Recently, Principal Hotels has expended by acquiring Haley Conference Centres for £358 million. Seen as the one of the leading conference and training centres, Haley Conferences will help complement Principal hotels existing portfolio by offering customers two distinctive brands in a variety of locations throughout Europe.

Four Pillars: Cotswold Water Park recently opened on the 1st August. Situated in a prime location nearby: Gloucester, Bath, Bristol, Swindon Outlet Centre, Oxford, Cheltenham and Stow on the Wold. This hotel can offer brilliant outdoors activities and training combining with Friday Island for all your outdoor pursuits’ requirements.

Liverpool is breaking into the conference world by opening The Liverpool Arena & Convention Centre in 2008 with breathtaking views over the Waterfront Skyline.

Mercure Hotel group is continually expanding opening hotels in Johannesburg, the Netherlands as well as adopting 24 MacDonald Hotels throughout the UK.

Macdonald Hotels are having a large makeover on their hotels and looking forward to opening a brand new hotel in Manchester.

Hotel du Vin has gained a great reputation for being stylish hotels, supporting a simple but effective philosophy of good quality without all the frills, sensible prices and friendly, knowledgeable service. The hotel group is now looking into the future and launching a refurbishment to the Hotel du Vin Poole, opening Hotel du Vin Cheltenham and another 5 hotels within the next two years.

Malmaison Hotel group offers a hotel with a twist. From a Greek Orthodox Church in Glasgow to a fabulously remodeled prison in Oxford and now a Brand New Great western Rail Hotel situated in Reading. It is no wonder that this hotel group ‘with a twist’ was awarded hotel of the year 2006

Intercontinental hotel group has recently sold 24 European Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inns and Express Holiday Inn Hotels

Taplow House, A stunning Georgian retreat situated on the border between Berkshire and Buckinghamshire was awarded 4 star status and 2AA Rosettes in there restaurant Berrys. They are also well know for holding stunning weddings and are having a wedding fayre on Sunday 4th November 2007 @ 11am – 4pm