By Simon Hughes - Hopefully all the partners involved in supporting the BVEP will have been heartened to see the recent news announcing the new APPG line up. Once again the partnership has been able to deliver tangible results for the industry as a whole, supporting an actively engaged group of MPs to make our voice heard. So far, so good. Yet as with most things this is just the beginning of the story and it will be up to all of us to push forward on this positive development and maximise the value of this conduit into the mother of Parliaments.

By Simon Hughes - It was an interesting coincidence that the first award category presented at the 2015 C&IT Awards was for the Automotive Event of the Year. This gave the amiable host Marcus Brigstocke the chance to work in another VWGate gag. “VW had booked a table for two for tonight – but then fifty of them turned up!” He did a sterling job by the way and obviously enjoyed working on an awards ceremony with which he had some real affinity, recognising I’m sure that he was in a room loaded with potential clients that deliver world class events and employ lots of creative talent.

Post by Matthew Pavli at displaywizard.co.uk - The rapidly evolving world of marketing, it's more important than ever for businesses to stay one step ahead of the competition. From raising brand awareness to experimenting with visual aids, events allow businesses to shake up their approach to marketing and propel their brand into the public sphere.

As the members of BVEP know, there are many factors that contribute to the United Kingdom's popularity as a destination for business visits and events. We offer easy access to world leading business expertise, organisations and facilities, as well as unparalleled cultural, historic and artistic opportunities and experiences for visitors.

By Simon Hughes - I must declare at the outset that, despite my surname, I have absolutely no Welsh blood in me at all. Yet some of my memories of Wales are amongst the happiest that I've collected over the years. So the prospect of visiting Wales later this month with the BVEP has filled me with glee as I anticipate adding to that collection. In my formative years weekend trips up to Snowdonia with the local scout troop featured frequently. We'd all bundle into a minivan in South Croydon late on Friday afternoon and then head off to spend the weekend scrabbling up and down hills and mountains with unpronounceable names, often soaked to the skin and putting up with the baleful gaze of sodden sheep.