Latest News from The APPG For Events
Read the press released after its official Annual General Meeting on 29th March 2023: UKEVENTS – APPG for Events Re-Elects Rt Hon Theresa Villiers as Chair
Latest Research Update – SASiE Report
The latest report, released on 27th March 2023, shows that the number of major exhibitions held in the UK’s main exhibition venues in 2022 was almost back to pre-Covid levels, showing significant recovery with some indicators on a par or up on 2019 and highlighting the resilience of our industry. Read press release here: UKEVENTS – Events Industry Alliance launches the 2022 SASiE report
Details on the Scottish National Events Strategy Review – Public Consultation
The public consultation to support the review was launched on 24th March 2023. The consultation questionnaire can be found on the citizen space platform and will run for a period of 14 weeks, concluding on 30 June 2023. Alongside the main consultation we have published Easy Read and Gaelic versions as well as an accompanying BRIA (business and regulatory impact assessment). We hope partners across the private, public and third sectors all get involved in sharing their opinions and experiences.
VisitScotland’s Events Directorate is supporting the consultation exercise and will coordinate a series of in-person and hybrid Regional Event Industry Engagement Workshops across the country during the consultation period.
We hope you can see how your thoughts and ideas have helped shape the consultation. We still encourage you to respond to the consultation via the survey on the citizen space website. This will ensure that your views are included in the analysis of all responses to the consultation, which will shape the refreshed strategy. It also gives you the opportunity to reiterate any important points.
We look forward to receiving your response to the consultation. In the meantime, please share this consultation with your own networks. If you have any questions, please contact the major events mailbox.
Tourism Alliance Weekly Update – 30th March 2023
 Members’ Weekly Update |
| In this update…30th March 2023 ETW wash up and slides Tourism Recovery Plan – update on delivery Tourism Alliance Liberal Democrat Breakfast Briefing – registration now open Tourism Alliance Annual General MeetingMartyn’s Law Home Office workshops TIC interest in productivity and seasonality Board nominations deadline – one week today ETW wash up and slidesEveryone who attended the Tourism Insights Conference and English Tourism Week Parliamentary reception should now have received an email including slides and a feedback form. A reminder to fill in that feedback if you have not already done so. And thanks again for making both events enjoyable and productive. For those of you who were unable to join us you can download the slide pack from our website. The pack contains some really great insight from our varied speakers.         Tourism Recovery Plan – update on delivery The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has published an update on the delivery of the Government’s Tourism Recovery Plan. The update goes through the plan’s six objectives and looks at what has already been delivered, what is in progress, and what still needs to be done. The Government believes that domestic tourism has now recovered to 2019 levels, but notes that its target of recovering international visitors to 2019 levels by the end of this year will be missed, and now the Government’s target it to hit that level by the end of 2024 instead. The full report is definitely worthy of a download. Tourism Alliance Liberal Democrat Breakfast Briefing – registration now open  We are pleased to announce this year’s first Tourism Alliance Breakfast Briefing. This event will be with the Liberal Democrat’s DCMS Spokesperson, Jamie Stone MP (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross) and former Lib Dem leader, Tim Farron MP (Westmorland and Lonsdale). This will be an informal opportunity for Jamie and Tim to meet key tourism policy leaders from across the Tourism Alliance and for us to brief them on key policy areas of interest to the sector. On Tuesday 18th April Between 0830-1000 At the offices of Historic Houses, 25-27 Buckingham Palace Road, London, SW1W 0PP Tickets are extremely limited by the size of the room, so this is a question of first-come-first served. Tickets are reserved to members of the Tourism Alliance and only one place per organisation. In order to cover costs we are charging £30+VAT for each place. With thanks to Historic Houses for hosting this breakfast briefing. Reserve your Breakfast Briefing place now Tourism Alliance Annual General Meeting  You will recall that we gave you advance notice of the 2023 Tourism Alliance Annual General Meeting On Wednesday 7th JuneBetween 1100-1230 At the offices of ABTA, 30 Park St, London SE1 9EQ As well as the usual AGM business, we are pleased to announce that the current interim Chair of the House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee, and former First Secretary of State, the Rt Hon Damian Green MP (Cons, Ashford), will be speaking at the AGM. The AGM is open to all Tourism Alliance members and registration is now open. Reserve your seat at the 2023 AGM Martyn’s Law Home Office workshopsThe Home Office will be hosting a series of workshops around the UK in May on the upcoming Martyn’s Law, which will ensure stronger protections against terrorism in public places. These will be full day workshops where the Home Office will provide attendees with information on Martyn’s Law, and help to scope how the legislation will work in practice. Officials will also be seeking your views on what is needed from the Home Office to make Martyn’s Law a success. We have been asked to circulate the details below in case your organisation may have an interest in this new law. We invite all owners, operators, and those with responsibility for public premises to apply for one of a series of workshops around the UK covering Martyn’s Law. Attending one of these workshops will allow you to hear about plans for the upcoming legislation and help to scope how the legislation will work in practice, including opportunities to contribute to requirements on advice and guidance. Pre-reading will be required, and on the day members of the policy team behind Martyn’s Law will be on hand to answer questions and discuss specific issues. We encourage applications from those with an interest, regardless of whether you have any security-related experience. Workshops will last for one day (0930-1600). There is no cost to attendees for the workshop, and tea, coffee, water and lunch will be provided. The Home Office will not fund any travel or accommodation costs associated with your attendance. Dates and locations for the workshops are as follows: 02/05/23 London 04/05/23 Cardiff 09/05/23 Birmingham 16/05/23 Carlisle 17/05/23 Durham 23/05/23 Belfast 30/05/23 Edinburgh Please apply for one of the workshops at the below link, if you have any questions in the interim, please email ProtectDuty@homeoffice.gov.uk. The deadline for all applications is 07/04/2023. You will be notified if your application has been successful by 19/04/2023. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/martyns-law-workshops-may-2023-tickets-5958961103 TIC interest in productivity and seasonality The newly reconstituted Tourism Industry Council met last week with a focus on improving productivity in the tourism industry. We had a useful discussion and debate around various aspects of this issue including skills and workforce, seasonality, and regional dispersal. I am keen to zero in on seasonality and look at small and large things the Governemnt can do to help address it, recongising that tacking seasonality has been an ongoing issue for decades, and we’re not going to solve it overnight. If your organisation has any research, papers, or policy documents which you think could help in pulling something together for TIC on this, or if you would like a chat about it, please get in touch with me on Richard.Toomer@tourismalliance.comBoard nominations deadline – one week today Full and Associate members of the Alliance will recall that nominations for the Board are now open. Please remember, that nominations close one week from today – Thursday 6th April at 1700. Please make sure you have sent in the correct in plenty of time. Any questions around the process, please check the original email to the main TA contact in each member association, or contact me on Richard.Toomer@tourismalliance.com |