Business Visits and Events News
- Event Associations Give the Go-Ahead to Industry Professionalisation - February 2010
- VisitBritain's FORESIGHT "Market Focus" - Issue 76, February 2010
- Presentations from the Tourism 2012 Seminar hosted by VisitBritain, the DCMS and Visit London are now available - January 2010
- Event Industry and HSE agree to revise the Purple Guide - January 2010
Welcome to the website of the Business Visits & Events Partnership.
The Business Visits and Events Partnership is the new name for the Business Tourism Partnership. Its mission is to 'lead the way in supporting a competitive, high quality and more profitable business visits and events sector in Britain'.
The Partnership:
- Provides a cohesive, independent industry voice to represent Britain's business visit and events sector working in partnership with VisitBritain.
- Its membership is aimed at the leading trade associations and government agencies with an interest in conferences, meetings, exhibitions, trade fairs, outdoor events, incentive travel, corporate hospitality, cultural, sporting and leisure events.
- Seeks to influence and develop policies and strategies favourable to the development of the business visits and events sector, together with all these organisations.
- Provides a forum for members to select the important issues relating to business visits and events.
- Acts as a central focus for lobbying and speaking up collectively for business visits and events, independently of government departments and agencies.
- Promotes the benefits of business visits and events to relevant government authorities with responsibilities for decisions that impact the growth of the sector.
- Communicates with and better informs key influencers and industry practitioners.
- Encourage best practice.
Learn more about the Partnership and Business Visits and Events by clicking here.
Click here to download the Business Tourism Briefing, an overview of the UK's Business Tourism Industry.
Click on the members button for links to their individual
sites and for information on the issues and activities that they are tackling.
Business Visits & Events Partnership - Moving Business Visits & Events up the agenda
The Business Visits and Events Partnership is the new name for the Business Tourism Partnership. This new leaflet provides details about the new partnership.
Presentations from the workshop on "Events Sector Professionalisation" at Confex 2010
Click here to download the discussion paper - "Addressing the skills and labour needs of the events industry".
Four powerpoint presentations are also available by:
The Grass Roots Meetings Industry Report 2010
The report looks at the key trends influencing meetings and event procurement. This fourth edition is a prime source of benchmarking & best practice information and includes in-depth case studies & contributions from 20+ clients. It examines data from over 140 industry associations, trade bodies & commercial companies and includes new client research.
To view an extract of the report or request a download please click here
Please click here for updated
information on activities that are being undertaken on lobbying Government on the
cut to tourism funding. Please click here for the latest document
prepared by the Tourism Alliance - "Tourism: The opportunity for employment and economic growth".
Business Tourism Briefing (published in 2007)
A detailed overview of all sectors involved in the UK Business Tourism Industry.
Business Tourism Leads The Way
An overview of Britain's business tourism, highlighting key issues and priority requirements to support and enhance the sector's competitiveness and profitability.