Welcome Adam Bates TMI Hot Topic Royal Society of Medicine, May 21 st 2008
THE BRIGHTON QUIZ……. AT THE 2001 CENSUS 2.6% OF BRIGHTON & HOVE’S POPULATION WERE FROM WHICH RELIGION: A)HINDU B)MUSLIM C)JEDI
THE BRIGHTON QUIZ……. THE COUNTRY’S FIRST COMMERCIAL FLIGHT OCCURRED IN 1911 WHEN A PLAN TOOK OFF AT SHOREHAM AIRPORT AND LANDED ON HOVE LAWNS CARRYING…… A)PEBBLES B)BEER C)LIGHTBULBS
THE BRIGHTON TRIVIA QUIZ……. DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR THE ROYAL PAVILION WAS USED AS A …… A)SHOOTING RANGE B)HOSPITAL FOR INDIAN SOLDIERS C)SHOE FACTORY
250 years in the making….
Not accurate but you get the picture….
Occupancy (%)Average Room Rate(£) RevPAR (£) Aberdeen Belfast Birmingham Bournemouth Brighton Bristol Cardiff Edinburgh Glasgow Leeds Liverpool London Manchester Newcastle Nottingham Sheffield Swindon York Source: Hotelbenchmark Survey Jan-Sep 07
Allowing investment and renewal in the fabric….
..and investment in the skills of the local labour market….
Both as valuable as each other….
Business Tourism doesn’t always have positive PR….
Welcome The future challenges…..
…and into the future