Expert Insights

When planning a corporate event, the choice of venue plays a pivotal role in shaping the experience. While traditional conference centres are reliable, exploring unique,...

Most commercial and association events have some form of event sponsorship, whether that’s financial, direct or indirect support. Yet, the expectations of sponsors have changed!...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has boomed in recent years and AI in event management has become a giant trend. But what is it, and how can...

Facial recognition will bring changes to the event industry. However, alongside the cost, there are concerns about privacy and how attendee data is stored and...

The Trinity EDGE Challenge charity auction is an annual fundraiser to support charities. This year, we're auctioning LOTS kindly donated by hotels and venues to...

What are you waiting for? Team building is a perfect way to bring employees together in a post-pandemic era. While some employers have stuck with...

If you're looking for Manchester venues to hire in the location renowned for its friendly atmosphere, the city offers endless choice. That's great news for...

Birmingham is a memorable and inspiring city for many reasons. Here, we take a look at why event profs select Birmingham for meetings and events....

Why choose Dublin for events? Dublin is a bustling, picturesque destination. The capital city is one of the most historical places in Ireland and a...

Bristol is a diverse, bustling city with Instagrammable street art and waterfront views. And if you're looking for Bristol venues to hire, it certainly has...

This Monday's Insights (27 February 2023) feature brings you the latest news including VisitBritain seeing things differently, IMEX Group sustainability report, mia research, and more....

Leeds is a bustling city in the heart of England with excellent transport links to all corners of the UK. A two-hour train ride from...

This Monday's Insights (20 February 2023) feature brings you the latest news including Australia business events campaign, IMEX Frankfurt, event icebreakers, and more. Headlines Australia...

Looking for some new venue openings to inspire your next meeting or event? Make sure you're choosing a venue that meets your business objectives and...

We're almost certain Edinburgh city comes to mind when you're ticking places off your UK event destination bucket list. So, we take a look at...

This Monday's Insights (06 February 2023) feature brings you the latest news from the All Party Parliamentary Group for Events, isla's new CTO, UK exhibitions...

This Monday's Insights (23 January 2023) feature brings you the Events Apprenticeship Framework, accessibility, sustainability, EBDS explainer, and more. Headlines The Events Apprenticeship Framework has...

Jacqui Kavanagh This week, Chancellor Rishi Sunak revealed his Spring Statement - an update on the current state, and future expectations of the nation's finances...

This Monday's Insights feature brings you the industry headlines you may have missed from the previous week. Headlines Culture secretary, Nadine Dorries, has called for...

The people in Ukraine are facing unimaginable suffering. The violence is escalating, with the devastating loss of life. EDGE Venues, along with the generosity of...

This Monday's Insights feature brings you the industry headlines you may have missed from the previous week. Headlines IMEX has reported 'strong demand' as Germany...

This Monday's Insights feature brings you the industry headlines you may have missed from the previous week. Headlines Manchester to host One Young World 2022...

This Monday's Insights feature brings you the industry headlines you may have missed from the previous week. Headlines ExCeL London revealed a strong start to...

This Monday's Insights feature brings you the industry headlines you may have missed from the previous week. Headlines According to the Guardian newspaper: Austria has lifted...

This Monday's Insights feature brings you the industry headlines you may have missed from the previous week. Headlines Liverpool ACC is offering agency fees upfront! The...

This Monday's Insights feature brings you the industry headlines you may have missed, including more great news for the events industry. Headlines U.K. crowned Europe's...

This Monday Insights feature brings you the industry headlines you may have missed, and they're all favourable for venues, meetings, and events this week! Headlines...

Welcome to 2022 and the first of our Monday Insights features, aimed at covering the prior week's industry news headlines.  And 2022 indeed started with...

COP26 saw world leaders come together to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. On...

One of the UK’s most expansive overnight meetings and events destinations - has opened its new-look and highly flexible conference and events facilities. The new...

The NEC Group today launched the new NEC Masterplan for the NEC Campus, the site currently home to the UK’s largest exhibition venue - the...

Even during challenging times it is essential to be visible to your target audiences, they may not be in a position to purchase services or...

