Connect Your Meetings

JULY 27, 2018

With an abundance of blockbuster openings across New York City, 2019 will truly be a monumental year,” says Fred Dixon, NYC & Company president and CEO. Planned new venues include a 500,000-sq.-ft. Each of the Chelsea area venue’s two floors accommodate up to 150 seated or 200 standing. The Jacob K. Javits Center’s $1.5

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 10, 2019

Here are our top five trends that we think will be hot for event and exhibition organisers in 2019. Playing with venue infrastructure. Improving visitor dwell time is priory for exhibitions and as a result, organisers are becoming more creative with their contracted hall space. Thinking outside of the traditional venues.

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MeetingsNet

JANUARY 8, 2019

Risk-reduction actions for safer events in 2019. Here are some action items and ideas that you can implement at whatever stage of your meeting you are in, from Choosing a Location or Venue, to negotiating The Contract , or creating a Communications Policy. How safe are your meetings and events? Then one more.” .

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Evolution Dome, the international leader in temporary inflatable event structures and solutions, is on target for a 60% growth in business in 2019. It’s been great to see Evolution Dome receive recognition as an alternative option for a dynamic event space – either within a venue or as a stand-alone structure on location. Brand Events.

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Skiddle

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

It comes off the back of a challenging time for the industry, which has seen the closure of 5,736 hospitality venues over the past 12 months, 31% of nightclubs closing since lockdown, the loss of 35 independent late-night venues every week, the loss of two pubs a day in 2023 and the closure of 118 festivals since 2019.

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Prestige Events Magazine

DECEMBER 13, 2023

According to the Centre’s latest report and accounts, The QEII Centre delivered total revenues of £14.95m for the period 2022-23, equivalent to 94 per cent of what was achieved in its best year of trading in 2019/20 (£15.94m).

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Connect Your Meetings

JANUARY 28, 2019

Here’s what Chicago meeting planners are saying about events in the Windy City, and what’s trending in 2019. There is an influx of different kinds of venues and meeting add-ons to invoke a sense of adventure and experience rather than the typical sit and listen PowerPoint presentation,” she says. Creative Collaboration.

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Event Industry News

MAY 29, 2019

The Interforce rebrand distinguishes the company’s events/venues/public spaces remit from the police’s Tactical/Territorial Support Group arm, which is also abbreviated to TSG. We’re delighted to be in the mix with the other proven parts of Henley Festival’s security effort and we’re really looking forward to the 2019 edition.”.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

This event takes place on Thursday 17th January 2019 in London, at ETC Venues newly opened floor of their Monument venue and we are supported by our events partners, Cvent and ETC venues. Tickets are available through our website [link].

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Planning Pod

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Is it your dream to run a wedding venue perfect for tying the knot? Whatever the reason, starting a wedding venue can be a great choice to shift your career and improve your financial portfolio–but getting an event venue up and running isn’t always easy. Andrea Vallencourt, Owner and Venue Director, Clay Theatre.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JANUARY 24, 2023

The Resort already has contracted bookings for more than 50 per cent of its 2023 budget, and that is greater than it achieved in the whole of 2018. 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.

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Event Industry News

APRIL 29, 2019

Once again, Novum AV were contracted to supply the sound and lighting for the British Gymnastics World Cup that took place on 23 rd March 2019. Different venues produce different challenges. Unlike Birmingham Arena (the venue that was used last year) Resorts World Arena, Birmingham, didn’t have its own sports lighting.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Swapcard first entered the United Arab Emirates as the event app provider for Step Conference, the largest experiential tech festival in the Middle East, for its 2019 edition. The show proved a success and confirmed the company’s decision to take Swapcard to the UAE. Areas of interest. Brand Events. Concerts & Tours. Conferences.

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MeetingsNet

JANUARY 8, 2019

Risk-reduction actions for safer events in 2019. Price and availability are the main considerations when choosing a venue, but Tyra Hilliard, Esq., If you had to justify in court why you chose a particular venue, what would you say? Research crime information for the venue’s neighborhood on apps such as CrimeMapping.

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Eventsforce

AUGUST 14, 2019

So, to help you plan effectively, we’ve compiled some key questions to ask before you start your venue search and made a few suggestions of venues in Birmingham that have caught our eye. Know what you want before you start looking at venues. How will people get to the venue? How many people will be attending?

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Event Industry News

MAY 28, 2019

Event safety specialist, Crest Planning, is celebrating its one-year anniversary with multiple contract wins for its award-winning event safety app, Halo. The event will feature 10 teams across 11 venues taking part in 48 matches, with people coming from over 148 different countries.

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MeetingsNet

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

According to the 2022 Global Meetings and Events Forecast from American Express Meetings & Events, more than two-thirds of responding planners expect their total number of meetings to return to 2019 levels by Q2 2023. Planning for duty of care towards attendees is another item that’s moved far up the list of planners’ duties. . •

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 19, 2021

The poll of 289 individuals with a history of attending live events found that respondents went to a staggering 5000+ indoor and 1200+ outdoor live events in 2019, from gigs and festivals to football matches and book launches. million in 2019, so there was always going to be a huge demand from the disabled community to return to live events.

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Eventsforce

AUGUST 14, 2019

So, to help you plan effectively, we’ve compiled some key questions to ask before you start your venue search and made a few suggestions of venues in Birmingham that have caught our eye. Know what you want before you start looking at venues. How will people get to the venue? How many people will be attending?

