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The Meetings Show 2020 postponed until October due to COVID-19

April 30, 2020The Meetings Show 2020 postponed until October due to COVID-19The Meetings Show – due to take place on 24-25 June – has been postponed to the autumn as a result of the continuing situation with COVID-19.

South Korea: rapid response to COVID-19 pandemic reaps dividends

April 24, 2020South Korea: rapid response to COVID-19 pandemic reaps dividendsThe response of South Korea to the COVID 19 virus has been admired on the international stage, with many noting, perhaps belatedly, of the measures taken by the country to protect its citizens.

Northstar Meetings Group pulse survey charts future of events

April 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.

Hotel Republic MD: 'This is only a temporary setback'

April 9, 2020Hotel Republic MD: 'This is only a temporary setback'We caught up with Kai Schomann, MD of hotel representation company Hotel Republic, as part of our Changing Times series of industry views on the unfolding coronavirus outbreak.

Birmingham's NEC ‘stands ready’ if needed as temporary hospital

March 26, 2020Birmingham's NEC ‘stands ready’ if needed as temporary hospitalA spokesperson for Birmingham’s National Exhibition Centre (NEC) has said the venue is ready and well-equipped should the centre be needed for a temporary hospital to treat coronavirus patients.

Changing Times: ‘When this blows over we’ll have one hell of a party!’

March 23, 2020Changing Times: ‘When this blows over we’ll have one hell of a party!’In our series of Changing Times interviews with event organisers, we find out the ways in which the meetings industry is adapting and surviving in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

Feedback questionnaires fail to cover the core issues

March 20, 2020Feedback questionnaires fail to cover the core issuesWe live in a world of feedback; every experience matters and it's a sad but true fact that many feedback questionnaires don't hit the mark when it comes to drilling down into the core issues.

Funds needed NOW to survive, says Meetings Industry Assocation

March 20, 2020Funds needed NOW to survive, says Meetings Industry AssocationThe Meetings Industry Association (mia) has written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson demanding businesses get immediate access to funds to avoid a staffing and economic crisis across the sector.

EICC launches £350m hotel and school project to plug industry skills gap

March 13, 2020EICC launches £350m hotel and school project to plug industry skills gapThe Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC) has announced its plans to build a hotel and hotel school development in the Haymarket area of the city.

No delegates? No problem! Beat coronavirus by going virtual

March 12, 2020No delegates? No problem! Beat coronavirus by going virtualSporting events across the world are currently playing out behind closed doors in a bid to stop the spread of the coronavirus. But this isn’t a solution that can be transferred to the events industry, is it? There’s no point in a conference with no delegates, right? Wrong!Show More