News Archive: 2009

23, 2009 September:

Sheffield tower: full speed ahead

Velocity Estates has won planning permission for an 18-storey student accommodation tower at its Velocity Tower site in Sheffield...

21, 2009 September:

Huge Topshop for Liverpool

TopShop has today opened its 65,000 sq ft Liverpool One store, its largest in the UK bar its Oxford Circus store...

18, 2009 September:

Dubai Trade Centre opens

The first stage of the Trade Centre Plaza at the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) is due to open in late September...

UAE: hardest hit

Well over 500 projects have been delayed or cancelled in the United Arab Emirates, making it the hardest hit real estate market in the Gulf region, according to a new report...

The Great British hotel

Holidaymakers are showing an increasing interest in British destinations, according to an accommodation booking website...

16, 2009 September:

Hotel rates fall by fifth

The average cost of a hotel room has fallen by 17 per cent, with rates in Barcelona, Marrakesh and Vienna proving particularly good value for Britons...

15, 2009 September:

Starry starry night

Luxury hotel chains, the biggest losers in the lodging industry's decline, are giving up some of their hard-won stars in an effort to save money...

Luck of the Irish

Some parts of the Irish commercial property market are showing an increase in transaction volumes giving hope that confidence is returning to the real estate sector...

10, 2009 September:

Floating an idea

Even before Kate and Leo sailed the story onto the silver screen, the doomed Titanic was one of the most famous shipping disasters in living memory - and now, plans to create a Titanic-themed boutique hotel out of the Belfast shipyard where the original ship was built have been announced...

09, 2009 September:

A watery grave

The historic port in Venice is a tourist hotspot and bustling, boat filled venue already, so plans by Italian authorities to further expand the port in order to accommodate far bigger ships in greater numbers is worrying many, as they fear the plans could threaten the already fragile city on water...