Edinburgh’s business tourism sector has launched a crowdfunding style appeal to extend the city’s digital campaign, ‘Make it Edinburgh’.
The campaign aims to attract event and conference organisers before and after the new Brexit deadline, which is currently pending as 31 October 2019, or 31 January 2020 if an extension is granted.
‘Make it Edinburgh’ also promotes the city’s following sectors: technology, life sciences, creative industries, food and drink, renewable energy and financial services.
Within the first twelve months, the campaign delivered an 87.6% increase in traffic to the Convention Edinburgh’s website, which is dedicated to promoting the city as a conference, meeting and event destination. As a result, the website generated 147 new business enquiries.
The campaign was also funded by six flagship campaign partners: Marketing Edinburgh, Edinburgh Hotel Association, Edinburgh Airport, Edinburgh International Conference Centre, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and Edinburgh Tourism Action Group. The collective sum of £40,000 was then match funded by the VisitScotland Growth Fund.
Amanda Ferguson, head of business tourism at Marketing Edinburgh, said: “In the midst of great political uncertainty, there’s never been a more crucial time for the city to come together. That was always our intention for the Make it Edinburgh campaign – to solidify our position throughout and after the Brexit deadline in March earlier this year.
“Unfortunately, as that date has been extended, we need to continue our efforts to promote Edinburgh as a world leading destination to host conferences and business events. Strength in numbers will help us do this, hence the call for local businesses to pledge their support.”
Carina Contini of Contini Restaurants and Events, said: “With Brexit looming, it’s important that businesses in Edinburgh rally together, and the Make it Edinburgh campaign presents a great opportunity for us to take positive action. The business tourism market is a huge asset to the city and driver of business for us and we’re keen to see that continue.”
Neil Ellis, chair of the Edinburgh Hoteliers Association, said: “The benefits of conferences and business events for the city go beyond economic value. We’ve already seen a huge influx of investment from global hotel brands keen to tap into Edinburgh’s thriving market – Virgin Hotels, Yotel, InterContinental, putting us on the map as the number one hotspot for hotel investment in the UK.
“This is an allure for meeting and event planners, but it also benefits local residents; first-class meeting facilities and co-working spaces for business and great restaurants, bars and spas for leisure.”
Edinburgh’s position as a world leader in medical research, life sciences innovation and entrepreneurship is being reinforced, with a significant number of health organisations choosing the city as a host destination for events and conferences this autumn.
In 2018-2019, the business tourism team at Marketing Edinburgh, supported on 37 health conferences, bringing 18,321 delegates to the city. This accounts for almost half (44 per cent) of business tourism revenue generated over that period of time.
These figures reinforce Edinburgh’s reputation as a pioneering hub for medical science, also strengthen Edinburgh’s position in the ICCA world rankings; 27th in the world, second only to London in the UK for hosting international conferences.
Some of the conferences scheduled for the remainder of 2019 include the International Conference on Law Enforcement and Public Health (Edinburgh International Conference Centre, October), Compassionate Mind Foundation’s International Conference (Royal College of Physicians, October) and World Extreme Medicine (Dynamic Earth, November).
The international research network One Health Platform views the city as leaders in the field, choosing Edinburgh over other global cities as the host destination for the 6thWorld One Health Congress in June 2020.
Lisa Boden, co-chair for the 6th World One Health Congress, said: “Edinburgh is a leading global hub for medical research and innovation, its universities attracting some of the world’s best talent in the field. We’re very much looking forward to working with the city’s research institutes, the Scottish Government, Marketing Edinburgh and the EICC to share knowledge, collaborate and hopefully further our cause: to ultimately make a different to society and the lives of people globally.”
This significant win, a collaboration across Marketing Edinburgh, VisitScotland Business Events, Scottish Government, University of Edinburgh and the Edinburgh International Conference Centre, will deliver an estimated £3.3 million for the local economy and presents an opportunity for industry experts from across the globe to collaborate and share knowledge.
Amanda Ferguson, head of business tourism at Marketing Edinburgh said: “It’s the aim of the business events campaign, ‘Make It Edinburgh’, to showcase the Scottish capital’s centres of excellence, our life sciences sector being one of these.
“With esteemed and influential events such as World One Health Congress choosing Edinburgh as a host city, there is an opportunity to not only showcase and share our expertise, but to allow the sector to grow and flourish. Greater expertise and entrepreneurship in health and life sciences ultimately attracts more talent and investment, delivering economic growth through innovation.”
