Meetings Industry Association

Business events for up to 30 can continue

22 September 2020 - 0

Business events for up to 30 may continue to run, it has been confirmed.

The news comes hours after the prime minister, Boris Johnson, announced that conferences and exhibitions will not be allowed to run from 1 October.

"We have simply been ignored", says Meetings Industry Association chief

22 September 2020 - 0

Longhurst added that without a clear re-opening date and no clear idea whether financial support would be forthcoming, the events industry has “simply been hung out to dry”

DCMS confirms events for up to 30 can continue

14 September 2020 - 0

The confirmation comes four days after the prime minister introduced the 'Rule of Six'

126,000 event jobs gone and £2.4m lost per venue, according to Meetings Industry Association

19 August 2020 - 0

Over a third of 197 responding venues (34%) are reporting values between £1,000,000 and £5,000,000 for lost business as a result of Covid-19, according to latest research data from the Meetings Industry Association

Meetings Industry Association requests 'urgent' meeting with Government

13 July 2020 - 0

The business events and meetings sector has been ignored by Westminster to date, despite publishing official hygiene and operating guidance on 24 June

More than 50 venues have achieved AIM Secure Standard, says Meetings Industry Association

7 July 2020 - 0

Over 800 AIM accredited venues need to meet the new criteria

Business events remain banned, with groups of over 30 illegal

24 June 2020 - 0

A huge blow for the industry

Government guidance for events industry expected 13 June, but more help needed, says BVEP

11 June 2020 - 0

Speaking on Hire Space Presents, 11 June, Hughes noted the positive collaboration between the trade associations, such as the Meetings Industry Association and the Association of Event Organisers, and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport