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2 December 2022 Comment off

Weekly TA update – easyJet poll: people will prioritise holidays; hotel use for asylum seekers; become a TA member…

easyJet published some interesting research which provides a bit of comfort in trying to get heads around how much priority people will place on holidays in 2023 given the cost-of-living crisis. easyJet’s press release with more detail and comment is here. Hotel use for asylum seekers – debate and questions The difficult and sensitive subject […]

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1 December 2022 Comment off

Horwood House joins Venues of Excellence Consortium

Horwood House is the latest member to join the UK’s leading sales and marketing consortium, Venues of Excellence (VOE). The beautiful Grade II listed manor house has recently undergone a transformation to introduce modern touches to the beauty of this preserved conference and events venue. Located on the outskirts of Milton Keynes, Horwood House is […]

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29 November 2022 Comment off

Rangers FC Joins Lime Venue Portfolio

29th November 2022, UK: Lime Venue Portfolio have announced today the arrival of Rangers FC to its national venue collection. The group’s 5th new member in as many months, will see Ibrox Stadium, the home of Rangers, one of the giants of Scottish Football and most recently finalists of the UEFA Europa League, build on […]

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29 November 2022 Comment off

Lime Venue Portfolio adds another Premiership Venue!

The Gtech Community Stadium, home of Brentford FC, has joined Lime Venue Portfolio! Lime Venue Portfolio have increased the group’s tally of Premiership football club stadiums with the addition of Brentford FC’s Gtech Community Stadium. The stadium has become a massive part of the local community as well as one of the leading London sporting venues.  The […]

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29 November 2022 Comment off

‘The number of small meetings has continued the same since the pandemic.

They are 82 per cent of all meetings, highlighting again the potential benefit of online booking – Instant Book’ Michael Begley, managing director of venuedirectory.com “Small meetings accounted for 82 per cent of bookings going through the venuedirectory.com in the last 12 months, a year when volumes have exceeded 2019 levels,” reports Michael Begley, managing […]

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29 November 2022 Comment off

North East chosen as DDP pilot area

DCMS have today announced that NewcastleGateshead Initiative in the North East has been selected to lead the Destination Development Partnership (DDP) pilot in partnership with Visit Northumberland and Visit County Durham working across seven local authority areas. We have been waiting for such an announcement as part of the Government’s response to the De Bois […]

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25 November 2022 Comment off

Weekly TA update – Rail engineering work timings; Sickness Absence Support; VE Domestic Sentiment Tracker Report

Network Rail engineering works affecting leisure traffic This week we have continued discussions with Network Rail regarding the timing of their ‘possessions’, that is when they undertake engineering works. With shifting travel patterns linked to increased working from home, there is a strong case that automatically timing works for weekends and holidays is no longer […]

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24 November 2022 Comment off

“Let’s hope that the words are getting through to the Government.” Steve Jones, Managing Director of Wyboston Lakes Resort and Chairman of the Meetings Industry Association (mia)

Steve Jones, Managing Director of Wyboston Lakes Resort and Chairman of the Meetings Industry Association (mia) took part in a recent Parliamentary Reception. UKHospitality put the case for help for the industry, how it can create 250,000 new jobs and generate £40 billion in revenue for the Treasury if it has support to overcome the […]

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24 November 2022 Comment off

The Meetings Show opens entries for Tomorrow’s Talent 2023 

Tomorrow’s Talent, The Meetings Show initiative designed to champion up-and-coming meeting and event planners, is calling for applications for its 2023 programme.   The scheme, run in partnership with M&IT and now in its fifth year, shines the spotlight on exceptional emerging talent to help nurture and support the leaders of the future.   It is part […]

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