QHotels comes out on top in BDRC Continental’s Meetings Benchmark Tracker 6 Feb 2012
QHotels, the award-winning collection of hotels across the UK including Bridgewood Manor and the Ashford International Hotel in Kent, has come out top in BDRC Continental’s Meetings Benchmark Tracker, scoring 95.2% for meeting enquiries taken across three channels; telephone, email and web. more...
Make Valentine’s Day wildly romantic at Port Lympne Wild Animal Park 3 Feb 2012
The Mansion & Gardens at Port Lympne Wild Animal Park near Ashford is offering a delicious alternative to the usual flowers and chocolates this year! more...
Special Offer Meeting Packages at Bridgewood Manor 27 Jan 2012
Bridgewood Manor is offering meeting packages from just £29.00 per day delegate, valid on any new enquiries for meetings taking place before 31st December 2012.
When budgets are tight but delegate expectations still high, speak to the team about a great value conference and meeting package. more...
'Meet With Mercure' Exclusive Offers 27 Jan 2012
Mercure hotels offer all the inspiration and flexibility to
help delegates get the most out of their meetings.
We don’t just provide great venues: our passion for service means we take care of the details, from ensuring that individual objectives are realised, to offering a menu that perfectly suits everyone’s tastes. So everything’s possible. more...
50% Discount at Ashford Enterprise Centre 20 Jan 2012
For the month of March a special offer of 50% venue hire discount is available on all enquiries via the Kent Conference Bureau placed at Ashford Enterprise Centre. more...
25% Discount on bookings placed for September and October 2012 20 Jan 2012
With six newly refurbished meeting rooms, a function room and a theatre hall to choose from, the Angel Centre can accommodate up to 300 delegates. Anyone booking a meeting room for September or October 2012 can take advantage of a 25% discount on the cost of their room hire. more...
10% Discount on all meeting rates at Bradbourne House 20 Jan 2012
Bradbourne House are offering a 10% discount on all meeting rates until 31st March 2012. more...
Reduced half day rates while offers last at East Malling Conference Centre 20 Jan 2012
Make the most of reduced half day rates while offers last as, for a limited time, the East Malling Conference Centre has extended its popular half day meeting room hire promotion to help people make the most of their budgets. more...
Winter Warmer Conference Offers at the Best Western Dover Marina Hotel & Spa 19 Jan 2012
This winter come and enjoy the Victorian splendour of the newly refurbished Dover Marina hotel, overlooking the English Channel, combined with 21st Century business facilities.
There is a warm welcoming atmosphere to make those winter meetings bearable! more...
Special Offer Day Delegate Rates at the Russell Hotel 19 Jan 2012
Superbly located in Maidstone at the heart of the Garden of England – The Best Western Russell Hotel & Conference Centre has the benefit of being in a secluded residential area as well as close to the town.
For a limted period, the hotel is offering a reduced Day Delegate Rate on all Kent Conference Bureau bookings. more...
New Sales Manager for Hever Castle 19 Jan 2012
Historic Hever Castle in Kent has recruited its first Sales Manager to help promote corporate and private events. more...
Hop Farm Winter Offer on Room Hire 18 Jan 2012
The Hop Farm is offering a promotional winter discount of a 15% reduction on room hire. more...
One Day Delegate Rate at over 35 Marriott hotels in the UK 18 Jan 2012
Choose from over 35 Marriott hotels across key city, town and countryside locations including 11 Hotel & Country Clubs, offering one rate of £32.00 per day delegate. more...
Holiday Inn Express Canterbury wins 'Hotel of the Year' at the Hotel Stars Awards 6 Jan 2012
At the annual Hotel Stars Awards which was recently held by IHG in Oxford, the Holiday Inn Express Canterbury won an award for ‘Hotel of the Year’. more...
Holiday Inn Delivers Meeting Success with 'The Academy' 22 Dec 2011
Stay impressed with Holiday Inn’s ‘The Academy’, delivering successful meetings with a money back guarantee and iPod Touch / iPad 2 offer! more...
Winter Offers on Day Delegate Rates at Canterbury Cathedral Lodge 20 Dec 2011
Canterbury Cathedral Lodge are pleased to announce a reduced £35.00 Winter Day Delegate Flexi Rate! more...
