New £11.5m Exhibition Hall – Open for Business

The Bishop of Leeds, the Right Rev Nick Baines, and the Yorkshire Event Centre’s MD Heather Parry pulled a 30m giant red ribbon to unveil Hall 1 which is the largest single-span space in Yorkshire and the North East of England and provides 4

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9 Jun 2016

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48 percent rise in visitors for the Conference and Hospitality Show 2016

The Conference and Hospitality Show (CHS) has reported a 48 percent increase in visitor attendance for the 2016 show. Hosted buyers increased by 35 percent and the total attendance figure increased by 66 percent. CHS, which is now in its se

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8 Jun 2016

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Leeds in London; ConferenceLeeds heads to the capital for Northern Ballet premiere

As part of its on going work to raise Leeds’ profile as a leading conferencing city, ConferenceLeeds is joining Northern Ballet at its London Première of 1984 at Sadler’s Wells. Representatives from Q Hotels, and other Leeds venues will join

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23 May 2016

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DATES February 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 CATEGORIES Business Conference Events Hotel Partner Transport Venue Visitor Economy ConferenceLeeds reveals technology advancements in the city after research emphasises importance of new meeting techniques

With Leeds Digital Festival starting this week, Jennifer Young, Associate Director of Visitor Economy for ConferenceLeeds, highlights the technology investments that venues in Leeds are making, cementing the city’s place as the tech hub of the N

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25 Apr 2016

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National Apprenticeship Week: ConferenceLeeds and BERA support the future of the industry with intern appointment

ConferenceLeeds and the British Educational Research Association (BERA) have shown continued support for the future talent of the conference and events industry, with the appointment of an intern to assist with this year’s BERA conference in Lee

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23 Mar 2016

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Annual Great Ambassador Networking (GANG) event in Leeds discusses importance of maximising cities’ knowledge hubs

This year’s Great Ambassador Networking (GANG) event, hosted by ConferenceLeeds and Well Met Conferencing, put a spotlight on utilising knowledge hubs throughout a destination in order to win more association conference business. Delegates

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2 Mar 2016

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