Environment New conference centre will ‘without question’ boost hotels hit by downturn By Allister Thomas August 17 2018, 9:35 am August 17 2018, 9:35 am Share New conference centre will ‘without question’ boost hotels hit by downturn Share via Facebook Twitter Whatsapp Messenger Linkedin Email Post link https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/environment/1543192/new-conference-centre-will-without-question-boost-hotels-hit-by-downturn/ Copy Link Aberdeen’s new £333million conference centre will “without question” boost hotels hit by the oil downturn, according to its managing director. Figures released in April from accountancy firm BDO showed Aberdeen had the worst hotel occupancy rate in the UK last year. More than one-third of rooms in the Granite City were empty last year, with hotels in Europe’s oil and gas capital only 63.4% filled. Read more on Energy Voice here.