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Beleaguered ICC Wales secures seven-figure support packageJanuary 21, 2021Beleaguered ICC Wales secures seven-figure support packageA newly built convention centre whose event schedule was brought to a sudden halt by the coronavirus pandemic has been thrown a lifeline after securing a multi-million pound investment package.Green planet: for business events  the stakes have never been higherJanuary 19, 2021Green planet: for business events the stakes have never been higherThere is broad scientific consensus that for the world to reduce its carbon emissions steeply enough to prevent catastrophic global heating, humanity as a whole must quickly get its act together.Meetings: We have vaccines. Are we back to normal yetJanuary 18, 2021Meetings: We have vaccines. Are we back to normal yetHistoric bid to unite the business events industry collapsesJanuary 6, 2021Historic bid to unite the business events industry collapsesEXCLUSIVE by James LancasterFurther blow to meetings as UK plunges back into lockdownJanuary 5, 2021Further blow to meetings as UK plunges back into lockdownPrime minister Boris Johnson has announced a third national lockdown in England, expected to remain in place until the middle of February.Hope and uncertainty at end-of-year association gatheringDecember 18, 2020Hope and uncertainty at end-of-year association gatheringDealing with uncertainty was the prevailing theme at an online gathering of association executives convened by Destinations Alliance, a partnership of international convention bureaux.Cities unite to provide off-the-shelf multi-hub meetingsDecember 18, 2020Cities unite to provide off-the-shelf multi-hub meetingsFour cities have joined forces to create 'off-the-shelf' multi-hub meetings.Covid-19: Scotland pumps £13m into stricken events sectorDecember 15, 2020Covid-19: Scotland pumps £13m into stricken events sectorThe Scottish Government has announced new funding of £13m to provide further support for the events sector in Scotland, much of which has been unable to operate during the Covid-19 pandemic.Hong Kong to increase meeting space by 40 per centDecember 14, 2020Hong Kong to increase meeting space by 40 per centThe Hong Kong government has confirmed plans to dramatically boost the city’s convention and exhibition space – as a third peak of Covid-19 forces more events to be cancelled.New Zealand: Covid has increased appetite for face-to-face  report findsDecember 3, 2020New Zealand: Covid has increased appetite for face-to-face report findsCOVID-19 has increased the value New Zealanders put on face to face meetings, according to new research conducted in the business events sector for promotional body Tourism New Zealand (TNZ).Show More

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