Simon Hughes Elected as New Chair of the BVEP
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- Friday, 22 May 2020
The Business Visits & Events Partnership (BVEP) the umbrella body and advocacy group for the UK’s £70 billion events industry, has today approved Simon Hughes to be its new Chair.
Simon, previously Vice Chair of the BVEP, replaces Michael Hirst OBE, who has served as its Chair since the partnerships formation in 1999 and who will continue to Chair the UK Events Industry Board and will join the partnership’s new Executive Committee.
MPI and MIA Rejoin BVEP to Strengthen Industry Voice & Collaboration
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- Wednesday, 20 May 2020
The Business Visits & Events Partnership (BVEP) has announced that both the Meetings Industry Association (mia) and Meetings Professionals International UK & Ireland (MPI) have re-joined the partnership as full members. This takes the number of full partners in the BVEP, which is the umbrella body and advocacy group for the UK’s £70 billion events industry, to 28.
HBAA's comments on the Chancellor's announcement 12 May
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- Tuesday, 12 May 2020
“The job retention scheme extension has prevented thousands of redundancies in this industry at the end of June - but further support is essential for the sector’s survival”
“The extension of the job retention scheme to the end of October, without change until the end of July, will save thousands of jobs in the events, hospitality and travel industry as many staff would have been made redundant at the end of June. The industry would have been decimated.
Business Travel Association Unveils Plan to Get Business Travelling again
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- Monday, 11 May 2020
Action needed now to re-ignite business travel which contributes £220 billion to UK GDP annually.
The Business Travel Association (BTA) is today calling on the Government to support the five step plan it has developed to get British business travelling again.
BVEP launches report focused on £70bn events industry
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- Tuesday, 05 May 2020
The Business Visits & Events Partnership (BVEP) has today launched its latest report titled ‘The UK Events Report’, which provides an in-depth examination into the £70bn industry, providing jobs for 700,000 people and how it will deliver the Government’s Industrial Strategy, which was launched last year.
VB Paper - Helping the tourism industry recover from COVID-19
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- Thursday, 07 May 2020
On behalf of the tourism industry, VisitBritain have sent a paper to the Cabinet Office detailing how government can help the tourism industry recover from COVID-19.
MIA - Business events can only recover with additional government support
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- Thursday, 07 May 2020
The Meetings Industry Association’s (mia) latest research has revealed the majority (82%) of UK venues could operate with social distancing measures but will require continued government support.
Events Industry Briefing Note
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- Thursday, 30 April 2020
The BVEP Events Industry Briefing Note is available to download below:
DCMS Business Impacts of Coronavirus Survey - Deadline 15th May
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- Friday, 24 April 2020
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) invites you to take part in a survey being conducted to understand the impact of the Coronavirus outbreak on organisations in the digital, creative, culture, media, sport, gambling, telecoms, and tourism sectors and their engagement with the available government interventions.
Latest Survey Reveals UK Events Industry Eyes September 2020 as Road to Recovery
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- Friday, 24 April 2020
The UK Events Industry believes that September 2020 is expected to be the most significant month when it comes to post COVID-19 recovery, as its forecasts a rise in both enquiry and booking levels, according to a new survey released today.
Events Industry Board Meets Minister to Discuss COVID-19 Impact and a Recovery Plan
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- Wednesday, 15 April 2020
The Events Industry Board (EIB), the government’s advisory body to help improve and promote the UK’s Events sector held a conference call with Nigel Huddleston, the Minister for Sport, Tourism & Heritage on the 30th March, to discuss the impact of COVID-19 and to start considering a recovery plan.
COVID-19 Leaves UK Event Industry Suppliers on Knife Edge
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- Thursday, 09 April 2020
Some 60% of the UK’s event industry’s supplier base is facing collapse within three months, unless event businesses receive further support from the Government, according to an on-line survey carried out by the Events Industry Forum (EIF) and Business Visits and Events Partnership (BVEP) and co-ordinated by the Production Services Association (PSA) between 3-7th April, 2020. 6% of those businesses say they are unlikely to survive until the end of April!
Events Industry Board Holds Online Leaders Panel with Tourism Minister
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- Tuesday, 07 April 2020
Over twenty CEOs from many of the UK’s leading destinations, event venues and creative agencies met online last week as part of the UK Events Industry Board’s Leaders Panel to discuss the government’s support for the UK’s £70bn business events sector with Minister for Sport, Tourism and Heritage, Nigel Huddleston MP.
LGA - Business Rates Relief Guidance (Revised)
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- Friday, 03 April 2020
LGA has advised Local Authorities that Conference and Exhibitions premises will be included in the Government's business rate relief scheme. Revised guidance available at https://local.gov.uk/coronavirus-business-rates-relief-hospitality-and-leisure-sector
