The Business Travel Mag July-August 2022

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DEPARTURES

On business in...

Manchester

Industrial charm will win the hearts of visitors to Manchester, last year declared the third best city in the world by TimeOut. From a vibrant music and arts scene to foodie options galore – oh, and a couple of pretty decent football clubs – this northern city has a lot to shout about, writes April Waterston

Third best city in the world?

S L E E P IN G

A fleet of buses, trams and trains

the city's accommodation options.

The ultra-cool re-purposed freight-

make travelling around Manchester

depot is just a two-minute walk from

a breeze. The Metrolink tram

Piccadilly station. The industrial

network covers four zones from the

known as the 'Jenga’ building,

space boasts a unique selection of

city centre to the suburbs. A single

or the "fun and affordable"

bars, a food market and varied

ticket costs from £1.40, or a day

Moxy Manchester City in

seating areas, all complemented by

pass for all zones is £7.10.

Manchester Piccadilly, fondly

GATEWAY TO THE NORTH

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G etting about

Escape to Freight Island – literally!

Try the striking Leonardo Hotel

Getting there The 'Gateway to the North', Manchester Airport is just seven miles from the city centre. It's the busiest UK airport outside of London and is well connected to Europe, the US and beyond. For domestic travel, Manchester is easiest to reach by train, with over 50 services a day from London and a direct travel time from just over two hours. Avanti West Coast services many of the routes, with a one-way fare starting at around £70. Onward travel to the likes of Leeds, Liverpool and Sheffield is also easy with regular and inexpensive services. By car you're looking at closer to four hours travel time from London. Head up the M40 or M1 and M6 for an easy, straightforward drive.

EATIN G

A flurry of openings has broadened

the heart of Spinningfields with rooms from £99. Choose

live music and DJs. Or, for something a bit more boujee, OSMA brings a

M ust - see Sights

vibranT music AND arts scene

from not just one but two Hyatt

taste of Scandinavia to the city. Its

Head to the Northern

Hotels which opened just before

name is symbolic of the founder's

Quarter to get a feel

Covid hit – The Hyatt Regency and

hometowns (Oslo and Manchester),

for the city's artistic

Hyatt House – both in the Innovation

a heritage which is reflected in the

flair or explore Chinatown,

District on the Oxford Road Corridor.

menu. The Norwegian-Mancunian

the third largest in Europe. Or take a

For longer stays, there's a new a

fusion may sound like an odd one,

tour of one of its famous football

Wilde Aparthotels by Staycity in St

but OSMA consistently ranks as one

stadiums – Manchester United’s

Peter's Square and a CitySuites

of the best eateries in the city.

historic Old Trafford or Manchester

aparthotel in Embankment West.

City’s ultra-modern Etihad Stadium. AF TER HOURS

Catch a gig at the newly-refurbed Band on the Wall on Swan Street, a venue ingrained in Manchester's famous music scene. The likes of Buzzcocks, the Fall and Joy Division played some of their earliest gigs at the venue back in the 70s, with today's shows offering a platform to up-and-coming local artists.

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