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The hotel, part of Hotel Designs Summit partners Bespoke Hotels, has welcomed Craig Webb to the role of general manager, who has worked in various roles within the Bespoke portfolio over the past decade, including GM of the Wood Norton and taking the helm of The Lambert Arms.

Alongside this news, came details of Cotswolds House & Spa’s planned upgrade for the coming year, with a significant investment of £1 million set to benefit the facilities and decor throughout the hotel.

Speaking on his appointment, Webb said: “I am delighted to be joining such a famed institution as Cotswold House. I have long held the Cotswolds region close to my heart and look forward to building on all the good work of the previous management and embracing the challenge of taking the property to the next level.”

“The investment will be substantial and will focus primarily on the public areas of the hotel”, confirmed Graham Marskell, managing director for Bespoke Hotels. “We are excited at the prospect of unlocking the hotel’s vast potential, both through the new managerial appointment and the substantial investment set to take place during the coming year.”

The opening of this landmark New York property takes IHG’s global system size to 5,000 hotels, in nearly 100 countries and illustrates the strength of IHG’s leading portfolio of brands.

The hotel is a joint venture between IHG and Brack Capital Real Estate (BCRE) and is IHG’s third for the Hotel Indigo brand in New York City. It is located in one of Manhattan’s most attractive neighbourhoods and reinforces IHG’s leadership position in the boutique segment, the fastest growing in the hotel industry.

Richard Solomons, Chief Executive Officer, IHG, commented: “Reaching 5,000 open hotels with the addition of the Hotel Indigo Lower East Side New York is an incredible milestone for IHG. It is testament to our well-established, long-term strategy for high-quality growth, and the strength of our brands, which focus on distinct segments to cater to a broad range of guest needs and occasions.

“Over time we have built a leading portfolio of hotel brands and scale where it matters most. Alongside our network of owner relationships and powerful digital platforms, these remain the key drivers behind our consistently strong performance. The recent landmark openings that make up our ‘5,000 Club’ also demonstrate the momentum behind our brand portfolio and our ability to increase our presence in the world’s most important growth markets.”

The Northern Ireland Hotels Federation is predicting an additional 1,074 hotel rooms are due to be built over the next three years. Visitors to Belfast can also expect to see a boom in premium accommodation, as the four and five-star room offering increases by approximately 25%.

The Federation which represents over 85% of hotel accommodation in Northern Ireland, predicts a 15% growth in hotels across the region overall.

Belfast�s tourism economy has continued to grow in the last two years, with new and existing hoteliers actively seeking to enter and expand within the Belfast market.

The total number of hotel rooms in the city will increase to 4,885 by 2018, representing an increase of 29%. Belfast City Council is keen to support hotel development and has also expressed a need for an additional 1,800 hotel rooms to fulfil tourism demand.

Belfast has become one of the most visited cities in the UK, and the second most visited on the island of Ireland. There is plenty for tourists to explore, including the fascinating Titanic Quarter, Ulster Museum, Belfast City Hall and shopping at the fabulous Victoria Square shopping centre. Northern Ireland Year of Food and Drink 2016 also showcases the wide range of restaurants in the city now offering some of the region�s freshest food.

Vanessa Markey, Head of Great Britain for Tourism Ireland, welcomed the figures, saying, �We are lucky to have some amazing hotels and visitor attractions on our doorstep in Belfast, making it an incredibly vibrant place for tourists to visit.��We want Belfast to become a world class, must-visit, city destination and the increase in hotel capacity goes a long way to helping us reach this goal.�

According to the Northern Ireland Hotels Federation, a number of hotel brands already in the city are looking to diversify and create new opportunities through alternative brands. These include Hilton with Hampton Suites and Doubletree, Premier Inn with the Hub and IHG with Indigo.

Janice Gault, Chief Executive, Northern Ireland Hotels Federation said: �Belfast�s rising occupancy rate has resulted in the city being added to a number of international hoteliers� shopping lists. Higher end product and hotels with authentic elements are crucial for Belfast, especially so the city can attract and service conferences at the newly extended Waterfront.

