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14th March 23, UK: Lime Venue Portfolio is launching a cross industry and collaborative campaign to understand what the Meeting of the Future will look like. The campaign will build on the success of its multi-award winning Beyond Food Reports, and will see the brand working with industry partners, thought leaders, and research experts to […]

Ahead of the Chancellor’s Spring Budget Statement, Simon Richards, Finance Director of beam and Managing Director of Convenus said; “While beam fully supports the widespread call for an extension to energy cost support, what the industry also needs is support more specifically appropriate to its issues. “Most people in the industry are under great pressure […]

Inntel are actively supporting Neurodiversity Week 2023 with a range of initiatives. Neurodiversity Celebration Week is a worldwide initiative challenging stereotypes and misconceptions about neurological differences. Inntel is supporting this by helping to change attitudes on how neurodivergent individuals are perceived across the UK travel industry. Inntel encourages travel suppliers, clients and travel industry professionals […]

  To read the new study ‘Understanding the benefits of business travel and in-person meetings’ commissioned by The BTA to CBI Economics, please ;* Press release – here* Full report – here * Members’ Weekly Update In this update…9th March 2023 * Two weeks today – Conference and Reception English Tourism Week toolkit now live * Government […]

9th March 2023, UK: Visit Wales has announced the destination’s strategy for its annual marketing theme, ‘Wales by Trails’. The biennial theme, which is adopted by Meet In Wales, has in the past looked at the Year of Adventure, Year of the Sea, and Year of Discovery, all of which have allowed the destination to […]

8th March 2023, Leeds: CHS Leeds has announced a series of agreements that will bring more choice to visitors at the show. As well as presenting a chance to explore more of the host city through the exhibition’s partnership with Conference Leeds, the event has seen new exhibitors join from across the UK and Europe. Leading […]

  TA Newsflash Julia Lopez MP is the new Tourism Minister Following the latest machinery of government changes there has been some change of ministerial portfolios in DCMS. We have been standing by for confirmation of which Minister would be allocated the Tourism brief.  Today it has been formally announced that Julia Lopez MP (Hornchurch […]

GRATIS Advisory Board launches An Advisory Board, representing a collective buying power of £320m, has been established for GRATIS, the end-to-end sourcing and booking tool provided by venuedirectory.com. Comprising of TMCs, CVBs, venues and agencies, the Board will examine the strategic direction of the industry and ensure GRATIS remains agile and responsive to market needs.  […]

Clareville Communications, the PR arm of CI Group, was announced as the winner of PR Agency of the Year at the Conference News Agency Awards 2023, held at the QEII Centre in in London on 3rd March. Clareville won the award for its PR campaign for The Photography & Video Show held at the NEC […]

  Members’ Weekly Update In this update…2nd March 2023 Insights Conference and Reception – 3 weeks to go Shortage Occupation List: call for evidence  A new permitted development right for temporary campsites? Tourism Alliance AGM – 7 June     Insights Conference and Reception – 3 weeks to go Three weeks today we will be welcoming […]