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EIA (the Event Industry Alliance) and UFI have collaborated with Oxford Economics to assess the economic impact of exhibitions in the UK for the year 2024. The report highlights the exhibition industry’s contributions to the UK’s economy, including output, GDP, and job creation, driven by participant expenditures. View / download the report here…
From Boardroom: The Scottish Event Campus in Glasgow hosted the IEEE CleanTech Summit 2025 last week, launching a milestone series of IEEE conferences set to take place at the venue through 2027. The inaugural CleanTech Summit convened international leaders in engineering, science, and technology to address critical sustainability challenges — from renewable energy integration and…
In November 2021, world leaders met in Glasgow, Scotland at COP26 to present how their countries will achieve the 50% reduction in carbon emissions by 2030 in order to deliver on the Paris Agreement. At this meeting, the Net Zero Carbon Events Pledge was launched with over 100 first signatories, setting out the events industry’s…
From Glasgow Convention Bureau: This World Charity Day, we’re proud to reflect on the incredible partnership between the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology – EAACI Congress 2025 and the Glasgow Children’s Hospital Charity. In June, during the Congress held at the Scottish Event Campus (SEC) in Glasgow, over 350 dedicated runners laced up…
Tourism faces constant challenges, but political instability has emerged as a critical disruptor. How do political shifts affect travellers and how can destinations stay resilient? TOPOSOPHY’s research, based on a 6-country survey and case studies, explores traveller perceptions and offers smart strategies for destinations to build trust and adapt, whether facing a crisis or preparing…
From AMI: The Meetings Show 2025 brought together almost 6,000 event professionals – including hundreds from associations – for meaningful meetings, enlightening education and collaborative conversations. More than 16,000 meetings took place between buyers and exhibitors over two days at Excel London on 25-26 June, with more than 9,000 of the meetings pre-scheduled, generating game-changing…
It’s been six months since Shaun Davies MP was elected Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Events and a lot has happened in that time. View the July 2025 APPG for Events Briefing for highlights of what has been achieved so far this year, details of the upcoming Parliamentary Plan of Work, new policy…
From The Business of Events: We are delighted to share the 2025 International Planner Sentiment Report, which reveals a marked divergence in event planner priorities across global markets. Supported by Tourism Ireland, this year’s findings unveil growing regional differences in planner priorities across the UK, Europe, and North America – shaped by shifting economic, political,…
VisitBritain’s updated Delegate Spend Report reveals that 62% of all delegates on average intend to return to the city where the event is held, and 47% intend to return to invest or grow business relationships, encouraging sector growth. You can learn more about the findings / download the full report here…
Whilst there are unique Brexit-related challenges facing the UK and European Union with regard to cross-border events delivery and collaboration, the issues raised are relevant for all regions of the world. Business Events are collaborative, internationally-minded, complex and fast-moving: the more work visa restrictions apply to our sector, the more we will be held back…
Whilst there are unique Brexit-related challenges facing the UK and European Union with regard to cross-border events delivery and collaboration, the issues raised are relevant for all regions of the world. Business Events are collaborative, internationally-minded, complex and fast-moving: the more work visa restrictions apply to our sector, the more we will be held back…
The second edition of the VisitBritain Business Events Association Conference, held at the ICC Wales 11-13th February, revealed the extent to which the sector has adopted the new impact & sustainability narrative – and tools – for effective congress bidding by the organisation’s key partners and stakeholders. This video of the event titled ‘Bid for…
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