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Incentive Inspiration: The Heavenly Spa at Westin London
Send delegates to cloud nine with a spa day and Germaine de Capuccini facial in the city centre.
Creativity, Consideration & Continuity: The 3 Cs of Sponsorship Activation
Jonathan Izzard, Strategy Director at Wonder, explores what it takes to create memorable and unique sponsorship activation experiences.
Around the world in venues – August
All the freshest business meetings and events venue updates from across the UK and the world…
Fear factory – don’t be scared of your data
There is an undercurrent of fear in the meetings and events world – rarely verbalised, even behind closed doors – of robustly measuring the performance of our events. A fear of collecting data that might put a spotlight on the flaws we didn’t even know existed. We’re scared that these insights might make our function more vulnerable to business criticism – or that knowing what’s not working is worse than knowing nothing at all. But in a world where corporate events teams are being cut and senior event leaders are facing redundancy, now is the time to combat those fears to leverage event performance data properly. How can we turn our insights from being the monster under the bed to a tool that secures the future of corporate event programmes?
Listen: ‘Give the industry a pound and it’ll give the government five pounds back’
Skills, equity and sustainability are becoming greater priorities for planners, according to The Business of Events’ recent 2023 International Planner Sentiment Report. M&IT editor Paul Harvey caught up with Martin Fullard, director of news and content at The Business of Events, to get a deeper dive on the report – and the general state of the sector.
Record visitor numbers as The Meetings Show 2023 celebrates connections
The Meetings Show 2023 welcomed a record 5,704 attendees through the doors of ExCeL, London in June. There were 28,070 connections made via the Swapcard app, both before and during the show (28-29 June), where buyers were welcomed to #TakeTheTime to learn, network and be inspired at the leading event for the meetings and events community.
LISTEN: “Business and sporting events are both catalysts for economic and social progress”
Listen as M&IT editor Paul Harvey catches up with Neil Brownlee, head of business events at Visit Scotland, about what sporting and business events can learn from one another. With Glasgow and Scotland currently hosting the UCI Cycling World Championships and with Glasgow having been named the European Capital of Sport, the first city to hold the accolade twice, Brownlee let us in on what all this sport means for the city, for Scotland as a whole, and specifically for business events.
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.
Redefining the role of wellness in MICE
From gut and mind health to walk and talk meetings, C&IT have looked at the history of MICE well-being and how wellness is now being redefined.
EICC gears up for 20th year of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe
The Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC) has opened its doors to the Edinburgh Festival for the 20th time, with Pleasance at the EICC, Venue 150 of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and the Edinburgh TV Festival later in the month among highlights this August.
Twenty Five for 25 – Wigtown Book Festival promises 10 days of delights
Wigtown Book Festival has unveiled its full line-up – with guest programmer Lee Randall offering twenty five top tips for this year’s 25th annual event.
Most expensive MICE hotels in the world
From opulent ballrooms to panoramic boardrooms, here are the most expensive luxury MICE hotels in the world.
S5 Ep 1 – The event planner’s disastrous delegate
Neil Warburton, Head of Production at Brands at Work, talks bread jokes, Bond villain venues and the event planner’s disastrous delegate.
5 eco questions to ask every MICE venue
From measuring impact to supporting marginalised groups, here are 5 key questions to ask to your potential MICE venue.
Alumni A-List 2023 – Meet our inaugural Alumni A-Listers
Meet the class of our inaugural Alumni A-List, where we recognise a few of the individuals who have been selected as the top talent in the industry in previous years. C&IT, in partnership with Visit Monaco Convention Bureau, is celebrating how they all continue to work tirelessly to make the events industry the best it can be.
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.
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