We may be in lockdown 3.0 but that won’t stop the Events Industry Bulletin bringing you everything you need to know from our industry and beyond đ There is good news as the vaccine roll-out gains momentum alongside reports that every adult will be offered their first vaccination by September and that business interruption insurance…
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In-person events – remember those?! Itâs been a very long (almost) year for a lot of our brilliant venues, with some not able to open at all during the pandemic. Positive news of the vaccine rollout provides some much-needed optimism for the return to events later this year. So, as we power through these last…
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Last month we published our âVirtual Tour of Londonâ and it was so popular that weâre now heading to Dublin. Our 3D virtual tours allow you to explore a venue as if youâre walking through it in person. So, you can discover little details, visualise your event or just be a bit nosey. Weâll be…
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Welcome to the first Events Industry Bulletin of 2021 and Happy New Year from the HeadBox team. After spending the Christmas period in a Quality Street, cheese and Netflix-filled haze, itâs back to work and time to start planning for the year ahead! With news of a trade deal with the EU and the Oxford…
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The importance of time management is a commonly-heard phrase and skill, whether in job descriptions, event management or just your day to day life. But what do people mean and why is it so important? Time management is a skill that can ensure efficiency, productivity, and help to reduce stress. Itâs all about knowing how…
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2020 has to be the year of ‘virtual’. We’ve mastered the art of social and business interaction from the comfort of our sofas with meetings, conferences, parties and more streaming straight into our living rooms. And now, we’re taking you on a virtual tour of London. London is full to bursting with brilliant, beautiful venues,…
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Weâre back for the second instalment of the Events Industry Bulletin. Hold onto your hats because itâs a good one! The positive news has continued over the last few weeks, with the UK becoming the first country to approve the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine, and large business events returning in Tiers 1 & 2 in the…
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Itâs been a difficult year for venues and hospitality. But it hasnât all been doom and gloom, some venues have bucked the trend and opened during tough times. So, with venues welcoming people back in tiers 1 and 2 for business events (with social distancing and capacity restrictions in place, of course), weâre celebrating brilliant…
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A question I have frequently been asked in 2020 is âwhy do businesses do events and can they live without them?â This is something we spend a lot of time discussing with prospective and existing customers, especially when, during the pandemic, it has not been possible to organise in-person events. While we’ve been sat at…
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Amber Staynings is CEO & Founder of Bums on Seats. In this guest post she discusses her optimism for the hospitality industry this Christmas and ways to create alternative revenue streams during difficult times. As we all know, expectations for Christmas in hospitality this year have been reduced to a state of almost collective despair…
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