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Submissions open for the CN Agency Awards 2025 - Conference …
1 day ago · Conference News is pleased to announce that submissions are now open for the CN Agency Awards 2025.. Entering its seventh year, the CN Agency Awards is the UK’s leading annual celebration for its most influential and prolific event agencies, recognising their excellence, innovation and outstanding achievements and contribution to the events industry in …
UKCAMS research finds mixed performance for UK meetings …
Jun 4, 2024 · The latest research into the UK’s conference and meetings sector suggests that the industry’s post-Covid recovery did not gather momentum in 2023 but rather witnessed a somewhat mixed performance. While there were undoubtedly some venues that were doing really well, others were finding the market more challenging and not experiencing a continuous upward trajectory in […]
ExCeL London marks countdown to £220m expansion
Oct 31, 2023 · The 12-month countdown to the opening of ExCeL London’s new 25,000sqm expansion has this week been set in motion. The £220m development, supported by ADNEC Group and built by McLaren Construction, will expand the venue’s existing conference and exhibition facilities by a further 25% – totalling 125,000sqm when it opens in October 2024.
Business events industry worth £27.6bn by 2026, finds report
Sep 10, 2021 · A new report by Cities Restart has revealed that spending on international conferences and business events for the UK is estimated to have been worth £19.4bn in 2019. Following the interruption caused by the pandemic, by 2026 it is now expected to be worth £27.6bn, a 43% increase. The report titled, ‘The Importance of International ...
Conferences and meetings worth £4.9bn in 2021, research reveals
Jul 11, 2022 · Conferences and meetings worth £4.9bn in 2021, research reveals. More than 440,000 conferences and meetings worth £4.9bn took place across the UK in 2021, compared with just 195,000 in 2020. mfullard. Last updated: July 11, 2022. Downloadable Content. Summer 2024. International Confex Show Brochure.
Budget hike in tax for small and medium-sized businesses …
5 days ago · Following the UK Chancellor’s £40bn tax raising Budget, 30 October, including a hike in employers’ National Insurance contributions to 15%, the Events Industry Alliance (EIA) gave its reaction. The group represents business events in the UK with almost 500 companies of various types, from large multinationals to small and medium sized privately owned businesses. A […]
Confidence grows in Glasgow’s meetings market - Conference News
Jun 8, 2023 · Following the ESHG conference, Glasgow prepares to welcome back the Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE); the SPIE Europe Space, Satellite and Sustainability Conference and the European Conference on Optical Communications (ECOC). Between them these European meetings will deliver over £23m (US$28.7m) in …