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adobestockhelsinkiSeptember 25, 2026Nine in 10 destinations improve sustainability performance, GDS-Index findsThe latest GDS-Index records its highest average performance since benchmarking began, with 89% of destinations assessed in consecutive years improving their scores and Helsinki retaining the top spot for a third year.Read More
PMW Comms 'keep talking' message with celebritiesApril 20, 2020PMW Comms 'keep talking' message with celebritiesSussex-based full-service marketing agency PMW Communications has helped promote a specially-made radio message to encourage listeners to ‘keep talking’ while the UK is in lockdown.Meetings Industry Association ‘welcomes’ furlough extensionApril 20, 2020Meetings Industry Association ‘welcomes’ furlough extensionChancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak announced that the furlough scheme would be extended until the end of June.EIB members fear losing international events without clear governmentApril 17, 2020EIB members fear losing international events without clear governmentThe Events Industry Board (EIB) spoke with Sport, Tourism and Heritage Minister, Nigel Huddleston online to discuss the impact of COVID-19 and to start considering a recovery plan.Northstar Meetings Group pulse survey charts future of eventsApril 16, 2020Northstar Meetings Group pulse survey charts future of eventsNorthstar Meetings Group is conducting a weekly pulse survey to ascertain how meeting and event planners have been managing the crisis.Is there value in broadcast communications?April 16, 2020Is there value in broadcast communications?Creative communication Group, DPRG has released its third whitepaper which explores the readiness of broadcast as a medium for effective communications in the events industry.Short lead times are top challenges for event plannersApril 15, 2020Short lead times are top challenges for event plannersAccording to Interprefy’s report, 46 per cent of those polled regarded short lead times and last-minute changes (43 per cent), as the two top challenges for event planners.Mental health: ‘Employers don’t know how to deal with this’April 14, 2020Mental health: ‘Employers don’t know how to deal with this’As well as being director of sales and marketing at the QEII Centre and chair of ICCA UK & Ireland, Diane Waldron is passionate about mental health. We caught up with her to get her take the industry’s attitude to the issue…UK event suppliers face collapse within three monthsApril 14, 2020UK event suppliers face collapse within three monthsAround 60 per cent of the event industry’s UK supplier base faces ruin unless more support is received from the government, according to a new survey.Staff work round the clock to turn Harrogate Convention Centre into NHS NightingaleApril 14, 2020Staff work round the clock to turn Harrogate Convention Centre into NHS NightingaleHarrogate Convention Centre is the latest event venue to be turned into an NHS Nightingale temporary hospital.Leeds Beckett University helps in fight against COVID-19April 14, 2020Leeds Beckett University helps in fight against COVID-19Leeds Beckett University generates a silver lining in Coronavirus chaos by joining forces with the NHS to train new staff.Show More
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