Dr Neil Anderson, University of Edinburgh, was a key member of the bid team. He said: “We are thrilled to host the Sixth World One Health Congress in Edinburgh in 2020, welcoming international health scientists and professionals, opinion leaders and policy makers from the One Health community to Scotland’s capital.
“As a global facing university, we have vibrant One Health and global health partnerships nationally and internationally, and we look forward to showcasing the world of Scotland’s world-leading collective of research institutes, and engaging with other stakeholders to improve the health of people, animals and the environment.”
Bristol’s Convention Bureau, Meet Bristol, has launched a Conference Ambassador Programme to promote the city as a business event destination.
By establishing greater collaboration between Meet Bristol, local industry experts and event suppliers, the Conference Ambassador Programme will serve to create competitive bids for international business events in the city and surrounding areas.
Bristol has a wealth of expertise and research relevant to academic associations which the new initiative aims to highlight. The Conference Ambassador Programme will focus on the city’s identified economic strengths in a wide range of sectors – from Aerospace, Advanced Engineering and High Tech, to Digital and Creative, Low Carbon and Professional Services – in order to attract relevant business events.
Working with ambassadors and tapping into their expertise and knowledge will result in producing more appealing, bespoke options for conferences, as well as enhancing the visitor experience and creating PR opportunities for both the destination and ambassador.
Amy Bramhall, Meet Bristol Convention Bureau manager says: “Collaboration with industry experts is key to the success of securing future business events that benefit the economy in the South West region. We’re looking forward to developing further relationships with local partners to create an enhanced offer and increase the number of conferences and events hosted in Bristol and the surrounding areas.”
The introduction of the programme follows what has been a hugely successful time for Meet Bristol, after the team won Best UK Convention Bureau at the Conference Hospitality Awards in Leeds in June.
Current events that Meet Bristol is working on include the Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecologists Trainees Conference, the Anthropology and Technology Conference and the UKinbound Annual Convention.
St Petersburg is doubling its subvention fund to 50 million Roubles (approximately €700,000) for 2019 as part of its ongoing strategy to attract major international congresses to the city.
Although the fund is available for use across all the city’s venues, it will have a significant, positive impact on Expoforum, which the city’s primary congress venue, capable of hosting up to 4,000 delegates in its main conference halls in addition to its 50,000m2 of indoor exhibition space.
The fund, which is controlled by St Petersburg Government and the St Petersburg Committee for Tourism Development will be available to socially oriented non-profit organisations, which are stimulating business tourism and events in St Petersburg.
Subvention support will be granted as part of a competitive process, which will reimburse up to 50% of the costs of an event (up to 10 million Roubles). Key criteria to achieve subvention support include:
Number of international participants
Event duration
Event dates
Potential for domestic and international media reach
Alignment of the event with the development priorities in the St Petersburg Strategy for Economic and Social Development
“Expoforum is growing its presence internationally, with a variety of major events confirmed over the coming five years,” comments Maria Tsedeviyn, International Development Director at Expoforum. “However, this comprehensive subvention strategy ensures we are competitive on the global stage. With upcoming enhancements to the city’s ambassador programme and plans to simplify the visa process we are looking forward to significant growth in events from a wide variety of sectors. Whilst the fund will benefit St Petersburg as a whole, the Expoforum team are particularly looking forward to the impact it will have on us in our position as the city’s primary venue for major events.”
Andrey Matsarin, Head of St Petersburg Convention Bureau adds: “St Petersburg has firmly established its presence in the global congress market. Our rich history and cultural offering blend perfectly with top universities, research centres and sector leading companies to make our city the perfect host for a wide variety of association events. Our accessibility is superb as is our ability to deliver major events – as demonstrated by our work around the FIFA World Cup and the St Petersburg International Economic Forum at Expoforum, which welcomes tens of thousands of delegates to the city each year.”
The subvention application process has also been simplified with support available from the Convention Bureau as well as local consultants to ensure associations maximise their chances of financial support.
Copenhagen – the capital of Denmark, is a compact country, meaning it is easy to get around and make trips to the country and back again in a very short space of time. The city, which originated as a fishing village and grew to be capital of the Danish Empire, is typified by palaces, copper-roofed town houses and atmospheric cobbled squares.
