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Birmingham venue to pay agencies 50% commission up front

The move, according to the venue, is to minimise any concerns or risk around bookings being cancelled or postponed at short notice

Scottish Government announces £10m fund to support events

The Scottish economy secretary, Fiona Hyslop, said the Covid-19 pandemic had resulted in a “devastating impact” for the sector

Venues of Excellence announces collaboration with Institute of Hospitality

Consortium Venues of Excellence (VOE) has announced that it has become a strategic partner of the Institute of Hospitality (IOH). Executive director of the VOE, Mandy Jennings

The days of deals will soon be dead

CEO of DRPG, Dale Parmenter, on how Covid-19 will affect the market for event suppliers. A recent BVEP report has stated up to 60%

Make Events changes strategy but not its vision

Cheshire-based brand experience agency, Make Events has launched a post-pandemic business strategy, which CEO Holly Moore, says is: “Not a temporary pivot, it’s a

BVEP and Smyle Agency publish open letter to the live events industry

CEO of Smyle agency, Rick Stainton, and chairman of the Business Visits and Events Partnership (BVEP), Simon Hughes (pictured), have published an open letter to those

Mayor of Liverpool demands ‘urgent’ timeline for business events from Government

In a letter to the chancellor, Rishi Sunak, and secretary of state for Culture, Media and Sport, Oliver Dowden, the senior leaders call for

Online platform reports 32.5% growth in venue enquiries

The results came during the week 5-12 July

ICC Wales and Celtic Manor make 450 redundancies as Welsh MP criticises owner

It comes as a major blow to the £70bn events industry, for which £32bn comes from business events such as conferences and trade-shows

Chancellor unveils new measures to protect jobs

Addressing the House of Commons, 8 July, the chancellor unveiled a Jobs Retention Bonus, giving £1,000 to businesses who bring back employees from furlough

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