Prestige Events Magazine

JANUARY 26, 2024

Meet Cambridge is launching a new service from February 2024, offering last minute bookings for meeting rooms from its venue portfolio for up to 20 people. Venues participating include traditional Colleges through to contemporary buildings, providing the opportunity to meet in a different and unique setting.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JANUARY 30, 2024

The Venues Collection has launched the ‘Meetings for Change Plus’ event packages, empowering organisers with options that are not only good for the planet but good for the mind and body too. The Venues Collection is part of Lime Venue Portfolio and is the residential venue business of Compass Group UK & Ireland.

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Prestige Events Magazine

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The Venues Collection has become the first UK venue chain to remove dairy from all dessert menus across all its five venues. Sam Morgan explained: “Switching to non-dairy desserts is a bold move that we’re implementing in all our venues and across our restaurants and event menus.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MAY 1, 2024

IACC , the global association representing the top 1% of small to midsize conference and meeting venues, has launched its brand-new membership category, Experiential Venues , designed to cater to the growing demand for immersive and engaging event experiences.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 1, 2023

Sausalito, California —Smart Meetings, the premier media brand and leading choice for meeting professionals, is delighted to reveal the winners of the 2023 Smart Stars Awards. Smart Meetings is the leading media company and the most trusted resource for meeting professionals.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 1, 2023

Sausalito, California —Smart Meetings, the premier media brand and leading choice for meeting professionals, is delighted to reveal the winners of the 2023 Smart Stars Awards. Smart Meetings is the leading media company and the most trusted resource for meeting professionals.

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Event Industry News

MAY 23, 2019

The inaugural Edinburgh International Magazine Festival will run for a week from 16 th -22 nd September and will feature speakers and events from some of the world’s best-loved magazine media brands. . Last year, PPA Scotland welcomed a packed crowd of almost 300 magazine professionals and enthusiasts. .

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Prestige Events Magazine

JUNE 12, 2023

The Venues Collection can announce that all their UK conference & training venues have achieved the ‘silver’ level in the Green Tourism ‘Green Meetings’ Standard – the world’s largest sustainable certification programme. Sustainability is constantly evolving and our venues are now working towards achieving gold.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Vote for the Best in the Meetings Industry The 12th annual planner’s choice award is based on the actual experiences of Smart Meetings magazine readers at venues and destinations around the world. 2024 Smart Stars Winners Receive Featured in the June edition of Smart Meetings (print and digital editions).

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Prestige Events Magazine

MAY 10, 2023

Winter Gardens Blackpool also joins mia as a venue member Both Meet Blackpool and Winter Gardens Blackpool have joined the Meetings Industry Association (mia), one of the fastest growing associations in the conference, meetings and events sector, further cementing the town’s dedication to the global events industry.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 2, 2023

Vote for the Industry’s Most Engaging Speakers Our Smart Speakers: Best of the Stage 2023 award is based on the actual experiences of Smart Meetings magazine readers at venues and destinations around the world. We’ll calculate the results and feature the top-rated speakers in the July issue of Smart Meetings.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Born from a joint venture between the Birmingham Repertory Theatre and the Library of Birmingham on Centenary Square, Unique Venues Birmingham (UVB) is an inimitable conference and events venue, offering to both corporate and private clients. This content is sponsored by Unique Venues Birmingham. The Book Rotunda. Conferences.

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Prestige Events Magazine

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Traditional showcase events are failing to meet the expectations of 81% of event buyers research by The Delegate Wranglers and CUSTARD has found. Furthermore, event buyers are only accepting one in five of the showcase invites they receive each month, meaning venues have to work hard from the outset to boost attendance figures.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MARCH 14, 2023

Lime Venue Portfolio is launching a cross industry and collaborative campaign to understand what the Meeting of the Future will look like. As part of the initiative, Lime Venue Portfolio have partnered with MESA (Meetings & Events Support Association) and Event Creative, Robert Dunsmore.

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Prestige Events Magazine

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Venues of Excellence (VOE), the UK’s leading consortium for independent venues has just welcomed its first exclusive hire venue; Weston Park into membership. We are delighted to welcome CEO, Colin Sweeney and his team to our VOE family and know our valued customers and agency partners will love this amazing venue.”

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 15, 2019

Event Wi-Fi company, noba, has partnered with brand new Venue Lab space, Magazine London, to provide Wi-Fi as part of a three-year deal. . Purpose-built Magazine London, which opened its doors this September, boasts over 24,000sqm of indoor and outdoor space and is the largest of its kind in London.

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Prestige Events Magazine

APRIL 7, 2022

The business events industry will come together today to celebrate Global Meetings Industry Day (GMID), an international day of advocacy showcasing the value that business meetings, trade shows, incentive travel, exhibitions, conferences and conventions bring to people, businesses and communities.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 15, 2023

When the $520 million opened the first week in May, it was hailed by the meetings industry as a “game-changer.” Smart Meetings : Which came first: the PGA move to Frisco or the resort opening? How is Omni PGA Frisco Resort a game changer for meeting planners both in and beyond the world of golf? They are experts at that.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 22, 2024

Make your summer meetings meaningful and memorable with these tips and trends Summer is approaching fast and meeting professionals want to stay up to date on every seasonal trend. With these tips and recommended venues, your summer meeting or event will be memorable, meaningful and even give back to the community.

