amenities & communication
Liverpool's business community and tourism industry are well served by the leading hotel brands including Radisson SAS, Crowne Plaza, Thistle, Marriott and Malmaison as well as all the leading budget operators and numerous excellent boutique hotels. The city is also well catered for by a wide range of stylish restaurants and vibrant café/bars.
Liverpool John Lennon Airport is the UK's fastest growing airport and attracted in excess of 4.4 million passengers in 2005. London Euston is 2 hours 10 mins by train from Liverpool Lime Street (16 services per day).
Moorfields Railway Station is accessed from Old Hall Street giving direct access to the extensive Merseyrail network including the mainline Lime Street Station.
Liverpool John Lennon Airport
Liverpool John Lennon Airport – one of the fastest growing airports in Europe with scheduled flights to 40 UK and European destinations. 4.4 million passengers used the airport during 2005.
Merseyrail
Rail – Moorfields Railway Station and the extensive Merseyrail underground network is only 2 minutes’ walk from St Paul’s Square. This provides direct links to Lime Street Station, which in turn provides 16 services per day to London Euston (2 hours9 mins) and 51 services per day to Manchester Piccadilly (1 hr).
Motorway Links
Liverpool has excellent road and motorway links with the wider North West.
Liverpool's Big Dig
'Liverpool's Big Dig' is currently under way, involving £73 million of improvements to City Centre roads and public spaces, providing better road safety and smoother traffic flow.
www.bigdig.liverpool.gov.uk/
Paradise Street
Paradise Street project which will include 1.65 million sq ft of retail space.
Kings Waterfront
Work is currently under way on the construction of a 9,500 seat arena and 7,000 sq m exhibition centre at Kings Waterfront.
St Paul's Square
St Paul’s Square is the first phase of a new major extension to the new central business district which will ultimately comprise 1.5 million sq ft of high quality commercial space.