My top 10 destinations for exceptional events by Scott Ford
Professional meetings and events buyers are evolving the way in which they select destinations. No longer is it only the usual questions - "What are...

Hotel La Tour is a new hotel in the city Centre of Birmingham which is due to open at the end of February 2012. The hotel will be to 4* standard and will have 174 bedrooms, dedicated Conference space to fit a maximum of 120 delegates, a destination restaurant and a vibrant street café. The hotel is being built to a very high standard with lots of high tech features both in the meeting rooms and bedrooms. There will be complimentary wi-fi throughout and built in projectors & screens in the meeting rooms. The Birmingham hotel is going to be the first Hotel in the Group, and a site in Manchester has also been secured. The plan is to have 5 hotels over the next 5 years building up to around 12 hotels in total. Other locations could be Bristol, York, Maidenhead, Glasgow and Edinburgh.