2010 has got off to a flying start at Elland Road, home of Leeds United Football Club with the promise of an exciting new development.

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The National Media Museum’s Games Lounge is a brand new attraction giving visitors the chance to plug into the history of videogaming, play classic, groundbreaking games in their original arcade or console formats and discover the story behind a global phenomenon.

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The Holiday Inn Express Bradford City Centre has relaunched, unveiling a new look and feel along with an improved guest experience.

The hotel’s upgrade is part of the $1 billion global relaunch of the Holiday Inn brand family (Holiday Inn & Holiday Inn Express Hotels) to create a more contemporary environment, increase quality and drive consistency across over 3,200 hotels around the world.

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Well Met Conferencing at Leeds Metropolitan University played host to the BBC and its stars for the most recent series of Five Days, a thriller which tracks five 24-hour periods in a police investigation. The filming utilised a number of buildings across the university and demonstrated the variety and adaptability of its estate.

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Audio Visual Equipment Limited (A.V.E) are very proud to announce the launch of their new website and complete online ordering process. Unlike the majority of their competitors, audio-visual-equipment.co.uk can provide a totally online service for venues, hotels and event organisers to hire or even purchase from our range of over 600 products.

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The North’s premier exhibition for meeting and conference organisers has announced its innovative seminar programme – the highlight of which is an insightful look into the changes that the new and young generation of conference goers are forcing onto the traditional conference format.

The Conference and Hospitality Show which is taking place on March 18th 2010 at the Royal Armouries Leeds has lined up respected industry experts – Rob Davidson and Stuart Powell – to give an overview to visitors to the show on how generation Y are re-shaping the industry.

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The North’s premier exhibition for meeting and conference organisers has launched a volunteer programme aimed at undergraduates. The Conference and Hospitality Show which is taking place on March 18th 2010 at the Royal Armouries Leeds has created a student volunteer programme for the event in conjunction with Leeds Met University (LMU), who run the UK Centre for Events Management.

Show Organiser, Emma Cartmell, has designed a programme where students are recruited from the Event Management degree course to assist at the Show in various capacities, so that they can gain valuable work experience in Exhibition organising and managing. more...

Conference Leeds, the super Convention Bureau for Leeds and West Yorkshire lined up four of its venues this week in a race to win the coveted “Best Business Hotel of the Year” award, part of the forthcoming Yorkshire Insider Business Tourism Awards.

Four of Leeds’ top hotels are going head to head in the forthcoming awards which are being held on Thursday March 18th at the Royal Armouries, Leeds. The awards recognise those organisations and venues that really go that extra mile to bring more business into Yorkshire, celebrating the very best of Yorkshire's burgeoning business tourism industry. more...

The hotel’s upgrade is part of the $1 billion global relaunch of the Holiday Inn brand family (Holiday Inn and Holiday Inn Express hotels) to create a more contemporary environment, increase quality and drive consistency across over 3,200 hotels around the world.

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The award-winning Weetwood Hall Conference Centre & Hotel in Leeds has announced a series of Presentation Days to be held in the innovative Data Conferencing Suite that uses SMART* technology to deliver a new breed of meetings.

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The award-winning Weetwood Hall Conference Centre & Hotel in Leeds will unveil the innovative Data Conferencing Suite at International Confex on Tuesday 23rd February 2010.

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Well Met Conferencing at Leeds Metropolitan University is now offering a new incentive for delegates – entry into its newly refurbished gyms on the Civic Quarter and Headingley Campus.

For just £4.50 conference organisers will be able to benefit from this added-value incentive and take advantage of the swimming pool and gym equipment, which will also be used by a number of world-class athletes.

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Staff at a Leeds shopping centre will don their walking boots next week to help raise vital funds for the aid effort in Haiti.

The management team at The Light, retail and leisure scheme, on the Headrow, will walk 25 miles - just 1.2 miles short of a marathon - from Leeds city centre to York city centre on Monday 8 February.

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Industry accolade for Weetwood Hall
- Excellence in Marketing Award in the HRS Hotel Excellence Awards

The award-winning Weetwood Hall Conference Centre & Hotel in Leeds has achieved another industry recognition in the third HRS.com Hotel Excellence Awards in association with the British Hospitality Association (BHA), Institute of Hospitality, the Meetings Industry Association (MIA) and the Best Practice Forum.

