Event Industry News

JULY 20, 2022

Cvent , a market-leading meetings, events, travel and hospitality technology provider, published the latest instalment of the Cvent Travel Managers Report: Europe Edition , which provides in-depth insights into current corporate travel trends and activity. The report reveals significant levels of optimism amongst corporate travel managers.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Smart Group has announced ticket sales have launched for its famous annual Hospitality Rocks event. The 2019 event will raise money for The Springboard Charity , which helps young people achieve their potential and nurtures unemployed people of any age into work. Tickets for Hospitality Rocks cost just £70 per person.

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Prestige Events Magazine

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Venues of Excellence, (VOE) the UK’s leading sales and marketing consortium for independent venues is focused on supporting their member venues by sourcing suppliers who are at the top of their field and excellent in the services and products they supply to join their Preferred Partner programme and Supplier Directory.

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 22, 2019

The venue has been shortlisted for ‘Best CSR’ for the London Venue Awards and ‘Greenest Venue’ and ‘Best Conference Venue’ for the Hire Space Awards 2019. Whether it’s a conference , social event or wedding, we have a true history of hospitality. Conferences. Areas of interest.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 24, 2019

The Meetings Industry Association (mia) has announced the shortlist for its coveted miaList 2019. The prestigious miaList 2019 will feature 10 names alongside dedicated ‘Leadership’ and ‘Rising Star’ honours. Find out more about each of the shortlisted nominees here: www.mia-uk.org/miaList-2019-Shortlist.

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Event Industry News

APRIL 25, 2022

Two-thirds of venues say they will recover to 2019 meeting revenue levels in 2022 or 2023, with Danish and Australian venues predicting the fastest recovery, according to IACC’s annual Meeting Room of the Future Barometer 2022 , which was released today.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 29, 2022

We’re able to know where the equipment is, how long it’s going to be used, when it needs to be at the next venue,” Rissi said. One way she is mitigating AV costs is communicating with venues about AV setups of events taking place immediately before hers. Nobody wants to not have an annual conference.”. The Cost of Talent.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JULY 17, 2023

Mandy Jennings, CEO of Venues of Excellence recently took time out to sit with Julian Kettleborough, Commercial Director for the studio to reflect on their membership journey with the consortium and discuss what key benefits they feel have specifically helped their own organisation.

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Event Industry News

MAY 28, 2020

Events @ No 6 opened its doors in 2019, as an innovative new venue in bustling Aldgate, in the City of London. Our team’s combined hospitality experience and an approved list of suppliers are here to enhance and support your event.

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Working with the Music Venue Trust (MVT) and approved for trial by the DCMS, start-up company You Check will test its new health passport with live audiences as a means to safely reopen UK music venues. According to MVT research more than 400 grassroots music venues are at imminent risk of being closed permanently. ”

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 31, 2020

The HBAA has spoken to a cross-section of agency and venue members and gathered opinions on how Brexit is impacting the events and hospitality industry. Over the past 12 months, the effects of Brexit on the hospitality and events industry have been mixed. Brexit has presented added challenges for venues, too.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 28, 2019

The Conference and Hospitality Show (CHS) Awards which showcase the best of the UK hospitality industry – from hotels and venues to suppliers and buyers – is now open for 2019 entries. The awards are judged by an independent panel of 50 event and hospitality professionals from leading agencies across the UK.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Nearly six in ten event planners (58%) across the UK and Europe are struggling to reschedule in-person events in 2021 because of insufficient health and safety protocols at venues, according to Cvent’s 2020 Planner Sentiment and Sourcing Report: Europe Edition published today. Venues need to provide guidance and the right technology.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JANUARY 12, 2023

As a result, the hospitality industry finds itself in the crux of an economic crisis and the need to offer guests truly incredible experiences that are supported by ever-evolving best practices has never been more essential. In today’s financial climate, opportunities for innovation can feel few and far between.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MARCH 19, 2024

The Team has enjoyed enormous growth in its Milton Keynes-based home and corporate events venue, MK-7, with 2023 seeing a 40% year-on-year increase on venue hire and 46% for factory tours. 2024 looks set to build on those figures, with a 52% increase in revenue for confirmed events in Q1, in contrast to January – March 2022.

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Event Industry News

MAY 14, 2019

Thanks to popular demand, the Meetings Industry Association (mia) is extending the nomination deadline for the miaList 2019. Entries into the mia’s prestigious awards, open to anyone working within, or associated with the business meetings, hospitality or events sector in the UK or Ireland, will now close at 5pm on Friday, 24 th May.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 11, 2019

Nearly 77% of City venues, according to a recent survey, are expecting an increase in revenue in the next 12 months, in spite of the apparent uncertainty caused by Brexit. The survey, carried out by London City Selection (LCS) – an exclusive consortium of city venues and suppliers – uncovered several other positive findings.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

But unless you want to find yourself experiencing some serious #FOMO this October, there is one event you can’t afford to miss – Cvent CONNECT Europe 2019. More than 1,000 meetings, event and hospitality professionals are set to attend the event on 14-16 October at the InterContinental London – The O2. Conference highlights.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Report also reveals that as planners juggle multiple event formats and increased event costs, there’s greater reliance on venues to deliver stand-out onsite experiences and technological expertise . In addition, 40% of planners say event space specifics are their number one consideration when sourcing venues.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 10, 2020

