Barceló Hotels & Resorts, a first-time exhibitor at the recent Confex exhibition
at Earls Court in London, reports it received over £1m worth of sales enquiries
during the three-day exhibition.

"We found Confex to be a powerful showcase for Barceló's UK and overseas
portfolio and were delighted with the levels of enquiry we received for our
MeetBarceló meetings and events offering," says Manju Goel, Barceló's UK
Commercial Director.

In September, last year Barceló took over the management operations of Paramount
Hotels' 20 UK properties, which range from established country house hotels to
contemporary venues in city centres and coastal resorts. Barceló's Premium
Hotels include some of Britain's most historic houses such as the 17th Century
The 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.

MeetBarceló, the group's dedicated meetings and events arm, delivers innovative,
professional conferences and events with the highest levels of customer service
and facilities. Barceló's special 24-hour Meet & More delegate packages provide
unique team-building cultural events and itineraries.

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 is a privately owned Spanish hospitality and travel company and
operates over 160 quality hotels and nine convention centres in 14 countries
throughout Europe, Latin America and the USA, providing over 68,000 m2 of
meeting space,

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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