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The North’s premier exhibition for meeting and conference organisers has this week launched its new web site – www.conferenceandhospitalityshow.co.uk. The Conference and Hospitality Show 2010 is being held at Savile’s Hall, at the Royal Armouries Leeds on Thursday the 18th March from 9.30 until 4pm and visitors can register for free on the web site.

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Well Met Conferencing, the conference office for Leeds Metropolitan University, is pulling out the red carpet for the première of its first ever DVD which showcases the centre’s award-winning facilities. To promote the new marketing initiative Well Met Conferencing has also produced its own branded popcorn which will be distributed to event buyers.

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Following extensive refurbishments of the function rooms and landscaping of the gardens over the last two years, Pavilions of Harrogate’s facilities have improved even further.

2010 sees the introduction of 6 new rooms varying in size with the largest suitable for up to 50 guests and including 2 rooms ideal for interviews or small meetings.

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The University of Leeds’ state-of-the-art on campus accommodation is proving popular amongst conference organisers with over 20,000 bed nights sold to date, even though it doesn’t open until next year.

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High-Tech Data Conferencing Suite means delegates can attend meetings remotely.

The award-winning Weetwood Hall Conference Centre & Hotel in Leeds has the answer for prolonged periods of bad weather such as that we have all experienced recently. Its innovative Data Conferencing Suite allows delegates to attend and participate in meetings at the hotel from anywhere by simply using their PC.

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Harrogate’s Rudding Park hotel has been awarded the title of ‘Number One Hotel in the UK’ in the 2010 TripAdvisor® Travelers’ Choice Awards which honour the world’s finest hotels.

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The QClub, The Queens exciting new 8th floor project opens in April 2010. With nearly half a million pounds being invested in the redevelopment.

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Carnegie Village, the pioneering Well Met Conferencing facility, is already proving to be a popular choice for buyers with bookings already secured well into 2010. July 2010 is already fully booked with three key associations – the Leisure Studies Association; Rugby Football Union and the Language Study Centre.

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Leeds, or at least a small enclave of it, is united in celebration after scooping its second year of silverware!

At the heart of the Garforth community, the 144 bedroomed Holiday Inn Leeds-Garforth, who employ full and part time staff, beat off stiff competition to come up trumps for its second year at the recent InterContinental Hotels Group awards ceremony.

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A new facility for training, communication, collaboration projects and sustainable meetings.

The award-winning Weetwood Hall Conference Centre & Hotel in Leeds has unveiled an innovative Data Conferencing Suite that uses SMART* technology to deliver a new breed of meetings.

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The meetings and events industry is worth a huge £562 million pounds a year to the Leeds economy according to the latest independent research. During 2009 the research surveyed over 100 venues in Leeds and estimated that the city attracts over 4 million delegates per year worth £562 million to the economy.

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Leeds has been announced as a host city at the 2018 FIFA World Cup should England be named as the host country.

The Football Association made the announcement this afternoon (Wednesday) that Leeds will join 11 other cities across the country to stage matches in 2018.

The news was met with cheers and celebrations by Leeds City Council, Marketing Leeds and Leeds United which have worked together to prepare and submit the bid on behalf of the Leeds City Region*.

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Research Reveals Yorkshire’s Business Tourism Exceeds UK Average. Business tourism boosted the Yorkshire economy by a staggering £1.6billion in 2008 according to research just released.

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The National Media Museum (NMeM) in Bradford, along with its sister venues – the Science Museum in London and National Railway Museum in York, have proudly become the first national museums to receive the esteemed World Class Service accreditation.

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DLG Architects has announced that building works have started on site to deliver a major extension to the prestigious Rudding Park Hotel in Harrogate, North Yorkshire. The news comes within months of the revised planning consent being achieved by DLG.

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Following a site visit by the Football Association earlier this year Well Met Conferencing are waiting in anticipation to find out if the Carnegie Village and Sports Centre will be one of the chosen venues as part of the Leeds bid to host the 2018 World Cup.