�International brands such as Marriott have Northern Ireland in their sights; the opening of international businesses and the reduction of corporation tax in 2017 will make the region an even more attractive option for investment.�

New hotels already in the pipeline include Titanic Hotel at the former Harland and Wolff drawing offices, City Quays, Grand Central, Bedford Street and Blackstaff Square Hotel.

Veneto is supplied inherently stain repellent to assist with cleaning and has a high abrasion performance of a Martindale of 100,000 making it a perfect selection for the most demanding upholstery application and the ideal choice for the designer specifying for the commercial hospitality, leisure and marine markets.

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Originally built in 1972, the renowned ”Hotel Nacional” had been closed for decades. Following extensive renovation work, the property will be restored to its former glory with the launch of Gran Melia Nacional Rio.

Designed by the late Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer, in its heyday Hotel Nacional was renowned as a celebrity hot-spot, with A-list guests staying at the hotel, including Liza Minnelli, BB King, and James Brown. It even hosted the spectacular Rio Film Festival.

Gran Melia Nacional Rio will be located in the South Zone of the city, tipped to be the next big destination for 2016, and within close proximity of the Olympic venues. The Olympic Games will take place across 33 locations in four regions of the city, including Barra, Copacabana, Deodora and Maracana, making it the ideal hotel for guests attending the sporting event.

Situated in one of Rio’s most exclusive and sought-after areas Sao Conrado, the property will boast 417 rooms, from 33 to 300 m2, including two presidential suites and 50 executive suites. It will feature an avant-garde restaurant and modern bars in the lobby and on the penthouse terrace, with spectacular 360 degree views of Rio de Janeiro and the San Conrado Bay, Ipanema and Copacabana.Gran Melia hotels combine timeless luxury with avant-garde and stunning architecture. Gran Melia Nacional Rio will become the Spanish hotel group’s most luxurious hotel in Brazil. Melia Hotels International already has 17 hotels in the country’s top tourist destinations, including Angra dos Reis and Sao Paulo, with three new hotels set to open in 2018.

A designer conversion of a former office building, Z City is situated on Fleet Street, neatly nestled between Aldwych and Ludgate Circus, and will offer a range of Z Double, Queen, Accessible and Inside rooms.

Z Hotels’ property in Soho, LondonDirectly opposite the Royal Courts of Justice, the hotel boasts a number of cafes, restaurants and bars on its doorstop and is a short walk from the famous Somerset House, Covent Garden Plaza and the West End’s abundance of theatres. The property is ideally placed for those guests looking to explore some of London’s most lively nightlife as well as those travelling to the capital for business.

Bev King, director of Z Hotels comments: “We are hugely excited to have moved into the City and extended our London portfolio to five properties. The City is fantastic for both leisure and business and we’re thrilled to be continuing to grow the already successful Z Hotels concept.”

Z City is group’s seventh property. The brand has expanded rapidly since launching the new hotel concept in 2011 with its flagship hotel in Soho, London. Since then, the portfolio has grown to include Z Victoria, Z Liverpool, Z Piccadilly, Z Glasgow and Z Shoreditch.

This high quality sideboard is hand crafted using beautiful mindy ash with ornate, pierced fretwork and decorative glass mirror doors.

In keeping with Gallery’s ethos of attention to detail, the vintage style spanolette locks add the perfect finishing touch.

The playful elegance of the mixers and showers and their classic design fit seamlessly into the historical ambiance of Schloss Weissenhaus.

The interior design is characterised by a mix of Mediterranean ease and elegant cosiness. The bathrooms also feature this signature look. If the Axor Montreux bathroom collection had not already been available, it would have been newly created for Jan Henric Buettner’s hotel.

This collection, developed by Phoenix Design, pays homage to the Belle Époque, the golden age at the turn of the century when Schloss Weissenhaus was rebuilt. Many industrial and technological, as well as modern living and bathroom innovations date back to that epoch.

The European upper classes discovered their love of travel, and prominent spas such as Montreux — the eponymous spa of the Axor collection ‒ sprang up across the continent; this was the birth of wellness retreats.

Delicate star handles with porcelain inlays and floor-standing bath mixers are characteristic design features of the collection. In line with traditional manufacturing methods, the mixers are not made in one piece, but combine many quality components to create a gesamtkunstwerk. The interior architects of the Weissenhaus Grand Village Resort & Spa decided to use Axor Montreux three-hole mixers for wall mounting which harmonise with the marble-clad washstands.

