Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 23, 2021

The New Year is upon us and as we look at 2022 for our meetings and group gatherings, we gaze into the future with bright eyes and positive grins and think, what the heck is going on? It’s not just Covid-19 (C19) and it’s much more than F&B , room blocks and hotel contracts. A potential new tool (and weapon): drones.

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Event Industry News

JULY 29, 2022

WeTrack are proud to announce that they are the official supplier of the Games Issue Tracking System for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. The Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games will take place in the United Kingdom from July 28th to August 8th, across Birmingham, the West Midlands and London.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JANUARY 16, 2023

International Convention Centre Wales ( ICC Wales ) has secured a number of notable repeat business wins for 2023, as it establishes itself as the UK’s most exciting new events venue and brings a significant boost to the South Wales visitor economy. The Open University will also hold its Autumn 2023 Graduation Ceremony at the venue.

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Prestige Events Magazine

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

The north London Camden venue is proving that there is a steady growth of confidence in the industry with an increase in a wide variety of event contracts from 2022/23 – 2024. Head of events Rhiân Pressley said “we have definitely turned a corner and organisers are now reverting to longer lead times.

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Eventscase Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

The last quarter of the year is one of the busiest times in the events industry. The contract renewals we have closed in recent weeks are a testament of our clients’ trust in our team. million round, which allowed the company to invest in product improvements and win the Eventex award for the best solution for virtual events in 2021.

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Planning Pod

JUNE 10, 2022

Catering software has become one of the most popular ways to streamline operations among caterers, restaurants, hotels and event venues, and for good reason … because it enables venue and catering businesses to automate processes, create timesaving workflows and serve customers better with fewer staff.

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Prestige Events Magazine

APRIL 2, 2024

Natalia Events: Passionately creating experiences, communities and memories Natalia Events, led by the visionary Natalia Lada, is proud to announce the launch of its new events agency and website. Natalia is an event consultant with over 10 years international experience working across the corporate and public sector.

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Prestige Events Magazine

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Bookings for conferences, meetings and training events at Wyboston Lakes Resort for 2022 are currently over 140% ahead of 2019, alongside a record number of large events from leading pharmaceutical companies taking place this Autumn. There is also a clear trend for short lead times in 2021, even for relatively sizable events.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 14, 2023

Event technology company Cvent announced that after going public for a second time in 2021 through a special acquisition at a valuation of $5.3 Since its founding in 1999, Cvent has helped manage more than 5 million events, and lists over 302,000 hotels and venues as of Dec. The highly anticipated deal represents an $8.50

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MeetingsNet

MAY 12, 2023

Especially for autumn events in the Southeast and winter events in the Midwest, planners should understand the current market for cancellation coverage. As a result, it’s best for meeting planners to obtain cancellation insurance right after they sign their venue contracts for events set to happen in a destination’s storm season.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

IBTM today announced that it has signed a new three-year contract with Barcelona Convention Bureau and Fira de Barcelona that will see IBTM World take place in the city up to and including the 2022 edition. Barcelona is a superb host city for IBTM World, with Fira Gran Via providing the perfect venue space and facilities for our needs.

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Prestige Events Magazine

DECEMBER 13, 2023

-Third best trading year since opening in 1986- World-renowned conference, events, meetings and exhibition centre, The QEII Centre , has announced a remarkable year of business stabilisation and recovery, resulting in the Centre’s third best trading performance since opening in 1986.

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Event décor and installation specialists, Visual Architects has been recommissioned for services at Kendal Calling 2023 taking place at Lowther Deer Park in the Lake District from 27th – 30th July, following a successful, full transformation of the festival in 2022.

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Unique Venues

MAY 19, 2021

AEG Presents Special Event Venues (AEGSEV) Are Springing Back to Life. progresses forward in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, live event venues are getting ready to reopen. The talent buyers, general managers and sales team all work together to make mutually beneficial decisions for the venues and the clients.

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Skiddle

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

With this year’s festival season now closed, our attention is firmly focused on promoting the thousands of upcoming autumnal events – be they Freshers parties, spooky Halloween experiences or Bonfire bonanzas – to the wave of avid event-goers currently flooding the Skiddle site. . All of this is now possible.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 20, 2022

This commitment has led to more than a decade of work across venues and suppliers around the topics of waste, water, energy, supply-chain, social equity and social impact. Of particular interest to many planners and attendees in 2022 is what can be done to account for and manage their carbon footprint. Getting Energized.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JANUARY 24, 2023

Wyboston Lakes Resort has made an outstanding start to 2023 following a year of record results in 2022. 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. Steve Jones “I am naturally very happy with 2022’s results and our start to 2023.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 4, 2023

Sheaks, attorney, author and faculty legal advisor for International Association of Venue Managers to break down the major legal challenges meeting profs should be aware of in 2023. You can’t get out of your contract under the force majeure clause.” “The Sheak continued, “The short form is usually not advisable. Force Majeure.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Conversation Starters at Convening Leaders 2022 gave both in-person and digital participants a chance to discuss a range of hot-button topics. The new realities of holding digital, hybrid, and in-person events were discussed in Las Vegas and online last month during CL22 in topic-based, facilitator-led, 30-minute, small-group discussions.