The 500-year-old London venue, which houses an award-winning conference and events centre, reduced its total carbon footprint by 30% in the past three years and has switched its electricity provision entirely to 100% renewable energy as well as using environmentally responsible suppliers and service partners.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Known the world over as the home of legendary outlaw Robin Hood, today Nottingham is an attractive destination for event planners thanks to its central location, excellent transport links and an array of world-class conference venues and hotels.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 13, 2020

Regent’s Conferences & Events , recently crowned Best Outdoor Space at the 2019 Academic Venue Awards, will be exhibiting at the London Summer Event Show for the launch of its new English house wine. In addition, any garden waste is used to create compost.

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Connect Your Meetings

MARCH 14, 2019

Whether it’s an event, a venue or a destination, she is selling an experience—and everything revolves around customer service because you haven’t done a good job until they say you have. The service professional also has the role of hospitality ambassador for the event location.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

From predictions for 2019 and expenses payments to mental health, the HBAA delivered a packed programme to a capacity audience at its latest Members Meeting, held recently at the Crowne Plaza Solihull. She predicted that the hospitality and events industry will experience modest growth despite challenging macro-economic conditions.

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Event Industry News

JULY 16, 2019

Cvent, a meetings, events, and hospitality technology provider, today released its annual list of the Top Meeting Destinations for meetings and events in Europe. The lists were compiled based on meeting and event booking activity through Cvent’s venue sourcing sites. Conferences. Areas of interest. Brand Events. Exhibitions.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 28, 2019

The 2019 Academic Venue Solutions (AVS) Showcase took place on the 19 March at the ILEC Centre, London. Academic venues have earned a reputation for great value, by providing first-class facilities and services at very competitive rates.

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PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Five Convene editors looked back over 2018, asking this question: What’s one meeting trend we’ll be keeping an eye on in 2019? We’ve also covered the need for data security in light of recent data breaches in the travel and hospitality sectors, and how to ensure GDPR compliancy. Big Data Is Facing a Reckoning.

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Prestige Events Magazine

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

In its latest report for the West Midlands Growth Company, data compiled by RJS Associates shows that the region’s business events performance in 2022 – which includes meetings, conferences and events held in the West Midlands – was at approximately 78% of 2019 levels.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JUNE 12, 2023

In addition, the report details the lasting impacts of the Covid pandemic for planners, with 41% per cent of respondents stating that they are continuing to look for venues with larger spaces to allow their delegates to spread out and 33% per cent saying that access to outdoor spaces is key.

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Event Industry News

MAY 11, 2022

The 2022 UFI European Conference took place over the course of three days, putting the spotlight on important industry topics and challenges faced by exhibition and event industry professionals. The Conference opened with guest speaker Paddy Cosgrave, founder and CEO of Web Summit, who discussed his take for the future of live events.

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Event Industry News

MAY 28, 2020

DEDICATED TO EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATION IN HOSPITALITY. Events @ No 6 opened its doors in 2019, as an innovative new venue in bustling Aldgate, in the City of London. Our team’s combined hospitality experience and an approved list of suppliers are here to enhance and support your event. com www.eventsatno6.com.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 13, 2022

The result could be a more diverse pool of venues to choose from at a time when meeting professionals are struggling to find open space at fully staffed hotels. The $50 million program, called “Marriott’s Bridging The Gap,” was revealed at NYU International Hospitality Investment Conference on June 6.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 26, 2020

The award-winning venue has 22 multi-functional, flexible rooms, suitable for meetings, conferences and exhibitions up to 8,000 delegates. With panoramic views of the city, the bay and surrounding mountains, these unique foyer spaces flood the venue with natural light and offer the perfect setting for registration and hospitality.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JANUARY 24, 2023

In 2022 its trail blazing Woodlands Event Centre and Willows Training Centre generated their best conference and training performances with sales up 49 per cent on 2019 and up 79 per cent on 2018. Profit was also well ahead of the 2019 total. Steve Jones “I am naturally very happy with 2022’s results and our start to 2023.

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

As part of its ongoing hospitality strategy, Searcys has strengthened its meetings and events business, which experienced significant growth over 2018 and 2019. 2019 saw over 50 internal promotions across the business encompassing operations, culinary, sales, people team, and support services. Pictured: Allan Heard.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Once Crossrail opens in late 2019 there will be another fast link to Canary Wharf and Stratford. It is incredibly versatile and can also be used as a dining space, presentation and training venue and for showcasing brands and organisations. Conferences. The Production Studio, Image: Michael Molloy. Areas of interest. Event Tech.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 15, 2020

Meet in Nottingham, the official Convention Bureau for the region, will be showcasing Nottingham to event organisers from North America at VisitBritain’s prestigious MeetGB Virtual event on Wednesday 17 June, in a bid to bring hundreds of thousands pounds worth of potential events and conferences business to the region.

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