Source: C&IT Magazine Public spending cuts are the greatest threat to growth in the events market in the coming year, say industry figures, as the government prepares to unveil its spending review. Following COI’s announcement it will slash 287 jobs in the department this year, 38% of events professionals responding to a C&IT online poll [...]

Source: Exhibition News A survey of IMEX 2010 hosted buyers carried out jointly by ICCA and IMEX shows expected growth for what the authors call “the most resilient sector of the meetings industry”. More than 100 association day attendees to the 2010 IMEX meetings executives exhibition in Frankfurt responded to the survey, conducted with the [...]

Source: Event Magazine UK Event Safety has appealed to event promoters to reposition their toilets after increasing cases of rowdy festival types tipping them over. The safety advisory firm said injuries as a result of the efforts of pranksters are on the rise. “We are asking event promoters and planners to position the toilets back [...]

Source:C&IT Mag Aviva insurance group has retained Banks Sadler as its venue finding agency after a six-way pitch. Aviva has been working with Banks Sadler since 2007 and the new four-year global deal will continue to be run from the agency’s York office. Aviva UK operational services travel contracts manager Derick Shaw said: “Aviva awarded [...]

Source:C&IT Magazine Research firm Market and Business Development has predicted an 11% rise in corporate hospitality by 2015, but agencies forecast greater increases.  Corporate hospitality will increase 2% in 2011, but be boosted by 8% by the London 2012 Olympic Games and another 4% during the Commonwealth Games in 2014, according to MBD’s latest market [...]