Industry Research - Covid 19 Pandemic

"The government is to reduce the number of people that can attend sporting events to pilot the safe return of spectators to 1,000 in light of the increase in the number of positive coronavirus cases."

|Government Press Release - 9 September 2020

"As the sector gradually opens, it is vital that venues can provide the necessary safety reassurance to encourage customers to sign on the dotted line and book future business meetings and events".

|Prepared on behalf of the sector by the Meetings Industry Association - August 2020

The Department of Health & Social Care (DHSC) and Public Health England (PHE) are leading the UK government response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak."

|HSE - Health & Safety Executive September 2020

Industry PUBLICATIONS/Research - pre Covid 19

"The outlook for 2020 is for slower global economic growth (of about 2.8%) as the global economy is affected by the USChina trade war, the risk of a no-deal Brexit, the threat of a sharp Eurozone slowdown and debt default risks in emerging economies".

|PWC Hotels Forecast 2019-2020

"Looking into 2019, meeting professionals have an optimistic view of the meetings market. Our global survey shows planners in many regions are planning more meetings, for more attendees, and of longer duration. The industry is mature, stable, and achieving incremental growth".

|American Express forecast for global meeting & event trends 2019

"predicts a growing demand for meeting and event space, and an increase in the average size of meetings in nearly every region."

|CWT Report. September 2018