Good News Friday: North West Hospitality Poised for Major Revitalisation and Upgrade
City Hotel, Derry is set to undergo an exciting multi-million pound renovation following a new franchise deal signed with Hilton,
On Wednesday, Chamber Chief Executive Anna Doherty and Vice President Andrew Fleming travelled to London alongside colleagues from Trade NI, an alliance made up of Retail NI, Manufacturing NI and Hospitality Ulster.
During the visit, Trade NI launched the ‘Northern Ireland Building for Success’ report which sets out key Northern Ireland policy priorities for the next UK Government. Among some of the main recommendations raised within the paper were:
This is great work from Trade NI and we really hope the next UK Government takes these recommendations on board, to allow the entirety of Northern Ireland, including the North West, to flourish as well as we know it can.
However, the day of engagement was not solely about the launch of Trade NI’s paper, it began down by the Thames, with an event on the Terrace at the House of Commons. Some of the leading political figures from across the UK were in attendance listening to panel discussions and speeches explaining why Northern Ireland is a place with potential, and ready to grow.
Following on from this, there was a reception at the Irish embassy where Anna and Andrew had the chance to hear from the Irish Ambassador to the UK, Martin Fraser, Prof Cathy Gormley-Heenan, Provost, Ulster University, and Julie Galbraith, a Partner at DWF Group.
Whilst in London, Chamber also met with BritishAmerican Business (the American Chamber in the UK) and also with the SME Chamber of the City of London. These meetings mean that the North West is always on the agenda in London, as a good place to invest, visit or live.
To top off this very busy day of engagement, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called a snap general election on 4 July… The atmosphere in London this week was certainly one of looking to the future, and the engagement carried out on Wednesday will ensure the North West is front and centre of that future.
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