Here is the weekly bite size news from the MICE market around the world.
Hotel buyout in Monaco for less than 30,000€ per night
You don’t have to be royalty to have your private hotel experience in the Principality, with the property launching the exclusive buy-out offer for February 2020, allowing groups to take advantage of a full buy-out of the hotel. Rates start from 29,000€* per night including 181 bedrooms and Suites, with buffet breakfast. Often referred to as Monaco’s local gem, the Columbus Hotel Monte-Carlo, a property built originally for the F1 racing drivers by former driver David Coulthard, underwent an extensive renovation program over recent years with the redesigned version of the boutique hotel capturing the essence of discreet modern luxury in Monte-Carlo like no other.
TAG Acquires Entertainment Travel company
TAG has announced the acquisition of the travel management company Leeds Enterprises, the provider of travel management for all sizes of touring and entertainment clients. Leeds Enterprises handles a current portfolio of over 40 bands/artists including some of the largest grossing tours in recent history. The Leeds Enterprises team bring with them over 80 years of touring experience and expertise. Leeds Enterprises has an outstanding reputation for personal service and integrity. The team is highly respected in the touring industry having close working and personal relationships with hotels and airlines worldwide. They are proud to say they still retain many of their original clients to this day. Leeds Enterprises’ extensive client portfolio, exceptional touring knowledge combined with TAG’s extended global reach, bespoke technology and skill set, will provide a compelling service for all bands/artists and their full touring production teams. The combined businesses will trade as TAG Global Touring and will be managed from TAG’s Los Angeles office.
LA Convention Centre slated to open in 2020
Los Angeles Convention Centre is set to open in February 2022. An estimated $1.25-billion project is transforming the Convention Center and adjacent L.A. LIVE into a fully integrated 100-acre meetings and conventions destination with over 2 million square feet of total event space; 2,240 on-site hotel rooms; 20 restaurants; unique venues and more. The entire campus project is expected to be fully complete and operational by February 2022 for the Super Bowl Fan Fest.
