Hotel, Car Park and fanzone

[Noggs]

I'm sure they will have done their homework with respect to available beds to service the Leicester market. In general wherever you seem to go in the UK you often find hotels fully booked if you are trying to book at the last minute so I doubt Leicester is any different.

I suspect the main market will relate to business travel and in providing accommodation for conference packages where Tigers provide the conference facilities. This is a huge market in itself and local hotel accommodation is a big draw in winning this type of business.

It would be good to know who the hotel partner is.

I like your very optimistic view that all hotels are doing very well and your assumptions on the Leicester hotel market. If only it were true...

Better half full than half empty

[MurphysLaw]

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I'm sure they will have done their homework with respect to available beds to service the Leicester market. In general wherever you seem to go in the UK you often find hotels fully booked if you are trying to book at the last minute so I doubt Leicester is any different.

I suspect the main market will relate to business travel and in providing accommodation for conference packages where Tigers provide the conference facilities. This is a huge market in itself and local hotel accommodation is a big draw in winning this type of business.

It would be good to know who the hotel partner is.
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I like your very optimistic view that all hotels are doing very well and your assumptions on the Leicester hotel market. If only it were true...
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The hotel operator has not yet been announced, but as I said before, I very much doubt that the scheme would be going ahead without an operator signed up. Marshall CDP has previously let hotels to companies like De Vere and Ramada, and most recently to Bespoke Hotels.

[daktari]

I'm sure they will have done their homework with respect to available beds to service the Leicester market. In general wherever you seem to go in the UK you often find hotels fully booked if you are trying to book at the last minute so I doubt Leicester is any different.

I suspect the main market will relate to business travel and in providing accommodation for conference packages where Tigers provide the conference facilities. This is a huge market in itself and local hotel accommodation is a big draw in winning this type of business.

It would be good to know who the hotel partner is.

I like your very optimistic view that all hotels are doing very well and your assumptions on the Leicester hotel market. If only it were true...

I think it depends on the pricing of the rooms - even smallest events in Leicester results in hotel room shortages.Conference facilities with hotels attached are always popular

[Tiglon]

I'm sure they will have done their homework with respect to available beds to service the Leicester market. In general wherever you seem to go in the UK you often find hotels fully booked if you are trying to book at the last minute so I doubt Leicester is any different.

I suspect the main market will relate to business travel and in providing accommodation for conference packages where Tigers provide the conference facilities. This is a huge market in itself and local hotel accommodation is a big draw in winning this type of business.

It would be good to know who the hotel partner is.

I like your very optimistic view that all hotels are doing very well and your assumptions on the Leicester hotel market. If only it were true...

Here he is again Mr negative

Personal insults again. Great comment, well done.

[Tiglon]

I'm sure they will have done their homework with respect to available beds to service the Leicester market. In general wherever you seem to go in the UK you often find hotels fully booked if you are trying to book at the last minute so I doubt Leicester is any different.

I suspect the main market will relate to business travel and in providing accommodation for conference packages where Tigers provide the conference facilities. This is a huge market in itself and local hotel accommodation is a big draw in winning this type of business.

It would be good to know who the hotel partner is.

I like your very optimistic view that all hotels are doing very well and your assumptions on the Leicester hotel market. If only it were true...

The hotel operator has not yet been announced, but as I said before, I very much doubt that the scheme would be going ahead without an operator signed up. Marshall CDP has previously let hotels to companies like De Vere and Ramada, and most recently to Bespoke Hotels.

Marshall CDP have done a couple of very well regarded pieces of work to be operated by Bespoke recently. If the deal for Tigers is simply rent or profit share then the risk is low.

[BFG]

A hotel is not just about the public generally filling it up.
I'm sure many will want to use it occasionally.
My wife would be ecstatic if I presented it as a gift on our anniversary!
It's about filling it up with connected sponsors on a match day and conference events etc.
If you've got a hotel and parking on your doorstep then logistically you become a bigger national and international draw.
I've been to a few sponsors events around Europe down the years, for example Champions League football matches through Sony and always packed out with other sponsors at clubs such as Glasgow Rangers, Man Utd, Arsenal, Barcelona etc.
You can't just sleep on the street until you sober up!

[mol2]

I would imagine that Tigers (team/club) will be a distict legal entity from the Tigers entity that own the ground and those that develop the land so that if any of them hit financial problems the other is/are protected.

[MurphysLaw]

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I would imagine that Tigers (team/club) will be a distict legal entity from the Tigers entity that own the ground and those that develop the land so that if any of them hit financial problems the other is/are protected.
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Yes, a Joint Venture company with Marshall CDP perhaps?

[Noggs]

To fit in with the conferencing marking they will most likely go with a mid-range partner rather than a budget hotel.

They should get a lot of business from travelling fans including those coming to Leicester City games.

I can only see it as a great success and an asset for both Tigers and the city of Leicester itself.

[AngusMcCoatup]

Work to get underway at long last

https://www.leicestertigers.com/news/da ... velopments

The final scheme should look very impressive. Let us hope we have the success in the field of play to warrant it

With a bit of luck the club will set up some spy-cams to monitor progress. It was good fun when the new stands were built.

Forgot the link

It is still there and I too hope they add two or three webcams to show the developments.- https://www.leicestertigers.com/club/webcam