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Manchester Central reports 21% increase in visitors as Spend Per Head drops
The latest business results released by Manchester Central, 20 Jult, have revealed the venue welcomed over 139,000 visitors to 38 separate events in the past three months (April – June 2023), a significant 20.6 percent increase on the previous quarter, and up 39,000 on the same period last year. Read more
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VisitBritain joins The Business of Events as key partner
VisitBritain is Britain’s national tourism agency, and its Business Events team has developed and maintained a strong international reputation in the global events sector. The team places a great deal of emphasis on the fact that business events are more than just tools for economic growth, they are vital drivers for culture, education, and opportunity. Read more
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2023 International Planner Sentiment Report
The Business of Events has released its 2023 International Planner Sentiment Report. The report illustrates the current thinking of event buyers from a range of disciplines across the UK, Europe and North America in terms of their priorities when selecting a destination or venue. An audience comprising corporate, association and agency planners were surveyed over… Read more
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Chair of APPG for Events to advocate for Northern Ireland business event sector
Theresa Villiers, MP for Chipping Barnet and Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Events, Meets VisitBelfast to Discuss New Business Events Strategy Theresa Villiers, Member of Parliament for Chipping Barnet and Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Events, visited Belfast, 30 June, to engage with the VisitBelfast team and discuss their new… Read more
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Staffing the Stage: Apprenticeships are ready to grow your business
Apprenticeships are a vital tool for enhancing the availability of talent in the events industry, but Richard Waddington, Lead, Event Apprenticeships, argues that perceptions must change and that industry leaders should be more active in encouraging them. OPINION: The UK events industry is facing a chronic skills shortage, and I am firmly of the view… Read more
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Susan Tanner joins Tourism Alliance Board as UKEVENTS representative
The Tourism Alliance has confirmed that Susan Tanner, CEO of the National Outdoor Events Association and UKEVENTS Vice Chair, has joined its 2023/24 board as the UKEVENTS representative. Tanner (pictured) takes the place of Michael Hirst OBE, UKEVENTS’ Immediate Past Chair, who has sat on the board since 2013. The Tourism Alliance is an umbrella… Read more