Monthly Archives: August 1998
Sun rises on business opportunities
Leading businesses across the region are already involved in the Osaka Manchester Forum (OMF), launched in 1997 to forge links between the North West and the Kansai region of Japan. The latest development in this growing relationship is a high … Continue reading
Even more rooms with a view
Manchester is enjoying a booming visitor trade. Figures produced by the EuroCity Survey show occupancy rates have risen for the sixth year in succession, with a rate for 1998 of 75.8 per cent. Demand is set to increase as the … Continue reading
Digital Summer 98 – celebrating innovation and creativity in science and technology
On June 21 1948, shortly after 11am, an event took place at the University of Manchester which shook the world and put Manchester at the forefront of a global technological revolution. The event was the birth of the world’s first … Continue reading