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EventBank Insights

JANUARY 22, 2019

Make sure it's all legal Drafting a contract for a short, temporary event is important to cover your bases should anything go wrong and you're not held liable for a third part (speaker's) actions or comments at the event. ? Choose a Venue ? Know your minimum and capacities of the venue ? Make sure parking is available ?

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Event Industry News

JULY 4, 2022

A recent survey of 126 London corporate event buyers carried out by Venue Search London and the London Christmas Party Show (July 12 th & 13 th at Haberdashers’ Hall, EC1), indicates that the vast majority of companies have yet to firm up their plans for their end-of-year celebrations. Free ticket registration closes this Friday.

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Event Industry News

JULY 22, 2022

hotels worldwide and access rates via direct contracts with hotels and through wholesale partners. We knew there had to be a better way to find the webs best deals when attending an events venue, and in 2019 the idea of EventBeds was born. They have over 1.3m Prices are up to 30% cheaper than anywhere else.

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 27, 2020

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has thrown meeting professionals in an unprecedented position with cancellations, postponements and venue closures affecting the course of the next few months, at least. 4 Tips for MeetingProfs Filing 2019 Taxes in the Year of Coronavirus. COVID-19 Considerations for Meetings Contracts.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 8, 2022

UNITAS Wholesale Trade Show, which recently extended its contract to five years, will take place this week on March 9 – 10. The event welcomed 43,000 visitors when it took place at the venue in November. It is set to return twice a year until 2025. Comic Con Liverpool. We attracted 110 exhibitors to our three-day exhibition.

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MeetingsNet

MAY 16, 2019

An online reseller of contracted meeting elements launches a week ahead of its industry rollout at the IMEX show in Frankfurt. When meetings are canceled, the group that signed the contract is typically responsible to pay either a flat fee or a percentage of the revenue they were to bring to the contracted supplier. I doubt it."

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Event Industry News

JUNE 17, 2019

GL events has raised its target for annual growth following the announcement of five new contracts in Europe, South America and Asia, representing a total value of €70 million in sales. Two further contract wins will see the group provide large-scale audience seating grandstands.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 13, 2023

It has topped of the list of challenges identified by planners in Convene ’s Annual Meetings Market Survey for years, including in the 2017 and 2020 surveys, conducted in 2016 and 2019, respectively, and in our most recent survey (to be published in a special Convene November Forecast issue).

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SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Businesses in a 2019 survey cited increasing costs and lower budgets as the top two challenges they face as they plan events. When you contact a venue to begin a discussion about booking, have more than one date in mind. Search for venues that offer the amenities you need as part of their event package. Review the Contract.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JULY 3, 2023

It’s construction alone resulted in 250-300 jobs across 22 South Wales firms, equating to contracts worth £22 million, and since opening its doors in 2019, the venue has confirmed events worth £161m to the visitor economy up until 2028. It’s easy to see how our purpose-built conference centre has benefited our local area.

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Event Industry News

JULY 25, 2019

This year, as the contract enters its 10th year, organisers of the festival took the decision to upgrade audience seating throughout the festival, to offer greater comfort for spectators. GL events was asked to deliver the infrastructure needed to achieve this, installing 5,000 of its own premium standard-tiered and flat-floor seats.

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Prestige Events Magazine

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Our enquiry levels are the same as they were in the early part of March 2020 and only 20% short of what there were at this time in 2019,” says Michael Begley, CEO of venuedirectory.com. The recruitment challenges that venues are facing also mean they may not be as nimble as they’d like to be in responding to RFPs.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JULY 5, 2022

A recent survey of 126 London corporate event buyers carried out by Venue Search London and the London Christmas Party Show (July 12 th & 13 th at Haberdashers’ Hall, EC1), indicates that the vast majority of companies have yet to firm up their plans for their end-of-year celebrations. Free ticket registration closes this Friday.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 23, 2021

It’s not just Covid-19 (C19) and it’s much more than F&B , room blocks and hotel contracts. Ask yourself, does my next meeting venue have plans should the power go out? However, the FBI reports active shooter events increased 33 percent in 2020 compared to 2019 and 100 percent compared to 2016.

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Guidebook

DECEMBER 30, 2019

During the second half of 2019, I spoke to more organizers asking for an app so they could reduce their paper consumption and waste,” said Conor Zindroski, a member of Guidebook’s sales team. . From choosing a mobile app to reduce paper waste to selecting green venues – in 2020 sustainable options will remain a hot topic. .

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Research Finds Sponsorships Are Still Relevant According to a 2019 report from the Center for Exhibition Industry Research ( CEIR ) of 200 show executives and 728 exhibitors, sponsorships make up roughly 20% of B2B tradeshow revenues. Establishing the conference fee, contracting with the venue and locking the dates will require some effort.

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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. Tiernan Redmond, sales manager at etc.venues said: “In the last 12 months, around 150 meetings were held in our venues to discuss and plan for the consequences and opportunities of Brexit.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 8, 2020

ExecSpace, one of the UK’s leading venue-finding agencies, has appointed industry veteran, Louise Lowe, as commercial director. 2019 saw the company win its largest private sector contract to date, which was a key turning point in the business.

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