c largest convention center of Kerala, Lulu Garden Hotels, LULU International Convention Center, M.A. Yusuff Ali, MICE Tourism, Thrissur A prestigious business venture by the renowned entrepreneur , c c and trumpets the rich culture of God¶s own Country. Situated in the cultural capital of the State, the largest convention center of Kerala, is a perfect blend of sophistication and nature. An ultimate resolution to the MICE needs of the business community, the centre hosts the finest moments of family gatherings too. Located near the city in a picturesque backdrop, it offers a rare but compelling platform to the eventing fraternity. Mr. Jose Sebastian, the dedicated General Manager of the property, is an hotelier by profession. With his rich experience in the industry, serving the Leela Group, the Ashoka Group, the Casino Group and the Pizza Corner, he lifts the centre to enviable heights.
The best thing about Lulu is that it is spacious. The halls are unilevel and pillarless. With a built up area of 1,50,000 sq. ft., Lulu features seven upscale venue which can accommodate up to 5000 people at a time. The centrally air-conditioned main hall, the LuLu Grand, can comfortably seat 2200 pax. It is equipped with the most modern audio-visual facilities.The air-conditioned banquet hall named Ruby can take up to 1100 pax while the non air-conditioned banquet hall named Lotus can accommodate 1000 pax. For a typical Kerala style feast the halls can seat up to 1500 people each. The mini conference hall, Safina, is an air-conditioned and carpeted hall that can be segregated into 3 different halls, each equipped with state-of-the-art audio-visual facilities. This hall can seat 20 to 450 pax and provides a very aesthetic ambience for meetings, seminars, conferences and corporate events. The central courtyard Lulu Greens is a lush, green, open air venue, suitable for evening functions and get-togethers. This venue can easily seat up to 2000 people, and can be facilitated with audio-visual arrangements as required. The infrastructure facilities, accessibility, vast parking area are the other features which not many other centers can offer. Proximity to Kochi, Calicut and Coimbatore makes it an easily accessible one.
Lulu International Convention Center are into a different sector of the business and not in the typical hotel business. They are more into MICE and shows on a big magnitude. Even the recession has not affected them because their business is planned and booked in advance. The magnitude of attendees is thousand five hundred people per function. They have a mix of events, product launches, conferences, business meets, medical conferences, doctor¶s meet
etc. But a huge money spending area is big marriages. 65 per cent of their events are business meets. But in terms of revenue 65 per cent comes from big marriages. ! MICE is a market where Kerala has a huge potential. Kerala has a product value of being God¶s own country. Presently more national conferences occur in Lulu International Convention Center . Availability of rooms in the city is limited.They are coming up more accomodation facilities with 150 rooms in the premises and 400 more rooms are coming up in Trichur in two and a half years,these aim to attract more international events . With the development of IT Park at Koratti and Vallarpadam Terminal, the growth is towards the north of Kochi. More business meets are going to happen here. "# Lulu Garden Hotels has 30 executive rooms and 5 suites, all air-conditioned and spacious. Lulu also features a well-equipped health club and a kid¶s play park for recreation.The Clay Oven restaurant offers a global menu and international cuisines. Separate kitchen for vegetarian and non vegetarian cooking is another attraction. This is the unique feature as proximity of Guruvayoor attracts crowd who prefers pure vegetarian food in exclusive vessels from a vegetarian kitchen. # # c The 150 staff working here frames the backbone and Lulu give them much more freedom in operations. Lulu believe in long term association with the staff. Then of course, the global goodwill of their Managing Director surely plays a major role in the success. It is the USP of their product. Lulu properties all over the world assure an international standard, offering good staff, in right value with right respect to the customers.
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