Following their visit, the FA were highly impressed with the world-class facilities on offer at the Headingley campus.

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Conference and meeting delegates at the University of Leeds will soon be enjoying fresh, organic vegetables and herbs grown by students as part of a new volunteering project.

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Conference and meetings delegates visiting the University of Leeds will soon be able to take advantage of a state-of-the art swimming pool and 200-station gym currently being built on the campus.

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Delegates attending conferences at the University of Leeds can now do their bit for charity by buying a souvenir to take home.

In line with the University’s Fairtrade status, ornate handmade silver jewellery - from earrings to bangles - is now being stocked, with all profits going to MySmallShop. The charity supports third world businesses and aims to provide a western market for artisans in the developing world.

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The city of Leeds has been chosen to host the Lions Club International Multiple District 105 Convention 2010. The Convention is also celebrating the Diamond Jubilee of Lions Clubs International in the British Isles and Ireland.

The event is hoped to be the Lions Club most high profile event to date, expecting to attract over 1,000 delegates to the West Yorkshire region from all the UK and beyond.

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Well Met Conferencing at Leeds Met University, which recently celebrated a string of successes for 2009, is once again celebrating following an academic venue award-win for ‘Best Marketing activity’.

“A different, creative approach to relationship marketing, building bridges between business and academics. Good idea with good results.”

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Want an excellent sleeping experience, a relaxing area as well as a spacious work environment?

Try out the newly refurbished superior double and family rooms at Weetwood Hall Conference Centre and Hotel.

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Rogerthorpe Manor Hotel, Pontefract is getting ready to celebrate its 400th Birthday Anniversary in 2010!.

The Grade 2 listed building which was originally built in 1610 has been lovingly restored into a hotel with 22 Bedrooms, The Jacobean Pub and two glorious ballrooms for Weddings and events of up to 250 guests. The splendid grounds have recently won its first award.

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Leeds has been named in the top five meetings destinations in the UK for the 3rd year running. The British Meetings and Events Industry Survey 2009 (formerly the UK Conference Market Survey 2007) named Leeds as the 5th most popular choice for corporate meetings ahead of strong competition from cities such as Glasgow, Newcastle-Gateshead and Nottingham.

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Well Met Conferencing at Leeds Met University is celebrating a bumper 2009 following the introduction of three new impressive venues; an increase in high profile events and a rise in revenue of 130% year on year. All this adds to a number of previous successes including the opening of the award-winning Rose Bowl in April 2009.

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One of Yorkshire’s leading luxury hotels, Rudding Park, has announced a hat trick of wins at three recent award ceremonies. The new accolades bring the hotel’s award wins for 2009 to five.

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Iconic Leeds hotel, The Queens, has announced plans to develop the City’s first ever dedicated executive floor. With work beginning in January 2010, the 4 star QHotel property plans to unveil the new executive floor, entitled QClub, in March 2010.

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Here’s a true story. A guest walks into Malmaison Leeds and is overheard by a receptionist saying she’d just endured a long and stressful journey and was dying for a gin and tonic. Imagine her feelings, then, when minutes later she was presented with a complimentary G&T.

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Radisson SAS Hotel, Leeds, has this week changed its name to Radisson Blu Hotel, Leeds. This renaming is part of a total brand change of name, which includes seeing all UK hotels currently flying the Radisson SAS flag becoming Radisson Blu.

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The University of Leeds has unveiled the name for its new eagerly anticipated state-of-the-art on-campus accommodation which opens to delegates in June 2011. The striking 459-bedroom building, which features floor-to-ceiling windows in every room to maximise the light, has been named Storm Jameson Court after former student and prolific author of more than 50 literary works, Margaret Storm Jameson.

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Conference Leeds, the super-convention bureau for Leeds and West Yorkshire assisted newly formed company – “Meet in UK” to host its first ever UK event held at the City Inn Leeds this month.

Agents and corporate buyers from across the UK attended an exciting 2 day programme of activities. The event opened in The Sky Lounge of one of Leed’s newest venues – the 330 bed roomed City Inn. The 65 hand-picked guests were treated to panoramic 13th floor views, a buffet of Yorkshire delicacies, local wines and “Virtual Eventz” clay pigeon shoot.

