Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Revenue Per Delegate for meetings and events drops 21% as venues reduce rates in quiet summer season • September saw the highest number of confirmed events • Lead times shorten slightly • Delegate sizes drop to 36 in line with expectation during quiet summer season • DOWNLOAD REPORT FOR FREE HERE Q3 2023 experienced a typical summer dip in […] (..)

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 4, 2023

Wildfire has made a pledge to potentially plant 20,000 trees in 2023. The business declared this statement at The Sustainable Event Show 2022, an exhibition that unites event providers, suppliers, and venues to battle the continuously evolving challenge […].

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 16, 2023

The Eastside Rooms has been sharing its views on what 2023 could look like for the wider meetings and events industry. For us at the Eastside Rooms 2023 could be defined as The Great Evolution. […].

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 4, 2023

The Association of Event Venues (AEV) has published the 2023 edition of the eGuide. This comprehensive industry guide serves as a crucial resource for compliance and standards in events, encompassing a wide range of topics related to event operation and management.

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Eventscase Blog

MAY 25, 2023

As 2023 moves forward, we can’t help but be grateful that we’re fulfilling one of our New Year’s resolutions. We swore that it would be the time for us to return to the venues, trade fairs and networking events. One way to avoid this is to incorporate narrative elements into the event design and concept.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 22, 2024

Norway’s largest venue for trade fairs, events and concerts achieved an all-time high level of turnover in 2023. The positive results give NOVA Spektrum Foundation the opportunity to further advance its plans to create the Nordic region’s most progressive meeting place for the business, cultural and organisational realms.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 13, 2023

will be returning to the East of England Arena and Events Centre for the first time since 2020, on March 5, 2023. The show’s previous edition at the venue saw 600 attendees looking to grow […].

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 14, 2023

Unity Place has become the latest meetings and events venue to join the Lime Venue Portfolio (LVP), the UK’s largest collection of iconic venues. It will become an integral part of the group’s […]

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 22, 2024

Formerly known as Allseated , the company started in 2014 as a tool for wedding planners to model seating charts and, after being used for some 500,000 events and significantly adding to the cataloged inventory in the U.S. and Europe, evolved into an efficient 3D spatial design and management resource for business event professionals.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 25, 2023

Melissa Sobo, Director of Sales, Nottingham Venues along with Sam Glenister-Batey, Head of Conferencing & Events at Leeds University have been appointed as board members for Academic Venue Solutions (AVS).

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Unfortunately, far too many event promoters either haven’t a clue about what an unconference is, or, worse, deliberately call their events unconferences when they aren’t. They use “unconference” as a marketing buzzword to make their event sound cooler. Let’s be clear.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Cvent, a market-leading meetings, events and hospitality technology provider, has published the latest instalment of the Cvent Planner Sourcing Report: Europe Edition October 2023.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 19, 2024

As Oracle Red Bull Racing embarks on its 20th season in Formula One as reigning Constructors’ Champions following a dominant year, it also has much to celebrate within its event business at the Red Bull Technology Campus.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

The non-profit social enterprise, EventWell, returned to the Association of Event Venues annual AEV Conference for its third consecutive year as the conference’s well-being partner on 17 November 2023 at the Queen Elizabeth II Centre, London.

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Event Industry News

MAY 2, 2023

The Bristol area is set to significantly increase its capacity for large scale conferences, exhibitions and events following the announcement of three major developments in the city, with phased competitions between 2023 and 2026.

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Event Industry News

APRIL 10, 2024

The UK’s exhibition industry continues to showcase resilience, creativity, and growth – according to the latest research conducted with the NEC Birmingham and other UK venues. The 2023 SASIE research […]

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Event Industry News

JUNE 19, 2023

The Meetings Show’s 2023 Hosted Buyer Welcome Reception will be the first event held onboard Oceandiva London, the new state-of-the-art sustainable events vessel operated by the UK’s leading hospitality and events company, Smart Group.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The Association of Event Venues (AEV) has announced “Fit for the Future” as the theme for its annual conference at the Queen Elizabeth II (QEII) Centre, London, 17 November 2023. Rachel Parker, director, AEV, said, “We have been through a great deal as an industry over the past few years and now we need to […]

