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by Alan Orbell Istanbul is to have a new hotel this summer with the opening of the Marti Istanbul in the heart of Taksim, the shopping, cultural and commercial heart of the city. Marti Istanbul is the newest addition to the Marti Group, which has four hotels and resorts on the Turquoise Coast. “Marti Istanbul is going to offer guests the fi nest elements of Turkish hospitality coupled with top international service, outstanding design and a fantastic location in the heart of vibrant Istanbul” commented Sedat Nemli, General Manager. The hotel will offer 270 luxury guest rooms and suites over 11 fl oors above an atrium. An Ottoman tent will be at
Titanic Belfast, the world’s largest Titanic visitor attraction is now open in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on the site where the ship was built and launched. The attraction opened on March 31, the same date on which RMS Titanic was completed in 1912 and the same day her fi rst keel plate was laid in 1909. The opening of the 14,000 sq m
the centre of the Atrium, with hand- painted designs lining the walls. Amenities will include four bar and
restaurant areas, spa with various hammams and saunas, and a gym. Nightly rates will start from around £166 based on two sharing.
www.martiistanbulhotel.com
building, modelled on four ships’ hulls rising to the same height as Titanic and clad in almost 3,000 aluminium shards was attended by 105-year old Cyril Quigley, a Belfast man who remembers being taken by his parents to see RMS Titanic’s launch in 1911. It’s expected that over 400,000 visitors, including 105,000 from outside Northern Ireland, will visit Titanic Belfast
in its fi rst year; almost 100,000 tickets were pre-sold. The building includes nine interactive galleries looking at every aspect of the Titanic story and the Titanic Suite, a Titanic-themed banqueting venue with a 10,000 piece near replica of Titanic’s Grand Staircase.
www.titanicbelfast.com
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