Event buyers are urged to #TakeTheTime to register for The Meetings Show 2024 to fast track access to more than 650 industry suppliers, multiple networking opportunities and an impressive education programme.  The UK’s leading exhibition for the meetings, events and incentives community opens its doors at ExCeL London on 19 and 20 June, joined by the world’s best hotels, venues, convention bureaux, DMCs and technology suppliers.  International exhibitors include Atout France, Destination Vancouver, Istanbul CVB, Meet in Ireland, VisitDetroit CVB and Visit Faroes while UK destinations ..read more

Following the spring meeting for the Association of Event Venues (AEV) board held at the NEC, Birmingham on 20th March, the board has co-opted two new members. Rob Wicks, Managing Director, P&J Live and Andy O’Sullivan, CEO, Olympia London will join the board of 15 members to serve the association for the first time with immediate effect. Prior to joining P&J Live as Managing Director, Rob was Commercial Director for Aberdeen FC and has two decades of experience fostering strategic sporting and events alliances internationally having delivered projects and events in 25 countries. Andy ..read more

Juliet Shenderey of Shenderey Events, gives us a glimpse into a day in the life as an event planner and shares some of the vital skill sets you need. Hi Juliet! What does your day look like? It’s definitely varied. Being an event planner isn’t just organising events. It’s different activities every day, from meeting vendors, going over client contracts, event contacts, scouting venues, communicating with clients, designing. You manage the whole process from the planning stage right through to putting on the event, and even post-event. It’s absolutely not a copy and paste job. Everybody’s event ..read more

Kevin Bonello is Executive Chef at iconic The Grand, York. He takes us behind the scenes of the event catering at the hotel and defines the inspirations and signature style behind the venue’s corporate catering. Hi Kevin! So, how did you get started in cheffing? I was always surrounded by home cooking, Sunday lunches and family orientated dinners. We lived next to my grandmother so we were in the habit of inviting family and friends over for dinners and helping each other cook. That being said, my intention was to go in a different direction, I was studying at secondary school to become a pilo ..read more

The Hilton Glasgow has won The World Travel Award for Scotland’s Leading Business Hotel for the fourth consecutive year. This marks the venue’s sixth win in total as the venue also won in 2017 and 2018. With such phenomenal facilities, it’s no wonder Hilton Glasgow has won the award so frequently. The brand new, elegant, dazzling, and functional Grand Ballroom, equipped with the latest technology, is set to attract some of the most famed events, conferences, and meetings of the country. The Grand Ballroom has the ability to be transformed into the space clients need to achieve their goals and ..read more

Nestled in the heart of the picturesque Cheshire countryside lies a truly extraordinary destination. A blend of scientific marvel and unparalleled hospitality: Jodrell Bank, now a UNESCO World Heritage site, is an instantly recognisable icon. At its centre, the Lovell Telescope has been exploring and mapping the depths of space since 1957, with the modern observatory home to four telescopes managed by the University of Manchester. The Jodrell site underwent an exciting period of development and investment in 2022 which resulted in the opening of the First Light Pavilion. This award-winning vis ..read more

KBB Birmingham 2024, the UK’s largest dedicated kitchens, bedrooms, and bathrooms exhibition, has announced the highest visitor turnout in ten years, following its four day-event. Held at the NEC, the event recently attracted over 17,150 visitors including over 7,000 retailers, who visited the 320 exhibitors from across 26 different categories on the show floor. Jon Johnston, KBB Sales Director said: “We would like to thank all our colleagues in the KBB industry who have made this year’s event such a success. The show has reached new heights with a broader range of exhibitors than ever before ..read more

Conference Sheffield outlines what’s drawing event organisers to bring their events to the Steel City. Sheffield has started 2024 as it means to go on. The return of the mighty Gladiators after 15 years has seen audiences across the UK tuning in to the series filmed entirely in Sheffield, while Sheffield Theatres’ Standing at the Sky’s Edge has hit London by storm as it opens in the West End. Just this week the city has announced its newest festival – Crossed Wires – an ambitious Podcast Festival across several city centre venues including Sheffield City Hall and the famous Crucible theatre. T ..read more

Conference Leeds offers a taste of the attractions making Leeds a top conference destination this year. Welcoming millions of visitors every year, Leeds is an exceptional conferencing city and is one of the leading top 10 conference destinations in the UK, known for its independent spirit and international vision. Leeds is the epicentre of the modern North, located in the heart of the UK. It’s an exciting city with a rich, industrial past and a reputation for its strengths in the world of manufacturing, healthcare, professional services, and digital. With an outstanding venue portfolio, a vibr ..read more

Make It York shines a light all that the historic city of York has to offer event organisers. A meeting place for over 2,000 years, York is one of England’s finest and most beautiful historic cities – always reinventing itself while never forgetting its past. Cobbled medieval streets and iconic buildings tell the stories of York’s people and its history; today, heritage and innovation combine to create a world-class destination for business events and conferences. Creativity York is the UK’s first and only UNESCO Creative City of Media Arts, and as one of 12 UNESCO Creative Cities in the UK, i ..read more