Malta-based hotel operator Corinthia Hotels International (CHI) and Vermont Developments have signed technical services and operations agreements to bring the internationally renowned Ramada Plaza hotel brand to Liverpool, England, for the first time. The 173-room Ramada[R] Plaza Liverpool will form the centre-piece of Vermont's [pounds sterling]100m scheme, The Quarter, adjacent to the City's new Arena and Convention Centre. The hotel will be aimed at corporate and high end leisure customers and will feature a fine dining restaurant, spa and state of the art business centre with conference facilities. More than 150 full time jobs will be created by the scheduled opening in ...