Monday Insights – May 9th

This Monday’s Insights feature brings you the industry headlines you may have missed from the previous week.

Headlines

The Buyers Networking Club’s (BNC) salary survey results are in! It provides an insightful perspective and overview of salaries, roles, employment perks and packages. The survey ran for five weeks, from February 9th to March 17th 2022, and 123 BNC members took part. You can access this conference and event managers association’s report by signing up to the BNC’s mailing list atthebnc.co.uk.

Transport for London (TfL) has confirmed that the Elizabeth line will open on Tuesday, 24 May 2022, subject to final safety approvals.

The Elizabeth line will transform travel across London and the South East by dramatically improving transport links, cutting journey times, providing additional capacity, and transforming accessibility with spacious new stations and walk-through trains. 

The Elizabeth line will initially operate as three separate railways, with services from Reading, Heathrow and Shenfield connecting with the central tunnels from autumn this year. 

Great news for London events! Read more at tfl.gov.uk 

“Sponsors are keen to return to live events,” says etc.venues. According to Conference News, Adam Simpson, director of marketing, etc.venues, says the return of live events is good news for sponsors of conferences, awards and associations.

“Live events provide an opportunity to gain the full return on their investment in partnerships after two years of restrictions,” Adam explains.

Read the feature in full, here on Conference News.  

Doubletake

The UK’s most inclusive venues have been celebrated at the Blue Badge Access Awards at Hotel Brooklyn in Manchester. The awards promote exceptional venues comprising thoughtful, design-led accessibility and recognise those who have gone above and beyond in their mission to achieve inclusivity for all.

Fiona Jarvis, chair of judges, said: “The Blue Badge Access Awards give recognition to businesses and establishments that have addressed accessibility imaginatively and thoughtfully, which is what every hotel and hospitality venue should be striving to achieve.

For a full overview of the awards and their deserving winners, check out mitmagazine.co.uk.