Brintons worked with the leisure and entertainment resort to create 6,424 sm2 of unique Axminster carpet to be installed throughout 4* guestrooms on the third and fourth floors of the Boutique hotel as well as some of the 5* guestrooms, 4* and 5* executive lounges, the luxury Presidential Suite and corridors.

Opened in October 2015, the £150 million Resorts World complex contains 18 bars and restaurants, 50 shops, a cinema, casino, spa and the Genting Hotel, and has already become a popular destination for tourists visiting the area.

Seven stunning carpets were chosen in rich earthy tones to reflect the luxury and decadence of the hotel, and feature creams, browns and beiges that depict nature and geometric inspired designs.

Hannah Morris, Commerical Business Manager at Brintons, said: “Resorts World Birmingham reflects the modernity and luxury of the city and the carpets we designed for the hotel perfectly represent this. When designing the carpets, durability was a key factor due to the nature of the project, with a high volume of guests visiting the hotel regularly.

The carpets chosen for the guestrooms and selected suites feature vibrant floral patterns in yellows and whites, working in harmony with a deep brown and cream spherical design. Throughout the lounges and corridors of the hotel light and earthy orange tones have been used in linear and circular designs to create intricate and inviting walkways for guests.

Hannah continued: “As a British company based in the West Midlands, it was truly fantastic for us to work on such an esteemed and important project within the local area.

“All Brintons carpets are made up of premium quality materials, including a high content of British wool and 20% nylon, which prolongs the life expectancy of the finished product, making it ideal for projects such as these.”

A signature Marriott ‘greatroom’ lobby will welcome guests to the new hotel, which will encompass a fresh and contemporary style. Many of its 217 well-appointed suites and guest rooms will boast panoramic riverside views and balconies.

The property will feature a total of 940 m2 of meeting space for both corporate and social events. Facilities will include eight flexible conference rooms and ballroom space that can accommodate up to 400 people, along with a multifunctional space for collaboration, workshops and private meetings for those looking for a bespoke meeting experience.

This impressive project, a cooperation between Qatar and Belarus, started in June 2012 and has now entered its final stage of construction. The unique falcon-shaped design was inspired by the logo of the owning company; the falcon is the national bird of Qatar and a symbol of force and courage throughout the Middle East, where falconry is a traditional sport and part of the cultural heritage.

The new hotels continue the company’s drive to build a greater network for corporate customers. New locations include further hotels in London and in key business locations across the UK regions; as well as further expansion in the fastest growing locations for leisure travel.

London Euston Travelodge (Photo: travelodge.co.uk)

Key new business locations include: London, Glasgow and Bristol; with new leisure focused hotels opening in Poole, Weston-Super-Mare, Bicester and Thetford.

In addition to the 2016 openings, the company has identified 250 further locations for Travelodge development in the UK. It has announced its first three new hotel signings of the year; with new agreements signed to build and open hotels at London Acton, London Wood Green and Oxford.

Peter Gowers, Travelodge Chief Executive said: “Our recently completed £100 million hotel modernisation programme has raised quality levels and led to strong growth from business customers to complement our traditional strength in leisure travel. We now see opportunity for hotels in 250 further locations across the UK and with early positive development momentum at the start of 2016, we are well positioned to deliver further strong growth in the years ahead.”

Peter Gowers, CEO of Travelodge (Photo: travelodge.co.uk)

The 19 Travelodge hotels to open in 2016 are listed below:

• London Belvedere
• London Finchley
• London Finsbury Park
• London Raynes Park
• Andover
• Bristol Filton
• Bicester
• Chatham
• Derby
• East Grinstead
• Glasgow Queen Street
• Kings Lynn
• Peterhead
• Poole
• Sale
• Stirling
• Stockport
• Thetford
• Weston-super-Mare

The Travelodge £100 million hotel modernisation programme was designed using feedback from the company’s leisure and business customers and offers a marked upgrade on the previous standard. UK Travelodge hotels now feature:

• A luxurious king-size Travelodge Dreamer beds, manufactured by Royal Warrant holders Sleepezee
• Family rooms include separate individual pull-out beds for children
• Improved contemporary room design

The programme was completed in just 34 months – driven by a 200 person refurbishment team, clocking in over one million man hours to complete the project. The team have travelled over five million miles modernising all of Travelodge’s hotels.

