VisitBritain - Grant applications re-open for VisitBritain's Business Events Growth Programme
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- Monday, 20 May 2019
Grant applications re-open for VisitBritain’s Business Events Growth Programme, supporting the growth of international business events in the UK.
Following a successful three years, VisitBritain is once again dedicating funds to support development of international business events in the UK.
Applications for grants have officially re-opened for VisitBritain’s Business Events Growth Programme. This follows a successful year which saw more than £173,000 of funding awarded to support UK destinations and venues in securing new international business events and grow the value of existing events through increased international delegate attendance.
VB - Best of the UK’s business events sector on show at MeetGB this week
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- Tuesday, 09 April 2019
VisitBritain’s flagship business event MeetGB gets underway this week highlighting to global buyers why the UK is the destination of choice for meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions (MICE).
VisitBritain is set to host 90 event planners from across Europe and North America who are coming together to do business with 85 suppliers from across the UK including destinations, venues, hotels, experiences and visitor attractions. The business event planners combined organise more than 1775 events annually.
New Events Industry Board survey to help identify EU funding infrastructure
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- Wednesday, 13 March 2019
The UK Events Industry Board’s (EIB) Working Group for Infrastructure has launched a survey to help collate the value of EU grants, funding infrastructure and service related projects that have benefited business events across the UK.
Since Britain joined the European Union in 1973, the European Investment Bank has lent €118bn to help fund UK infrastructure projects. The EIB subgroup is keen to understand the current levels of investment so that it can make recommendations to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sports (DCMS) to keep the funding stream open.
Events Industry Board Appoints Michael Hirst OBE as Chair
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- Monday, 11 March 2019
Michael Hirst OBE has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Events Industry Board by Michael Ellis MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary for the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport following the resignation of Nick de Bois last summer.
Hirst has served as Deputy Chair since the creation of the Events Industry Board in 2016. He is also Chair of the Business Visits and Events Partnership, the organisation that connects the leading trade and professional organisations, government agencies in the events sector. Hirst also serves on the Tourism Industry Council and is a Director of the Tourism Alliance, he is also a director and consultant to companies in the commercial and hospitality sectors.
Event Management Apprenticeships Programme Announces First Board of Directors
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- Monday, 25 February 2019
In the run-up to National Apprenticeship Week, The Event Management Apprenticeships Programme (EMAP), today announced the formation of its first Board, committed to driving the development and professional delivery of the programme in order to broaden the talent pool for recruitment into the fast-growing events industry.
New BVEP report into Britain’s Events Sector – call for contributions
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- Monday, 25 February 2019
The publishers of a planned new report into the size and value of Britain’s events sector are calling for contributions from industry representatives.
The Business Visits and Events Partnership’s “Insights into Britain’s Events Sector” will explain and promote the size and value of Britain’s events industry, its characteristics, trends, opportunities and key issues. The report will be used to profile the sector to politicians, media, related industries and the wider business community. It will also act as a valuable resource and reference for those working in the UK’s events industry.
BVEP Re-Elects Simon Hughes and Chris Skeith as Vice-Chairs
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- Monday, 07 January 2019
The Business Visits and Events Partnership (BVEP) has announced the re-appointment of Simon Hughes and Chris Skeith as Vice-Chairs for a further two year term.
Events to play major role in Tourism Sector Deal as it advances to next stage
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- Wednesday, 28 November 2018
The government has signalled its intention to agree a landmark Tourism Sector Deal for the UK tourism industry in a bid to attract more domestic and overseas visitors and help drive major economic growth.
The UK events sector, which is worth more than £42.3bn a year to the economy, is set to play a major role in the delivery of the plan, that will focus on boosting productivity by better utilisation of existing capacities, extending the season and attracting more business visitors and event attendees to all parts of the UK.
VisitBritain welcomes Eurostar and Virgin Trains partnership to drive international business events to the UK
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- Tuesday, 27 November 2018
VisitBritain welcomes Eurostar and Virgin Trains partnership to drive international business events to the UK
VisitBritain today welcomes a new Eurostar and Virgin Trains partnership to offer a united travel service for the meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions (MICE) market, to drive growth in international business events to the UK.
New Events Apprenticeship Website Launches
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- Thursday, 08 November 2018
The ongoing growth of the Event Management Apprenticeship programme marks a new milestone with the launch of its new web portal. At the same time a new name is applied to the programme, now known as Get into Events, and can be seen here www.getintoevents.org.uk.
This new hub of information will be further developed in the coming months, providing a central resource of information for employers, apprentices, and industry stakeholders.
AEO - UK Events Industry an Export Success Story
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- Tuesday, 06 November 2018
The Association of Event Organisers has launched its annual Global Events Study, sponsored by GES, which tracks international market trends of UK organisers.
The results for the 2017/18 period show a staggering like-for-like increase in overseas turnover of 36% with £2.1bn generated by those UK businesses that took part in the research project. According to the latest ONS figures*, this places the UK events industry in the top ten UK service exports.
Economic Value of Events (report) - Survey
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- Friday, 26 October 2018
Bournemouth University is seeking support in gaining valuable information on the contribution of outdoor events in the UK. This is something relevant to all Industry Associations, whether for economic, community, cultural, sporting or licensing reasons.
The Value of Events project aims to establish the economic and socio-cultural value of outdoor events and therefore support from industry associations is necessary to ensure the majority of the industry are represented fairly and have the opportunity of being part of the research. The project findings will provide both event organisers and local authorities with greater knowledge of the contribution of outdoor events which can be used when making decisions on supporting and staging events.
