Digital Marketing 2018

TA Weekly Update (2 February 2023): Govt response to DCMS Committee report published; Welsh Committee take evidence on tourism in Wales; Mayor joins calls for VAT reclaim scheme… Government response to DCMS Committee’s Promoting Britain Abroad report The Government response to the Commons DCMS Committee’s report into “Promoting Britain Abroad” has been published today. You […]

The Grand Brighton, the flagship hotel located on the Brighton’s seafront, has been certified as a Carbon Neutral hotel. The accreditation is awarded by Carbon Neutral Britain, the organisation which created the UK’s carbon offsetting initiative. The hotel has met and achieved all the initiative’s standards in measuring, calculating and carbon offsetting all organisational carbon […]

Greetings from Edwardian Hotels London, It is with great excitement that we announce our newly rebranded and softly refurbished Radisson Blu Edwardian Bond St hotel, formerly Radisson Blu Edwardian Berkshire! This charming hotel, located near coveted address of Central London’s Oxford St, has undergone a breath-taking ground floor transformation; with a collection of 149 bedrooms designed […]

       Convene acquires etc.venues This exciting next chapter will offer you, our valued clients, even more places and ways to hold events and meetings. Please read our joint etc.venues and Convene message here. More locations Like etc.venues, Convene is a global leader in premium meeting and event spaces. By joining forces with Convene, etc.venues will expand […]

1st February 2023, UK: CYE Group, the specialist event services business, has partnered with Venue View to offer venues within its listings access an enhanced package that will include the sought after Matterport digital twin 3D virtual tours. Venue View’s digital tours have proved an incredible success for both organisers and venues, allowing a deeper […]

UKEVENTS updates/material of interest (January 2023) Reminder – On the homepage of the UKEVENTS website, you will find boxes signposting to key information including boxes dedicated to: Brexit Guidance; and Covid-19 Guidance. UKEVENTS News Events Apprenticeship Framework launches to tackle industry’s talent shortage, 17 Jan. Partners News TBOE – Events industry excluded from energy support […]

Tourism Industry Council restructure Following on from last Thursday’s information about the restructuring of the Tourism Industry Council (TIC), The Events Industry will continue to have substantial representation on the TIC’s various working groups. Chris Skeith, as Chair of the Events Industry Board Working Group, will also now be on the new  ‘Workstream Leads Group’ […]

The Ultimate ‘Alfresco Auditorium’ 31st January 2023, UK: Twickenham Stadium is expanding its conference capacities by offering the stadium’s seating ‘bowl’ for upwards of 1,000 delegates. Ideal for main plenary sessions that work in tandem with the stadium’s many other spaces, the venue is combining a selection of highly visual mobile screens and staging set […]

  Church House Westminster to achieve Net-Zero Carbon status by 2030 | Event Industry News We are proud to announce that we have won an Eco Church Award! The A Roche ECO Church scheme recognises outstanding efforts by Christian organisations in caring for the environment through sustainable & ethical practices operationally, practically and socially. To […]

Venues of Excellence (VoE) has hosted its 2023 Annual Conference at Silverstone International Conference and Exhibition Centre, and Hilton Garden Inn Silverstone. The annual conference titled ‘Fast Lane to Excellence’ was attended by 128 delegates, including 20 exhibitors and sponsored by Oyster Recruitment. This year’s conference had an overall aim to motivate, strive for excellence […]

– Sister brands Lime Venue Portfolio and The Venues Collection announce the next innovation in event food – 30th January 2023: Lime Venue Portfolio & The Venues Collection, part of Compass Group, are announcing today the launch of a new and innovative demonstrator farm which will change the way event food is sourced and managed; The Biohub at […]

Louisa Watson, Director of Marketing at Wyboston Lakes Resort and Sustainability Director of beam has been recognised as Sustainability Industry Champion at the prestigious Greengage Sustainability Awards. Louisa Watson commented “I’m completely overwhelmed. This was a marvellous surprise and a wonderful honour for me and for Wyboston Lakes Resort. I’d like to thank Greengage for […]

ICC Wales to host free Martyn’s Law masterclass Ahead of the publication of the draft legislation for Martyn’s Law this spring,  ICC Wales is offering a free online masterclass on 2nd February 2023 which will explore the effects of the new law for event professionals. The session titled ‘Martyn’s Law – Safer Events for the […]

Tourism Industry Council update The Tourism Industry Council (TIC) has been refreshed and membership for 2023 reviewed. We at the Tourism Alliance have been asked to continue to be a member of the TIC in 2023. The TIC is a key forum for interface between the tourism industry and Government and is co-chaired by the […]

On the sustainability journey, it’s essential to ask questions along the way. Event professionals should scratch beneath the surface of attributes and accreditations to ensure climate-friendly claims are credible. Michael Begley, CEO of venuedirectory.com, explains: Venuedirectory.com is the only platform in the UK to detail each venue’s range of sustainability credentials and has partnerships with accreditation programmes including: ECOSmart […]

Wyboston Lakes Resort has made an outstanding start to 2023 following a year of record results in 2022. The Resort already has contracted bookings for more than 50 per cent of its 2023 budget, and that is greater than it achieved in the whole of 2018. Bookings and prospects for 2024 and 2025 are also […]

Weekly TA Update – Secure your Insights Conference booking; sponsorship packages available; Congrats, Kurt; Home Office hotel records order review Secure your place at the Tourism Insights Conference and Parliamentary Reception Tickets are now available for our half-day Tourism Insights Conference followed by the annual English Tourism Week Parliamentary Reception which we are hosting with […]

16th January 2023, UK: The Eastside Rooms has been sharing its views on what 2023 could look like for the wider meetings and events industry. “The last two years can probably be characterised in similarly sweeping terms; 2021, The Great Return; 2022, The Great Demand. For us at the Eastside Rooms 2023 could be defined […]

16th January 2023, UK: Lime Venue Portfolio is looking to grow its partnerships within the association meetings community by joining ABPCO. The portfolio, which already includes many outstanding venues, ideal for association meetings, is looking to continue its growth in enquiries from UK associations looking to work with specialist venues to further enhance their attendance. […]