2026 Autumn Budget event industry asks, event inclusion, and more
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A new hotel has opened at the Birmingham NEC and International Airport. Part of Resorts World Birmingham, which includes a casino, 11-screen cinema, 18 bars and restaurants and 50 shops, the Genting Hotel has 178 bedrooms is a 4*hotel with a spa.
The Vox Conference Centre is in the same development, which has capacity for up to 900 people in theatre style. The largest space can be divided into 5 smaller rooms and there are 3 boardrooms as well. The meeting rooms have 4k digital screens, movable digital podiums, giant 7m x 2m media wall, dynamic hybrid technology and all the latest lighting and audio equipment.