Meetings

Incentive travel activity steady as politics and air capacity reshape planning

October 14, 2026Incentive travel activity steady as politics and air capacity reshape planningThe 2026 Incentive Travel Index finds that 62 per cent of respondents expect activity to remain stable in 2027, while rising costs, destination safety and airline capacity are influencing programme decisions.Read More

EIC barometer

September 26, 2022UK's RFP activity fifth highest in world in Q2 2022RFP activity in the UK was fifth highest in the world in Q2 2022, according to the Events Industry Council’s Global Events Barometer.

Simon RIchards

September 23, 2022Urgent need to put events on government agenda, says beamFollowing Nigel Huddleston’s departure from his role as tourism minister to join the whips office, there is currently no minister at DCMS responsible for business events.

Julie Driscoll

September 20, 2022Association of Event Organisers appoints new chairThe AEO Council has elected Julie Driscoll, divisional managing director for retail, manufacturing and engineering at Hyve Group plc, as the next chair of the Association of Event Organisers.

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September 20, 2022How do we Level Up the sector? Northern eventprofs have their sayWhat does Levelling Up mean to the events sector in the North? We asked eventprofs from across the North for their thoughts.

Cambridge debate AIEA

September 14, 2022AIEA to hold industry debate at University of CambridgeIn collaboration with the Cambridge Union Society, the Alliance of Independent Event Agencies (AIEA) and Trident Hospitality will hold an Event Industry Great debate on Thursday 12 January 2023 in the famed Cambridge Union Chamber.

SEC Glasgow Life

September 13, 2022Glasgow wins World Science Fiction Convention 2024Glasgow has won the right to host the 2024 World Science Fiction Convention – the third time the city has been selected to stage the event.

MIT Awards 2022 gold

September 12, 2022Sector turns out in force for M&IT Awards 2022More than 700 event professionals came together at Battersea Evolution to celebrate the great and good of the meetings and events industry.

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September 7, 2022Ashley Banjo among keynotes for Cvent CONNECT Europe 2022Ashley Banjo, choreographer and founder of dance troupe Diversity, and Cally Beaton, media entrepreneur, writer and comedian, will deliver keynote addresses at Cvent CONNECT Europe 2022.

Case study: 10,000 people, two venues, one event

September 7, 2022Case study: 10,000 people, two venues, one eventFind out how Butlin's ensured community and choice remained at the heart of a conference it has been hosting for more than 40 years...

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September 5, 2022Immediate action on energy bills needed, says MIAKerrin MacPhie, chief executive of the Meetings Industry Association, says that sharply rising energy prices will have a dramatic effect on the sector and need to be addressed immediately by new PM.Show More

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