The Walk-in Immersive Experience, brought to the show in association with digital pioneers, Soluis, will transport visitors ‘virtually’ to three sumptuously designed spaces including the all-new German Gymnasium in King’s Cross, the new M Restaurant site in Victoria and the striking Hilton Bankside Hotel (The Hotel Designs review of which can be read here).

Elements of each will be laid bare for visitors to experience in three fascinating digital dimensions, offering inspiration and a unique up-close-and-personal view that a standalone meal or room for the night simply can’t deliver.

Toby Wand, Managing Director at Fresh Montgomery comments: “Hotelympia has been given exclusive access to three of the most exciting design projects in the capital and throughout the four-day show will be granting visitors the opportunity to explore them unrestricted. It doesn’t matter if you’re an operator in search of new ideas or a designer or architect searching for the next big thing in design, a visit to our Walk-in Immersive Experience will offer something truly unique — a Hotelympia world first.”

The new videos unveiled earlier this week (19th January), depict the unique history and heritage of the brand and the intricate details that go into creating each carpet. The short films include a tour of the commercial and residential mills where the carpets are manufactured and the journey of the wool from sheep to home.

Andrew Wilcock, Group Marketing Manager for Brintons, commented: “The range of videos portrays the life cycle of our carpets from fleece to floor, from the sheering of the sheep, the dying process, to final quality control inspection and hand finishing.

“We take great pride in manufacturing our carpets and we were keen to show this process off through a range of videos. They offer a unique behind the scenes insight into the many complex stages and hard work that goes into crafting the every single Brintons carpet that leaves the factory.”

The videos follow a year of significant marketing investment from Brintons to help launch its range of new collections and events. Andrew continues: “Last year was a important year for the brand, which saw the launch of our second carpet collection with award winning designer Cristian Zuzunaga and our presence at significant interior and design shows such as Clerkenwell Design Week and Mason and Objet.

“This year is set to be even more exciting for the business and what better way to start off 2016 than with a series of videos that shows exactly what Brintons has to offer our customers and our unique style of manufacturing high quality and long lasting carpets.”

Carpets manufactured by Brintons contain its unique blend of 80% wool and 20% nylon, which was pioneered in the 1950s and is now the global standard for carpets. The videos explain how the manufacturer is the single largest user of British wool worldwide with the fleece from one in eight sheep going into a Brintons carpet.

Throughout the first half of the year Brintons will be continuing its video series with a further five short films delving deeper into how the process begins, the design procedure, how the wool is dyed, the crafting of the yarn, and the role of the Warrant Officer.

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The hotel will feature a mixture of high-low design elements celebrating the industrial grit and glamour of the city, and sensational, ever-changing digital experiences that will undeniably change the hotel scene in New York.
This new-build, 348-room hotel, part of the Garment District community, will celebrate the energy of the neighbourhood and the spirited creative industries that continue to thrive there, offering hyper-local insider information through the renowned Renaissance Navigator program.

Highlights of the Renaissance New York Midtown Hotel include:

Digital Experience:
Utilising technology not seen in any other New York hotel, guests and visitors entering the property from either 34th or 35th Streets will interact with stunning digital displays projected along the corridor, a passage which spans the length of the block, creating a visual tapestry by responding to human motion through subtle, organic movements and graphic patterns.

This “living” wall will interact with guests as they journey through the entrance hall, featuring specially curated digital imagery showcasing local artists and neighbourhood experiences, providing ever changing entertainment waiting to be discovered.

The highlight of the digital experience will be an alcove located near the 34th street entrance that will act as a virtual concierge. Tied to the hotel’s Navigator program and tapping into the pulse of the city, this futuristic technology will allow guests and visitors to explore points of interests throughout the neighbourhood with just the point of a finger and tap of the foot.