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MeetingsNet

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

American Express Meetings & Events used the IMEX America show to present its latest forecast for the meetings and events landscape based on survey results from 500 planners. Planning for duty of care towards attendees is another item that’s moved far up the list of planners’ duties.

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Milestone Events Group

OCTOBER 21, 2021

But the one that seems to stand out the most is the venue. In 2022, almost everything about your wedding is optional- except you will need to pick where you get married. Here is how to pick the perfect wedding venue that suits all your needs. The Essentials For How To Pick A Wedding Venue. How to pick a wedding venue?

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 17, 2022

At a recent international event that had been rescheduled three times due to Covid, a major sponsor backed out of reserved rooms at the last minute. With literally days until the event, there was nothing the event planner could do—except plan ahead for the next event. There goes the room minimum! Start Sooner.

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Skiddle

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

In this week’s update, we’ll be informing you of the latest news whilst sharing some of our various different department’s performance statistics from the first quarter of the 2022/23 financial year whilst – including Account Management, Business Development, Marketing and Content. Image credit: Foreverland / Facebook.com.

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 1, 2022

From evolving event booker expectations to the importance of the right collaborations for business success, hear the latest MICE trends and predictions for the year ahead from a selection of Custard’s expert clients. Short lead times and conversions will continue to be a theme for business meetings and events in 2023.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JANUARY 19, 2022

With the announcement that Plan B measures are to end from next Thursday the purgatory that the events industry has faced during the last few months comes to an end. Will 2022 be the year of the party/work event!!! “ It should give event planners the confidence to go ahead with in-person conferences and meetings immediately.

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PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 14, 2020

American Express’s 10th annual Global Meetings and Events Forecast offers insights into what the industry can expect in 2021. American Express released its 10th annual Global Meetings and Events Forecast, which surveyed more than 560 meetings and events professionals from around the world on everything from budgets to technology.

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Event Industry News

APRIL 19, 2022

Agency Spotlight, the latest addition to the Event Industry News site, profiles the top of the pyramid, the design and creativity behind brand activations, experiences, exhibition USPs and the greater live event model. Member name: Mabrouka Events Date formed: January 2001 – proudly celebrating 21 years in business in 2022!

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Prestige Events Magazine

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Green & Fortune is reporting a new set of demands and dynamics as event planners navigate the current turbulent landscape. Demand is at an all-time high for corporate events, however, lead times are now a matter of weeks as opposed to months. Delegate numbers.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Location: Brighton – Moulsecoomb Salary: £24,285 to £27,131 per annum Contract Length: 12 months Fixed Term End Date: 02/01/2024 Closing Date: Friday 09 December 2022 Reference: CC5014-22-482. Working with the Event Managers, you will assist in the organisation of a range of student, academic, research and corporate events.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 27, 2022

Total Testing Solutions provides testing services at venues as well as pop-up testing sites for events. In late 2021 and early 2022, as case numbers due to the Omicron variant broke new COVID records, many public health experts like Quilty have become more vocal about the need to switch the focus to rapid antigen testing.

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Conferences that Work

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

The old meeting industry normal is long over, and many event professionals are still hoping and waiting for a new normal. As I write, two years have passed since the COVID-19 pandemic devastated the world and the event industry. “ —Quote from a meeting planner’s January 2022 conference report. Accommodations.

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 19, 2021

Audience snapshot by music and event industry charity Attitude is Everything indicates that a majority of Deaf, disabled and neurodivergent people want to return to live events – as long as accessible safety precautions are in place.

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Bizzabo

AUGUST 25, 2021

There’s a lot of uncertainty regarding COVID variants and in response, event organizers are creating event contingency plans to prepare for the future. Having an event contingency plan is an essential part of being an event organizer but it’s especially key in 2021 and beyond. Venue Contracts.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 20, 2023

A surge in violent crime has event professionals making safety and security in meeting destinations a priority. Even so, for organizations that manage urban places, it’s the perception of crime “that defines the reality,” wrote the authors of a public safety report released by the International Downtown Association (IDA) in 2022.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MARCH 7, 2024

Originally built in 1878 as the Royal Station Hotel, this rebrand comes as a result of RBH Management taking over the management contract of the hotel from IHG in October 2022.

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EncoreAPAC

MARCH 20, 2023

Sustainability is increasingly a consideration for both event planners and venues when choosing a production company. COP27 report outlines a Net Zero Carbon Events Roadmap, aimed at greener practices in the events industry. I’m proud to say that EcoVadis granted Encore a silver medal in 2022.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 28, 2022

Levy UK + Ireland, the market leading sports and hospitality caterer, has taken a 50% stake in multi-award winning bars and event solutions business, Peppermint. The success of this partnership is set to expand throughout the Levy estate in 2022 and beyond, targeting growth through existing and complementary sectors.

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