Tickled Trout Relaunches Meeting@

21st May 2008

The Macdonald Tickled Trout Hotel in Preston is spearheading the re-launch of the hotel Group's revolutionary conference and meetings product, Meeting@ only weeks after it celebrated the reopening of its state of the art conference and meeting facility.

The hotel, which was badly damaged during the January floods, has had its conference rooms refurbished and car parking facilities upgraded. As part of the Meeting@ re-launch, the hotel is rolling out a seasonal conference and banqueting wine menu as well as additional features to the meeting rooms such as mini-fridges.

Marc McCrae, General Manager at the hotel said: "Meeting@ is a seal of quality that meeting planners can trust, not only at the Tickled Trout but in any of our UK hotels. Our aim is that Meeting@ continues to stay in touch with the needs of our clients and evolves appropriately, ensuring its place as a market leader in this sector, and we will continue to welcome feedback from all of our guests as we move into a new era for the hotel."

The initiative, Meeting@ was first introduced by Macdonald Hotels & Resorts to the market in 2005 and has already contributed to a 10% rise year on year in the group's meeting and event revenue, but in 2008 is being evolved to stay in tune with the changing needs of the meeting planner.

The refreshed Meeting@ will continue to follow the same principals of: attention to detail, fresh and innovative food, and a consistent complete meetings product throughout the group's four and five star properties.

Carol Wade of the NHS said: "For me Meeting@ is a mark of consistency; it means that if I am planning a series of meetings across the country, I can trust that the quality and attention to detail will be there throughout. We are delighted to be able to return to the Macdonald Tickled Trout again and have been particularly impressed by the upgraded facilities, the strong customer ethos, and the focus on well-sourced menus and customer service."