Brighton & Hove Tourism News
Shrigley appointed as guest director for Brighton Festival
Brighton Festival has announced that the 2018 guest director is the Brighton-based visual artist David Shrigley. Best known for his distinctive drawing style and works that make satirical comments on the absurdity of 21st-century society, Shrigley’s darkly humorous compositions reflect the inconsequential, the bizarre, and the disquieting elements of daily life.
Brighton & Hove Albion to welcome new Aloft hotel
Starwood Hotels & Resorts has entered into a franchise agreement with Brighton & Hove Albion to open a new Aloft hotel in the popular southern England coastal city. The 150-room Aloft Brighton, which is due to open in September 2017, will expand the brand’s growing footprint to four hotels in the UK, including two in London (Aloft London Tobacco Dock opens 2018), one in Liverpool and now one in Brighton.
British Airways to sponsor moving observation tower in Brighton
The world’s tallest moving observation tower, currently being built on Brighton seafront, was today named British Airways i360. The airline has signed a five-year deal, which includes full naming rights, with the developers of the Brighton beach attraction which has been conceived and designed by Marks Barfield Architects.
Plans for £5m spa on Brighton seafront
A £5m spa resort with an outdoor swimming pool could be built on Brighton seafront.