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EncoreAPAC

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

Instead of just picking up where we left off, could we find a more suitable way to set up staging, technology and more in event venues? Looking at what our customers really want from their event spaces has shown us the need of creating more agile venues, with a focus on enhancing live experiences.

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Prestige Events Magazine

APRIL 3, 2023

In this new era of hybrid and remote working, Jaleesa King, Events Coordinator, Shaftesbury Theatre, explains why she thinks unique venues might hold the key to creating engaging, memorable and productive event experiences. In your opinion, do you think that people want different things from an event venue than they did pre-pandemic?

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Prestige Events Magazine

MAY 3, 2024

The Meetings Industry Association (mia) is exhibiting at IMEX Frankfurt for the first time in its history when it returns 14-16 May. The trade association will be using Europe’s largest trade show for the global business meetings and events sector to raise the profile of its AIM accreditation to international buyers and industry peers.

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Prestige Events Magazine

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Venues of Excellence (VOE), the UK’s leading collection of exceptional venues has welcomed 4 new venues into the consortium. We have welcomed 16 new venues in the last eighteen months and have a growing prospect list. The venue is ideal for an exclusive use event, where privacy and attention to detail is key.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JANUARY 15, 2024

Dreamland Margate, on the Kent coast, has become the latest venue to join the Lime Venue Portfolio, representing yet another attraction within the 80+ strong venue group, and further unique choices for organisers. Dreamland Margate is the perfect example of this,” comments Jo Austin, Sales Director, Lime Venue Portfolio.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 17, 2022

In general, there seems to be a strong desire to meet in-person again and registrations numbers are trending higher. From a frantic switch to online events and now a pivot back to in person, the meeting planning industry continues to need agile and creative leaders. You can subscribe to the magazine here.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MARCH 5, 2024

Lime Venue Portfolio is predicting the continuation of steady and consistent growth in quarter one of 2024, following analysis from across its 80+ portfolio. The research, which is taken from sales data across the Lime Venue portfolio, has shown Roadshows double over quarter one to over 16% of total enquiries.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JULY 1, 2022

After decades of providing meetings, events and hotel stays, a collection of venues located across the University of Nottingham’s campuses has been rebranded as Nottingham Venues. Each venue has its own aesthetic, located in peaceful green grounds of the secluded university campus.

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Prestige Events Magazine

OCTOBER 18, 2023

In a year marked by achievements and milestones, Ministry Venues proudly celebrates the one-year anniversary of Diana Varadi’s tenure with the company. Diana’s promotion not only recognises her outstanding achievements but also signifies a pivotal moment for Ministry Venues.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MARCH 18, 2024

Lime Venue Portfolio have agreed a partnership with Stress Matters that will see the organisation develop a series of toolkits, workshops, and learning resources that will encourage better experiences for delegates. They work with dozens of venues but also some major event organisers across the UK and they can make a real difference.

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Prestige Events Magazine

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Venues of Excellence (VOE) has hosted its 2024 Annual Conference at the award-winning Alton Towers Resort sponsored by Oyster Recruitment. She stated “Our Vision is to be the leading consortium of choice for independent conference and event venues in the UK. This was all under one roof.

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Prestige Events Magazine

APRIL 18, 2024

Live events and communications agency Meet & Potato in collaboration with Butlin’s put on The Greatest Show in Town for Poundland. Butlin’s provided the perfect venue, all accommodation, catering and a dedicated event team. The resort’s Reds venue was where the store was built.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

But did you know many also offer prime meeting spaces? Some even operate as part of a hospitality program—so hosting an event on-campus doubles as support for the next generation of event professionals while leveraging the nostalgia of these storied venues. in the September issue of Smart Meetings magazine.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JANUARY 26, 2024

Central Hall Venues has appointed Custard to support the growth of business meetings and events at its iconic locations in the heart of London, York and Edinburgh. Sarah Franczak, Chief Operating Officer at Central Hall Venues, said: “We are thrilled to be working with Custard.

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Prestige Events Magazine

DECEMBER 14, 2023

As we head into the final days of 2023, Venues of Excellence, reflects on its most successful year ever, welcoming 12 fantastic new independent venues into the UK’s leading sales and marketing consortium. Over the past two months, the consortium has welcomed three new venues.

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Prestige Events Magazine

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Lime Venue Portfolio has continued its growth within the stadia and sporting venue sector with the announcement of Swansea City FC joining the portfolio. The news follows on from the announcement, late in 2022, of Rangers FC and Brentford FC both of whom joined the 20 other sporting venues within the portfolio.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MARCH 3, 2023

IXL Events Centre & MTC Liverpool Following their “Fast Lane to Excellence” Annual Conference in January 2023 at the Silverstone Circuit, Venues of Excellence, the UK’s leading consortium for independent venues, has welcomed two exciting new venues into the family in February 2023.

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Planning Pod

APRIL 12, 2023

BizBash – @bizbash BizBash has something valuable for literally any event pro – planners, organizers, vendors, venues, you name it. Check out this post featuring one of her recent weddings. They have definitely made a name for themselves as thought leaders in the events industry.

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