Reflection, change and where our industry goes next by Jacqui Kavanagh
The events industry isn’t broken, but it IS being quietly reshaped in ways many aren’t fully prepared for. Two years ago, after 18 years, I...
New Luxury Hotel In London’S Us Embassy
London’s US embassy in Mayfair’s Grosvenor Square is to become a luxury hotel. The Grade two listed building will be transformed into a 137 rooms, five star hotel, according to plans that will be submitted to Westminster council in May, the development is estimated to cost around £1 billion. The development comes after plans to move the US embassy to a new home in Nine Elms next year.
The hotel will feature a ballroom with space for 1000 delegates, a spa, six high-end shops and five restaurants.
Developer Qatari Diar, controlled by the Qatari Investment Authority sovereign wealth fund, has appointed British Architect Sir David Chipperfield to draw up redevelopment plans, with a public exhibition on the scheme running from 11 – 16 April at 24 Grosvenor hill.