Paula Calton shares her insight into this destination and the different venues you might want to consider for future events…
The International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA), recently ranked Copenhagen as the 7th largest conference city and the city is not just doing well its also expanding quickly.
Comwell Copenhagen Portside
Comwell Copenhagen Portside
In Nordhavn, Copenhagen’s newest dockland neighbourhood, the Comwell Copenhagen Portside is set to open next year. The new conference hotel will be designed to complement the existing marina environment and will offer sea views. The hotel will feature 484 rooms in addition to 18 conference and meeting facilities. There will also be a bar and restaurant on the ground floor facing the water and there are plans to establish a water taxi service to bring visitors into town via the waterways. The new conference hotel will be designed to complement the existing marina environment and will offer sea views.
Villa Copenhagen – new 5-star hotel
Copenhagen’s former central post office is set to be transformed
into a five-star hotel.
Villa Copenhagen
The heritage building from 1912 will offer 390 rooms and suites, fitness centre and relax areas with pool, 5 different restaurant and bar concepts in addition to a modern conference hall seating up to 1200 delegates and eight executive meeting rooms. The philosophy of Villa Copenhagen is “sustainable luxury” with an emphasis on curbing food waste and single-use plastics. The hotel therefore seeks to offer a different kind of informal service than regular 5-star hotels. Set to open in early 2020 the hotel is a neighbour to Tivoli Gardens, one of Copenhagen’s major tourist attractions. Also with its location next to the Copenhagen Central Station, the hotel can be reached by direct shuttle train from the airport.
Copenhagen has two of the world’s top five best restaurants
When the World’s Best Restaurants were recently announced, Denmark’s capital placed not just one but TWO restaurants in the top five.
Restaurant Alchemist
Restaurant Alchemist
After spending 50,000 chef hours preparing the menus and re-purposing a former shipyard production facility using 200 tons of steel, Restaurant Alchemist is ready to launch what is rumoured to be the biggest culinary sensation in Copenhagen in years.
Headed by chef Rasmus Munch, the gourmet restaurant is described an artistic/theatrical experience that invites diners to experience a 50-dish menu described as “holistic cuisine” created by 4 different kitchens, including their dedicated chocolate kitchen. A total of 30 chefs and 20 waiters will tend to 40 guests during the evening sitting. Headed by chef Rasmus Munch, the gourmet restaurant is described an artistic/theatrical experience that invites diners to experience a 50-dish menu described as “holistic cuisine” created by 4 different kitchens, including their dedicated chocolate kitchen. A total of 30 chefs and 20 waiters will tend to 40 guests during the evening sitting.
Boltens Food Court
A new player has been added to Copenhagen’s street food market. Boltens Gård (a historic and cosy courtyard near the King’s New Square) opened its doors in April, offering both Danish and international dishes from 19 different stalls.
Boltens Food Court
Buildings in a historic courtyard from the 1700s next to Kongens Nytorv square have been re-adapted to create the city’s largest food court, featuring 19 food stalls in addition to bars on several floors, totalling 4,000 m2 of indoor space. In addition, there is a cobble stoned courtyard (1,500m2) with 1,000 seatings. Three of the food stalls will serve Danish cuisine and the remaining will serve food from around the world.
Beyond the Capital
Not only Copenhagen is having a growth spurt. In Aarhus, Denmark’s second city, new hotels and restaurants are rapidly shooting up.
Radisson RED
Scandinavia’s first hotel under the Radisson RED label is set to open in central Aarhus, offering 78 rooms, meeting and event facilities, a restaurant, and a gym.
Radisson RED
The new brand by Radisson Hospitality AB seeks to appeal to
Millennial and Gen Z generations, offering small but comfortable rooms, select
services and a playful design.
As a novelty, guests will be able to check in and out – and
even open their hotel room doors – using the Radisson RED hotel app. Radisson RED
is the latest addition to the Radisson Hotel Group brand portfolio.
Radisson RED Aarhus will be located by the City Hall Square within easy walking distance of the Aarhus Central Station, the Scandinavian Centre.
Restaurant KP5 opens in Aarhus
Aarhus’ new harbour front is rapidly developing into a new designer dockland. Among the newcomers is the KP5 brasserie, which is located by the marina.
