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eNewsletter from MeetEngland
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Dear Reader ,
Welcome to the second edition of MeetEngland’s e-news.
We hope you found the first edition useful and have managed to incorporate some of the venue and destination ideas into your event programmes.
England continues to offer excellent value for money and has now become one of the most competitive destinations in Western Europe.
The British pound remains weak against the US Dollar and Euro and access to England’s many international airports is more affordable than ever.
In this festive edition we offer more great destination and venue tips, a quick guide to some of England’s leading International Conference Centre facilities and an insight into the "sport of kings", horseracing.
We hope you will enjoy this second edition. If you have any ideas or questions please do get in touch: simon.gidman@visitengland.org
It remains for me to wish you a very Merry Christmas and a happy New Year!
Simon Gidman
Business Visits and Events Manager, MeetEngland
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Special features
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Conference Cities - A wealth of choice
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In England we pride ourselves on the number of spectacular city destinations on offer. Substantial investment in our leading cities in recent years have transformed them into vibrant business and cultural centres.
Former centres of industry, such as Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham and NewcastleGateshead, are now recognized as leading lights of entertainment, cuisine and shopping. In turn they are attracting more business investment and more international association, governmental and corporate events.
Some of Europe’s leading conference centres can be found in these cities. Here are some of the main centres:
Birmingham – ICC Birmingham
Manchester - Manchester Central
Liverpool - Arena and Convention Centre Liverpool
London - London ExCel
Brighton - The Brighton Centre
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Destination spotlight
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Liverpool – Full Of Life
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Liverpool, with its UNESCO World Heritage Waterfront, stylish venues, chic hotels, exciting attractions, fantastic shopping and headline events, just has to be experienced first-hand.
Readers of travel bible, Condé Nast Traveller, have voted Liverpool as their third favourite city destination in the UK for the second year running, behind only capital cities London and Edinburgh – a huge accolade for the city to retain its ranking.
For more information click on the Liverpool Convention Bureau website.
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Choose Cambridge
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Choose Cambridge for your event… with many of our venues adding exciting new facilities; meeting, dining and staying in a Cambridge College just got even better.
Tread the steps of famed Alumni, sample world-class cuisine in
oak-panelled dining halls; meet in inspirational conference venues; stay over and awake to quiet cloisters and ancient courts.
Conference Cambridge is the official venue-finding service for the University of Cambridge and the Colleges; it’s our aim to find you the perfect host for your event.
For more details visit http://www.conferencecambridge.com/
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Venue news
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Green Venues
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Venues around England are leading the way towards making the conference and events industry more sustainable.
Britain has created the first standard for sustainable events, BS8901, which is now being widely applied across the industry. England also operates the Green Tourism Business Scheme which awards venues who meet rigorous sustainability critieria.
ACC Liverpool, Cotswold Conference Centre and Riviera International Conference Centre in Torquay are just some of the venues to receive the prestigious accolade. For more details on how to make your event sustainable and to find a list of green venues click here.
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Industry events
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Successful Meetings UniversityHorseracing – The Sport of Kings
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| MeetEngland will be attending the Successful Meetings University in New York City from 21-23 March 2010.
Successful Meetings University is a key part of MeetEngland’s North American sales and marketing strategy and we would be delighted to meet you to discuss any aspect of organising a corporate event, incentive or large conference in England.
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Horseracing - The Sport of Kings
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In the current climate entertaining clients and motivating staff needs to be highly effective and represent exceptional value for money.
One of the most popular "English" days out is a day at the races. With 52 courses across England and racing 360 days a year, there is plenty of choice. Racing also provides a great social experience that can be enjoyed by all.
Leading racing festivals include the Cheltenham National Hunt Festival (March), The Grand National at Aintree (April), Royal Ascot (June) and Glorious Goodwood (July).
For more information about racing in England click here
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Meet England has a dedicated FREE venue finding facility, which can be found at http://www.meetengland.com/Venue-Finder.aspx.
Here you can input your criteria into our search engine and we will provide you with a list of venues fulfilling your needs. It sounds simple, and it is. This time saving and cost effective service is there to make event organising in England as quick and easy as possible and to also highlight the range of venues available to you in the country.
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