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The best posts of 2013 on @EventMB
Posted on: 6 January 2014
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Best posts on Event Manager blog in 2013.
Where is housing heading?
Posted on: 6 January 2014
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The Chartered Institute of Housing has commissioned a series of leading commentators to give them their views in the run-up to the election, and hope the resulting essays will stimulate debate over the critical period we are about to enter. The Institute wants to discuss some of the most important housing issues the next government will have to face and which should be reflected in the parties’ manifestos. The series begins with an assessment from freelance journalist and housing commentator Jules Birch. In an opening pair of essays, he looks first at what the coalition government said it would do in 2010 and what has actually resulted, and in the second speculates on the immediate future and sets the scene for coverage of more detailed topics by subsequent authors. In a third essay, Vidhya Alakeson, deputy chief executive at think tank Resolution Foundation, considers the challenges posed by social, labour market and demographic changes.
Architecture reimagined
Posted on: 6 January 2014
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Some of the most creative architectural minds from around the world are coming to the Royal Academy. They have been set a challenge; to give you a new perspective on architecture. Using structures, textures, scents, lighting and colour they will transform the Main Galleries and ask fundamental questions about the nature of architecture. The event will take place in the Academy’s main galleries from 25 January until 6 April 2014.
ABTA Travel Trends Report 2014
Posted on: 6 January 2014
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ABTA, the Travel Association, today released its Travel Trends Report 2014, developed in association with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. The report predicts cautious optimism in the holiday market for the year ahead with consumers continuing to holiday and planning to spend more than they did in 2013. It also reveals that value for money will remain a priority for many and that package holidays will perform well again in 2014. As well as market trends, ABTA’s 2014 Travel Trends Report highlights destinations to watch for the coming year.
Integrated water and land use management benefits, delivery and evidence. London, 11 December 2013
Posted on: 6 January 2014
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The aim of this conference was to highlight the growing work between professional land use and water managers on projects where multiple benefits have been sought and to explore the growing range of guidance and evidence that is supporting this process to develop effective business cases to deliver major programmes. Presentations are available online.
Door to door action plan
Posted on: 3 January 2014
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Efforts to make it easier for people to choose greener ways of travelling to and from public transport hubs are working, according to a new report. The door to door action plan, published by the Department for Transport, identifies the good work being taken forward that will help make door-to-door journeys by public transport, cycling or walking the norm. The report outlines progress on the door to door strategy which was launched on 14 March 2013.
Inquiry Report into the ‘International Competitiveness of the UK Events Industry’
Posted on: 3 January 2014
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The results of the first ever All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) Events Inquiry into the international competitiveness of the UK events has been published. The inquiry includes a series of recommendations that will support the UK events industry achieve its ambitions to grow from £36bn to £48.4bn by 2020 and bring in a new era of business and consumer events for the country. The inquiry’s key findings included the recognition of the event industry and its potential to be a key driver of the government’s growth agenda by attracting high growth industries to the UK. It found the sector favoured the reduction of interventions that decrease its international competitiveness over additional financial support. Key recommendations for government included a special events visa to be created; the inclusion of the impact of taxation within the event industry in future economic impact studies; and a cross departmental approach with representation from the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills.
Attitudes of Europeans towards urban mobility
Posted on: 3 January 2014
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The results of a survey looking into Europeans’ attitudes towards urban mobility has been published. The survey was designed to look at Europeans’: transport habits; experience of transport problems in EU cities; opinions of measures to improve travel within cities; and expectations for traffic improvements within cities and their opinions of who is responsible for these improvements.
European Capitals of Culture: Success strategies and long-term effects
Posted on: 3 January 2014
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A new study carried out for the European Parliament assesses the long-term effects of hosting the European Capital of Culture (ECoC) Programme. Since 1985 the European Capital of Culture (ECoC) title has been awarded to nearly 60 cities in 30 countries. Over time, the programme has become an important tool for city positioning and a catalyst for economic and cultural regeneration. There are often immediate cultural, social and economic returns and, although harder to evidence, the ECoC’s potential for securing long-term benefits, such as changing the image of a city or developing tourism, has grown. The study highlights common approaches and success strategies adopted by cities. It also documents the strongest claims that the ECoC has had long-term effects and analyses recurrent challenges for the programme to reach its full potential. This report contains a very long bibliography.
Appeal of dream “only in Britain” activities
Posted on: 3 January 2014
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The latest December 2013 issue of VisitBritain’s Foresight publication presents the results of research commissioned to find out which of a raft of “only in Britain” activities people around the world would most like to do if they came to Britain on holiday.
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