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On Saturday October 24th the Tomahawk Hotel Group held a glittering Purple Ball at the Great Victoria Hotel in Bradford.

The Great Victoria, is one of three stunning hotels in the Tomahawk Group’s portfolio ( The others are Woodlands ,Leeds and Aston Hall ,Sheffield), and was last week declared a finalist for ‘hotel of the year” in this year’s prestigious White Rose tourism awards

The occasion on Saturday was to celebrate 5 successful years of Tomahawk hotels. Guests enjoyed a wonderful feast served in the restaurant and then moved downstairs to dance in the stunning purple nightclub which had been created in the banqueting suite beneath. more...

What do the Olympic city of Beijing - China, Leicester Square - London and Weetwood Hall - Leeds all have in common?

In the latest MONOPOLY board game: Leeds edition, Weetwood Hall has acquired the same prestigious yellow property location as the Olympic city of Beijing did on the world edition and Leicester Square on the famous London edition.

The new Leeds edition came following extensive public consultation. The Monopoly board's promoter Graham Barnes says: "The game is a celebration of Leeds and we would like to thank everyone for their input.”

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Well Met Conferencing’s flagship venue, the Rose Bowl building, has received a design excellence award - its second trophy this year! The iconic building, which was officially opened by the Duke of Kent in May this year, won the Design Excellence Award at the Yorkshire Property Industry Awards.

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Well Met Conferencing at Leeds Met University has added three new venues to its already exciting collection. Carnegie Village, Broadcasting Place and Queenswood will enhance Well Mets existing portfolio, enabling them to host a wider range of conferences and events.

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Well Met Conferencing at Leeds Met University has hosted a number of events during September, to showcase their new facilities and increase the profile of their successful Ambassador Programme.

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The Oulton Suite at Oulton Hall is the latest phase of the stunning Yorkshire resort to undergo a full refurbishment.

The function room can accommodate up to 350 people, it boasts natural daylight, a private external entrance into a self contained area, easy access to multiple breakout rooms and complimentary WiFi.

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Leeds has achieved it best ranking to date in the European Cities Monitor, a leading index of business competitiveness published by global commercial property consultants Cushman and Wakefield.

The annual survey is launched this week at Expo Real, one of Europe's main trade shows and conferences for the commercial property industry. Its shows Leeds has moved up four places from 28th to 24th place in the list of 'Best European cities to locate a business'.

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A year on from the Leeds in Milan Festival of Commerce and Culture, and conference buyers from Milan are visiting the city for themselves Friday 2nd-Monday 5th October, to see the very best Leeds has to offer for the business tourism sector.

Nine buyers who expressed interest in Leeds during the festival in Italy’s business capital, have been invited to the city for four days by Leeds Hotels Association (LHA) Conference Leeds and Marketing Leeds with support from Laurence Bristow-Smith, Consul General and Director General for Trade and Investment Italy. more...

Conference Leeds the convention bureau for Leeds and West Yorkshire that markets the area to meetings and events organisers met with buyers at one of Leeds newest venues “Aspire” recently with the aim of “Keeping Leeds Talking”!

Conference Leeds is taking part in the UK wide “Keep Britain Talking Campaign”. The campaign is an initiative run by the meetings and events industry and backed by Visit Britain, for the meetings and events industry. Its core objectives are to raise awareness of the value of meetings and events to wider business and as a lobbying tool to garner more governmental support for the industry.

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The Mansion at Roundhay Park, Leeds, reopens this week, 7 September 2009, as an exclusive conference, business meeting and corporate event venue.

The grade II listed regency building dating from 1811 has undergone a £1.9m restoration and refurbishment to deliver a blue chip conference centre that is the match of the best city venues in the country.

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The Taverners Suite at Headingley Experience has recently undergone a £250,000 renovation programme and is now one of the most sought after venues in Leeds.

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The progressive, independent hotel group City Inn which created from scratch a new blueprint for contemporary city UK hotels, has opened in Leeds.

City Inn has continuously won a string of industry accolades since opening its doors of the first hotel in Bristol ten years ago. Now the privately-owned chain, which has quickly established itself as one of the leading hotel brands in the UK, has unveiled its latest custom made development after two years of construction, a 13-storey, state-of-the-art new build in the heart of the city centre.

