Prestige Events Magazine

MARCH 13, 2023

Athena, the Art Deco Grade II-listed events venue located in Leicester’s cultural quarter, is celebrating its 18 th birthday this year with a major event to mark 18 years of trading in the events space.

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Prestige Events Magazine

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Destination Emirates Old Trafford is excited to announce its new membership of the Association of British Professional Conference Organisers (ABPCO) for 2025. Through its membership of ABPCO, Destination Emirates Old Trafford intends to showcase the potential of sporting venues and stadiums as unique settings for association events.

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Prestige Events Magazine

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Lime Venue Portfolio has continued its growth within the stadia and sporting venue sector with the announcement of Swansea City FC joining the portfolio. The news follows on from the announcement, late in 2022, of Rangers FC and Brentford FC both of whom joined the 20 other sporting venues within the portfolio.

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The MICE

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

In this blog post, I’ll showcase the unique opportunities Stuttgart offers for your event, from hotels and venues to experiences, all with sustainability woven into the event planning process. Venues and experiences linked with world changing corporate history and the sense of pioneer spirit await delegates.

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Prestige Events Magazine

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Destination Emirates Old Trafford has relaunched its Players and Media Centre to further strengthen support for conferences and events held at the venue. The use of the studio at Destination Emirates Old Trafford can be packaged into the hire of the centre, adding even more reach to hybrid conferences.

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Prestige Events Magazine

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Copper Box Arena, one of London’s high profile multi-use event venues, has announced a new strategic partnership with The Stratford Hotel, a luxury accommodation and hospitality destination. This partnership also strengthens our presence within the sports and e-sports community.”

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 19, 2022

of indoor and outdoor venues span the historic property. Lounges, entertainment areas, two conference rooms and a club give space for relaxation, while a fitness center, recreation lawn, pool and barbecues focus on fun. The conference rooms and lounges can be reserved for business gatherings as needed. More than 75,000 sq.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MARCH 1, 2024

Nearly two years on from hosting the biggest-ever Commonwealth Games, the West Midlands will roll out the red carpet for more than 1,500 international delegates from 120 sporting federations to showcase why it is at the heart of sport in the UK.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Featured are 59 conference, banquet and meeting rooms, as well as newly redone Sports Edition Bar and Andiamo Restaurant. Meetings Hotels, Venues and Attractions appeared first on Smart Meetings. The Hilton Chicago has 234,000 sq. The post 2019’s Top U.S.

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Prestige Events Magazine

OCTOBER 7, 2024

The Parkgate Hotel , located in the heart of Cardiff, has been awarded Hotel of the Year for Wales at the prestigious AA Hospitality Awards, solidifying the property’s position as a leading venue for both leisure and business travel, just three years after opening.

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Prestige Events Magazine

DECEMBER 8, 2023

The SportAccord World Sport & Business Summit 2024 in Birmingham, West Midlands has announced its first wave of high-profile speakers for sport’s most influential industry gathering. Boardman is joined by six distinguished experts who operate in various sectors of the global sports landscape.

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Prestige Events Magazine

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Nottingham is attracting national organisations with large-scale events and conferences set to return to the green, legendary and creative city from 2022 and beyond following a successful showcase at The Meetings Show.

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Prestige Events Magazine

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Academic Venue Solutions (AVS), the UK’s only sales and marketing consortium exclusive to academic venues welcomes two new venues in the South West into the portfolio, bringing the total members to 43.

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Prestige Events Magazine

APRIL 15, 2024

The impressive project, due for completion Autumn 2025, will see a flagship 852sqm event space, The Masters Suite, built and designed to host 648 guests for banqueting with a max capacity of 920, making it perfect for conferences and product launches, mini expos and weddings. It will also be the perfect luxury venue for large weddings.

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Prestige Events Magazine

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Attendees came from across the world of sport, including Manchester City FC, the European Tour, Everton FC, Premiership Rugby, the America’s Cup and the Professional Darts Corporation. The award judges wrote that The Kia Oval was, “a venue which has sustainability at its heart.

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 1, 2024

On Tuesday, March 26, 2024 , I sat down with Martin Duffy and Paul Nunesdea on LinkedIn Live for an hour’s deep dive conversation about peer conferences: the participant-driven, participation-rich events I’ve designed and facilitated for over thirty years. Peer Conferences Unveiled—The Transcript! Here it is—enjoy!

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Event Marketer

APRIL 21, 2021

Confirmed brands attending the in-person world’s largest tech conference include Amazon, AT&T, Dell and Google. Outdoor sports enthusiasts will return to Vail this year to compete in the GoPro Mountain Games after the event went virtual in 2020. HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition: Aug. Read more here.

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Prestige Events Magazine

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Venues of Excellence (VOE), the UK’s leading collection of exceptional venues has welcomed 4 new venues into the consortium. We have welcomed 16 new venues in the last eighteen months and have a growing prospect list. The venue is ideal for an exclusive use event, where privacy and attention to detail is key.

