The UK exhibition and conference industries are hoping 2011 will be a year of growth, despite the unexpected announcement that the UK economy contracted by 0.5 per cent in the last quarter of 2010.
One Scottish business forum has been cancelled but event organisers and venues are optimistic business can go on as the country deals with the heaviest November snowfalls experienced in 17 years.
The Daily Mail and General Trust’s (DMG) events division has experienced a decline in revenue of 37 per cent to £110m (US$172m), due in large part to its recent divestment of businesses.