1. Welcome Adam Bates TMI Hot Topic Royal Society of Medicine, May 21 st 2008

2. THE BRIGHTON QUIZ……. AT THE 2001 CENSUS 2.6% OF BRIGHTON & HOVE’S POPULATION WERE FROM WHICH RELIGION: A)HINDU B)MUSLIM C)JEDI

4. 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

6. 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

8. 250 years in the making….

9. Not accurate but you get the picture….

10. Occupancy (%)Average Room Rate(£) RevPAR (£) Aberdeen77.87458 Belfast80.97056 Birmingham69.77250 Bournemouth71.78259 Brighton73.48461 Bristol72.16849 Cardiff73.36547 Edinburgh80.38770 Glasgow78.16652 Leeds676241 Liverpool72.36547 London82.7126104 Manchester73.57555 Newcastle73.76548 Nottingham63.55736 Sheffield72.45540 Swindon68.45940 York73.76951 Source: Hotelbenchmark Survey Jan-Sep 07

11. Allowing investment and renewal in the fabric….

12. ..and investment in the skills of the local labour market….

13. Both as valuable as each other….

14. Business Tourism doesn’t always have positive PR….

15. Welcome The future challenges…..

16. …and into the future