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Would you host an event in Taiwan?
Taiwan may not be your first thought when planning an event in Asia, but while visiting the country recently C&IT decided to ask three important questions about the unexpected destination.
Four ways to translate UK event excellence overseas
James Connell, Production Director at Event Concept, explains the concept of local yet global in raising the bar to UK standards overseas.
Top 10 most accessible European cities for MICE
With one in six people living with a disability according to the World Health Organisation, planners must ensure the cities they choose are accessible to all.
The tech trick revolutionising events
Erin Rooney, Chief Marketing Officer at Allseated, explains how the new phenomenon of ‘digital twins’ is revolutionising the sustainable event space.
Festival Merch Shouldn’t Cost the Earth
Chris Houghton, CEO of The UK Festival Awards’ Official Merch partner, Teemill, explains how their sustainable model for branded apparel radically reduces waste and gives customers exactly what they want. Across the board, consumers are seeking sustainable options. When you consider the stats on pollution in the textile industry and waste in the festival industry, that’s a tricky demand to meet. 10% of worldwide CO2 comes from clothing, 60% of clothes include plastic, and a truckload of clothing is burned or buried every second. Then, when we look at the waste produced by UK festivals alone, it’s close to 24k tonnes a year.
Virgin Hotels Edinburgh appoints Mafalda Moura Albuquerque as General Manager
Virgin Hotels, the global luxury hospitality brand created by Virgin Group Founder Sir Richard Branson, is delighted to announce the appointment of Mafalda Moura Albuquerque as General Manager of Virgin Hotels Edinburgh. With over 10 years’ experience in the hospitality sector and an impressive track record working in luxury lifestyle properties, Mafalda brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to her new role and will lead all operational departments of the hotel.
First images of stunning 245-room AC by Marriott Glasgow hotel set to bring one of city’s historic buildings back to life
These are the first CGI images of the highly anticipated AC by Marriott Glasgow hotel set to open in the city centre in October. The 245-room hotel – on the edge of Glasgow’s iconic George Square and a key element of the exciting £100 million Love Loan development – is inspired by the city’s history and architecture and includes the impressive revitalisation of the 120 year-old A-listed former city Parish Halls into 22 stunning ‘heritage’ suites with sensitively restored period features.
St James Quarter Sessions brings live performances, busker performances and so much more!
This Festival Fringe, St James Quarter is bringing a diverse programme of emerging music talent and street performances straight to the heart of Scotland’s capital with ‘St James Quarter Sessions’. Taking place throughout August, The Quarter will provide a unique addition to this year’s Fringe programme. Inviting music lovers to a month-long festival held in the lifestyle district of Edinburgh, guests attending St James Quarter Sessions can sit back, under cover and enjoy music from the comfort of their very own deck chair on the Galleria without a muddy field in sight.
Scotland officially welcomes the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships with thrilling opening ceremony
In celebration of the biggest cycling event in history, organisers of the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships will officially kick off the highly anticipated mega-event with an action-packed Opening Ceremony, taking place at Glasgow’s George Square on Wednesday 2 August from 5.00pm (GMT) The Opening Ceremony features performances by Scottish artists and citizens, with a mixture of professional and community-based organisations. There is an exciting line-up of activities, personalities, dance, spoken word and a headline performance by multi-award-winning Scottish singer KT Tunstall.
Top 6 painless airports for MICE travel
Finding the perfect location for international conferences is difficult, so to assist your decision, here are the top stress-free airports for MICE travel.
Insite Graphics awarded for sustainability efforts
It has become the first company to achieve Tier 5 under the new scoring system of ESSA’s Sustainability Accreditation
IBTM World unveils 2023 theme
The event will illustrate the influence of event professionals in “shaping culture” and “driving the future of business”
Major tourism partnership announced for Coventry and Warwickshire
The partnership aims to ensure that the region’s tourism community “has a voice at national level”
ExCeL introduces 3D venue mapping technology
The technology works by creating a replica of a venue, bespoke to a client’s needs, allowing them to better visualise, plan and share their event
Cvent launches new solution
Events+ aims to enable year-round engagement with event audiences and encourage users to capitalise on “the power of video”
DRPG invests in AI technology
The new service will offer DRPG’s clients “aggregated and anonymised data”
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