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Denmark
On a very cold sunny December morning a luxury coach arrived at our office and then
Ines Lebaek, Sales Manager of Visit Denmark invited us aboard for some Danish hospitality.
What did we learn? Caroline and Sally went on board and met with several contacts from hotels and DMC’s of Denmark.
 Meeting on the coach worked very well as each contact had their own table with seating area to allow presentations etc and a very nice lady who came round with a tray of cakes and biscuits and provided coffee while we learnt more.
We learnt that Copenhagen is a very compact city.
The following gave a short presentation on the following venues facilities:
Hilton Copenhagen Airport
The hotel as the name suggest is located next to Copenhagen airport with direct access to Terminal 3 with a 2 minute walk to the hotel via a covered walkway. The city centre is a mere 12 minutes away via the Metro line.
The hotel has 382 bedrooms with 29 meeting room from syndicates to the Ellehammer Ballroom which can seat 450 delegates theatre style which has natural daylight and is located on the ground floor.
Crowne Plaza Copenhagen Towers
The hotel is located in Orestad where Scandinavia’s roads meet – right at the airport, motorway and metro. The hotel has 362 rooms and 4 suites with 12 meeting rooms from 5 to 90 delegates plus the Ballroom which can accommodate 800 delegates
First Hotel
Design hotel with 215 bedrooms and spa. Opened in May 2011
Bella Sky Comwell
The hotel has 23 floors, 812 bedrooms and 30 meeting rooms making it the largest and one the most estetic hotels in Scandivania
The hotel is an integral part of the Bella Center Congress Centre which can accommodate unlimited space to conference and exhibitions with room for up to 20,000 delegates
DMC Denmark
DMC Denmark offers a full service offering incentives and tailor made programmes to complement your event
Choice Locations will be happy to help with any enquiries you may have for Copenhagen or other areas of Denmark
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Hotel La Tour Birmingham
Several new hotels are set to open in Birmingham, but in the case of Hotel La Tour Birmingham both the brand and the hotel will be debuting in Birmingham. The former Hayley management team are the brains behind the Hotel La Tour concept. Hayley Conference Centres were sold to Principal Hotels five years ago. Grace, the Hotel La Tour Sales Manager, has just visited and given us a briefing – which we share with you.
Hotel La Tour Birmingham is the company’s first venture and it opens on 29th February 2012. The group intend to open five hotels in five years with a view to building group strength of around 12 properties. The next destination is Manchester on a site adjacent to the Lowry Hotel where work is expected to start early in the New Year. Other destinations on the radar include Maidenhead, York and Bristol. Luxurious bedrooms, good conference facilities plus a destination restaurant are the group’s main ambitions.
Hotel la Tour Birmingham will have 174 bedrooms. City Rooms at 24sq m room will feature full height windows and city views. They will be fully air conditioned with touch screen controls for lighting and temperature. They will include a 32" flat screen television, a media hub with full connectivity to laptops, smart phones and mp3 players – and digital 'Do not Disturb’ signs. Park Rooms will be larger at 26 sq-m and equipped with a 40" television. The suites will be 33sq m with two televisions. All will feature a frosted glass bathrooms with a power shower.
Hotel La Tour Birmingham will be proudly high-tech – even the check-in will be self-service and digital.
Hotel La Tour Birmingham will have a separate conference floor comprising seven meeting rooms – two conference rooms will seat up to 120 delegates in each, both with natural daylight and a roof terrace. Both main rooms will divide with an acoustic door. All conference rooms will have lcd projectors and screen, inclusive in the rates. Wi-fi will be complimentary throughout the hotel. There will be a video conferencing facility to four different destinations.
‘Aalto’ will be the Hotel La Tour restaurant, ‘Alvar’ will be the bar and ‘Cafe Ezra’ the street level cafe.
Location-wise Hotel La Tour Birmingham is at the heart of the City’s rapidly developing Eastside. It is on the ‘right-side’ of the city centre for the M6 motorway as regular drivers to Broad Street will understand. There will be a chargeable car park alongside the hotel. Hotel La Tour Birmingham is virtually next door to Moor Street station with its new fast Chiltern Trains service to London Marylebone and only a five minute walk from New Street Station.
Hotel la Tour will be a very welcome addition to the Birmingham hotel scene. We look forward to its opening.
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