Destination brand vital to Business Events success

Destination brand is very influential in Business Events' sales and marketing our analysis of a new survey with UK Convention Bureaus reveals. 25 UK destinations participated in a survey to benchmark their activities.  Key results show the…

Distinguishing your destination in a crowded market

There are 1459 international destinations all attracting international association meetings (according to the UIA) . The British Meetings and Events Industry Survey 2018  records 80 UK destination spontaneously mentioned by organisers of events. How…

BMEIS 2017/18 reveals drop in attendee numbers

The last twelve months have been interesting for the UK economy. Post the BREXIT referendum result exchange rates for sterling plummeted, growth rate predictions have been lowered, inflation has risen to its highest rate since 2012 yet the FTSE…

Blackpool Conference Centre starts on site

Great news that the work on site for Blackpool Conference Centre at the Winter Gardens will start very soon, with completion and handover due for April 2019. The new facilities include 1600 sq m of space over 2 floors and link in to the Empress…

Launch of Business Events Wales

We are delighted that Business Events Wales is being launched based on the strategy and action plan we prepared in 2016 following a thorough scoping study. This identified major opportunities to help economic growth in Wales through focus on…

Tales from the citadel

We are looking for stories of the major and memorable events that have taken place in convention centres. Tell us about the historic, hilarious, heartwarming or heart stopping moments at occasions and events in your centre. Who of the world's…

Emerging trends for conference venues

What do clients want from venues in 2017? and what will they want in the future? Megatrends such as socio political factors, the local and global economy, demographics, security and safety, mobility, urbanisation, sustainability and technology…

Inspiring the Business Leaders of Tomorrow

Over 1.3 million meetings are held every year in the UK. Are they productive? Are they motivating our workforce? Are they generating the future employees and business leaders we need to ensure the UK remains the 5th largest economy in the world by GDP?

BMEIS 16/17

BMEIS 16/17 is now available, invaluable insights from interviews with nearly 500 British event organisers showing yearly trends of preferences for destinations and venues. A snapshot of results: Volume of events  back closer to 2014…

Subvention and Bid Support Practices 2016

Our latest research looks at Subvention and Bid Support Practices, principally in the UK, but with valuable information from other destinations throughout the world. Key findings are: Conference organisers Subvention is an important…