Park Plaza Hotels has officially launched an Indoor Positioning System (IPS) in the group's Westminster Bridge venue. Available as a part of the venue’s event app, and as the result of a partnership with events agency The Live Group, the IPS will help conference attendees orientate themselves and find others on an interactive floorplan which tracks their movements in real time.
Thousands gathered to be informed and inspired at the co-located industry events, International Confex and Event Production Show at Olympia, London on 18th and 19th February. The shows impressed visitors with a mix of interactive activities, dynamic content and networking opportunities, and visitors have showed their appreciation on Twitter.
Manchester Metropolitan University has continued to hold sustainability and community engagement as core values as it looks to offer conference and event facilities in some of the UK’s greenest venues.
From design to tech, the meetings and events industry is in a constant state of change. The rise in event apps, big data, event communities and fully immersive events are all a reflection of the need to drive attendee engagement and measure the success of events.
Opening to the public for one night only, The Deck is being transformed into a stunning pop-up restaurant for Valentine’s Day, offering spectacular views of the twinkling lights of London for a romantic evening to be treasured.
With Christmas just a few short days away, the team at Venues wanted to wish you all a very Merry Christmas, happy holidays and a prosperous New Year.
The Wallace Collection is currently presenting Collecting History: The Founders of the Wallace Collection, an exhibition of archival material and works of art from the Hertford House Historic Collection.
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.
