Birmingham Voted The Favourite Conferencing Destination

Birmingham has just been announced as UK event organisers favourite business tourism destination outside of London. The annual British Meetings and Events Industry Survey reported nearly 500 conference organisers and revealed that Birmingham was the preferred choice outside of the capital city to host events. Meet Birmingham have secured 56 new national and international events in 2016 an increase of a staggering 133% on the previous year, bringing an estimated £35 million to the local economy. This is the eighth time in a row that Birmingham has been voted the top region and they put is years success to the Conservative Party Conference that was held earlier on in the year in the city. This growth has allowed the city to invest in new venues and hotels including the new Park Regis and Birmingham Conference and Events Centre.