Barceló Group, a privately owned Spanish hospitality and travel company, operates over 160 quality hotels and nine convention centres in 15 countries throughout Europe, Latin America and the USA. Our hotels offer over 68,000 m2 of meeting space and MeetBarceló, the group’s dedicated meetings and events arm, delivers innovative, professional conferences and events with the highest levels of customer service and facilities.
Expert event coordinators provide clients with advice and assistance in planning and delivering any type of event from small board meetings to business conventions with hundreds of delegates. Barceló’s 10 point guarantee ensures that any enquiry is answered within two hours and a special meetings and events team is on hand throughout the day to assist organizers with all their needs.
Barceló offers prestigious international destinations guaranteed to impress business guests such as the beautiful Barcelo Sancti Petri, a five-star hotel on Cadiz’s stunning seafront, featuring extensive spa facilities and a purpose built convention centre.
Since taking over the management control operations of Paramount Hotels In September last year, Barceló’s 20 UK hotel properties range from established country house hotels to contemporary venues in vibrant city centres and spectacular coastal resorts. Barcelo Premium Hotels include some of Britain’s most historic houses such as the 17th Century  Lygon Arms in the Cotswolds, Cheshire’s Shrigley Hall Hotel and Country Club, the Elizabethan Billesley Manor Hotel in Stratford-Upon-Avon and the Troon Majestic Hotel in Scotland.
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Event organizers looking to create truly memorable events with genuine added value can take advantage of Barceló’s special 24-hour Meet & More delegate packages which provide unique team-building cultural events and itineraries.
The Barceló Group is currently engaged in a brand roll-out programme with the conversion of Paramount properties into Barceló hotels. All hotels are undergoing a schedule of re-branding under the Barceló name and a selection of European influences is being introduced to hotel menus and services.
Raúl González, CEO EMEA, Barceló said: “The introduction of the Barceló brand in the UK is part of the company’s broader strategic plans to establish its position as a global hospitality company and gain increased recognition.”
Current refurbishment plans are proceeding under Barceló management and the  group aims to manage a total of 40 hotels in the UK within three years.
Barceló Group has already launched a dedicated UK web portal, www.barcelo-hotels.co.uk  that offers global access to its hotels and events services and has introduced a new UK colour directory.
For more information on Barceló Hotels and meetings packages in the UK, telephone               0870 060 4306        or email: meetingsandevents@barcelo-hotels.co.uk.  
For all overseas requirements call the MeetBarcelo team on               01455 898584       .
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Note to editors: The Barceló Group now operates 20 four star quality hotels across the UK, including the prestigious Lygon Arms Hotel, the Carlton Hotel in Edinburgh, the Marine in Troon, the Majestic in Harrogate, and the Oxford Hotel in Oxford.  .

With over 2700 bedrooms and over 220 conference and meeting rooms across the Group, 18 Health & Leisure Clubs and spacious grounds for team building and outdoor events in many locations, the hotels offer extensive facilities to both corporate and leisure guests.

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Barceló Group is a privately owned Spanish hospitality and travel company.  The activities of the company include the management and operation of over 160 hotels across 15 countries under an ownership, leasing or management basis as well as the operation of retail travel agencies.  The Barceló Group also promotes projects broadly related to the tourism and hotel industries, owning shares in other companies.  The Barceló Group carries out its activities in Spain, the Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, the United States, Mexico, the Czech Republic, Turkey and Switzerland, among other countries.

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