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Top 20 countries where your event budget will go further
Planners looking to maximise squeezed event budgets will be intrigued to know which destinations offer the most bang for their buck.
Most expensive MICE hotels in the world
From opulent ballrooms to panoramic boardrooms, here are the most expensive luxury MICE hotels in the world.
A moment in history: The Coronation of King Charles III
Agiito was tasked with hosting a six-day event for the Royal British Legion as part of the coronation celebrations from 2 – 7 May.
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.
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”
£25m approved for Barbican Centre upgrade
The Renewal Programme will transform underused spaces within the centre
Net Zero Carbon Events reaches 30 financial contributors
Support organisations range from convention bureaux, venues and event service suppliers to event organisers and associations
Events By Amadeus secures three-year contract with Birmingham venue
The contract has been achieved as a result of the team’s longstanding relationship with IET Birmingham: Austin Court
EVENTIT and Catch the MICE release “The State of the Industry Report 2023”
Catch the MICE and EVENTIT today launch their ‘State of the Industry Report – 2023’ to help direct and support event professionals in these transformational times for our sector; this follows months of research and information gathered earlier this year, directly from event planners and industry experts, from across the UK.
mci group publishes 2022 Sustainability Report
The report outlines how the group helped raise nearly £2.7m for charity, launched 80 client projects about sustainability and organised three Net Zero carbon events during the year under review
Visitors to Manchester Central increase 21% on previous quarter
Manchester Central has revealed it welcomed over 139,000 visitors to 38 separate events in the past three months
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