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State of the nation: events for 2024
C&IT spoke to Alister de Ternant, the Managing Director of Associate Events, about the state of the industry going into 2024.
Cheapest MICE destinations for food-focused trips
The sign of a successful MICE trip usually lies in the cuisine; whether you’re at a conference, a glamorous award ceremony or on an incentive adventure; serving delegates excellent food is a number one priority.
Are Christmas parties going out of fashion?
As traditional Christmas parties lose prominence in the face of year-round corporate events, C&IT look at the factors driving this shift.
Events industry calls for a four-day week, according to survey
The survey shows that the majority of employees in the industry (55%) would like to work a four-day week
Brightelm reveals programme for Evolve Conference
Brightelm has also chosen The Attendee Experience (atex) as its official content partner to “help revolutionise the association event experience”
Wonder appoints director of growth
Amelia Shepherd, most recently managing director of experiential marketing agency TRO, is joining Wonder as director of growth
VisitBritain to host Business Events Association Conference 2024 in Edinburgh
The conference will take place at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC) in Edinburgh, Scotland from 5-7 February 2024
Events industry celebrates biggest ever One Day at Christmas
For the first time, five different venues hosted 1,500 elderly, vulnerable and people at risk of spending the festive holidays alone
15Hatfields celebrates best trading month to date
15Hatfields has seen a 9.83% revenue increase on its previous best month, which was recorded in November 2019. Year on year, its November revenue has seen an increase of 20.6%
Applications open for CN 30underThirty: 2023 edition
Nominations are open from 7 December 2023 and will close on 18 January 2024
CN Agency Awards 2024: submissions open
Conference News is delighted to announced that submissions are now open for the next CN Agency Awards (CNAAs), taking place on 1 March 2024
Is AI in events just a fad?
A recent BCD M&E roundtable gathered together corporate and agency event planners to discuss AI- here are their thoughts.
3 sustainability actions your event should prioritise
Leading event professionals delve into the 3 actions your event should prioritise when it comes to sustainability.
How the metaverse is reshaping MICE
Tay Ling, Vice President of Pico Japan, delves into the metaverse’s growing influence on the MICE industry and the impact of generative AI.
Indeed’s “mass hiring fair” which filled 3,000 NHS vacancies
The NHS needed to fill vacancies left by COVID-19 quickly, so recruited Indeed and Worldspan to make it happen.
Top incentive destinations for happiness and wellbeing
As wellbeing tops the priority list for MICE travellers, here are the best incentive destinations that prioritise delegate happiness.
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