ConferenceLeeds is celebrating £16m of venue investments across the city. These include the introduction of a £5.7m learning centre at Leeds Trinity University, a new, high-end spa at Rudding Park (pictured) and £1m worth of bedroom refurbishments at the Holiday Inn Express.
thestudio has undergone an expansion worth in excess of £170k, which includes four new event spaces, doubling its capacity, while the Malmaison Leeds has launched its new meetings and events space, Work + Play, offering four meeting rooms and two soundproof glass pods.
Horizon has also invested in the reconfiguration of their meeting and event space, adding in a retractable wall to the main plenary room which now provides two kitted out conference rooms with the latest AV technology.
Leeds College of Music has revamped its main performance space, The Venue, by adding a rooftop extension right in the heart of Leeds’ cultural quarter.
At Rudding Park, a new £9.5m spa was recognised as the Best New Spa in the UK by the Good Spa Guide 2017 and features the UK’s first genuine Roof Top Spa and Garden, offering an extensive range of thermotherapy and hydrotherapy experiences.
Jennifer Young, head of ConferenceLeeds, commented: “With Leeds as a top 10 UK conferencing city and the second most popular in the North of England according the 2017 BMEIS report, it is extremely important that our venues offer the highest quality facilities.
“These are only a few examples of venue developments in Leeds, with constant innovation throughout the city all year round to ensure we have a competitive edge. There are only more exciting things to come, including new venues being added to our portfolio, such as a third Hilton hotel, set to open in 2019.”