How to plan a successful incentive programme is one of the greatest challenges going forward. In the last 18 months most travel-based programmes were cancelled...

A delegate confidence survey conducted by Bramcote International and the Association of British Professional Conference Organisers (ABPCO) amongst 350 association conference attendees has highlighted their...

The United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP26, is due to take place in Glasgow from 31 October - 12 November 2021 and with the recent...

Hybrid events are here to stay and we’ve spoken to two venues in London which have created studios. Elana Kruger, Marketing Manager of Church House...

By Sarah Threlfall, Director, Brightspace Events As we all look anxiously towards the vaccine rollout delivering a much needed recovery for our industry, Risk Assessments...

One of the biggest challenges for event organisers at the moment is how to improve engagement at their conferences, meetings and events. Gamification is increasing...

In this blog, we look at some venue concessions you can request to make a contract more attractive and possibly save you money, too. An...

Event organisers have lots to consider when they are planning events, and conference content is a big one!  Planners must get across their clients’ messaging...

Edwardian Hotels have let us know how they promote and achieve sustainability at their hotels in London and their vision for the future. It’s not...

It’s great news that events are starting again, so we thought it would be interesting to look at the rates that are being quoted by...

In the past few weeks, we’ve seen some experimental conference in meetings in destinations around the world. So, what’s happening abroad and how does that...

As of today, we are on Step 2 of the roadmap out Coronavirus restrictions. I expect will all remember 12th April as the day that...

Northstar Meetings Group's published their latest PULSE Survey on 9th March. The research was carried out between 18th February – 2nd March and is mainly...

The ‘new normal’ is a term that we often hear, but what can we expect to happen to conferences and meetings this year and in...

The expectation is that, more than ever, when they go to conferences, meetings and events, people will be looking for food that they haven’t been...

Last week we looked at how our European neighbours are managing Covid-19, what restrictions there are on travellers and whether they can hold conferences, meetings...

Events industry affected by Coronavirus – Major industry trade show cancelled for second year EDGE Venues have just been made aware that IMEX Frankfurt 2021 has been...

Three leading venues in the Euston area of London are joining forces to promote the area as a prime location for events linked to healthcare. ...

EDGE Venues is proud to announce that three of the venues on their platform, ExCel London, Ashton Stadium Bristol, and Millennium Point Birmingham are to...

The great news of the pace and availability of the Covid-19 vaccines is really positive for our Industry as a whole and we really welcome...

We’re expecting the events industry to bounce back once the vaccine has been distributed.  Q3 of 2021 is looking good for a return to face-to-face...

Corporates planning face to face meetings in 2021 should think about small events and local venues, according to the latest report from the PCMA. Event...

Covid-19 has changed the normal practice of business meetings, conferences, conventions and exhibitions and the ones that take place have been scaled down and are...

At the moment we don’t know how long Covid -19 will be here for and how it is going to effect the events industry in...

Over the last few of months we’ve seen numerous postponements and cancellations of conference and meetings due to COVID 19. No-one knows what will happen...

One of the most important factors in the recovery of the events industry is confidence of attendees, post COVID-19. How soon are they going to...

Coronavirus COVID-19 has highlighted the benefit of face-to face meetings and the rules about staying at home had a huge and immediate impact on the...

Planning and delivering a virtual event is quite a different thing to holding a conference in person. Rather than cancel or postpone, moving the event...

Now that more of us are working from home, we are getting used to virtual meetings with Zoom, Microsoft Teams and other software. Zoom seems...

With the events industry currently facing uncertain times trying to plan for the future is not as straight forward as we once enjoyed. However, we...

The Coronavirus COVID-19 has brought great changes to our lives and in the event industry we are under immense pressure to keep our businesses going....

None of us want staff who don’t have enough work to do, whether they’re in the office or at home and we feel the best...

Venues may be temporarily closed, but the majority of the industry hasn’t stopped working. Data from venues and buyers is signalling that despite the sudden...

In the midst of the Coronavirus outbreak which is affecting us all, it is becoming apparent that this is not only a huge challenge on...

Marketing tactics during Coronavirus needs to be reactive to changing situations and creative using existing resources rather than external paid sources. With Coronavirus causing such...

The Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan is now open for applications from small and medium sized businesses with a turnover of up to £45m. Eligible businesses...

We are all watching the recovery of the Chinese, and we should all be very aware that our markets will be a target for all...

As a company that wants to survive this uncertain time, our biggest incentive is to lay off staff. But what the Government is failing to...

Dear Prime Minister,  We are writing to you to request urgent cash injections into the hospitality industry to support our staff. Our industry is worth...

Before the breakout of Coronavirus, insurance cover for communicable diseases was either part of the standard policy or could be added at low cost. However,...

Decisions need to be made about forthcoming events that are being organised, whether to continue as usual, postpone them until later in the year or...

We all want our events to run smoothly and get the best value for money from our suppliers. We’re looking at writing an event brief...

Which social media channels should you use? The best thing is to use all of the ones that you think will reach your target audience...

Comprehensive data, comparison tools, RFPs… just some of the benefits for agents using EDGE Venues, says Agent Anne Reidy. EDGE Venues - an online digital...

Procurement is often seen as a dirty word focusing only on price and terms rather than fit for purpose and value for money. Jacqui Kavanagh...

Sustainability is becoming increasingly important to customers when choosing a hotel or venue destination. Having a few low-key green features is not enough as clients...

Flights The EU is putting legislation in place and the UK has agreed to reciprocate, so as a result all airlines are confident that they...

When we’re organising an event abroad, we need our attendees to be as safe as they can be while they are travelling, when they are...

We all know that planning is the key to a successful conference, meeting or event. So how do you plan to make sure delegates get...

Some disabilities are obvious and some not. When choosing a venue for a conference or meeting, we can check whether the building has wheelchair access...

When booking a large event, where attendees are paying themselves, it is standard practice to book a block of rooms at the hotel the event...

Videos on social media are users’ favourite content and are twice as popular as photos and four times more popular than text posts. A report...

WiFi is a difficult topic for event organisers for several reasons: technology is continually changing; the terminology isn't easy and we don’t know how attendees...

We all know how difficult it is to keep fit and healthy when we are travelling and in the events’ industry we are always on...

A survey of meeting and event planners carried out by The Meetings Show has found that the majority of event planners think networking is vital...

We’ve all seen the rise of the #MeToo movement in the last few years, so how do you make sure your event or meeting is...

Staying away from home when you have accessibility needs is definitely challenging and not all hotels are able to offer the same standards when it...

A ‘crisis’ is an incident which, because of its scale or impact, is beyond the scope of resolution by normal mechanism or decision making authority...

A panel of industry experts has emphasised the importance of business leaders taking responsibility for their staff and undergoing more mental health and wellbeing training....

There are lots of good reasons to choose a different or unusual venue for your event. Somewhere that has the ‘wow’ factor or is popular...

Positive ROI can be achieved once you know what the meeting objectives are and how they can be met. So, when you’re planning an event...

Katharine Jordan, Director of Marketing, Trinity Event Solutions Over the years, I’ve been to many exhibitions, forums, workshops, networking events and educational trips and now...

A ten year past and future perspective by Paul Kennedy MBE,Director and Owner,Kennedy Integrated Solutions When I was asked to write about this subject with...

By Lene Corgan,Head of Business Development UK & Europe Home to multiple green oases, some of the cleanest water in the world and a unique...

It’s all in one place. EDGE is a powerful tool and will be used by meeting organisers to search for venues and to create proposals. ...

By Sven Boelhouwer, MPI Let’s reinvent the way we meet, experience and learn at the MPI European Meetings & Events Conference in the Netherlands. ‘We...

... and why it's so important for all of us by Cathy Lawson of Maestro Wellbeing I’ll just send one more email before I leave;...

By Jen MacPherson and Rose McDonald, The Smart Training Company The Smart Training Company offers top tips for event organisers and venues over the Christmas...

By Jen MacPherson and Rose McDonald, The Smart Training Company The Smart Training Company offers top tips for event organisers and venues over the Christmas...

With so many Agents to communicate with and stiff competition in the marketplace, how do you make your venue stand out in a crowd and...

by Louise Goalen, HBAA Chair Working within the MICE industry for over 20 years, we have really seen the role of venues change when it...