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Ryanair, the World’s favourite airline, today (11th August) announced it would open its 34th base at Leeds Bradford in March 2010 with two based aircraft and 14 new routes (17 in total) being launched. Ryanair will offer 63 weekly return flights to/from Leeds Bradford in an investment worth over $140 million in the airport.

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It's been known as the Golden Lion for more than 100 years but after a £1m refurbishment and name change, one of the oldest hotels in Leeds been brought bang up to date.

The venue, on the corner of Lower Briggate, has been rebranded the Cosmopolitan and opened its new restaurant and bar in June attracting non-guests to its tables as well as overnight customers.

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Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBIA) today, (Thursday 23rd July, 2009), received the go-ahead* from Leeds City Council’s Planning Committee to proceed with a £28m development of its passenger terminal and provide impressive new facilities at the region’s premier airport.

The scheme which is backed by the airport’s private equity owners Bridgepoint, follows its purchase of the airport in May 2007 and delivers a commitment to create ‘best in class’ facilities to enhance LBIA’s status as the Gateway to Yorkshire.

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The Leeds City Region has officially launched its bid for Leeds to be a host city for the 2018 FIFA World Cup and Conference Leeds is proud to be part of the team behind the bid.

Footballing legends Norman Hunter, Peter Lorimer, Nigel Martyn and Gordon McQueen were joined by the leader of Leeds City Council, Councillor Richard Brett, Leeds United manager Simon Grayson and defender Rui Marques to launch the bid on Millennium Square this morning (Wednesday). more...

Following its launch on 1 March 2009, Rudding Park’s new Golf Credit Membership scheme – an innovative programme which enables golfers to ‘pay as they play’ – has seen unprecedented success with over 300 members joining the scheme, half being new members to the club which is based in Harrogate, North Yorkshire.

The ‘credit friendly’ scheme, the first of its kind in the North of England, has been hailed by former Ryder Cup Captain, Bernard Gallacher OBE, as “fantastic value for money: you just pay when you play ensuring no wasted membership fees, just superb golf." more...

Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBIA) today (Monday 15 June 2009) announced the latest quarterly punctuality statistics, with an impressive 93% of flights being either early or on time – that’s top of a comparable CAA (Civil Aviation Authority) punctuality report of other airports released today!

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RAI plc is delighted to become the largest Leeds based recipient of the coveted GOLD Accredited in Meetings (AIM) certification. This puts them firmly ahead of the game as they are the first conference facility of its size to gain this award ahead of Harrogate Conference Centre, London Excel, Manchester GMEX and the two main conference venues in Glasgow SECC and Edinburgh EICC. Congratulations have come swiftly from The Chief Executive of Welcome to Yorkshire - Gary Verity and Nicola Lockwood. This prestigious award is a highly desirable testimony to the levels of quality service, the unique facilities and the passion that has made SAVILES Hall and the conference facilities within the Royal Armouries Museum a destination choice for conference organisers across the UK.

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Fans of BBC 1’s ‘The Apprenctice’ were this week treated to a good dose of ‘car crash telly’ - so named by Sir Alan Sugar’s own contenders for the coveted prize. Presenting a prime time slot on a popular home-shopping channel made for entertainment and embarrassment aplenty. Now it’s your turn with Event TV at the National Media Museum in Bradford!

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Friday 8th May saw The Queens hotel host the annual Leeds Hotels Association awards dinner. The awards, which recognise the talent, dedication and commitment to excellence of the city’s 3,000 hotel employees, also included a special Lifetime Achievement award this year. more...

Part of the Weetwood estate includes the Weetwood Playing Fields which are also owned by the University of Leeds and have some of the most up to date sporting facilities in the region.

Peter Chubb, General Manager of Weetwood Hall says “the portfolio of sport and physical activity adds an exciting and innovative dimension to what is available at Weetwood Hall for teams, clubs, associations and sporting organisations”.

