New hotel opens in former Harland and Wolff drawing offices

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Image caption, The drawing offices project has cost around 拢28m, which included a 拢5m grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund
  • Author, John Campbell
  • Role, 大象传媒 News NI Economics & Business Editor

A new hotel has opened in the former drawing offices of the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast.

The four-star Titanic hotel, which has created approximately 90 jobs, has 119 rooms.

It was developed by a partnership of the Titanic Foundation, Titanic Quarter and Harcourt Developments.

Image caption, The four-star hotel has 119 rooms

There is a significant amount of hotel development taking place in Belfast which should boost room supply by around one third by the end of 2019.

The drawing offices project has cost around 拢28m, which included a 拢5m grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund.

Image caption, Ninety jobs have been created by the hotel

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Image caption, It was developed by a partnership of the Titanic Foundation, Titanic Quarter and Harcourt Developments

The fall in the value of the pound since the Brexit vote has helped the Belfast hotel sector as the decline in sterling makes it cheaper for foreign visitors to come to the UK.

In 2016 Belfast hotels reached a record high room occupancy rate of 83.5%.

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