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    Hotel Designs Meet up North

    MEET UP North, Hotel Designs’ leading networking event in the north, took place in Manchester on July 6, 2023, sheltered inside the quirky and contemporary YOTEL Manchester…

    Here’s our highlights video from the 2023 event, courtesy of Mel Yates Photography:

    Following, last year’s event, the team at Hotel Designs decided to, once again, claim Manchester as its host city for the 2023 edition of MEET UP North, an event that is designed to bridge together designers, architects, hoteliers, developers and suppliers alike. On July 6, the team welcomed the community to YOTEL Manchester for an evening inspired by the city’s energy and ability to blur boundaries in hospitality.

    The ‘In Pictures‘ story from MEET UP North 2023 is now live.

    Panel at MEET UP North 2023 in Manchester hotel

    Image credit: Hotel Designs / Tangerine Photography

    “Over the years, we have come to realise that our brand, not too dissimilar to YOTEL, is one that causes disruption,” said Hamish Kilburn, Editor of Hotel Designs who will host the evening. “It is therefore extremely exiting for us that we have made the decision to parter with YOTEL Manchester in July, as our venue for the event.”

     

     

    Sponsors

    *If you are a designer, architect, hotelier or developer, you qualify as a ‘buyer’. Anyone else wishing to attend the event will be required to purchase a ‘supplier’ ticket.

    Supplier Booking Form.

    MEET UP North will return in 2024. Details will be announced shortly.

    Buyers Booking Form.

    MEET UP North will return in 2024. Details will be announced shortly.

    Agenda.

    18:00: Guest arrival (with drinks reception)

    19:00 – 19:45: Editor’s welcome and introduction to panel

    Panel topic: Blurring boundaries between spaces

    The panel discussion at MEET UP North will explore how interior designers and brands alike are creating cohesive design narratives that flow between all spaces of the hotel. Editor Hamish Kilburn will welcome a handful of interior designers, lighting gurus and branding experts who, together, will discuss how to connect different areas of the hotel seamlessly. The aim of the conversation will be to understand how architectural restrictions and budget limitations – together with the growing demand for adaptive reuse – can become projects’ greatest strength, allowing design to play a major role in defining the hotel and brand’s character.

    19:45 onwards: Networking (to include drinks and canapés)

    Venue.

    Venue

    YOTEL Manchester Deansgate is is as central as hotels come in Manchester. Just off Deansgate, in the beating heart of the city, the hotel shelters innovative design, eco-friendly credentials and time-saving technology – and that’s just in the rooms.

    YOTEL Manchester Deansgate
    2 John Dalton St,
    Manchester,
    M3 2NW

    Contact.

    To find out more information about Hotel Designs Meet Up events please get in touch:

    Katy Phillips

    Publisher

    01992 374050

    k.phillips@forumevents.co.uk