Restaurant KP5 opens Aarhus
Events can be hosted in combination with their Vin Danmark and Hantwerk facilities, which along with the brasserie boast a max capacity of seats 300 outside. The restaurant offers French inspired dishes in newly renovated rooms. The food is seasonal and focuses on high quality produce. From the restaurant you have a unique view of the marina and harbour life.
Restaurant Ghrelin
One of the latest gourmet offerings to open in Aarhus, Restaurant Ghrelin is named after the human “hunger hormone”. Located in the city’s new dockland developments on Aarhus Ø, Ghrelin is headed by two of the city’s most celebrated chefs, Anders Kuk Kristensen and Nicklas Friis Nielsen.
Restaurant Ghrelin
The 30-seat gourmet restaurant is described in the Michelin
Guide as “A sleek, modern two-roomed restaurant with a semi-open kitchen and
confident friendly service.” Ghrelin offers 3, 5 and 7-course tasting menus
with an emphasis on organic produce.
Meet Bristol has launched a new incentive travel digital campaign aiming to bring new business to the city.
Ranging from lemur feeding and cemetery tours to chocolate workshops and futuristic farming, the city’s convention bureau has added more than 100 incentive experiences to its website.
The campaign comes after the bureau observed an increased demand for second tier destinations to present bookable experiences with a creative flair for the incentive travel market, reflecting the destination’s passion and style.
Kathryn Davis, head of tourism at Destination Bristol, said: “Bristol is open for business and the region continues to develop its offer to the corporate and association markets. This campaign focusses on the more unusual opportunities for incentive travel, including many unique to Bristol. By providing a wide range of experiences, event organisers can select those of interest and combine them with meetings to develop exciting and innovating programmes.”
The Bristol incentives website invites visitors to discover a range of Bristol-bred activities, with experiences divided into eight categories.
Uniquely Bristol includes hard-hat tours of the hidden vaults at the Clifton Suspension Bridge, behind-the-scenes theatre tours at Bristol Old Vic and a peek at the University of Bristol’s ornate 18th century gardens at Goldney Hall.
The other seven categories are Food and Drink, Creative Experiences, Luxury Experiences, Culture, Outdoors, Accommodation Experiences and Beyond Bristol.
These offer the chance to explore a host of venues across the city and wider region, including The New Room, the oldest Methodist building in the world; Brunel’s SS Great Britain, the world’s first luxury cruise liner dating back to 1843; and sailing on The Matthew, a replica of the 15th century ship that John Cabot sailed from Bristol to discover North America.
Other incentive experiences available include the opportunity to spend the night in an ‘industrial designer apartment’ or in a rooftop retro caravan; stay in a floating hostel, sleep in the UK’s largest four-poster bed or ‘get close to the animals’ at Wild Place Project’s Camp Baboon.
The ECA International report on the cost of a business trip has just been published and London is the joint 10th most expensive city in the world and sixth most expensive in Europe. The report covers the average costs for hotel accommodation, meals, drinks, laundry, taxi journeys and daily essentials. The fall in the value of the pound has meant that London still remains attractive to international visitors, despite the uncertainty of Brexit.
City
Average Price of a business trip per day
Average price of a 4* hotel per night
1
Central London
£444
£251
2
Edinburgh
£320
£167
3
Manchester
£282
£142
4
Glasgow
£258
£128
5
Cardiff
£254
£117
6
Belfast
£253
£123
Looking at international destinations, New York is the most expensive location in the world for business travel. Geneva tops the list of expensive cities in Europe, with Zurich, Basel and Bern close behind. Dublin is now more expensive than Edinburgh, Madrid and Berlin. Hong Kong is the most expensive location in Asia followed by Tokyo, Seoul and Singapore.
With Brexit uncertainty causing UK holidaymakers to put off travelling abroad, destination management company (DMC) group – TCE Group is enabling UK companies to do the same.
TCE Group is creating incentive programmes and experiences in the UK designed to appeal to British companies rather than just international clients.
Group CEO Bill Prosser said: “Why take your incentive groups abroad when there are so many wonderful things you could do in the UK at lower cost and lower risk?
“In the last 15 years we have created amazing incentive programmes in the UK for clients from over 50 countries around the world.
“Britain is an awesome incentive destination and we have worked from the Scottish Highlands to Cornwall and just about everywhere in between.
“London is one of the world’s greatest cities, and we are blessed with many others – Liverpool, Edinburgh, Bath, Manchester and a dozen more.
