October the 8^th saw he announcement of the Meetings & Incentive Travel Awards,  attracting more than 1300 professionals – twice as big as any other awards evening in the event industry calendar. Plus, they are the only independently audited events industry awards programme.

Organised by Meetings & Incentive Travel magazine, the awards brings together all sectors of the industry to reward excellence of service and to enjoy fantastic cuisine, fine wines, live entertainment and raise

Best UK Hotel

Gold Park Regis Birmingham

Silver The Celtic Manor Resort

Bronze Chewton Glen

Finalist The Belfry Hotel & Resort

Finalist Cliveden House

Finalist Four Seasons Hotel Hampshire

Finalist Hope Street Hotel Liverpool

Best Overseas Hotel

Gold Sandals Royal Barbados

Silver Four Seasons Hotel Madrid

Bronze Marina Bay Sands Singapore

Finalist Atlantis Palm Dubai

Finalist Burj Al Arab

Finalist Corinthia Budapest

Finalist Gran Melia Tenerife

Finalist Hotel W Barcelona

Finalist The Westin Dragonara Resort, Malta

Finalist Sandals Grande Antigua

Best UK Conference Centre

Gold ACC Liverpool

Silver Scottish Event Campus

Bronze ExCeL London

Finalist The Celtic Manor Resort

Finalist ICC Birmingham

Finalist ICC Wales

Best Overseas Conference Centre

Gold The Convention Centre Dublin (The CCD)

Silver Grimaldi Forum Monaco

Bronze CCIB – Centre de Convencions Internacional de Barcelona

Finalist Bella Center Copenhagen

Finalist FIRA Barcelona

Finalist ICC Sydney

Finalist Prague Congress Centre

Finalist RAI Amsterdam

Best Intermediary Agency (fewer than 40 employees)

Gold Venues and Events International

Silver First Choice Conference & Events

Bronze ZiaBia Events Consultancy

Finalist Conference Solutions

Finalist Falkenberg & Florence

Finalist NICE Events

Best Intermediary Agency (more than 40 employees)

Gold DRPG

Silver BCD Meetings & Events

Bronze Inntel

Finalist Agiito

Finalist HelmsBriscoe

Finalist Top Banana

Best UK Convention Bureau

Gold Glasgow Convention Bureau

Silver Liverpool Convention Bureau

Bronze London & Partners

Finalist Birmingham & West Midlands Convention Bureau

Finalist Meet Bristol & Bath

Finalist Visit Belfast

Best Overseas Convention Bureau

Gold Dublin Convention Bureau

Silver Visit Monaco

Bronze Barcelona Convention Bureau

Finalist Conventions Malta

Finalist Dubai Business Events

Finalist The Hague Convention Bureau

Finalist Rotterdam Partners Convention Bureau

Finalist Switzerland Convention and Incentive Bureau

Finalist Vienna Convention Bureau

Finalist Visit Norway

Best UK Unusual Venue

Gold Church House Westminster

Silver Natural History Museum London

Bronze Tobacco Dock

Finalist British Motor Museum

Finalist Glasgow Science Centre

Finalist Liverpool Cathedral

Finalist Manchester Museum

Finalist Tower of London

Best Event Provider

Gold Blue Hat Team Building

Silver DRPG

Bronze Shocklogic

Finalist Encore

Finalist Motiv8 International

Finalist Venues & Events International

Best Crisis Response

Gold Venues and Events International

Silver The Celtic Manor Resort & ICC Wales

Bronze Park Regis Birmingham

Finalist #wemakeevents

Finalist ABPCO

Finalist ExCeL London

Finalist The Meetings Industry Association

Best Tech-forward venue

Gold The Celtic Manor Resort & ICC Wales

Silver etc venues

Bronze Royal Lancaster Hotel

Finalist Church House Westminster

Finalist The Eastside Rooms

Finalist ICC Birmingham

Finalist Park Regis Birmingham

Personality of the Year

Gold Jane Longhurst, Chief Executive Officer, The Meetings Industry Association

Silver Neil Thompson, Founder / director, Delegate Wranglers

Finalist Martin Fullard, Editor, Conference News

Finalist Chetan Shah, CEO & Founder, micebook.com

Team of the Year

Gold The Venues Collection

Silver emc3

Bronze Dynamic Conferences & Events

Finalist Ucreate PR & Events Management

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