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What’s driving the trend for event planners searching out more and more unusual venues, and are venues really exploiting this trend to the full? Pete Roythorne investigates.

A trip to Liverpool makes John Spain think about how destinations use their USPs

A trip to Liverpool makes John Spain think about how destinations use their USPs

Expect the unexpected

Jul 23, 2007

Sometimes you’ve just got to accept that greater forces are controlling the outcome of your event, says John Spain

John Spain visits Manchester and catches up with an old friend

Oh no, Christmas is just around the corner, but don’t panic says John Spain

Next stop on John Spain’s UK tour is Birmingham, a model, he thinks, that other cities would do well to follow.

A real experience

Apr 26, 2007

Make your fam trips fun, says John Spain

Targeting the future

Apr 26, 2007

John Spain kicks off his UK tour with a highly enjoyable look at Nottingham

Over the last few weeks Venues.org.uk has been conducting a survey among its readership