Image taken by Nicolas de Camaret. Original image can be found here. A new Culture Secretary and the death of a monarch puts the cultural impact of events into perspective ... Read more
Soaring supply chain prices are pushing up the cost per attendee for meetings and events. Mike Fletcher assesses the global impact. The cost per attendee for in-person meetings and events ... Read more
A survey of chief marketing officers by the CMO Council has revealed what they really think about virtual, hybrid and in-person events. Chief marketing officers (CMOs) are ‘champing at the ... Read more
A recent ICCA survey of its Association Community reveals a welcome return to large in-person global congresses. However, with an apparent fatigue for virtual event elements and not enough interest ... Read more
Conference and meetings activity is not likely to bounce-back to 2019 levels until next year or beyond, says UKCAMS report. Mike Fletcher looks at the data. Around 440,000 conferences and ... Read more
Following the acquisition of VenueDirectory, Cvent’s Vice President of International Sales, Graham Pope talks to Mike Fletcher about the digital transformation of venue sourcing In June, event technology supplier Cvent ... Read more
Corporate in-house event organisers pinpoint a shortfall in talent and challenges in recruiting, according to C&IT’s annual State of the Industry report. Mike Fletcher looks at the findings. The competition ... Read more
July 19 2021, marked ‘Freedom Day’ in England – the date when most legal restrictions in the country were lifted and venues were allowed to open with no capacity limits ... Read more
Thousands of people have been gathering at pilot events at locations around the world recently as part of testing to enable the safe return of live events. We take a ... Read more
For our update this month, we’ll be looking at two very important national days that take place during April and have a strong significance for the meetings and events industry. ... Read more