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VisitScotland Business Tourism Unit, Ocean Point One, 94 Ocean Drive, Edinburgh EH6 6JH T: 0131 472 2405; F: 0131 472 2009; E: businesstourism@visitscotland.com W: www.conventionscotland.com The Business Tourism Unit of VisitScotland actively promotes Scotland as a dynamic destination for meetings ,conventions, incentive travel and corporate events. It produces guides and brochures to help the meeting or incentive planner, and gives impartial advice and assistance with venue selection. Visit Wales Business Tourism Unit, Brunel House, 2 Fitzalan Road, Cardiff CF24 0UY T: 029 2047 5237; F: 029 2047 5321; E: businesstourism@wales.gsi.gov.uk; W: www.meetings.visitwales.com Visit Wales, the tourism department of the Welsh Assembly Government, provides MICE buyers with impartial advice, assistance with venue selection, local knowledge and support services. Visit Wales also supplies statistics, consultations and business information on tourism in Wales, and provides a range of marketing platforms for Welsh suppliers. Sponsoring Government Department Department for Culture, Media & Sport Tourism Division, 2-4 Cockspur Street, London SW1Y 5DH T: 020 7211 6040; F: 020 7211 6319; E: stephen.curtis@culture.gsi.gov.uk 79
Business Tourism Partnership: Trade Associations and Government Agencies leading the way Business Tourism Partnership ● Association for Conferences and Events ● Association of British Professional Conference Organisers ● Association for Events Management Education ● British Association of Conference Destinations ● British Hospitality Association ● Eventia ● Events Industry Alliance ● International Congress and Convention Association (UK & Ireland Chapter) ● Meetings Industry Association ● Meeting Professionals International - UK Chapter ● National Outdoor Events Association ● Northern Ireland Tourist Board ● UKinbound ● Venuemasters ● VisitBritain ● Visit London ● VisitScotland ● Visit Wales Business Tourism Partnership Leading the way www.businesstourismpartnership.com c/o VisitBritain Thames Tower Blacks Road London W6 9EL Tel: 020 8563 3253 Fax: 020 8563 3257 E-mail: btp@visitbritain.org £25
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BUSINESS TOURISM briefi ng AN OVERV
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1. INTRODUCTION Business tourism in
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income it generates is also retaine
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• 12% are multi-purpose venues (e
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Business Tourists from Overseas Inb
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Table 2.2 Overseas Business Visitor
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Table 3.1 Wales’ Share of Busines
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4. BUSINESS EVENTS This section exa
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Trends and Issues The health of the
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Economic Benefits Research* underta
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Future Trends and Issues • The de
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60%). The International Congress an
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• Many convention bureaux run con
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