Plans for a new 412-bedroom hotel near Manchester Airport have been approved by the city council. The nine-storey hotel on Chicago Avenue will be run by Tribe under the umbrella of Accor, whose other brands include Mercure, Sofitel and Novotel.
A restaurant is also planned within the 134,000 sq ft building, though it remains unclear who will occupy it, while 22 of the rooms will be wheelchair accessible.
It is the latest project within the wider £1 billion Airport City development, which will include offices, a hotel district, manufacturing, logistics facilities and retail space.
The new hotel will be located 400-metres away from Terminal 2. Documents submitted in support of the planning application say: “The proposed development supports
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