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www.leisureopportunities.co.uk NEC leisure venue plans unveiled
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A new leisure and enter- tainment complex is to be developed on the outskirts of Birmingham under new plans unveiled by Genting Casinos UK and the NEC Group. Resorts World at Te NEC
is to be situated on a site between the LG Arena and the Crowne Plaza Hotel, although the project is dependent on Genting securing a large casino licence. A decision on the licence is expected from Solihull Council in late May, with plans to be submitted for the scheme this summer. Te 55,000sq m (592,015sq ſt) complex is set
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Te new complex is set to feature a spa, a conference centre and a casino It is hoped that Resorts World at Te NEC
to feature a hotel; a spa; a casino; a banqueting and conference centre; a multi-screen cinema; and food and beverage outlets.
will be launched in late 2013/early 2014, and is the result of more than three years planning by Genting Casinos UK and the NEC Group.
Mecca Bingo drives Rank Group growth peTe hayman
Rank Group has posted a 2 per cent growth in revenue for the first 15 weeks of the year, com- pared with the same period in 2010. Te growth was driven in part by strong trading in its Mecca Bingo division, which
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reported a 4 per cent increase in revenue – boosted by spend per visit. Rank Interactive revenue was up by nearly
a quarter for the period, but Rank Group said that Grosvenor Casinos was “constrained” by a low win margin in its London casinos.
Travelodge teams up with pub groups peTe hayman
Budget hotel operator Travelodge has announced that it has joined forces with a number of UK pub groups as part of a £100m expansion drive across the country. Travelodge has already joined forces with
pub companies on 15 sites, but will now work with Greene King; JW Lees; Marston’s; Mitchells and Butlers; and JD Wetherspoon in its bid to develop 36 new locations by 2015. It has revealed that it has drawn up a
bespoke development strategy as part of the partnership with pub companies, which are also embarking on expansion plans. According to the hotel group, the proposed
co-location offers benefits in terms of provid- ing guests with a food and drink offer, as well as making schemes easier to develop and more affordable compared to individual projects.
24 Travelodge already sits alongside pubs at 15 UK sites Paul Harvey, managing director for develop-
ment at Travelodge, said: “Te pub companies have noticeably stepped up their development plans over recent months and in many parts of the country their target locations correspond with ours.”
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