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World-class conference centre plans move ahead

Prestige Events Magazine

The latest details of the new, landmark conference centre being built as part of Olympia’s £1.3 Set to open in late spring 2026, the world-class conference centre will include an 850 seated capacity auditorium; eight breakout rooms; a boardroom; business lounge; and a private hire bar and restaurant.

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Three Corporate Business Travel Trends That Could Impact Events in 2025

Event Marketer

From major travel booking platforms offering built-in travel assistants, to travel tools that churn out individual and group itineraries that update in real-time, to chatbot agents, this high-tech efficiency trend that emerged in 2024 is here to stay. percent growth in 2026. Evolving Travel Attitudes Move aside bleisure travel.

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Event Moves: Sundance May Relocate, Collision Rebrands, ComplexCon Heads to Vegas

Event Marketer

But 2027 may see a shift for the long-running festival as its 13-year contract with Park City ends in 2026 (the 2025 and 2026 editions will remain in Utah). Still, Sundance isn’t the only festival (possibly) on the move; it joins a growing list of big events and conferences that are set to relocate or expand to new cities.

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From the Metaverse to NFTs: How Event Marketers Can Tap into the Power of Emerging Tech

Event Marketer

A staggering statistic to consider: By 2026, 25 percent of people will spend at least one hour a day in the metaverse for work, shopping, education and social or entertainment experiences, according to a 2022 Gartner report. This surge in mind-boggling tech seems to have happened overnight. IDENTIFY YOUR ‘WHY’. BE PURPOSEFUL.

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Q&A: San Francisco Travel Association Discusses Event Safety and Business

Event Marketer

The city’s challenges related to homelessness, crime and drugs are part of a combination of factors that are impacting the city’s event business, with a number of big tech conferences announcing historic moves out of the city and to Las Vegas. Morgan [Healthcare Conference] and RSA Conference annually.

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Business Travel Strikes Back, A New Company Culture Dawns

Smart Meetings

The corporate well-being market is expected to quadruple by 2026, GBT reported; the difference is in the shift from employee well-being efforts being viewed and treated as perks to them being implemented as reputable business strategies. GBT also speaks to the impact of travel on employee well-being.

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THE TIME TO MEET PHILADELPHIA IS NOW!

Smart Meetings

Philadelphia will host WrestleMania 40 in 2024 and was recently selected as a FIFA World Cup Host City for the summer of 2026. 2026 will also mark the 250 th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, drafted in Philadelphia, making the city a bucket list destination for your attendees. Expanding our Hotel Offerings.

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