Business meetings and events budgets are not expected to return to pre-COVID levels until at least 2023, according to the latest research by the Meetings Industry Association (mia). 

Compiled in collaboration with ABPCO, AIEA, Edge Venues, Headbox, and Venue Directory and many others, the research revealed how it could take another two years for the sector to completely bounce back from the impact of COVID-19.

The All Party Parliamentary Group for Events (APPG) welcomes the publication of the Governments coronavirus roadmap, announced by the Prime Minister on Monday, which sets out the gradual lifting of restrictions, and in particular the optimism this provides for the UK’s event sector, which continues to face enormous challenges.

Juliet Price, Consultant Executive Director of HBAA commented:

“The government roadmap is a welcomed indication of when we should see the reopening of the meetings, events and accommodation sector. We now have dates for all of us to work towards and to plan the rebuilding and recovery of this resilient industry.

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We thought we should write to bring you up to date about a number of things going on in the background to support the outdoor events industry. Although the Events Industry Forum has been working tirelessly to get support for the outdoor event sector over the last year, we have been remiss in not always keeping everyone up to date with what’s going on. In order to address this, you can now access minutes of all our meetings on our website at https://www.eventsindustryforum.co.uk/index.php/activities/eif-board-committee-minutes