Lord’s Cricket Ground has invested £3.8m in creating two new event spaces which can cater for up to 100 people at the famous venue and refurbished a further space at the venue.
One of Scotland’s oldest institutions has thrown open its doors, allowing Scotland’s foremost travel agents, event agents, hoteliers and tourism industry influencers to experience the newest Scottish attraction before it opens to the public.
Lime Venue Portfolio is anticipating a surge in ‘incentive extensions’ to corporate meetings at unusual venues, following increased interest across the group’s venue portfolio. The trend follows on from the brand’s Meetings Mean Business campaign, and shows that organisers are seeing the value in choosing a more ‘experience led’ meeting; allowing guests the chance to experience the venue’s wider offer while they are there.
Manchester Conference Centre & The Pendulum Hotel has launched its new website. Explore the venues 18 meeting rooms through new photography and intricate 3D plans. Learn more about the conference, meeting, dinner, wedding and Christmas facilities and book hotel bedrooms in just a few clicks.
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Lily Cole will keynote the educational programme at this year’s International Confex. The actor and social entrepreneur is also a renowned and engaging speaker and will take to the stage on day two of the show. Cole is an advocate for socio-political and environmental issues, she has employed tech
The AEO will once again be running its Sales Conference in partnership with International Confex as part of the show’s educational programme. The conference debuted at the show last year and has been brought back because of the success of the sessions. It will be a day of education focusing purely on effective sales behaviours for event professionals. The conference will take place in a dedicated theatre on day two of Confex.
Brighton Dome is delighted to be shortlisted for the Best UK Unusual Venue 2016 Meetings & Incentive Travel award. Winners of Gold, Silver & Bronze awards will be announced at the awards ceremony on Friday 26 February at Battersea Evolution, London.
International Confex will be dominated by some of the biggest and most prestigious hotel, destination and venue brands in the world when the show opens on 2-3 March 16 at Olympia London. Organisers are already looking forward to welcoming back destinations including Tourism Ireland, Glasgow City Marketing Bureau, Visit Belfast and NewcastleGateshead to the show. These will be complemented by up and coming destinations including Southport Conferences, Conference Eastbourne and Staffordshire Conference Bureau.
The Venue at the Royal Liver Building, a new, contemporary event space on the first floor of the Royal Liver Building, is a Grade I listed building first opened in 1911 as the home of the Royal Liver Assurance Group has been nominated for a UK Wedding Award, for ‘Best City Venue’.
Ashton Gate Stadium is the home of Bristol City Football Club and Bristol Rugby Club and is undergoing a £45 million transformation into a state-of-the-art 27,000 capacity stadium including new conference facilities, administration offices, a sports bar, café and shops. The work will consist of three separate phases to the Wedlock, Dolman and Williams Stands. The 86 year-old Wedlock Stand has been demolished and rebuilt and the Dolman Stand has also been redeveloped. The Williams Stand has now been demolished and is being rebuilt into our largest stand as we speak!
