{"id":1423,"date":"2011-09-27T11:21:37","date_gmt":"2011-09-27T10:21:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eventsvenues.com\/?p=1423"},"modified":"2011-10-17T14:24:12","modified_gmt":"2011-10-17T13:24:12","slug":"hbaa-forum-manchester-september-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eventsvenues.com\/?p=1423","title":{"rendered":"HBAA FORUM &#8211; Manchester, September 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The theme of this year&#8217;s Conference was Future Vision so plenty of experts predicting where the industry is heading.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>* Mid range groups are expected to flourish so the Holiday Inn,  Mercure, Holiday Inn Express, Hampton Inns, Jurys Inn with the 5 star  market struggling.<\/p>\n<p>* Better deals can be had for long term regular business as venues  are keen to get business on their books \u2013 although not always in prime  locations.<\/p>\n<p>* LONDON has seen a growth, so rates have stayed high.<\/p>\n<p>* Other cities doing 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