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The Liberal Democrat party has changed the dates of its 2014 annual conference to avoid a clash with the Scottish Referendum. The decision meant the booked host venue, ACC Liverpool, was unable to accommodate the conference at the revised dates. The conference will now be hosted at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre (SECC) in Glasgow.

An award-winning North East hotel has joined forces with one of the region’s largest venues to drive conference business to Tyneside.

With some of the hottest weather the UK has seen for years, Christmas may feel like a long time away, but at the Vale Resort in Hensol, south Wales, preparations for the festive season are already in full swing.

Five hundred delegates were in Sheffield earlier this month for The Arts Marketing Association (AMA) annual conference. It was the first time the city had hosted the event, which was secured through a successful partnership bid between Marketing Sheffield, SIV (Sheffield International Venues) Events, and Hospitality Sheffield.

UK businesses have increased their networking by 15 per cent since 2012, claims a new survey conducted by design and marketing agency, Catalogues 4 Business (C4B).

Special Catey Award winner and Managing Director of AVF Marketing, Arnold Fewell has branched out his marketing company to provide accessibility training for hotels and other venues in the UK.

The Hospitality Guild has launched a new kitemark system to help organisations promote their commitment to training and developing staff and to raise professional standards in the industry.

Following an annual review by online travel site TripAdvisor, 273 accommodation providers in Blackpool have received the prestigious Certificate of Excellence award.

Westminster venue, Church House Conference Centre, has welcomed two new graduates as Junior AV Technicians to its award winning in-house AV team.

Sustainable Events’ not-for-profit educational arm, Positive Impact, will mark the first anniversary of the international sustainable standard ISO 20121 with a number of initiatives designed to further its vision to create a sustainable events industry.