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FAST FACTS 
Edinburgh is second only to 
London in terms of UK cities in 
which to hold an international 
association meeting 
In 2007-08, the ECB won or 
influenced 162 meetings, 
attracting 65,000 delegates 

Latest developments

Dakota Forth Bridge Hotel 
This stylish new hotel, conveniently located at the interchange of roads near the Forth Road Bridge, received the highest accolade as the ÔScottish Restaurant of the Year 2008Õ as well as ÔScottish Hotel Restaurant of the Year 2008Õ at the Scottish Restaurant Awards in January 2008. 


www.dakotaforthbridge.co.uk 
Norton House Hotel & Spa 

Norton House Hotel, a stunning mid-Victorian country house hotel set in 55 acres of parkland in Ingliston, just to the west of Edinburgh, has unveiled a £13m refurbishment that includes 36 new rooms and luxury suites, as well as state-of-the-art conference and banqueting facilities. 

www.handpicked.co.uk/nortonhouse 
Novotel Edinburgh Park 

A brand new four-star hotel, Novotel Edinburgh Park opened in April 2008 with 160 bedrooms, a restaurant, bar, indoor swimming pool, gym and steam room. Perfect for a business trip, with The value of meetings and 
conferences won for the city 
by the ECB in 2007-08 was 
£72.8m, an increase of 6.2% 
on the previous year. 
The value of bookings secured 
by the ECBÕs Conference and 

Accommodation Booking Service 
in 2007-08 was a further £1.1m, 
handling the accommodation 

WiFi internet and five meeting rooms, the hotel is located in Edinburgh Park. Easy to reach from Edinburgh Airport, the M8 and the City Bypass, the hotel also has excellent public transport links to the city centre. 
www.accorhotels.com 


Caledonian Hilton 

As part of a £22m overhaul, one of EdinburghÕs most beloved five-star hotels has fully refurbished over 200 bedrooms and suites (many with views of the 14th century Edinburgh Castle) with air conditioning and high speed internet access. 
www.hilton.co.uk/caledonian 


Prestonfield Pavilion 

For some events even the spectacularly lavish setting of PrestonfieldÕs 500-seat circular ballroom isnÕt quite large enough. So Prestonfield has recently introduced the option of dinner in the Prestonfield Pavilion. Seating up to 1,000 guests for dinner, the Pavilion takes advantage of PrestonfieldÕs city location and appealing parkland setting with ArthurÕs Seat and Royal Holyrood Park as the backdrop. 

www.prestonfield.com 
needs of 30 meetings ranging in size from 40 to 1,200 delegates 
Of the conferences and events secured by the ECB and taking place in the city during 2007-08, 24% were in non-residential venues, 27% in hotels, 26% in universities and 23% at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre