Prestige Events Magazine

AUGUST 5, 2024

Leading luxury catering and event management services provider Blue Strawberry Group has secured a five-year contract to deliver exclusive hospitality and event services at 8½ London – home to The Skinners’ Company. Blue Strawberry Group was awarded the contract after undertaking an extensive and highly competitive tender process.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 20, 2022

This commitment has led to more than a decade of work across venues and suppliers around the topics of waste, water, energy, supply-chain, social equity and social impact. For example, the weight of recycled material can actually be weighed on a scale, in ideal circumstances, or be tracked and reported through detailed venue hauling records.

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Guidebook

APRIL 23, 2025

Choosing the right event venue is often a balancing act that requires planners to work within certain constraints – such as budget and time – while also delivering the wow factor that attendees long for. Thats why we created this comprehensive event venue checklist with the 12 most critical venue considerations.

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Prestige Events Magazine

OCTOBER 10, 2023

The arm of national catering business, Amadeus , responsible for the delivery of standalone event catering, has secured its latest contract with Unique Venues Birmingham (UVB). Events by Amadeus has been working with UVB since 2019, and the team have signed a new three-year contract to deliver catering provisions to the organisation.

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Prestige Events Magazine

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Surveying 140 event venues, suppliers, agents and destinations, the quarterly benchmarking report reveals that, on average, almost half (41%) of forecasted revenue for 2025 is already confirmed. Other areas explored include Instant Book, which is currently being offered by a third (33%) of venues in the UK business meetings and events sector.

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

LIVE (Live music Industry Venues & Entertainment) has unveiled a new sustainability initiative. Led by its expert working group, LIVE Green, it will provide artists with the tools and information to include sustainability clauses in their booking contracts.

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GEVME

JANUARY 27, 2020

While people love spending their time in such places, the organizers do not really place sustainability as the anchor of organizing such events. The concept of sustainability has been around for a long time but now it has become the need of the hour so that each one of us can do our bit in making an impact on the environment.

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Endless Events

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Whether you opt for an in-person or hybrid event, you need the right venue to create a truly captivating experience. Newbie event planners will often pick a venue, negotiate a deal with them, and sign the venue’s provided contract. . Why should you let your venue dictate what happens at your event? Management.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MAY 4, 2022

Venues for Business is delighted to be the first specialist venue finding agency to offer carbon-footprint measurement as standard to their clients, when scouting venues and destinations for events. All agencies are promoting their sustainable credentials” says Venues for Business Co-Owner Amy Woodthorpe. “We

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 8, 2025

It covers everything you need to know about event planning, including finding venues, building a team, negotiating contracts, and even measuring success after the event is over. The book takes readers through all the essential steps, like creating a budget, choosing a venue, and navigating health and safety regulations.

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The MICE

JANUARY 9, 2025

In July 2024 I visited UEFA EURO 2024 in Stuttgart to get insights into the sustainability initiatives in place. I spoke to Ellen Schmid, Deputy Head of Sustainability @ UEFA Euro 2024 – Host City Stuttgart. What are the key sustainability initiatives UEFA Euro 2024 is implementing to minimise the environmental impact?

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Sustainable tourism is vital. That’s the principle that guided Tourisme Montréal’s proactive sustainability strategy, one that helped it maintain its first place in North America on the 2023 Global Destination Sustainability Index. Partner with ecologically sensitive venues. Make environmentally sensitive menu choices.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 5, 2022

The free program touches on topics, in the form of webinars, from the basics of meeting planning to more complex topics, such as event technology and sustainability. 4, which covered the basics of the event life cycle, from creating the event and RFP templating to contracting and asking suppliers the right questions. 25 at 11 a.m.

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Prestige Events Magazine

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Central Hall Westminster, part of Central Hall Venues group, has announced it has awarded a new £8m contract to in-house AV production services partner White Light. The company also supported James Corden’s Late Late London shows held at the venue for two years running in 2018 and 2019.

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PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Venue sourcing venue affordability, availability, and inflexible hotel staff contribute to the frustration of event planners. Planners expressed disappointment with venues and hotels that have raised fees while simultaneously cutting services, leading to an increased perception of unfairness and dissatisfaction.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Multiple representatives on the panel advised planners to evaluate contracts more carefully than ever—don’t pre-assume anything as a given if it isn’t explicitly stated in the contract. Read More: Tips for Negotiating Your Next Big Event Contract During the open Q&A, planners aired frustrations—contracts are time-consuming already.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MARCH 11, 2024

Leading London events venue, The QEII Centre , has strengthened its director team with the appointment of Elena Gurgul as Sales and Marketing Director and EeLain Ong as Finance Director. Her leadership is expected to strengthen the centre’s financial resilience and capacity for sustainable growth.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 10, 2024

For planners, concepts that can be built into their Business Events Strategy shift them from reactive to proactive and start conversations (and in some cases concessions) around these important attendee experience elements early in the process rather than as an afterthought post-contracting.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 30, 2023

There’s definitely more emphasis on wellness, sustainability and inclusivity,” said Jennifer Squeglia, “I think there’s great energy in our industry right now. Standing Behind Sustainability The focus on sustainability starts at the RFP level. It’s busy and I think people are roaring back.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

For example, Unite Here used union contracts to protect more than 200,000 members from anti-LGBT discrimination before the 2020 Supreme Court ruling that included the LGBT community in the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Unite Here created FairHotel to assist meeting and event planners in choosing a union hotel or venue.

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Prestige Events Magazine

AUGUST 23, 2022

The iconic central London venue is inviting suppliers to apply to become an accredited supplier. The venue hosts hundreds of events each year for a range of clients and is keen to ensure its suppliers and their services are equally inclusive and sustainable in practice. Contracts will run from March 2023 – March 2025.

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Gallus Events

JANUARY 16, 2022

Why You Need to Run a More Sustainable Event. The reason we have to run more sustainable events is clear, you only have to look at the very basic building blocks of our events to find out that we have a challenge ahead of us: . Many of whom are on zero-hour contracts, doing low-paid, physically demanding work. Excess and waste

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 23, 2024

The Power of Catering Tracy Stuckrath Meeting professional choices about food and beverage orders impact everything from sustainability, engagement and inclusivity to budget. Food handling and requirements belong in the contract. A chat with the chef in the kitchen should be a part of every site visit.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 29, 2022

The fundamentals are the same for both shows, but the venues and attendance are unique,” she said. “We Read More: How IMEX Frankfurt Answered Critical Questions for a Sustainable Event. The venue is actually two halls, so Bauer’s team created two completely different experiences. We are always looking to learn and adapt.”.

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Prestige Events Magazine

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Central Hall Westminster, part of Central Hall Venues group, has officially launched its new partnership with in-house caterers, Green & Fortune, with a pledge to pay all current and future catering staff beyond the London Living Wage. We are looking forward to working with CHW in the coming months and years.”.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JANUARY 16, 2023

International Convention Centre Wales ( ICC Wales ) has secured a number of notable repeat business wins for 2023, as it establishes itself as the UK’s most exciting new events venue and brings a significant boost to the South Wales visitor economy. The Open University will also hold its Autumn 2023 Graduation Ceremony at the venue.

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Prestige Events Magazine

APRIL 3, 2023

Both large and small businesses who identify with the venue’s beliefs and working practices were invited to tender. Freestone continued “in addition to providing excellence, creativity and flexibility, a commitment to diversity, inclusion, sustainability, and responsible event management were a crucial consideration throughout the process.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 1, 2022

She was subsequently awarded a Certificate of Distinction and received the highest mark in her class for her dissertation…’ The Role of Events in the Sustainable Management of Historic Buildings’. ‘It as a venue manager, we are uniquely placed to connect event suppliers to bookers in order that, where possible, costs can be shared.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Social value is an umbrella term used to describe any initiative that makes a positive contribution to society and the environment such as smart resource usage, working with suppliers that are social enterprises, providing good working conditions and environmental sustainability.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Establishing the conference fee, contracting with the venue and locking the dates will require some effort. For example, consider using a third-party A/V rental provider for your conference as compared to the venue’s more costly in-house service. Give attendees a deal on your next event. Sell refund protection.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 12, 2024

Englander takes on the role of account manager as well, and will assist with all aspects of site selection and contract negotiation processes. Her dedication and expertise is apparent through her previous work in marketing communications success of the Westin Anaheim Resort and their many local venues under Wincome Hospitality.

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Prestige Events Magazine

DECEMBER 11, 2023

An impressive list of new catering vendors has been released by the Roundhouse, Camden’s iconic music and arts venue, following a months-long competitive tender process. Every event held at the Roundhouse contributes to this groundbreaking and vital work.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Looking for an out-of-the-ordinary, nature-heavy venue option? Dubai Marks Progress in Tourism, Events and Sustainability in 2024 With nearly 15 million overnight visitors as of October 2024, Dubai has hit its stride as a top international destination for tourism, meetings and events.

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Conference Care

MARCH 28, 2025

The three-year contract is set to commence on 1 st April 2025. The scope of services includes: A 24/7 accessible online booking platform for seamless venue finding MICE. Strategic account management to maximise efficiency and support sustainability goals. For more information about our services, please contact us here.

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EventPlanning

JULY 15, 2020

Creating event contracts can be intimidating. Don’t fret, this article will help you create a basic event contract that will include clauses to help protect your event business. Before going into the meat of what a contract should contain, it is important to know that you should never agree to provide event services without a contract.

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Prestige Events Magazine

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The venue’s enquiry and booking levels continue to exceed expectations with the year-end forecast for 2023-24 looking even better with turnover expected to hit circa £16.5m. Together with the many multi-year and long-term contracts that we have on the books we are in a fantastic position for the future. “As

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Prestige Events Magazine

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Collaborative, innovative and creative thinking will become even more essential as it is critical that venues focus on the overall experience they are able to deliver for clients. Meanwhile, greener meetings and more sustainable ways of operating will continue to be high on the agenda. Tackling ‘green hushing’ in events.

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