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BVEP demands help after Government's 'profoundly disappointing' statement

July 17, 2020BVEP demands help after Government's 'profoundly disappointing' statementThe Business Visits & Events Partnership (BVEP) is demanding help from the Government after the summer budget statement, made on 8 July, failed to address the reopening of the events industry.

'There's no joined up thinking!' Simon Hughes blasts government

July 8, 2020'There's no joined up thinking!' Simon Hughes blasts governmentBusiness Visits and Events Partnership (BVEP) chair Simon Hughes has blasted the government over its treatment of the events industry during Covid-19.

Three in four ICCA UK members expect slow Covid-19 recovery

July 2, 2020Three in four ICCA UK members expect slow Covid-19 recoveryThree quarters of ICCA UK and Ireland members expect it to take more than a year for business to get back to normal.

Give us a date! Industry leaders call for clarity on reopening

July 1, 2020Give us a date! Industry leaders call for clarity on reopeningIndustry leaders have expressed urgency in the need for a reopening date to be set, in order to avoid any further damage to an already fragile industry.

Write to your MP! Email tool helps eventprofs keep up pressure

June 26, 2020Write to your MP! Email tool helps eventprofs keep up pressureEvent professionals are being urged to contact their MP to let them know how the treatment of organised meetings and events in the current coronavirus guidelines is affecting their businesses and livelihoods.

Help us avoid catastrophe! BVEP demands guidelines NOW

June 12, 2020Help us avoid catastrophe! BVEP demands guidelines NOWThe Business Visits & Events Partnership (BVEP) has warned of a 'catastrophic and irreversible’ impact to the industry if the government further delays publishing guidelines on the opening of the UK events sector and relaxing the current two metre physical distancing rule.

Simon Hughes named as Business Visits and Events Partnership chair

May 21, 2020Simon Hughes named as Business Visits and Events Partnership chairThe Business Visits & Events Partnership (BVEP) - the umbrella body and advocacy group for the UK’s £70 billion events industry - has named Simon Hughes as its new chair.

Trade bodies rejoin BVEP to strengthen Covid-19 recovery

May 21, 2020Trade bodies rejoin BVEP to strengthen Covid-19 recoveryThe Business Visits & Events Partnership (BVEP) has announced that both the Meetings Industry Association (mia) and Meetings Professionals International UK & Ireland (MPI) have rejoined the partnership as full members. This takes the number of full partners in BVEP, which is the umbrella body and...

UK events industry 'confident' for restart in September, study finds

April 27, 2020UK events industry 'confident' for restart in September, study findsAccording to a study released today, the UK business events industry believes enquiry and bookings will begin to rise in September 2020.

Education is key activity for event planners during lockdown

April 20, 2020Education is key activity for event planners during lockdownA key activity for more than 35 per cent of event planners and agencies working from home is improving their education, reveals a BVEP survey.Show More