“These UK destinations and experiences work to achieve the objectives of brands from around the world and can be just as effective for British businesses at lower cost.”
Summer holiday bookings abroad have fallen 6 per cent year-on-year since the start of the year in the UK according to analyst GFK, with the current economic and political uncertainty shouldering the blame. TCE Group is hoping that ‘staycentives’ will become as relevant to business events as staycations are to leisure travellers, with Prosser hailing them as a good moment to look at what the UK has to offer.
“Incentive programmes aimed at the UK market focus more on experiences and less on sightseeing and offer greater opportunities for delivering brand messages,” he added. “With everything to offer from red carpet premieres to the fastest zip wires in Europe nowhere offers brands more opportunities.”
Vancouver recently came top of a survey of event organisers, who voted it the city where delegates feel safest. I recently visited Vancouver and Whistler on an educational trip with Accor Hotels to look at their Fairmont properties and the Convention Centre and see what it can offer for conferences, meetings and events.
After a 9-hour flight from London, the transfer from the airport to the city centre is around half an hour, so quick and easy. It’s a wonderful city with mountains, water and a great destination for both conferences and incentives. The waterfront hotels are just steps away from the Convention Centre, which has two sections, East and West.
There are plenty of activities for groups in and around Vancouver, it’s the only place where I know that you can travel on the top of a cable car or hire Grouse mountain for exclusive use. But for the less adventurous, there is a food tasting tour of Granville Market, float plane flight, e-bikes, harbour cruise or suspension bridge walk through the woods.
Whistler is less than two hours from Vancouver and a beautiful drive along the shore. The town was host to the winter Olympics in 2010. There’s a convention centre and variety of hotels with meeting facilities as well as unusual venues for dinners or team building. The skiing is extensive in the winter and summer activities include ziplining, walking, cycling, scavenger hunts and other outside activities.
All the hotels and venues that I visited had good meeting facilities and accommodation, here’s a few things that made them memorable:
Fairmont Waterfront Hotel – has a roof terrace and paved gardens, which can be used for groups who want outside space.
Fairmont Hotel Vancouver – the first hotel to open in Vancouver. It has: two hotel dogs, who come to work for 5 days to welcome guests; there’s a ghost, the lady in red, who appears from an empty lift shaft; Fifty shades of Grey was filmed in one of the suites
Fairmont Pacific Rim – has a destination cocktail bar in the foyer with live music every night.
Vancouver Convention Centre – the building uses a lot of wood and glass and is bright and airy. The meeting space is surrounded by large foyer areas which have views of the water and mountains and there is a terrace looking over the bay.
Pan Pacific Hotel – this hotel is built over the water and has sea views all the way around.
Westin Bayshore Hotel – offers guests water yoga (on thick mats in the swimming pool) in the summer. Yoga is inside in the winter.
Fairmont Chateau Whistler – has two ballrooms and a large permanent marquee, so it is easy for a large group to meet, eat and have a different venue for dinner.
Whistler Conference Centre – feels like you’re in the mountains, th ebuilding uses wood and stone and has a fireplace in the entrance foyer.
Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre – this museum explains the art, history and culture of the First Nations in the Whistler area. It has inside and outside event space which can be used for dinners and a chance for attendees to learn about the first nations culture.
If you’d like more information about holding a meeting, conference or event in Vancouver, please contact enquiries@edgevenues.com or call 01780 484051.
Nestled between France & Italy, The Principality of Monaco is a mere 35-minute drive or 7-minute helicopter from Nice-Cote d’Azur International Airport which has connections to 100 international destinations and 70 flights a day to Europe’s main hubs. With its 300 days of sunshine and everything in walking distance, it is the ideal year-round destination for events. Sandrine Camia, Director of the Monaco Convention Bureau shares her hidden secrets…
Unique selling points of Monaco as a destination
Monaco is one of the easiest destinations to reach from UK & Ireland with more than 25 daily flights from London City, Heathrow, Gatwick, Luton, Manchester, Edinburgh, Leeds, Liverpool, Newcastle, Southampton, Bristol, Exeter, East Midlands, and Belfast.
Monaco is considered one of the safest nations in the world and where everything is within walking distance.
There is a great selection of hotels offering 2,500 rooms and a long-lasting tradition of welcoming demanding clients.
