Around the world in venues - August

Located in Chertsey, Surrey, just 25 miles from London, the country estate aims to ensure delegates leave feeling better than they did when they arrived, Sally Raith-Riches, group director of sales at the Foxhills Collection, tells M&IT.

Foxhills is set across 400 acres and is home to a variety of flexible event spaces, with 66 hotel rooms, spa facilities and golf courses.

Extra-meeting activity ideas include yoga classes, pilates, beekeeping, sip and paint classes and tennis games.

Raith-Riches added that it’s the perfect place to do business, in a peaceful and tranquil environment.

Wyboston Lakes Resort has created a new meeting and events space; outdoors beside a lake.

Sandpiper Bay, which has seating for up to 200 people, is ideal for meetings, team-building events or simply socialising with colleagues in a comfortable, relaxed atmosphere.

Situated just outside the Lakeview Suite of the resort’s Waterfront Hotel, it features covered outdoor seating and five beach huts for meetings.

For those who enjoy team collaboration and competition, there are plenty of games for a mini-Olympics including Darts, Cornhole, Beer Pong, Connect Four and Giant Jenga. For those wanting to sit and relax, there is a selection of board games as well as a small library.

Steve Jones, managing director of Wyboston Lakes Resort said; “We wanted to create something different, something memorable and fun, something good for mental health that would suit the tastes and needs of the newer generations of delegates. So, we’ve made the most of our unusual landscape and spacious environment in developing this."

Gilmerton House, East Lothian, Scotland, a country retreat nestled in the heart of Scotland’s countryside, is delighted to announce the newest addition to its range of facilities with the launch of its new event space: The Laundry House.

The newly renovated event space, located at the rear of the house, is the perfect venue for private parties, corporate events, and weddings and is available as an additional space alongside, or independently, of the main house.

Originally built in 1804, Gilmerton House can accommodate up to 100 seated guests, making it ideal for both large and small events. The venue includes a spacious main room, with dark beamed roof, wood and flagstone tiled floor, and has a beautiful outdoor terrace.

1 Hotel Mayfair has made its debut as the first European property of the 1 Hotel’s mission-driven portfolio. 

Located on Berkeley Street, overlooking Green Park, the eight-storey hotel is steps from green spaces including St James’ Park and Hyde Park.

The hotel boasts 181 keys consisting of 137 rooms and 44 suites - including the largest one-bedroom Penthouse in Mayfair with views of Green Park.

The hotel is also home to: Dovetale, the ground-floor restaurant from Two Michelin starred chef Tom Sellers, Dover Yard, a signature cocktail bar and lounge featuring a locally-sourced drinks programme, Neighbours, a lively daytime café and evening bar, Wellness area on the first floor, where guests can work out in an uplifting space as well as enjoy the Mayfair-specific treatments by long-time partner Bamford Wellness Spa.

Opting for reconstruction over new construction, the property, built to BREEAM Excellent standards, utilised 80 per cent of the existing structure, which was repurposed to minimise adverse environmental impact. 

The club were crowned champions of the Championship last season, and won promotion to the Premier League, taking the portfolio up to five stadiums in the top flight, for the coming 2023/24 campaign.

The arrival of Burnley FC will also expand the group’s reach in the North of England. Recent research by Lime Venue Portfolio has shown a growing demand by business event organisers for ‘locality’ within venue selection.

Stuart Hunt, director, Burnley FC, said: “Turf Moor stadium and Burnley FC have been a constant fixture within the local community for well over a century and we want our events business to reflect both our affinity with the people of East Lancashire, but also the increasingly global reach and profile of our football team.”

Burnley FC will join the other sporting stadia already represented within the portfolio, including Twickenham, The King Power Stadium, home of Leicester City, The City Ground, home stadium of Nottingham Forest, Bramall Lane, Sheffield United, Cardiff City, Watford FC, the Swansea.com stadium, where Swansea City play, The Gtech Community Stadium, home of Brentford FC, Glasgow Rangers FC, and the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. 

Europe’s first integrated resort, City of Dreams Mediterranean, has officially opened its doors in Limassol.

With a total investment exceeding €600 million, the City of Dreams Mediterranean is one of the largest development projects of its kind ever undertaken in Cyprus.

As Europe’s largest and premier integrated resort, City of Dreams Mediterranean delivers an incomparable experience to satisfy every taste, ranging from luxury hospitality – with its fourteen-storey hotel featuring 500 guest rooms and suites – to designer-brand shopping, iconic architecture, renowned art, sporting facilities, outdoor amphitheatre, family adventure park, as well as world-class conference and exhibition space, spacious and contemporary gaming experience, and fine dining.

With sustainability at its core, City of Dreams Mediterranean is the first development in Cyprus to achieve a BREEAM Excellent rating for its sustainability strategy at its design stage. Recently, City of Dreams Mediterranean was also honoured by The European Property Awards 2023 for achievements in three categories, including Best Hotel Architecture Europe, Best Sustainable Commercial Development Europe and Best New Hotel Construction & Design Cyprus.

Oakfuskee Conservation Center, located near Georgia's West Point Lake, is set to open its door to delegates in December 2023. 

The multi-use, two-story facility is near LaGrange, Georgia, in the United States, an hour south of Atlanta. 

The 2,300 sqm facility will host events of all sizes and can accommodate up to 400 guests.

There are new revamped venue spaces being unveiled this summer at PUBLIC, located in the Lower East Side of New York City.

The reimagined private event spaces Sophia, Ava, and Sunrise Terrace offer spaces which offer floor to ceiling windows and spectacular views of the city are perfect for meetings, intimate dinners, or cocktail receptions.