Prestige Events Magazine

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Mandy Jennings, CEO and Owner of Venues of Excellence reflects on 2024 and the power of the sales and marketing consortium for independent venues. As 2024 draws to a close, Mandy Jennings, CEO, reflects on the incredible progress and achievements of the past 12 months for the consortium and its member venues.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MARCH 26, 2025

The latest PULSE Survey February 2025 reveals that while optimism has softened, event demand remains strong, reinforcing the critical role of technology in helping planners manage costs, streamline operations, and improve event execution. Looking ahead into 2025, the events industry will continue to embrace groundbreaking tech innovations.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MARCH 18, 2025

Red Bull Technology Group predicts that luxury experiences will continue to be a key driver in the 2025 events market, as the F1 brand maintains focus on its infrastructure and state-of-the-art facilities. Last year the team launched the latest upgrade to its Milton Keynes Technology Campus, as it unveiled a new 46.25

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 7, 2025

1 2028 is Poised to Spur a Significant Market Shift With the demand for meeting space continuing to soar, event planners are increasingly feeling the pressure to lock in venues ASAP. Meeting profs can expect to have more breathing room when selecting venues, as the increased supply should ease some of the current space constraints.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MARCH 26, 2025

Drayton Manor Resort joins Venues of Excellence Drayton Manor Resort in Tamworth, West Midlands is the latest member to join Venues of Excellence (VOE) in 2025. Theyll also stay ahead of the curve with insightful industry updates and trends in the ever-evolving MICE market.

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Prestige Events Magazine

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

The Ideal Home Show, in partnership with La Redoute, which has been a cornerstone of British culture since 1908, is set to return to Olympia London from 21 st March to 6 th April 2025. From securing exhibitors to curating exciting features, we leave no detail to chance Whats in store for the 2025 show? What goes into making it happen?

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Prestige Events Magazine

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

The Venues of Excellence (VOE) Annual Conference 2025 Positive Evolution, was held this year at the recently renovated Imago Venues, Burleigh Court, brought together over 130 industry leaders, professionals, and suppliers for an inspiring celebration of growth, collaboration, and innovation.

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Attendease

DECEMBER 3, 2024

What does 2025 hold for the events industry? Lets take a look at the top event trends that will shape 2025! Moreover, as data privacy regulations tighten, event data collected with consent is critical for compliant marketing practices. Well continue to see this conversation evolve in 2025.

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Event Marketer

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Matthew Byrne, Byrne Production Services TOP TECH PRODUCTION TRENDS YOU’RE BETTING ON FOR 2025? I definitely think this will continue in 2025. HOW SHOULD EVENT MARKETERS BE LOOKING AT PRODUCTION BUDGETS IN 2025? Is the venue willing to lose a booking from you to hold on to that exclusivity? They absolutely can.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

As a luxury hotel sales director, youve seen how increasingly sophisticated meeting planners are becoming in their venue selection. Takeaway Tip: Suppliers who embrace these trends and market them effectively in their RFPs, proposals, and promotional materials will stand out as trusted partners for meeting planners.

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Event Marketer

OCTOBER 20, 2024

Welcome to this month’s exhibit industry news digest for corporate trade show marketers, featuring intel on research, trends, people and company updates. Among the driving factors of memorable experiences the respondents noted three content (38 percent), venue (27 percent), and destination (25 percent). sales manager.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 21, 2025

To better support planners in 2025, Smart Meetings chatted with Tyra Warner , associate professor and chair of the Department of Hospitality, Tourism and Culinary Arts at College of Coastal Georgia, to learn what they should consider when entering the contract negotiation phase of their event planning.

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Prestige Events Magazine

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Elevating the resort’s commercial success, she will unite the sales, revenue, resort desk, and marketing teams under one cohesive, purposeful and inspiring strategy. Commenting on her promotion, Katie said: “It’s such an exciting time for The Belfry, so becoming Commercial Director is an incredible opportunity.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

market, were now seeing connectivity improvements with direct links from Dallas, L.A. Our bureau is a full-service partner that goes beyond simply providing venues. The post From the Experts: Key Takeaways from AIME 2025 appeared first on Smart Meetings. Aviation is returning, and for the U.S.

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Event Marketer

MARCH 25, 2025

To explore the latest event best practices, we spoke with Rebecca Sundell, senior producer and event manager at FARE, which hosted meetings and events alongside the 2025 AAAAI / World Allergy Organization Joint Congress in San Diego, CA, earlier this month. And now you have to really think about: Can the venue accommodate and coordinate it?

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 11, 2024

and China, whose business travel markets have expanded 13.4% The growing interest in blended travel, or bleisure , where business travelers extend trips to include personal vacations, has also played a hand in boosting the market. 29, 2025 Nov. 15, 2025 Jan. trillion by the end of 2024. Key players are the U.S.

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Prestige Events Magazine

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Exhibition White City, one of West London’s leading event venues, is preparing for an exciting new chapter as its partnership with the iconic Flipper’s Roller Boogie Palace residency, the world’s most immersive roller rink experience, rolls into its next phase.

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Event Marketer

JANUARY 27, 2025

FIVE THINGS TO KNOW THIS WEEK This weeks hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover pizza rentals, AI judges and Zen carriages. During X Games Aspen 2025 (Jan. DEWALT BLASTS THROUGH A DRONE-ACTIVATED SPHERE TAKEOVER As far as coveted venues go, Sphere Las Vegas has been the industry darling since its launch in late 2023.

