Ovation Belgium newsletter spring 2008
Hollywood has finally discovered Europe's best kept secret: Bruges!
Winning exceptional critical plaudits "In Bruges" starring Colin Farrell brings the "Venice of the North" to the big screen. Both Bruges and Colin look absolutely wonderful! Ovation Belgium is offering one lucky meeting planner the chance of a lifetime to spend a weekend in Bruges with Colin Farrell (aka Hugo Slimbrouck - Head of Ovation DMC). Hugo, a former president of SITE, is also a native of Bruges and knows the city like nobody else.
Who said Brussels is boring?
A brand new five-star metropolitan design hotel near the Thalys & Eurostar terminal (Be-Manos); a totally re-branded and re-born conference hotel where trendy and young artists give you an insiders view of contemporary art in Europe (Hotel Bloom); or the eclectic design of an elegant boutique hotel (The Dominican) behind the La Monnaie theatre, just off the Grand Place, that ensures indulgent hospitality.
What these 3 new Brussels hotels have in common is the stimulating environment they have created for the visitor announcing a new era in the capital of Europe.
In Bruges (Shoot first… sightsee later!)
The Movie In Bruges opened February 2008 and is a great success. It is the story of two hit men Ray (Colin Farrell) and Ken (Brendan Gleeson), who are ordered by their boss to cool their heels in the bucolic city of Bruges, Belgium after a badly botched job in London.
This movie theme has allowed us to create an exclusive Ovation meeting and incentive program in the footsteps of these two hit men. The program includes many of the venues from the movie: hotels, restaurants, taverns, museums …
Happy birthday!
Brussels celebrates in 2008 the 50th anniversary of the World Fair that was held at the Heizel. Many exhibitions, events and parties will take place all year long to immerge you in that wonderful past. Now it's your turn to enjoy this little "Back to the future"...
It’s good to be SQUARE.
The Brussels Congress Centre is re-opening in 2009, after being closed for many years. Square, which is the new name of the centre, consists of 10.000 m² of polyvalent rooms, suited for every type of meeting, from international conferences, European summits, work meetings, product launches, corporate or association events through to gala dinners, fashion shows, or even a film screening. These new facilities will include 3 auditoria, 2 multi purpose conference rooms, 20 high tech break-out rooms and a modular hall of 4.000 m² including an exclusive top floor event room, with breathtaking views of the Brussels city centre.
Ovation is our middle name.
"Thank you for all your help in making the recent Hunter Douglas program such a great success! Each member of your team seemed to perform flawlessly! On a personal note, I found the destination to be absolutely wonderful... Gent and Bruges were sensational additions."
Michael Hurwitz, United Incentives.
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