The Lobby:
Guests checking in will travel to the sixth floor hotel lobby, a destination in its own right. The Navigator on one side, visitors will also find a Library Lounge, Lobby Bar, a hidden DJ booth, and an intimate balcony that overlooks the expansive fifth-floor terrace below. From Renaissance Hotel’s famed Bar Rituals, to guest performances by local musicians or round-table conversations, guests will find communal, personal and authentic experiences at their fingertips.

Club Lounge:
Also on the sixth floor will be the Club Lounge, a special haven reserved for Elite Marriot Rewards members and preferred guests. The design will combine contemporary furniture, modern high-tech amenities and feature wall art that transforms functional components of the fashion trade such as push pins and high heels into complex masterpieces.

Outdoor Space:
The Renaissance New York Midtown Hotel will offer the largest outdoor space in all of Manhattan. At 8,000 square-feet, the fifth floor terrace will boast a retractable roof, private cabanas, comfortable seating and two fully-stocked bars. The hotel will also offer a number of terrace suites with abundant outdoor space. Guests and New Yorkers alike will have a new place to see and be seen.

Guest Rooms:
The 348 individual guest rooms (including seven Executive Suites and one Celebrity Suite) will feature signature Wanderlust design accents, including floor-to-ceiling windows and the juxtaposition of concrete to wood in the décor, as well as a mixture of sophisticated neutral colors with pops of purple or grey throughout the bedding and upholstery. The spacious rooms use pale finishes, maximize natural light, and adhere to an uncluttered aesthetic. A gradient frosted-glass shower wall will separate the all-white Italian marble en-suite bathroom from the sleeping area.

“Our continued commitment to brands, design and innovation this past year allowed us to accomplish much on behalf of our shareholders, which is a true testament to the great work of our associates and something our team should be proud of,” said Thomas Mangas, CEO of Starwood.

“As we begin 2016 and work towards our merger close with Marriott to become the world’s largest hotel company, we will continue to vigourously compete in the marketplace, deliver value to our owners, delight our guests and grow our brands into new markets around the world.

“This was a remarkable year of record-breaking growth for Starwood Hotels & Resorts with the highest number of both signings and organic openings in any single year in the company’s history,” said Simon Turner, President of Global Development.

“We continued to enjoy balanced growth across both mature and emerging markets and across all of our brands, with a notable increase in the number of conversions. Approximately one-third of our openings in 2015 were conversions.

The select serve or mid-market segment drove last year’s signings, accounting for slightly more than 50%. While Four Points by Sheraton continues to maintain the company’s largest pipeline, Aloft experienced incredible growth momentum last year with a 65% increase in signings over the prior year. At the same time, Starwood lengthened its lead in the luxury and lifestyle segment, with 29 deals across its St. Regis, The Luxury Collection and W Hotels brands, an increase of almost 40% over the prior year. The company continues to see luxury demand in all corners of the world with new hotels coming to sought-after destinations like Dubai, Maldives, Punta de Mita and Shanghai, following flagship openings last year in Amsterdam, Mumbai, and Prague. In the upper-upscale segment, Sheraton, Starwood’s largest and most global brand, had signings that were up over 40% compared to the prior year. The company’s newest brand, Tribute Portfolio, which launched in Q2 2015, finished the year with 16 hotels either operating or with signed agreements.

Starwood’s strongest year of organic openings in history allowed the company to reach the following milestones in 2015:

– 700th hotel in The Americas
– 250th hotel in Europe, Africa and the Middle East
– 300th hotel in Asia Pacific
– 150th hotel in Greater China
– 300th Mid-Market hotel
– 200th Four Points by Sheraton hotel
– 100th Aloft hotel
– 100th The Luxury Collection hotel

The new website offers quick and easy access to all areas and is part of the organisation’s ongoing efforts to enhance the quality and availability of information to hospitality professionals worldwide. The site includes extensive product information to help customers understand Forbes’ range of Furniture, Fabrics and Equipment products.

The website boasts a contemporary, colourful design and is divided into 7 sections: Home, About Forbes Group, Products, Clients, Newsroom, Gallery and How to contact us. Each page provides detailed information on the important aspects that Forbes Group has to offer. Our Testimonials, Press releases, Case studies and FAQ pages work together to provide a detailed overview of Forbes Group’s capabilities across a wide range of sectors, including hospitality, corporate, academic and civic, which is demonstrated in our Gallery page.