Special Offer Conference Delegate Rates at Eastwell Manor 15 Dec 2011
Eastwell Manor are pleased to announce their special offers on conference and event bookings (day delegate and 24 hour delegate rates) until 29th February 2012. more...
Kent Conference Bureau wins Silver at Regional Awards for Excellence 8 Dec 2011
The Kent Conference Bureau has been awarded one of the South East's most prolific tourism accolades at the Beautiful South’s Awards for Excellence 2011, held at Denbies Wine Estate, Surrey on 1st December. more...
Elite Venue, Gravesend joins Kent Conference Bureau 7 Dec 2011
The Kent Conference Bureau is pleased to announce a new addition to its already impressive list of affiliated venues within the county. The brand new Elite Venue in Gravesend will add its facilities to the many services offered and advertised by the Bureau and, in return, will reap the benefits of Bureau membership. more...
Save 40% on meetings with Holiday Inn 24 Nov 2011
Make the most of your meeting and save 40% on a Day or Residential Delegate Package booked and confirmed by the
31st January 2012 and held between 1st January and 30th April 2012. more...
QHotels Ranked Top Hotel Group in Carbon League Table 23 Nov 2011
Just over a week ago, the environment agency published the first CRC (carbon reduction commitment) league table which ranked over 2000 organisations according to their carbon emission reduction in 2011. QHotels was placed 30th in the league table and was the top hotel group beating the likes of Macdonald Hotels, Hilton, Marriott and Accor. more...
New Glow, Bluewater Website and Social Media Campaign Launches 17 Nov 2011
Glow, Bluewater today announces the official launch of the brand new website [www.glowbluewater.co.uk] and integrated social media campaign. This follows the news that the £60 million development, and new breed of events and exhibition space, is to open with its first show on 30th November 2011. more...
QHotels Scoops Green Gong at AA Hospitality Awards 4 Nov 2011
The Ashford International and Bridgewood Manor Hotels, as part of the QHotels group in Kent, are celebrating after QHotels' success at the AA Hospitality Awards ceremony held on Monday 26 September, winning the AA Eco Hotel Group of the Year award 2011-2012. more...
Glow, Bluewater events venue - new identity revealed! 3 Nov 2011
With just under a month to go until the opening on 30th November, we are excited to announce that The Events Venue at Bluewater has been rebranded and renamed as Glow, Bluewater. more...
University of Kent Welcomes Key Olympic Delegates 20 Oct 2011
The University of Kent has had great success in attracting the delegations of key Olympic nations attending the Games in 2012. more...
New Sales Manager at the Best Western Russell Hotel 14 Oct 2011
A new Sales Manager, Liane Bayliss, has joined the Best Western Russell Hotel (Boxley Road, Maidstone).
Liane's vast Corporate Sales experience within Kent gives her the great advantage of extensive local knowledge and contacts. more...
Holiday Inn - Stay Meeting 28 Sep 2011
Whether it's a meeting for two or a conference for 500, expect service excellence from start to finish, guaranteed. more...
Best Western Dover Marina Hotel achieves Green Award 15 Sep 2011
The new Best Western Dover Marina Hotel & Spa has achieved a Silver Grading at their first inspection by the Green Tourism Business Scheme.
‘This is a great achievement for the staff at the hotel who have conscientiously worked hard on implementing our strong environmental policy that has been adopted by the hotel’ said Mr Anoob Saban, General Manager. more...
Official opening date of Bluewater's new events venue 13 Sep 2011
The countdown has now begun as Bluewater has revealed November 30th 2011 as the opening day of its new events venue, Glow, Bluewater! more...
Bluewater makes a big event of ‘Entertainment Dining’ 12 Sep 2011
Bluewater, the leading retail, leisure and events destination, today revealed the brand line-up in the Plaza, the new dining destination that links Bluewater’s Thames Walk to the forthcoming Glow, Bluewater events venue.
Opening November 10th 2011, the nine brands, five of which are new to Bluewater, will occupy a total of over 43,000 sq ft. more...
Canterbury Cathedral Lodge 24 Aug 2011
Canterbury Cathedral Lodge, a unique and prestigious conference centre with hotel accommodation, located in the inspirational grounds of Canterbury Cathedral has seen a complete new look to one of its most popular meeting rooms. more...
Bridgewood Manor Hotel - Green Tourism Silver Level 17 Aug 2011
Bridgewood Manor Hotel, one of Kent's QHotels.
