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BUSINESS EVENTS VENUE OF THE YEAR Leicestershire’s leading conference venue portfolio takes Silver in VisitEngland’s Awards for Excellence. VisitEngland has announced the winners of its annual Awards for Excellence at an evening ceremony on 7th June, hosted by Alex Polizzi at Warner Bros. Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry Potter. In categories ranging […]

The Meetings Show, the UK’s leading event which brings together the world’s meetings and events community, has unveiled further commitments to minimising its environmental impact. Working with isla as its strategic sustainability partner, The Meetings Show will forge ahead with its plans to reach net zero by 2050 and cut carbon emissions by 50% by […]

  Newsflash – Consultation responses TA responses to two open Government consultations   As you know, we have been working to finalise our responses to the two currently open Government consultations – one on a proposed statutory registration scheme for short-term lets, and a connected one on a possible new use class for short-term lets in the […]

5th June 23, UK: The Delegate Wranglers are teaming up with ExCeL London and Lime Venue Portfolio once again this Meetings Show, for its now annual Meet Up. The networking event will take place at 4pm on day one (28th June) and will see Lime Venue Portfolio present the latest in sustainable food, while ExCeL […]

5th June 2023, UK: Hilton Birmingham Metropole has installed new measures to expand on its long-term sustainability programme, one that has already saved more than 400 tonnes of CO2 since 2014. The reduction in carbon emissions equates to taking more than 600 cars off the road and supports the venue’s ongoing work to reduce its […]

This week, we would like to share with you the following:

Focus on helping clients understand and mitigate the impact of their events Wyboston Lakes Resort is partnering with event:decision to heighten sustainable processes, metrics and best practices at live and hybrid events held at the Resort. Louisa Watson, Director of Marketing at Wyboston Lakes Resort says: “This collaboration underlines our determination to provide event organisers […]

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. It is expected to attract association executives from all around the UK. […]

Destination partners with Convenus LLP for bespoke BookingZon offering    MeetBlackpool has launched its brand-new online accommodation booking platform, which will provide event organisers with a free and secure way to book rooms, whilst receiving impartial advice on the town’s accredited hotels.  The new service, which utilises Convenus LLP’s BookingZon software, will showcase all of MeetBlackpool’s […]

When I ask people in my work network “How are you?” they often respond, “I’m so busy”. Whilst that is a positive thing (post-C-19), I’m always left thinking that’s not quite what I asked.   Busyness is a powerful social signal, though a somewhat counterintuitive one. At the turn of the 20th century, economists predicted […]