By air Manchester AirportConnected by a fast and frequent train service with journey times of 15mins• More than 70 airlines• Over 200 destinations

By train • From London Euston

(2hr 9mins)

Metroshuttle, a free city centre bus shuttle service provides transfers across the city.

Home to the largest academic campus in Europe with an array of unique venues and an award winning convention centre, Manchester’s extensive conference choice has helped to establish the city as one of Europe’s most exciting business tourism destinations.

From its beginnings as the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution, Manchester has grown to play a central role in a wide range of business sectors, including advanced manufacturing, life sciences, creative and digital, and is now home to 94 of the FTSE 100 companies and over 2000 foreign-owned companies. Manchester is known for the academic excellence and pioneering research of its four universities.

Not only is Manchester a great base in itself, with a dedicated conference quarter with Manchester Central at its heart and 2,500 hotel rooms within a 5 minute walk, but the city also serves as an excellent gateway to the North of England with access from over 200 global destinations, the city also serves as an excellent gateway to the North of England.

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Economic/Academic strengths• The strength of innovation in Manchester

has led to the development of a number of high-value niche specialisms, in areas such as biotechnology, software development, ICT, electronics, environmental technologies, chemicals and textiles.

• Manchester Cancer Research Centre is Europe’s largest combined cancer research and treatment centre.

• Significant biomedical cluster with over 220 core companies and a further 330 specialist supply chain companies in the region.

• Expertise in material science and nanotechnology and the home of Graphene, the world’s thinnest and strongest material.

• Jodrell Bank will be the central control hub for the world’s largest radio telescope, the Square Kilometre Array.

• Global hub for the creative media/digital sector. MediaCityUK is home to BBC and ITV.

Social programme ideas• Manchester city is a thriving hub for

culture, sport and music, offering entertainment for all tastes with numerous art galleries & museums, its own music scene and two of the most renowned football teams in the world, Manchester City and Manchester United.

• Manchester has 90 free museums, including MSI (Museum of Science and Industry) which is housed on the site of the world’s first passenger railway. And The Whitworth, recently undergone a £15m development that transformed the gallery and created new spaces that embrace the park it calls home.

• Manchester is a perfect gateway to the North of England with Cheshire, Merseyside, Leeds and Newcastle all within easy travelling distance.

• Birthplace of the industrial revolution, the computer, the football league, Top of the Pops and home to Elizabeth Gaskell’s House - Manchester’s heritage is impressive to say the least.

Where to stay5★★ Hotel rooms 488

4★★ Hotel rooms 7212

3★★ Hotel rooms 8846

Budget hotel rooms (1★ 2★) 2647

B&B rooms 1032

Self catering rooms 94

Serviced apartment rooms 940

University accommodation c7000

Manchester Central

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Visit Manchester servicesFree of charge services include:• Bid production according to your RFP requirements• Venue location service.• Accommodation booking service.• Social programme planning.• Bid production according to your RFP requirements.• Information and welcome: provision of delegate maps, access

to imagery and promotional material, interaction via social media channels, welcome branding around the city, bespoke website pages and PR support.

Further information VisitEngland www.visitengland.com/businessevents

Manchester Convention Bureau www.meetinmanchester.com

Manchester Airport www.manchesterairport.co.uk

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Chetham’s – The Stoller Hall 480 150 8 City Centre

Concorde Conference Centre 750 750 3 Manchester Airport 10.5

Emirates Old Trafford 150 1,200 1,000 34 Trafford 3

Event City 220 12,000 10,000 9 Trafford 4.5

Friends Meeting House 400 11 City Centre

Hilton Manchester Deansgate 279 700 550 14 City Centre

Imperial War Museum North 120 340 3 Salford Quays 3.5

INNSIDE Manchester 208 250 200 5 City Centre

Manchester Cathedral 1,100 1,000 4 City Centre

Manchester Central 9,000 4,000 28 City Centre

Manchester City Football Club 450 480 11 Outer City 1

Manchester United Football Club 1,104 950 150 Trafford 3.6

Manchester Metropolitan University 904 280 340 140 City Centre

Mercure Manchester Piccadilly Hotel 280 800 550 10 City Centre

The Mere Golf Resort and Spa 81 700 550 8 Knutsford 17

Museum of Science and Industry (MSI) 300 250 6 City Centre

National Football Museum 250 220 1 City Centre

Manchester Conference Centre and The Pendulum Hotel

117 280 150 18 City Centre 0.5

Radisson Blu Edwardian Manchester 263 400 280 22 City Centre

The Bridgewater Hall 1,800 240 5 City Centre

The Lowry 1,730 280 12 Salford Quays 3

The Lowry Hotel 165 400 280 10 City Centre

The Midland Hotel 312 600 500 14 City Centre

The Monastery 650 450 8 Outer City 2.5

The Principal Manchester 270 1,000 850 17 City Centre

The Town Hall Manchester 430 220 9 City Centre

The University of Manchester Conferences and Venues

3,000 1,000 300 200 City Centre

University of Salford 1,360 1,000 60 45 Salford 2

Conference & Event venues n Residential n Academic venue n Non-residential

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