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Prestige Events Magazine

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

The Science Museums Exploring Space will partially close after 22 April and fully close on 2 June 2025 as part of an ambitious transformation of the ground floor galleries marking the last chance to host an event in this popular space. or call 020 7942 4340

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Prestige Events Magazine

AUGUST 6, 2024

Silverstone’s 2025 calendar is shaping up following today’s announcement that next year’s MotoGP British Grand Prix will be the first of the three ‘majors’ held at the circuit each year. The British round of MotoGP, the pinnacle of motorcycle racing, has been brought forward to 23-25 May 2025.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MARCH 21, 2025

According to the latest Events Economy Tracker from The Business of Events, UK meeting venues finished 2024 strongly despite a slowdown in event bookings and revenues per delegate. reported in Q1 2024 and represents a strong year-end, reflecting improved market conditions. in the final three months of last year.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 30, 2025

AGF (A Greener Future) reveals 34 events, venues and innovators from 14 countries as finalists in theInternational AGF Awards 2025, sponsored by Skydiamond. The ceremony […]

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 14, 2025

Neil Brownlee Neil Brownlee, PCMA Brownlee, the head of business events at VisitScotland , has been inaugurated as the 2025 chair of PCMA. In 2018, he joined the PCMA board of directors and has served as EMEA Advisory Board member and secretary-treasurer before being appointed chair elect in 2025, and chair in 2025.

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Prestige Events Magazine

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

The renowned Unique Venues of London (UVL) collective has unveiled its exciting new visual identity and website. Reflecting the prestige, diversity and inherently individual nature of its member venues, the brands progression also aligns with planners changing needs as the events industry continues to evolve.

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Prestige Events Magazine

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The Business of Events (TBOE), in association with Venue Performance, has published its Events Economy Tracker for Q3 2024. The tracker, which analyses data from a sample of 350 venues from across the UK, details comparative booking trends, revenue per delegate, booking lead times, and delegate numbers.

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Prestige Events Magazine

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

RIBA at 66 Portland Place, the Grade II* listed home of RIBA, will temporarily close from June 2025 as part of a two-year modernisation programme, meaning there is just four months left to host an event in this Art Deco building. For more information or to book an event, contact the RIBA Venues team at venues@riba.org or call 020 7307 388.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

For meeting profs planning MENA events, Expo City Dubais Dubai Exhibition Centre and Expo Village provide a compelling venue that promises world-class facilities within a sustainable community. Melbourne is scheduled to be added to the list in December 2025.

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Event Marketer

JULY 1, 2024

THIS YEAR’S LEADING EVENT PARTNER & CLIENT FAVORITES Event Marketers have a lot of choices when it comes to finding the best event partners. In this special section, we highlight a few of the names you should keep on your radar as you explore the market and fire up those RFPs. CROWD CONNECTED Fave Venues: It’s a whole vibe.

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Event Marketer

JANUARY 17, 2025

For Nelson, its all about starting the conversation among event planners, attendees and, most importantly, venues to rethink how we orient networking and food and beverage. How about the role the venues play in this? We also have to wrestle with our venues to get more options than just hot coffee.

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Event Marketer

OCTOBER 22, 2024

FIVE THINGS TO KNOW THIS WEEK This week’s hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover boring phones, an Overnightmare and a “Wickedly” enchanting hotel suite. In addition to the restaurant, Doritos will host a Doritos Night Market pop-up ahead of Sabrina Carpenter’s performance at the Crypto.com Arena on Nov. 21 and Jan.

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Event Marketer

MARCH 24, 2025

FIVE THINGS TO KNOW THIS WEEK This weeks hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover FBI raids, Corona Island and the resurrection of 29Rooms. Indeed, Refinery29s popular 29Rooms experience, which was halted in 2019 as the company underwent an acquisition, has resurfaced in 2025 with a nimbler strategy.

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Event Marketer

JANUARY 24, 2025

From Benjamin Moore’s “Cinnamon Slate” to Pantone’s “Mocha Mousse” to BEHR’s “Rumors,” picks for 2025 color of the year are a range of moody-meets-earthy tones that may inform event design and dcor decisions in the year ahead.

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Prestige Events Magazine

APRIL 3, 2025

As a leading convention centre committed to safety and security, ICC Wales has been a strong advocate for Martyns Law since early 2022, supporting Figens mission for venues to step up their security provision to keep staff and visitors safe from harm.

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Prestige Events Magazine

AUGUST 7, 2024

The Eastside Rooms, Birmingham’s newest conference centre, has been chosen to host the British and Irish Association of Law Librarians’ (BIALL) annual conference in 2025. Leanne Bladen, Eastside Rooms’ Director of Sales and Marketing said: “Hosting BIALL’s annual conference is an honour for us.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MARCH 25, 2025

This underscores just how important events have become in marketing, corporate communications and brand engagement strategies. Manage budgets effectively Event planners are being challenged to do more with less in 2025 as a squeeze on budgets and rising costs sweep across the sector. As importance grows, so do expectations.

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Guidebook

JANUARY 3, 2025

The events industry is evolving rapidly and as we enter 2025, event registration technology continues to play a vital role in creating smooth, attendee-focused, in-person experiences. of event organizers say in-person events are the most impactful marketing channel available. Youll discover: Why modern registration tools are essential.

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Event Marketer

DECEMBER 12, 2024

FIVE THINGS TO KNOW THIS WEEK This weeks hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover Breakup Calculators, subway sketches and the first-ever CES keynote to be hosted at Sphere Las Vegas. 7-10) using the biggest LED screen on the planet as his backdrop. 7-10) using the biggest LED screen on the planet as his backdrop.

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