By Richard O'Reilly
He already has an airport in the city named after him, and now a property developer is planning to build a George Best themed hotel in Belfast
Lawrence Kenwright from Liverpool hopes to develop a total of five hotels over the next few years.
City set for George Best-themed hotel after developer decides to invest in Belfast following 2016 event #MIPIM2017 #BuildingBelfast
— Belfast City Council (@belfastcc) February 21, 2017
He's visited Belfast several times in the past 12 month and says he is so impressed with the investment opportunities in the city, that he has committed to building two Hotels by the end of 2017
One of which is to heavily feature the legendary Manchester United and Northern Ireland player.
The announcement was made on Tuesday morning, as Belfast City Council revealed it would take its largest ever trade delegation to a property investment conference in Cannes.
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