Emirates Old Trafford have announced the up-and-coming launch of its new hotel extension and event space scheduled for later this year. This will complete the £75m, 15 year redevelopment of the venue into a world class multi-purpose hotel and event space, based in Manchester.
The latest development at Emirates Old Trafford will be the extension of the venue’s on-site hotel, which first opened its doors in September 2017. The four-star Hilton Garden Inn will expand its capacity to 250 luxury bedrooms, many of which will have stunning pitch-facing views of Lancashire Cricket’s iconic ground. The development will also see the addition of a new and dynamic event space, The Edge, cementing its place as an all-round destination for events.
The hotel and event venue launched its new campaign – Destination Emirates Old Trafford – as it plays host to international events, including the Men’s Ashes later this summer, a variety of concerts featuring world renowned artists and live experiences, as well as high-profile conference and events throughout the year.
The investment will see the new and extended hotel integrate closer with the existing event spaces, opening further options for organisers and creating an event destination in its own right. The venue already includes The Point, an award-winning event space – which is column-free and has a capacity of up to 1,200 – with seven-metre windows allowing for unrivalled and unimpeded panoramic views of the world-famous cricket pitch.
Together, the venue will now offer even more options for planners looking at multi-day events, large-scale conferences, experiential events, exhibitions, gala dinners and awards, incentives, and team building.
Destination Emirates Old Trafford will continue to emerge throughout 2023 with an official launch of the hotel extension scheduled for early Autumn. The venue will also be launching new incentive and outdoor options for event organisers, bringing to life the scale and breadth of the venue, and how they can use it to bring their events to life.
Angela Hodson, sales director, Emirates Old Trafford, said: “We are so excited to launch our new development this year at Emirates Old Trafford as we believe this will take the venue to a completely new level. Not only will it grow our event space and bedroom capacity but also now the scale and breadth of options we can now offer our guests.
“Our campaign, Destination Emirates Old Trafford, is all about amplifying the unique experience that the venue can deliver both across our current on-site Hilton Garden Inn as well as our modern event spaces, including The Point. It’s about being a complete destination. There is no Hilton Garden Inn in the world that has this capacity of flexible event space. Blending a global hotel brand with such large event spaces is a real affordable, high quality, unique selling proposition, unmatched across Europe.
“Destination Emirates Old Trafford is so much more than the expansion of our venue; it’s about bringing every part of the venue to life. In addition to what we’ve previously had available, we continue to innovate with the products we have available to us, including utilising our outdoor fan village and the Players and Media Centre, which we will be launching soon.
“It’s also our opportunity to showcase the incredible and experienced team we have in place here at the venue, and how we work with our clients to make the best possible experience for when they visit Emirates Old Trafford, whether that’s for an event, staying in the hotel, coming for a concert or to a cricket match.”
Where Experiences Are Made
An award-winning, sustainable, and multi-purpose venue, Destination Emirates Old Trafford is known for delivering world-class sporting events and concerts, inspirational conferences, exhibitions, Christmas parties, award dinners, and so much more.
- 10 Private Hire Suites
- Nine Executive Meeting Rooms
- Capacity for 1000 delegates
- Up to 700 spaces for cars
- Excellent transport links
- Flexible event space
- On-site Hilton Garden Inn Hotel
- On-site restaurant and bar
- Connecting bridge to link all suites
- Outdoor balcony space
- 24/7 venue security
- Caffé Nero coffee shop on-site
- 15 minutes from Manchester Airport
Contact the team to enquire about your next event at Destination Emirates Old Trafford. Call 0161 282 4020, or email events@lancashirecricket.co.uk