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• Glittering launch event to mark the official opening of The Rose Bowl
• £49 million state –of-the-art conference centre
• Dedicated conference and events facilities for up to 1500

Last Friday (8th April) saw Well Met Conferencing at Leeds Metropolitan University officially launch its latest conference facility - The Rose Bowl. The event was a huge success with over 200 guests attending including top business leaders, deans, academics, contractors, suppliers as well as Hilary Benn MP, representatives from Welcome to Yorkshire and key figures from Leeds City Council.

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• £49 million new state-of-the- art conference centre – The Rose Bowl
• New Carnegie Village to open for group accommodation and residential conferences
• A wide range of high profile events have already taken place in the new Rose Bowl
• Future bookings also confirmed

Wednesday 13th May 2009 will see Well Met conferencing at Leeds Met University attend the Academic Venue Show at the Emirates Stadium, London. The show will allow Well Met to showcase their unique facilities including the state-of-the-art new learning and conference centre - the Rose Bowl, which opens officially on the 8th May and, the new Carnegie Village which will also open later this year. On-stand, the team will also be promoting the quality that comes with choosing a Yorkshire venue, by offering delegates some tasty Yorkshire produce, including Yorkshire beer - Theakstons and Black Sheep.

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LBIA played host today (Monday 20th April 2009) to the Yorkshire and Humber Minister, Rt. Hon Rosie Winterton MP, at the launch of a vital new service connecting the region to the capital.

The Minister and business leaders celebrated the introduction of Flybe’s daily service to London Gatwick – providing the only scheduled flights from Yorkshire and the Humber to London.

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• £50 million new state-of-the- art facility
• Home of the Leeds Business School
• High profile events already taken place
• Future bookings secured

The Rose Bowl, Leeds Metropolitan University’s state of the art new conferencing facility, is now open for business. The dramatic signature glass building offers dedicated space to conferences and events with capacities that make Well Met one of the largest conference venues in the city. Its unique structure is the new home for Leeds Business School and provides organisers with a choice of 7 lecture theatres which can accommodate for up to 256 delegates as well as breakout facilities for larger conferences. The spaces also have the latest in audio visual technology with free wifi broadband, data projection, portable and permanent screens, DVD and video monitors, which is all included in the day delegate rate package.

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Following a rigorous assessment process, the department running conferences at the University of Leeds has become the first facilities management and catering services department within the higher education sector to achieve full compliance with the Customer First Standard.

In addition, this impressive positive outcome was achieved by Leeds’ Residential & Commercial Services Directorate at first assessment, something managed by only 20% of participating organisations.

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Conference Leeds, the super convention bureau for Leeds and West Yorkshire is celebrating after 4 of its partners scooped awards in the Yorkshire Insider Business Tourism Awards which took place at the Royal Armouries in Leeds on the 19th March.

Conference Leeds partners who won awards include:

Eureka! National Children’s Museum – Unique Venue of the Year

Radisson SAS Leeds - Best Business Hotel of the Year

Leeds United Football Club - Team of the Year

Nicola Lockwood Head of Conference Leeds - Personality of the Year more...

Leeds United's Conference and Events team were honoured this week when they were named the Team of the Year at the Yorkshire Business Tourism Awards for 2009.

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Weetwood Hall Hotel and Conference Centre is the first venue in the North of England to be awarded with the prestigious Gold accreditation from the Meetings Industry Association (MIA).

The Gold Accredited in Meetings (AIM) certification, which has been achieved with support from Conference Leeds symbolises the levels of service, the range of facilities and quality of the offer at Weetwood Hall and it was presented after a day of rigorous assessment focusing specifically on its facilities, services and processes earlier this year. more...

Conference Leeds - the super convention bureau for Leeds and West Yorkshire is celebrating after over 30 of its venues have achieved the coveted Meetings Industry Association (MIA) AIM Higher Accreditation – the highest number of accredited venues for any region outside of London.

The MIA’s AIM scheme is endorsed by Visit Britain; the national tourism body which is encouraging all meetings venues in England to become AIM accredited to provide assurance to conference and event organisers that venues can demonstrate consistently high meetings standards and have meet stringent assessment criteria. more...

Rudding Park has raised just under £900 for local charity St Michael’s Hospice through a VAT reduction voucher scheme over the Christmas period.

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