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Event Industry News

APRIL 25, 2023

The Bristol area is set to significantly increase its capacity for large scale conferences, exhibitions and events following the announcement of three major developments in the city, with phased competitions between 2023 and 2026.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Connor joins the expanding Crosstown Concerts team as a new national promoter, October 2023, to strengthen the Promoters’ national touring and concert delivery. He began as a local promoter, developing as venue manager of key Cardiff live music venue Gwdihw, progressing on to become […]

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Event Industry News

MAY 9, 2023

The latest business results released today by Manchester Central revealed the venue contributed £33.6 The iconic city centre venue held 45 events and welcomed over 115,000 visitors between January and March 2023, up 24% on the previous quarter (October-December 2022). Over […]

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 24, 2023

The Association of Event Venues (AEV) has revealed their collection of sponsors and partners ahead of its annual AEV conference at the Queen Elizabeth II Centre, London, on Friday 17 November 2023. Rachel Parker, director, AEV, said, “We are hugely grateful for the generosity and support of all our sponsors and partners.”

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

After the annual general meeting (AGM) of the Association of Event Venues (AEV) held at Manchester Central on Wednesday, September 20, 2023, the AEV has revealed alterations to the board.

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Canadian Special Events

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

Through this event, Middle Child PR and Mad Bash Group demonstrated how traditional celebrations could be transformed into modern extravaganzas, engaging all senses and leaving guests with a lasting impression of cultural magnificence and luxury. “ Designing this Lunar New Year event was truly a career highlight in 2023.

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

The Barbican has appointed two new team members to support growth across its Business Events team. The new starters’ arrival has coincided with the venue achieving AIM Gold Accreditation for the 9th year in a row.

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Event Industry News

MAY 31, 2023

The Association of Association Executives (AAE) is partnering with Yarnfield Park, part of The Venues Collection to host its annual Associations UK Congress. The conference is the UK’s most attended conference for association leaders and will take place from 1st -2nd June 2023.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 25, 2023

The NEC Group has announced that its fundraising efforts for 2023 will be for Alzheimer’s Research UK, the UK’s leading dementia research charity. The Group – which operates a host of first-class live event venues in Birmingham – will be organising a range of fundraising activities throughout the year.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 17, 2023

By Shaun Hinds, CEO of Manchester Central and Chair of industry bodies Association of Event Venues and the Event Industry Alliance.

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Event Industry News

JULY 26, 2023

In support of the former Mayor of Harrogate, Victoria Oldham’s charitable initiatives, Harrogate Convention Centre (HCC) helped Yorkshire Air Ambulance fundraise at 21 events at the venue between November 2022 and March 2023.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 13, 2023

The ACC Liverpool Group is looking forward to another packed calendar of events at its waterfront venues. And 2023 is […].

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Event Industry News

APRIL 18, 2023

The Association of Event Venues (AEV) is pleased to announce its new technology partnership with Momentus Technologies for 2023. The agreement also includes sponsorship of […]

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 9, 2022

We hosted the final stage of the Tour of Britain back in 2019 and it’s great to welcome the event once again. Hosting the Grand Depart of the Tour of Britain 2023 is a real honour for us and celebrates Manchester as a premier cycling city.

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The award for ‘Most Improved Brand Metric Performance 2023’, sponsored by Accor, honoured the iconic four-star hotel for achieving an impressive year-on-year improvement of 12.7%. This follows a […]

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 22, 2024

The appointments follow an extensive international recruitment campaign launched in autumn 2023 to identify exceptional individuals […] The Barbican is delighted to announce that Philippa Simpson has been appointed its new Director for Buildings and Renewal, and Beau Vigushin its new Director for Audiences.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 24, 2023

This is open to a various range of suppliers in floristry, production, entertainment, furniture, event planning, accessibility etc. 2023 is an exciting time to partner with {10-11} Carlton House Terrace, as the venue embarks on a major […]

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

The Mermaid London has announced a £1 day delegate pledge throughout 2023 as part of a new partnership with homelessness charity, Streets of London, to boost funding for specialist support in aid of those living on the streets across the capital.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 23, 2022

At the Thursday lunch, attendees were treated to a taste of the festivities that await next year when the annual event moves to the Mexican Caribbean, Riviera Maya, June 12-15, 2023, as a culmination of conversations that have been going on at the highest levels of MPI and the Mexican government since 2011.

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