Brum rush: Birmingham becomes tourist hotspot

City’s hotels enjoy most successful year to date as visitors are drawn by revamped Bullring, culture and sportIt has been written off in the past as London’s ugly sister, but hotels in Birmingham are reporting record bookings thanks to the city’s A-list shopping scene, Michelin-starred restaurants and eclectic social calendar.Twenty years ago people might have listed the reasons not to go to the second city, starting with the city centre where pedestrians were faced with a conc