Agencies optimistic about UK economic growth figures
Event agencies have reacted positively to the latest figures revealing that the UK economy grew by 0.8% in the first quarter of 2014. The figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) follows April’s IPA Bellwether Report, which revealed that event budgets had risen by 6.2% during the same period. Rick Stainton, […]
Blackpool to host three major business events in May
Blackpool will welcome more than 7,000 delegates for a series of business events across a 10-day period next month. The Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (USDAW), the National Federation of Young Farmers and the Royal Air Force Association will hold their annual conferences in Blackpool next month. The USDAW conference will […]
CWT Meetings & Events enters China’s M&E market
CWT Meetings & Events, the award-winning global meetings and events division of Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), today announced its entry into China’s rapidly growing meetings and events (M&E) market. CWT Meetings & Events in China has been granted a tour operating license by the China National Tourism Administration (CNTA) that will allow it to deliver […]
Record delegate numbers again at ICC Birmingham for veterinary congress
Thousands of delegates from across the veterinary profession attended the record breaking British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA) Congress at the ICC earlier this month. This event, which is the largest of its kind in the world, is where the vets and vet nurses learn the latest treatments and update their scientific skills. Official […]