The Congress Centre team had stars in their eyes when record producer, Pete Waterman, visited the venue on 28th November. Alas, he hadn't come to launch their new pop careers; he was attending a rail industry conference held at the central London venue. Pete is evidently chair of the London and North Western Heritage Railway Company. They can but dream!
Burleigh Court, a 4 star accredited residential conference centre and hotel in Loughborough, has been awarded Gold in the Hotel of the Year category at the Leicester and Leicestershire Excellence in Tourism Awards. Burleigh Court, which is part of Imago's Loughborough University conference offering, will now go forward to the VisitEngland Awards for Excellence in the Large Hotel category.
The Britain for Events campaign has created two new member groups as part of a programme to develop the campaign as it builds up to the launch of the All Party Parliamentary Group Inquiry (APPGI) report, and forward into 2014.
Westminster venue, Church House Conference Centre, is to welcome Three Wine Men during December for the closing event of their national tour.
Ben Harrison, a top Edinburgh chef who seeks inspiration for the freshest of dishes from the great outdoors, has scooped a UK-wide award.
BMA House, a stunning Grade II listed building located in fashionable Bloomsbury, central London, has appointed Rowan Bennett to its events team as Sales and Marketing Manager.
The Cardiff Hoteliers’ Association has appointed the Vale Resort's Managing Director, Stephen Leeke, as the new chair for 2014 to continue its work of attracting tourism and business travel into the Welsh capital.
The fifth annual British Meetings and Events Industry Survey (BMEIS) has ranked Birmingham as the most popular destination outside London for meetings, conferences and events.
Meet Telford & Shropshire, part of Telford & Wrekin Council, have unveiled ambitious plans to become a leading venue for outdoor events, festivals, concerts and teambuilding.
Glasgow event venue and Scotland's National Stadium Hampden Park has revealed a new five-year high in the number of confirmed Christmas party bookings providing another clear signal that the nation is easing its way out of recession.