine Chetwynd discovers

Mon, 23 Feb 2004 00:00:00 GMT

ACKERGILL TOWER Contact: Ian Richards, 01955-603556 Website: www.ackergill-tower.co.uk Number of meeting spaces: 4 Capacity: 80 Location: Wick, Scotland

INTERNATIONAL BRIEF: Emirates Towers Hotel voted favourite

Fri, 31 Oct 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Emirates Towers Hotel in Dubai has been voted Favourite Overseas Business Hotel by the readers of Conde Nast Traveller magazine. Tel: +971 4 330 0111.

VENUE FOCUS: Millbank Tower opens as Lewis Media Centre

Tue, 01 Apr 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Millbank Tower, the Labour Party's former media centre in London, has been refurbished and opened as the Lewis Media Centre. The venue can be used for conferences, product launches and training and can accommodate up to 200 people. Tel: 020 7802 2626 RE 818.

VENUE FOCUS: The Sheraton Saigon Hotel and Towers, Vietnam

Thu, 06 Feb 2003 00:00:00 GMT

The Sheraton Saigon Hotel and Towers, Vietnam, is due to open in April. It will offer 384 rooms and 1,800 sq m of meeting space. Tel: 020 7290 7174 RE 792.

VENUE FOCUS: Alton Towers

Wed, 04 Dec 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Alton Towers is to undergo a £40m expansion programme that will see the construction of a dedicated conference centre and a second themed hotel. The Alton Towers Conference Centre will have various sized meeting rooms over two floors and is to open in early 2003. Tel: 01538 704015 RE 773.

VENUE FOCUS: Alton Towers to undergo expansion

Thu, 03 Oct 2002 00:00:00 GMT

NEWS IN BRIEF: Tower of London introduces hospitality packages

Mon, 01 Jul 2002 00:00:00 GMT

HM Tower of London has introduced four additional corporate hospitality packages.

VENUE FOCUS: Fenton Tower

Tue, 30 Apr 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Fenton Tower is a restored 16th-century tower house in East Lothian, 20 miles south of Edinburgh. It offers accommodation for small corporate groups and is suitable for product launches. The tower has its own loch and is located close to more than 100 golf courses.

LONDON UNUSUAL VENUES: Extraordinary places - From star-gazing in Madame Tussaud's to mock battles at the Tower, London has it all. Jane Archer rounds up the best of the capital's more adventurous event locations

Wed, 31 Oct 2001 12:00:00 GMT

Good wine and food make a conference, incentive or corporate event go with a swing, but good organisers know it is the venue that will make the event really memorable. That is why unusual venues are becoming so popular. Rather than having 100 or more delegates walking into a run-of-the-mill conference room in any old London hotel they might have visited many times before, organisers are opting for venues such as HMS Belfast, moored on the Thames by Tower Bridge, London Zoo or Kensington Palace. The choice of alternative venues in London is endless. Some have facilities for conferences and corporate functions, others can host corporate entertaining only by day while others throw open their facilities to companies in the evening. The Cutty Sark, for example, is available for dinner - maximum capacity is 80 - or for buffets, where it can accommodate up to 180 guests, between 5pm and 11pm. There are drawbacks to unusual venues. The price can be high, lighting might not be as good as in a purpose-built conference venue, and meeting space can be quite limited. The Tower of London has a maximum capacity of just 100 theatre-style, while the Natural History Museum can hold up to 200. But budget aside, these are not major issues. After all, the attraction is not the room, but the venue itself. Organisers holding events in the London Planetarium, for example, can arrange a tour of Madame Tussaud's next door. "Where else can you view life-size waxworks as you walk into a company presentation?" asks event administrator Camilla Simpson. At the Tower, delegates can break their conference and view the Crown jewels, while conferences in the Natural History Museum can be combined with a tour of the exhibitions. Not surprisingly, the giant Diplodocus dinosaur in...

CASE STUDY: Teamwork helps BT communicate - Imparting product knowledge to staff is a vital part of any corporate communication strategy. As Mike Levy reports, BT Airwave decided to convey its message in a novel fashion

Wed, 31 Oct 2001 12:00:00 GMT

When BT Airwave wanted to give its personnel an insight into how the new Tetra Mobile handsets might work in a real life emergency setting, its agency decided to use Duxford, a former World War Two aerodrome and home of the Imperial War Museum. The resulting event was an afternoon of aerial and ground reconnaissance using hand-held radios that simulated the way the product would work. According to Tracey Curtis-Taylor, business development manager for Pump House Productions: "Duxford was considered to be the perfect setting for the event; it was one of the most strategic airfields of the war being a Spitfire base and famous for the 'Big Wing' formations led by the legendary air ace, Douglas Bader. The idea was to use the setting as an inspiration to the group in terms of teamwork and communication." The 160-strong group arrived from all around the country and included staff from all levels - from the managing director down. They met at the Stansted Hilton and were bussed to nearby Duxford where they reported to the 'Operations Room' - a purpose-built marquee. They were welcomed there by 'Biggles', an actor playing the fictional World War One pilot, who briefed them on health and safety and the day's events. The marquee was used throughout the day for the buffet lunch, afternoon tea, presentations and strategic company messages. One of the key objectives was for staff from different locations and divisions, as well as some new recruits, to get to know each other better. The group was divided into teams of eight and each one was given a two-letter identifier based on the phonetic alphabet such as 'Alpha Bravo' or 'Charlie Tango'. Delegates used these identifiers to mark their position and provide observation reports from around the site...

OVERSEAS BRIEFS

Fri, 05 Jan 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Sheraton Surabaya Hotel and Towers in Indonesia has appointed Tim Steckbeck as its general manager. Tel: + 6231 546 8000.