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How AI is transforming the event journey
Artificial Intelligence has had a phenomenal impact on all industries, but what does it mean for events?
Top MICE destinations according to TikTok
With over one billion users, TikTok has become the leading social media platform for travel inspiration. So, here are the most popular cities for MICE trips according to TikTok views.
Top destinations and hotels for European conferences 2023
Cvent have recently announced the top destinations and hotels for meetings in Europe for 2023…
Introducing the 4-day-week: how will events adapt?
With hundreds of companies beginning to surrender to the four day working week, is it time the events industry caught up?
Event Photography Awards 2023 – all the winners
The ninth edition of the Off to Work Event Photography Awards saw an intimate wedding shot take home the top prize. This year’s awards, which saw a record number of entries, culminated in a gallery viewing and awards ceremony at RIBA at 66 Portland Place in London on Monday 5 June. Check out some of the winning shots…
Turing Fest announces CodeClan and Baillie Gifford as partners for 2023 conference
TURING Fest has announced CodeClan and Baillie Gifford as Diversity Partners for this year’s conference, which runs on 28th-29th June at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC). The Turing Fest Diversity Programme has run since 2018, aimed at helping more underrepresented or disadvantaged people get into tech, or help their career progression.
St Andrews to host one of its biggest-ever academic conferences
This summer, more than 800 leading academic minds in religion and theology from across the globe are set to visit St Andrews for what will be one of the largest academic conferences ever held in the town. The 2023 Annual Conference of the European Academy of Religion (EuARe), which runs from Monday 19 to Friday 23 June, is organised by the St Andrews Encyclopaedia of Theology within the University of St Andrews and hosted in partnership with Australian Catholic University. It will also be the first time the European Academy of Religion conference has been held in the United Kingdom.
Themed year proves to be a real success story
A newly released report has revealed the Year of Stories 2022 delivered significant benefits to Scotland and its communities. Collated by VisitScotland, highlights from the evaluation report, which features independent research and partner feedback, include: • Over 1.4 million people attended 201 funded events designed to share and celebrate Scotland’s stories. • Every part of Scotland was engaged with 354 funded and partner events delivered across all 32 local authorities. • At a time of recovery, 6,620 new artist opportunities were created, with 91% of open fund events commissioning new original work from artists or storytellers.
Why hotel bed sheets are so tightly tucked
Whilst some may like the anchor of hotel bed sheets, other delegates irritably ask time again: why is hotel bedding so tightly tucked?
How many travel programmes support LGBTQIA+ delegates?
In honour of Pride Month, C&IT looks at how many travel programmes actually support LGBTQIA+ MICE travellers.
C&IT Awards venue revealed
The venue for this year’s C&IT awards has been revealed. For a chance to be one of the first delegates to experience it, read on.
How to retain talent within your agency
Talent retention has been an issue within the events industry since the pandemic, but is it still as detrimental to agencies as it once was? Here are Kristina McCoobery’s top tips.
Driving Success: Event Lessons from F1
Adam Stanley, Managing Director at Event Concept, discusses the power of collaboration in event delivery using lessons from Formula One.
2023’s Top Luxury MICE Hotels
Condé Nast Traveller recently released their Hotels Hot List for 2023. So, C&IT have handpicked the top 10 MICE hotels in the UK and Europe.
Scotland introduces visitor levy legislation
A Bill to enable councils to invest more in local tourism facilities and services through a levy on overnight stays has been published. If passed by the Scottish Parliament, the Visitor Levy (Scotland) Bill will give councils the power to apply a levy on stays in overnight accommodation based on a percentage of the accommodation cost.
BBC’s Senior Event Producer on TV’s biggest events
Senior Event Producer for BBC Studios, discusses her introduction to media events, working with Karl Lagerfeld and tackling wellbeing in the industry.
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