Created with the user experience firmly in mind, the website has been designed using the latest technology so the site is compatible with today’s browsers, mobile devices and tablets.

Additionally, helping to make Forbes Group’s vast portfolio of products easy to browse, each Furniture product is accompanied with a downloadable document, outlining all necessary information. An E-brochure is also available to download via the website which also displays all of our products.

The new website and E-brochure means that customers can now benefit from richer online content that is easier to navigate and share with others. It also allows users to share products and pages that interest them with others across Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.

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This 52-storey tower features 287 luxurious modern rooms and suites and 94 serviced apartments.

City Centre Rotana offers exquisite dining venues to suit all tastes, from stylish to informal, fusion to international and state-of-the art facilities for conference and seminar requirements with the latest high-tech facilities including the grand ballroom, fully equipped meeting rooms as well as a business centre. The hotel also includes a Bodylines Leisure and Fitness Club, massage rooms, as well as sauna and Jacuzzi rooms which are all linked to an outdoor swimming pool and a landscaped patio space.

City Centre Rotana is characterised by its connection to the City Center Doha shopping complex — the leading family shopping mall in Doha. Further, the hotel is only 30 minutes away from the airport, 15 minutes away from the traditional Souq Waqif, the banks’ street and the Museum of Islamic Art.

City Centre Rotana also provides a ballroom and meeting rooms, which matches the diverse demands and varies in size between 40 square metres and 842 square metres, depending on the space needed by organisers for events, conferences or exhibitions. In addition to the business centre, there are 11 meeting rooms that are available 24/7 and are equipped with advanced audio and video systems.

The Sofitel Singapore City Centre and the Sofitel Kuala Lumpur Damansara, will add a total of 534 rooms to the AccorHotel’s luxury brand portfolio.

The 222-room Sofitel Singapore City Centre will be part of the upcoming multi-billion dollar Tanjong Pagar Centre, which will redefine mixed use developments in Singapore. Located between historic Chinatown and the vibrant CBD, Tanjong Pagar Centre will feature Singapore’s tallest building at 290 metres, a prestigious residential and office tower, premier retail and event spaces and luxury Sofitel hotel, all set around beautifully landscaped parklands and with direct MRT station access.

The Sofitel Singapore City Centre will offer guests the finest luxury accommodations complete with outdoor pool, a plush executive lounge with stunning city views, a 620 sqm ballroom and eight meeting rooms plus world-class restaurant and bars.

In neighbouring Malaysia, the 312-room Sofitel Kuala Lumpur Damansara is also an integral part of a new 8.5 acre integrated development in the upmarket Damansara Heights enclave called Damansara City which will feature two Grade A office towers, two luxury high-rise residences, and an F&B-centric lifestyle mall in addition to the luxury hotel.

The Sofitel will be the first internationally branded luxury hotel in the area and is part of the prime and exclusive Damansara Heights precinct, which boasts close proximity to KL Sentral transportation hub, as well as established townships like Bangsar and Petaling Jaya. The hotel — and indeed the whole precinct — will target corporate clients in the surrounding area, leisure travellers and the MICE market, with Damansara Heights having a reputation as a choice destination for some of Malaysia’s most elite and influential people thanks to its unparalleled value, heritage and distinction. A new MRT station next to the Damansara City development will provide high connectivity to the rest of Kuala Lumpur and Klang Valley.

The Sofitel will feature a lobby lounge, deli, three restaurants and bars, a Club Millesime executive lounge on the 22nd floor, a So Spa, So Fit gym and outdoor swimming pool complete with pool bar. There will also be outstanding meeting facilities including an 840sqm ballroom and five meeting rooms.

Improving profits; future trends; crowdfunding; banishing bad service; biophilic design; foraging; the chef crisis; Britain’s best new restaurant; the role of the multimedia chef and affordable interiors, are just some of the key issues and topics set to spark visitor interest at the show.

Hotelympia 2016 is offering visitors the unique opportunity to get up-close-and-personal with some of the most respected names in hospitality, in an itinerary of daily Stage sessions. Each will offer their own take on the issues of the day — covering multiple topics in depth –giving show visitors the practical advice and know-how to take back to their own operations, a key part of Hotelympia’s ‘Your Show’ remit.

