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Pre-Spring Budget: beam urges government to support growth in the UK’s business events, accommodation and meetings industry

Prestige Events Magazine

The business events, accommodation and meetings industry contributes more than 61 billion to the UK economy each year, yet it remains particularly vulnerable to inflationary pressures, talent shortages and inconsistent government support. The Spring Budget offers a chance for government to show it values this contribution.

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UK Events Report 2024 published: UK events industry generates £61.653 billion annually, demonstrating post-pandemic resilience

Prestige Events Magazine

Key findings from the report include: Corporate events such as conferences, trade shows, exhibitions and product launches, generating £33.6 Their efforts provide a strong case to share with the UK Government as we advocate for the continued recognition and support of this vital sector.”

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Smart Travel: Safest Airlines Revealed, National Geographic Unveils New Expeditions, the Upcoming Global Tourism Resilience Conference and More

Smart Meetings

The platform considered recent fatal accidents, audits from aviations governing bodies, industry-leading safety initiatives, fleet age and how airlines dealt with any incidents. For meeting profs, the conference offers valuable takeaways on how to build flexibility into event planning, ensuring preparedness for unexpected challenges.

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Our Increased Distrust Of Institutions And What It Means To Your Association, Conference

Velvet Chainsaw

Big business, conferences, education, government, medicine, membership associations, nonprofits, professional societies, religious organizations, trade organizations, etc. Yes, your conference and your membership organization are customary, standard institutions. “I’m done with !”. The Research About Your Institution.

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The Live Events Industry Needs Your Voice: Support a NAICS Code Revision

Smart Meetings

Yet, because of fragmented classification across 30+ codes, collecting this data to illustrate our collective economic impact to the federal government was an uphill battle. Corporate Events (meetings, conferences, tradeshows, product launches, brand activations, consumer shows, company parties). Auto Industry.

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Six Attributes of Successful Women’s Conferences

Velvet Chainsaw

While things have changed, these tenets will hold true and the principles can be applied to other D&I conferences and events. After studying and consulting on several successful association women’s conferences, I can confidently say – they need to be very different than other conferences in your portfolio.

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Jo Austin Takes on New Sustainability Role for Lime Venue Portfolio & Levy

Prestige Events Magazine

Lime Venue Portfolio is delighted to announce that Jo Austin, currently serving as Sales Director, has taken on an additional leadership role as the new Conference & Events Sustainability Lead for Compass Group UK&I.