ConferenceLeeds’ hotel and conferencing portfolio strengthens with new General Manager appointment

ConferenceLeeds welcomes the appointment of Wayne Topley as new General Manager at iconic Leeds hotel, The Queens. In his new role, Wayne will oversee the running of all aspects of the hotel, including its conferencing facilities. Having pr

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20 Oct 2016

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Dine delivers dazzling hospitality at Victoria Gate launch

Hospitality and event management specialist Dine provided its award-winning food and drink service at the launch of John Lewis in Leeds last week. The eagerly-awaited department store – the retailer’s largest outside London – sits

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19 Oct 2016

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3.5m passenger milestone reached at Leeds Bradford Airport ahead of busiest winter programme.

Leeds Bradford Airport has recorded its busiest ever 12 months, with more than 3.5m passengers travelling through the terminal since September 2015. The latest figures show that the summer 2016 season has also seen an increase in passenger

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29 Sep 2016

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Well Met weave history into their new conference venue: Cloth Hall Court launches summer 2017

Well Met Conferencing, the conferencing office for Leeds Beckett University will be opening their newest venue, Cloth Hall Court, in summer 2017. The dynamic conferencing venue will been designed with the building’s significant textile heritage

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28 Sep 2016

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Leeds’ healthcare sector shines as British Association of Indian Anaesthetists heads to the city

ConferenceLeeds is celebrating its healthcare sector this month, after announcing that the British Association of Indian Anaesthetists (BAOIA) has selected the city for its 2016 conference on the 30th September and 1st October. The conference is e

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14 Sep 2016

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Airmic brings 1,700 national and international delegates to Harrogate for first Yorkshire conference

Leading insurance and risk management company, Airmic, brought its 2016 conference to Harrogate in June, the first time the annual event has ever been held in Yorkshire. The three-day conference was held at the Harrogate International Centre, the

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26 Aug 2016

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National Apprenticeship show signs with Yorkshire Event Centre

The Yorkshire Event Centre (YEC) and NAS Media have signed a contract for a new ‘National Apprenticeship Show, Yorkshire and the North East’. Following the success of their launch shows earlier this year, NAS Media will be holding their

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26 Aug 2016

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Nationwide campaign comes to Leeds to inspire the next generation into Hospitality and Tourism

The Leeds Hotels and Venues Association is delighted to announce that The Big Hospitality Conversation will be coming to Leeds on 26th September at the Queens Hotel, Leeds

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3 Aug 2016

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Leeds gives delegates from over 20 countries an international welcome at 2016 International Association of Language Centres Workshop

This year’s International Association of Language Centres Workshop (IALC) brought international delegates from over 20 different countries to the Leeds City Region, as well as student recruitment agencies from over 35 countries. In total, IALC s

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22 Jul 2016

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New £11.5m Exhibition Hall – Open for Business

The Bishop of Leeds, the Right Rev Nick Baines, and the Yorkshire Event Centre’s MD Heather Parry pulled a 30m giant red ribbon to unveil Hall 1 which is the largest single-span space in Yorkshire and the North East of England and provides 4

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9 Jun 2016

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