The New Specifiers’ Catalogue comprises of new product ranges including GROHE SmartControl, the newly designed Eurostyle, Eurocube Joy and New Pull-Out Sprays and of course 2016 prices.

New for this year is the helpful planning matrix. Distribution of hard copies will commence beginning of February.

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Complete with a glamorous cocktail bar, social spaces including a cosy snug and a unique vertical green garden to keep the air quality clean and healthy, plus an improved outdoor area with sunken hot tub, means Titanic Spa now has an even better offering than ever before.

The glamorous Bar 1911, named after the year the Titanic Mill was built, is upcycled in an old part of the Titanic Mill building and offers a garden-themed lounge with social spaces ranging from a cosy snug area for quiet time to comfortable seated areas for catching up with friends.

The décor is contemporary and uplifting in the main bar area; featuring polished concrete and copper with huge floor to ceiling Mill windows flooding light into the lounge and bar with a view of the new courtyard garden and tree tops lining the neighbouring canal. Central to the lounge is an impressive vertical garden green wall reflecting Titanic Spa’s ethos for using natural resources, protecting the environment and incorporating sustainable design into its build, the first of its kind in the UK.

For evening glamour, there is a decadent mirrored lounge, ideal for enjoying one of the Bar 1911 signature cocktails. Bar staff have been trained by Kevin Raybone, Master Mixologist for Midweek Cocktail Club.

Outdoors, the existing spa garden has been landscaped to include a 3-metre sunken hot tub and lounge area with heaters. The new outdoor space has been created to extend the current offering of socialising outside – whatever the weather.

The extensive range of facilities include Club Titanic which hosts a 15m salt regulated swimming pool with underwater music played, hydrozone, steam and sauna rooms plus a fully equipped gym. This is in addition to the celebrity loved, Titanic Heat & Ice Experience boasting hot experiences such as the Crystal Steam Room and aromatic Herbal Infusion Room and cold experiences including the plunge pool and ice bucket, only for the very brave…

The new spa expansion, which began at the end of 2014 and was completed in July 2015, was designed to improve the customer experience and increase social space. The new facilities ensure Titanic Spa maintains its position as a leading spa destination in northern UK.

With a fabulous colour palette this new range of fabric-backed vinyl wallcoverings will enhance any interior scheme.

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January 2016 is expected to bring five properties in Guadalajara, Cincinnati, Boston, Marseille and Queretaro in Mexico.

Additional properties expected to open in 2016 include:
AC Panama City, Panama
AC San Jose
AC Atlanta North,
AC Asheville, North Carolina
AC Rio Barra de Tijuca, Brazil
AC Rio Porto Maravilha, Brazil
AC Herzliya, Israel
AC Birmingham England, UK
AC Boston Cambridge, Massachusetts
AC Phoenix Tempe, Arizona
AC Santiago, Chile
AC Manchester, UK
AC Des Moines, Iowa
AC Santa Fe, Mexico
AC Minneapolis, Minnesota
AC Mainz, Germany
AC Wroclaw, Poland

AC Hotels celebrates the beauty of classic modern designs with its European soul and Spanish roots, born from the signature vision of renowned hotelier Antonio Catalan, who founded the brand in 1998 and grew it into one of the most well-respected hotel brands in Spain. Following its success in Europe, a joint venture was formed with Marriott International in 2011, which launched AC Hotels by Marriott globally into France, Italy, Portugal, Denmark and the US.

Based on a belief that purposeful design improves lives, AC Hotels carves away what is unnecessary, in order to provide guests with thoughtful design. The result is sophisticated yet unpretentious style, innovative beverage and food programming and locally inspired experiences for both guests and locals.

“AC Hotels by Marriott is a new breed of lifestyle hotels created to inspire the next-generation traveller through innovative design,” explains Tina Edmundson, Global Officer, Luxury and Lifestyle Brands at Marriott International.

“Our rapidly growing portfolio of design-led hotels illustrates Marriott International’s commitment to making distinctive architecture and design affordable and accessible for creatives and entrepreneurs around the world– appealing to a large and growing demographic, with a robust development pipeline to match,” she added.