Event industry leaders gather for Government advisory panel
The Events Industry Board recently hosted the first of its 'Events Industry Senior Leaders Advisory Panel' meetings
Theresa May outlines ambitious new Tourism Sector Deal for the UK
The deal pledges construction of 130,000 new hotel rooms, 10,000 new apprenticeships, a UK-wide data hub and more
Brexit and events: Nick de Bois weighs in
The former MP and MD of Rapier Group talks us through what the latest Brexit developments could mean for the industry
Plymouth awarded £3.5m to fund 400th anniversary Mayflower celebrations
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport awarded the money to help nurture creative industries
UKinbound responds to Immigration White Paper
The association is urging the Government to rethink its proposed salary cap
drp white paper ‘Perception vs Reality’ debated in Parliament
The paper was discussed in the events industry's All Party Parliament Group, chaired by James Heappey MP
Minister re-affirms support for business events in Parliament
Michael Ellis MP spoke on the economic importance of events, and the in-construction ICC Wales
Bridging the gap between industry and government at TBOE's Senior Leadership Forum
The latest conference in The Business of Events series welcomed James Heappey MP alongside leading events figures
APPG chair James Heappey to attend The Business of Events Parliamentary Debate
The chair of the industry's All Party Parliament Group will also be in attendance
Lobby group reveals autumn campaign
An industry lobby group has unveiled its new campaign.
Britain for Events will host three government dinners, launch a social media campaign and organise a raft of events during National Events Month in October.
The campaign is supported by industry associations including the AEO, HBAA, ISES, MIA, NOEA and the BVEP, as well as commercial partners including International Confex, Cvent, Venuefinder.com, and George P Johnson.
Kevin Jackson from George P Johnson said: “This is a campaign that takes important messages from our sector and delivers them to business and government in an independent
