Event association MPI UK & Ireland has announced its new board of directors for 2014/2015.
For one week in August The Deck at the National Theatre will open to the public as a pop-up summer cinema club screening National Theatre stage favourites.
New members to the trade body EVCOM were elected at the recent annual general meetings of Eventia and IVCA at the QEII Conference Centre.
The Stadium of Light, home of Sunderland AFC, has won this year’s bid to host the North East England Tourism Awards in November. The Stadium of Light will welcome the region’s most innovative businesses for an awards evening that will honour the achievements of local businesses and individuals who deliver experiences for the 67m visitors who visit the North East every year.
EVCOM, the association for the Live Communications sector, has reduced its planned two-day, two-night Summer EVCOM event to a one-day conference at Olympia London on 17th September.
Meet Oxfordshire has invited conference and event organisers from across the UK to a second Destination Showcase this summer. After a successful Garden Party at Rhodes House in 2013, the seasonal theme will continue this year with a Summer Showcase at the Saïd Business School in the heart of Oxford on Wednesday 13th August.
Event and visual communications sector trade association, EVCOM has today (18th June) published its 2014 ‘UK Events Market Trends Survey’ (UKEMTS) which provides volume and key trends data for the UK conference and business events market from a supply-side or venue perspective.
Virgin Trains and the NEC Group have announced a three-year partnership that will see the national train operator become the exclusive rail partner for the venue management company. The deal allows NEC Group customers to receive a 25% on Virgin Trains' Advance fares.
West End venue, RSA House has announced details of its ‘Simply Summertime’ package for 2014. With the summer season packed with sporting events from the World Cup in Brazil to tennis at Wimbledon, the ‘Simply Summertime’ package includes the option of screening matches during events. Or, for those wanting something more whimsical, the package also includes the option of bringing the outdoors indoors; transforming the venue into a mystical garden.
Marriott International has unveiled plans to expand its hotel portfolio in the luxury and lifestyle category. The £8.9bn investment will see 200 luxury hotels added by 2017, including a Moxy hotel in London and an Edition hotel in New York's Times Square.
