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WELCOME TO CARDIFF! CROESO I GAERDYDD!
WHY CHOOSE CARDIFF FOR YOUR NEXT CONFERENCE, MEETING OR EVENT?
Cardiff is in every sense a capital short stroll away from one another. city. Young, diverse, fast growing St David’s, Cardiff’s newest and vibrant, the capital of Wales shopping centre, City Hall, Cardiff has an enviable reputation for its Castle and the Principality Stadium connected business community - are also right in the heart of the recognised by the British Meetings city centre. and Events Industry survey as one Cardiff Bay is just 10 minutes of the UK’s top 10 destinations away by train, bus or taxi. Here, for conventions, conferences and the magnificent Wales Millennium business meetings. Centre, the Senedd building of the Cardiff is a small, compact capital National Assembly and the historic city, with all amenities, attractions, Norwegian Church overlook one of hotels and venues close to one Europe’s most stylish waterfronts. another. It is well connected by rail and road and offers convenient flights from many European and worldwide destinations. It’s a 15-minute city, where top hotels and conference venues are just a Welcome to Getting to Overview of Social Meet In Cardiff About Cardiff Case Studies Accommodation Contact Details Cardiff! Cardiff Venues Programmes
WHAT CAN WE DO FOR YOU?
MeetInCardiff A free one-stop shop – is here to advise and support your business event in Cardiff. A prompt, professional and tailor-made support service is offered for all aspects of the meetings, conference and major event business – from promoting the city as a destination to association and corporate markets, preparing bids and winning events through to advising on venues and hotels, arranging site visits, press and PR, booking accommodation and suggesting social programmes for delegates.
Services are all free of charge and include:
• Supporting the bid process • Supply information guides • Identifying event requirements • Provide introductions to local deals • Advising on most appropriate venues and initiatives which may support your event • Arranging site visits • Subvention – for some events • Advising on the best suppliers for we may be able to assist in your event generating subvention to enhance • Helping to secure accommodation your programme by working with rates and allocations our venues and Cardiff Hoteliers • Provide a dedicated online delegate Association accommodation booking platform • Supplying promotional images of the city Welcome to Getting to Overview of Social Meet In Cardiff About Cardiff Case Studies Accommodation Contact Details Cardiff! Cardiff Venues Programmes
CARDIFF - CLOSER THAN YOU THINK!
Air – Cardiff Airport has direct flights from over 50 destinations, connections to 900 + destinations worldwide and routes to major hub airports. www.cardiff-airport.com
Road – Cardiff is on the A48/M4, providing a direct route from London and the South East. The M50 and M5 link with the M4 from the Midlands and North of England and the South West of England.
Rail – Cardiff has direct rail links to many cities in the UK including London, Birmingham, Southampton, Manchester, Liverpool, Nottingham, Bristol, Exeter, Torbay and Portsmouth.
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ABOUT CARDIFF Cardiff, Wales’ Capital city, offers a huge range of unique attractions, vibrant entertainment, exciting attractions and quality shopping, all within walking distance. Innovative architecture sits alongside historic buildings and Cardiff Bay offers waterside entertainment for everyone.
Highlights include the iconic Wales Millennium Centre inspired by the Welsh landscape, the Principality Stadium which has helped place Cardiff on the world’s sporting map and the jewel in the city’s crown is Cardiff Castle, offering guided tours of the Victorian Neo Gothic apartments and unforgettable evenings of Welsh hospitality in the form of fun, informal Welsh Banquets.
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CHOOSE WALES CHOOSE CARDIFF
Wales is known for its workforce expertise and for building strong links between higher education and industry. The Cardiff Capital Region leads with Aston Martin one of the high profile companies to invest alongside established companies such as FTSE 100 Admiral and global players Airbus, GE Aviation and Deloitte.
Benefitting from exceptionally strong links between business, industry and academia, Wales produces leading research projects in areas such as composite materials and low carbon technologies.
The Life Sciences sector in Wales is internationally recognised for research and development and is one of Wales’ fastest growing and most innovative sectors.
Wales boasts a truly unique natural landscape which can inspire creative thinking and innovation; three National Parks, three UNESCO World Heritage Sites and the only country in the world where visitors can walk the entire 1,400KM coastline. All of this is easily accessible from major UK cities, while Cardiff Airport is the second fastest growing airport in Europe.
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WE HAVE A VAST RANGE OF VENUES, FROM HISTORIC CASTLES TO STATE OF THE ART HOTELS
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ACCOMMODATION
Delegate accommodation booking service Cardiff has plenty of accommodation choice with all the major hotel brands and local boutique choice with most Hotel Star Rating No of Prices* Hotel Star Rating No of Prices* hotels being only a short walk from the rooms (prpn) rooms (prpn) city’s main visitor attractions, shops and St David’s Hotel * Spa 5* 142 From £139 Village Urban Resort Cardiff 3* 118 railway station. Hilton Hotel 5* 197 Future Inn Cardiff 3* 197 From £88
As part of our range of services The Vale Resort 4* 143 From £90 Holiday Inn City Centre 3* 157 From £99 MeetInCardiff can offer event planners Mercure Holland House Hotel 4* 165 From £125 Jolyons at No.10 3* 21 and delegates a FREE web-based Cardiff Marriott Hotel 4* 184 From £123 Jolyons Boutique Hotel, 3* 7 accommodation booking service for Cardiff Bay Cardiff hotels. The bureau is able to Radisson Blu 4* 215 From £149 Sleeperz 3* 74 negotiate guaranteed allocations together The Angel Hotel 4* 102 Sandringham Hotel 2* 28 with highly competitive hotel rates for Copthorne Hotel Cardiff 4* 135 From £85 your conference. Citrus Hotel Budget 81 Jury’s Inn 4* 142 Express by Holiday Inn Budget 87 From £99 The web-based accommodation Novotel Hotel 4* 138 (Cardiff Bay)
reservation system allows delegates to Park Plaza 4* 129 From £125 Ibis Hotel Cardiff Bay Budget 102 reserve accommodation from an agreed Clayton Hotel Cardiff 4* 216 From £80 Holiday Inn Express Cardiff Budget 111 allocation with a provider after viewing Airport Holiday Inn North M4 J32 4* 95 their details on the web site. Ibis Budget Budget 157 Hotel Indigo 4* 122 From £80 A Space in the City Serviced 130 The Exchange Hotel 4* 240 From £135 Apartment
Park Inn by Radisson Cardiff 3* 146 *Please note prices are approximate costs based City Centre on weekday, non-event and subject to change The New House Country Hotel 3* 37 Welcome to Getting to Overview of Social Meet In Cardiff About Cardiff Case Studies Accommodation Contact Details Cardiff! Cardiff Venues Programmes
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This document has been produced by MeetInCardiff to provide customized information on conference facilities in the city region. Whilst every effort has been made to produce a quality document MeetInCardiff cannot guarantee at this point in time that any of the venues or hotels listed will have availability. Prices and quotes provided in this document are subject to availability and change due to inflationary increases.