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Eventmobi

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Just because it’s your event doesn’t give you the right to use the venue, copyrighted material, or individual’s likenesses to profit from. Capturing the Venue. If you’re not on company property, you’ll likely need to get a location release from the property owner in order to legally broadcast the venue space.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MAY 10, 2023

Winter Gardens Blackpool also joins mia as a venue member Both Meet Blackpool and Winter Gardens Blackpool have joined the Meetings Industry Association (mia), one of the fastest growing associations in the conference, meetings and events sector, further cementing the town’s dedication to the global events industry.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MAY 1, 2024

IACC , the global association representing the top 1% of small to midsize conference and meeting venues, has launched its brand-new membership category, Experiential Venues , designed to cater to the growing demand for immersive and engaging event experiences.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JULY 1, 2022

After decades of providing meetings, events and hotel stays, a collection of venues located across the University of Nottingham’s campuses has been rebranded as Nottingham Venues. Each venue has its own aesthetic, located in peaceful green grounds of the secluded university campus.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JANUARY 17, 2023

Athena Events Venue, the Art Deco Grade II-listed meetings and events venue located in Leicester’s cultural quarter, has been featured in a BBC Documentary on Britain’s history of Motown. Athena continues to host music and cultural shows, as well as corporate events, conferences, awards, exhibitions, meetings, and festivals.

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Event Marketer

JULY 1, 2024

Agency: Allied Global Marketing) HER CONFERENCE MARKS A MILESTONE IN NYC Her Campus, a Gen Z media brand, popped the bubbly on June 22 in honor of its 15 th birthday and the 10 th anniversary of its annual Her Conference event. Conference topics spanned civic engagement, AI, authentic brand values, relationship-building and beyond.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 15, 2021

Major events with large crowds at football stadiums and smaller scale functions at live music venues in England are set to be piloted in the spring ahead of the planned widespread relaxation of coronavirus restrictions in June. It also hopes to ends social distancing measures.

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GEVME

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Knowing how to prepare a venue for an event is one of the key points in event planning. Choosing a venue for an event is also one of the first negotiation points as well. The rest of the preparation process will depend on the decision made about the venue. If you’re lucky, the event market will offer a variety of good venues.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JULY 10, 2023

This accreditation has been awarded through the UK’s only nationally recognised standard for service providers in the meetings, conferences and events industry, after a panel of independent industry assessors scrutinised the venues against a robust checklist of criteria.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

A new world-class hotel that will enhance the conference and meetings industry in New York’s Southern Tier—home to a range of innovative industries and talent—recently opened in the village of Celoron on the southeastern shores of Chautauqua Lake, 74 miles southwest of Buffalo. Photo credit: Chautauqua Harbor Hotel. The more than 10,000 sq.

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Prestige Events Magazine

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Lime Venue Portfolio have announced the arrival of Rangers FC to its national venue collection. The appointment will see Levy UK + I, the sports and entertainment division of Compass Group UK and Ireland, take on the catering for both match day and non-match day events, including the venue’s conference and events business.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Some even operate as part of a hospitality program—so hosting an event on-campus doubles as support for the next generation of event professionals while leveraging the nostalgia of these storied venues. UC Botanical Garden at Berkeley is home to Mather Redwood Grove Amphitheater, Julia Morgan Hall and a greenhouse conference center.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JULY 8, 2022

Venues of Excellence, the UK’s leading collection of independent venues has announced a 15% growth to start of its new membership year, welcoming 5 new unique and innovative venues into the Venues of Excellence family and has also realised a 98% retention from its member venues as it commences its second business year under the new ownership.

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Event Marketer

MAY 13, 2024

Enter: the Heineken LaundroMatch , a laundromat-turned-sports-bar concept inspired by two facts: Asia is home to some of the world’s most “hardcore” fans, many of whom wake up at 3 or 4 a.m. to catch games live, and the reality that during those early hours, bars are closed and most fans resort to watching the matches at home alone.

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Prestige Events Magazine

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Venues of Excellence, the UK’s leading sales and marketing consortium for independent venues, welcomes Lilleshall House and Gardens to their venue portfolio. Set in 200 acres of park and gardens, Lilleshall is a beautiful venue with over 128 ensuite bedrooms, making it suitable to residential events and leisure breaks alike.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 13, 2022

At the local level, it is exciting to see new meeting and conference sectors emerge that engage a new market and heighten our ability to reach new visitors.”. – Mallory Snyder , vice president of communications and strategic development, Visit York County. Having purposeful experiences at conferences for attendees is something that I enjoy.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JULY 17, 2023

Mandy Jennings, CEO of Venues of Excellence recently took time out to sit with Julian Kettleborough, Commercial Director for the studio to reflect on their membership journey with the consortium and discuss what key benefits they feel have specifically helped their own organisation.

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Prestige Events Magazine

AUGUST 24, 2022

Regent’s Conferences & Events has reported its most successful summer of outdoor events in a record breaking few months. The central London based events venue has seen an all-time high of both guest numbers and average spend per head.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JUNE 21, 2023

Venues of Excellence (VOE), the UK’s leading collection of independent venues has seen fantastic growth over the past year introducing thirteen new venues to the consortium, with a 94% retention in its current membership. This was not just any venue quality audit but so much more.

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