After the government announced their roadmap detailing the easing of lockdown over the next few months, 116 pall mall have put together their own venue reopening roadmap based on each key date, giving clients clarity on when they’ll be able to return to the building. Just like the government roadmap, this will be a phased […]

Venues should remain firm on their pricing as we come out of the pandemic, was the clear message from panellists of the Meetings Industry Association’s (mia) Extraordinary Matters anniversary event. Taking place a year after the first session of the popular series, the mia welcomed seven prominent industry figures who have all appeared as panellists during […]

Barbican Business Events has seen its film and photo shoot enquiries increase by more than 50% in 2020 (compared to 2019) despite the COVID-19 pandemic. The venue says it has continued to changing needs in the market, which included the launch of filming and photo shoot packages at the start of 2020. The packages include not […]

The revenue of the UK’s Top 25 holiday parks – key destinations for conferences, corporate events, away days and team building – has increased by 65% in the past five years, validating major private equity investment in a sector that has performed strongly during the pandemic, according to New Street Consulting Group. The incomes of […]

Venuedirectory.com says a series of significant international business wins has led it to increase its global business focus and to expand its team. The largest booking and data distribution service of venue information in the UK MICE industry has confirmed deals to supply its data to major companies based in the USA, Australia and Canada. […]

The first of the Master Innholders’ ‘Hoteliers – Battered But Not Beaten’ events will see the UK’s Secretary of State of Education, Gavin Williamson interviewed on the future of hospitality careers. Taking place 18 March 2021 at 3pm, Williamson will be interviewed by guest host Kate Nicholls OBE on how the industry can encourage young […]

Digital marketing agency Patch has revealed that its venue clients have seen an average 294% increase in enquiries in the week following the Prime Minister’s announcement on 22nd February. An assortment of venues from across London saw a large uptick in enquiries for both corporate and private events after the news, with some seeing increases as […]