With room rates on the rise, the squeeze is on for residential events and 2015 is set to be no different. MPI’s latest Meetings Outlook report, published earlier this month, has found that many meetings professionals are facing a challenging climate in 2015 as the increase in event costs looks set to exceed budgets.
This New Year's Eve, Bounce will be rocking London’s most elaborate UV art installation. The display runs throughout the entire venue, plunging rooms into exhilarating black light chambers, with iridescent Keith Haring inspired artwork illuminating the walls and ceiling above.
If you are organising the office Christmas party or planning a festive celebration with family and friends and need some ideas, we have compiled a list of some of the events and themed party options from venues listed on our site.
The wide variety of stunning ceremony locations and beautiful photography backdrops at Hampton Court Palace have led to the historic building being shortlisted for best wedding venue in the 2014 Perfect Wedding Awards.
Last month we looked at tips for planning a successful conference and touched on using social media for events. Social media enables event organisers to rally attendees, increase affinity, stimulate engagement and sustain the event buzz long after the event has finished. It is not surprising therefore, that the use of social media for publicising events has gained much popularity in recent times. Here we take a more in-depth look at how to leverage social media to publicise your event and engage your audience.
Park Plaza Westminster Bridge London, the South Bank meetings and events destination, has introduced a new style of layout, increasing the capacity of their renowned Westminster Ballroom by 150 delegates to 2,000 for a theatre-style set up following an increase in requests for hosting Annual General Meetings (AGM).
First and foremost is getting the content right. There are many small details that will ensure a delegate remembers and enjoys your conference but in order to get delegates to attend in the first place the emphasis should be placed on your content and speaker programme. You should ask yourself why your delegates will attend your event and what do you want them to take away from it.
The International Association of Conference Centres (IACC) has released their top ten "insider tips" for meeting planners. The tips include advice on venue selection, connectivity, social media, negotiating rates, and budgeting tips with contributions from the IACC community.
Themed events are gaining in popularity and as summer events tend to have a more casual vibe they provide the perfect opportunity to get creative. By coordinating the elements of your event to suit the theme it can also help with making those big decisions about venues, activities, menus, decoration, messaging and entertainment.
Central London venue, The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple will be hosting a pop up cinema open to members of the public for the first time this summer on Thursday 21st August 2014.
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