The Bridgwood Manor Hotel has achieved a Silver Level Award resulting from the Green Tourism grading visit in June 2011. more...
QHotels Shares in £1.7m Tech Upgrade 8 Aug 2011
The Ashford International Hotel and The Bridgewood Manor Hotel, part of the award-winning hotel group QHotels, have upgraded their Internet connectivity in order to offer free Wi-Fi access to all guests and a massive 90 megabits per second (Mbps) of dedicated bandwidth for conferences. more...
University of Kent successfully hosts meeting of 1500 delegates 8 Aug 2011
The University of Kent in Canterbury has just hosted its largest event of the year last week with 1,500 Quakers gathering for their Yearly Meeting at the University
from 30 July to 6 August.
Having held a successful Yearly Meeting at the University in 2000, the Quakers have been delighted to return this year. more...
New GM at UK’s most sustainable venue 8 Aug 2011
The Pines Calyx has appointed Kevin Francis as the new GM following the departure of Louise Kjaertinge last month.
Kevin Francis has over twenty years of management experience within successful, quality award winning hotels and restaurants such as Gleneagles, Charingworth Manor, Lower Slaughter Manor, Marston Hotels, Holiday Inn and Whitbread Retail. more...
Conference Centre Launch at the Kent Event Centre 28 Jun 2011
The Kent Showground celebrated the official launch of the newly refurbished Clive Emson Conference Centre on Thursday 16th June 2011.
Over 400 guests attended the event which showcased the improved 1700sqm exhibition space. more...
Unique Venues in Kent - Canterbury Christ Church Offers a diverse range of facilities 27 Jun 2011
Canterbury Christ Church has a variety of unique venues across Kent located in Canterbury, Medway, Broadstairs, Folkestone and Tunbridge Wells all of which can host conferences and events of all types and sizes, including IT training suites, training suites for Healthcare professionals and lecture theatres. more...
Good Food comes to Glow, Bluewater 8 Jun 2011
Glow, Bluewater is delighted to announce that BBC Haymarket Exhibitions are launching the BBC Good Food Show Spring at its events venue, the unique exhibition space at Bluewater in late spring 2012. more...
Vitality boutique premiers at Glow, Bluewater 19 May 2011
Glow, Bluewater, today announced its newest addition to its calendar, Vitality Boutique. A bespoke adaptation of VOS Media’s highly regarded Vitality Show, it will take place from 26th – 29th April 2011. more...
Glow, Bluewater raises its Green Roof 1 May 2011
Glow, Bluewater, has created one of the largest green roofs in the UK, covering an area of over three square kilometres. more...
New General Manager for Hilton Maidstone 15 Mar 2011
Leo Gagliano, formerly operations manager at Wembley Plaza, takes on the role of hotel manager at Hilton Maidstone. more...
Glow, Bluewater gets creative with ICHF 3 Mar 2011
Glow, Bluewater, a new and unique event and exhibition space due to open later this year, is pleased to announce the first show with ICHF Events, ‘Creative Stitches and Hobbycrafts’, taking place in Spring 2012. more...
Glow, Bluewater trumpets first winter events from Clarion 2 Feb 2011
Glow, Bluewater, a new and unique breed of event and exhibition space due to open late 2011, today announced the first two major Winter shows to be hosted by Clarion, the industry’s leading events organiser. more...
Glow, Bluewater reaches another milestone 29 Nov 2010
Bluewater has reached two more key milestones in the development of Glow, Bluewater, the purpose-built events and exhibition space that opens at the end of 2011. more...
Bluewater frames key events venue milestone 22 Nov 2010
Bluewater has marked the achievement of a key milestone in the development of Glow, Bluewater, the purpose-built events and exhibition space that opens in a year’s time, with the completion of the steel frame. more...
Golden Bolt for Glow, Bluewater 3 Aug 2010
Bluewater, Europe’s leading retail and leisure destination, marked a major phase in the construction of the £60 million, 5,200m2 events venue, Glow, Bluewater, with a ‘Golden Bolt’ ceremony on the 2nd August 2010. more...
Lend Lease begins work on £60m Glow, Bluewater 5 Mar 2010
Lend Lease, the UK’s leading integrated property company, today announced the start of construction of the recently revealed Glow, Bluewater, a unique 55,000 sq ft (5,200m2) events and exhibition venue. more...