REPORT FROM LONDON: The British Association of Conference Destinations (BACD) launches its Investment Register at International Confex…
REPORT FROM LONDON: The British Association of Conference Destinations (BACD) launches its Investment Register at International Confex which is taking place at Earls Court 1, London these days (15th-17th February 2005).
BACD’s new ‘Investment Register’ is accessible via the website and is a database of all the new investments in conference and business tourism facilities taking place around the UK, enabling browsers to see what developments are underway or planned in each of BACD’s 80 member destinations.
The Register includes a description of each investment project including timescale and cost, and aggregates all of the project costings to give a total value for investment in the UK’s conference product and related infrastructure at any given moment.
Tony Rogers, BACD chief executive, said: “A couple of years ago we undertook an ad hoc survey among BACD members to ascertain what level of investment was taking place in `Conference UK` and came up with a figure of £10 billion. The Investment Register will give us up-to-the-minute information on what`s happening around the British Isles, and we believe this will be a crucial resource for event organisers, consultants, potential investors, the media, and the industry at large. It`s a really exciting development for BACD.”
The BACD Pavilion is the largest stand overall at International Confex, extending to over 300 square metres.
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