The Grimaldi Forum Monaco is a high-tech, eco-certified convention centre, with 35,000 square meters of floor space, it can host events for up to 3,000 people.
The mild temperature makes it perfect destination for every season, including winter when destination offers very good value for money.
Principality of Monaco is also a dynamic, competitive and innovative community possessing real knowledge hubs and experts in many sectors.
Value for money
The destination offers very good value for money, especially outside of the summer peak periods. Prices of hotels in Monaco are equal to or lower than those in the same category in other major European cities. Here are few examples:
Hotel rates of Monaco Meetings offer are starting at 206 euros in 4-star category for low season 2019 (January to march + November & December) and 171 euros in 3-star category, including breakfast and WIFI access, upgrades and complimentary rooms for staff.
Destination is compact and safe. Most of hotels are walking destination to the convention center, offering big savings on time and transportation.
Monaco has a wide selection of restaurants and venues. It is famous for unique venues (Salle des Etoiles, ballrooms of Hotel de Paris and Hotel Hermitage …) and highly rated restaurants, but many more offer various menus and accessible range of prices: brasserie style, Italian, international, vegan. For groups, event organizers will find attractive dine-around solutions at very competitive prices.
A selection of venues
Monte Carlo Société des Bains de Mer (SMB) manages and owns four hotels – Hôtel de Paris Monte-Carlo, Hôtel Hermitage Monte-Carlo, Monte-Carlo Beach, Monte-Carlo Bay Hotel & Resort and the Méridien Beach Plaza – with a total of 850 rooms. Combined, these hotels offer 50 meeting and banqueting rooms, 30 restaurants and bars, three spas, a Beach Club, 23 tennis courts, an 18-hole golf course and four casinos to choose from.
Fairmont Monte Carlo offers professional meeting facilities supported by a comprehensive array of professional and state-of-the-art services. The event planners offer expertise in planning events and the hotel’s meeting venues comprise of spaces suitable for an executive meeting for 10 and a professional conference for 900. Meeting venues include flexible meeting rooms, dedicated boardrooms, upscale hospitality suites and one of the largest ballrooms in the French Riviera. Fairmont Monte Carlo also offers certified meeting professionals and a Learning Environment Specialist who are on hand to organise and oversee the critical details that make a meeting great.
Hotel Metropole comprises of 126 rooms, including 64 suites, two Michelin starred restaurants, a pool-side restaurant designed by Karl Lagerfeld, Lobby bar, Spa Metropole by Givenchy and six conference rooms. This includes three meeting rooms featuring interiors by Karl Lagerfeld; Homere is ideal for presentations, Penelope & Ulysse are meeting rooms that can be combined or used separately, The Foyer is perfect for small committee meetings, a reception office or coffee breaks whilst The Theatre can be customised for lots of different types of events.
Key Figures
Monaco hosts around 500 business events per year.
Monaco has seen significant increase of meeting & events business for the past 5 years.
MICE business represented 26% of tourism activity in 2017 (against 18% in 2012) with a 6% increase of room nights compared to 2016.
Finance, Medical and IT sectors represented 59% of M.I.C.E. business activity in 2017 with an increase of market share of 5 points and +6% of room nights compared to 2016.
These same sectors represented 48% of MICE Business in 2013, the year of the launch of a new marketing campaign for promoting business tourism in Monaco.
The trend is strengthening in 2018 with an increase in the number of room nights by + 10% by end of June (more than 8,000 overnight stays) and a market share of 32% of total tourism for the first semester.
Support from Monaco Convention Bureau
To facilitate the organisation of each event, the Monaco Convention Bureau offers and delivers a unique, high-value “Monaco Meetings” package, featuring affordable harmonised hotel rates and great benefits and services offering great value for money.
The main conditions for taking advantage of the Monaco Meetings offer are:
RFP has to be sent to your local Monaco Convention Bureau
Significant occupancy of the Grimaldi Forum Monaco
Book a minimum of 1,200 room nights during a minimum of two consecutive nights and two hotels located in the Principality.
Monaco meetings offer includes discounted hotel rooms and meeting space rental, complimentary welcome cocktails for all participants, discounted airport transfers and free access to public buses in the Principality.
Subject to size, length of stay, significant occupancy of convention centre, the Government could also offer financial support in room rental at the Convention Centre. Financial support should be commensurate with the economic impact of the event. There is no minimum or maximum basis, just a tailor-made proposal.
