Edinburgh ramps up facilities and posts MICE wins

MICE News
Wednesday, 03 May 2017
Edinburgh skyline 2Edinburgh, the UK’s leading International meetings destination after London, has confirmed a solid start to 2017 with five new bid wins equating to 3,400 delegates and worth over GBP7 milllion to the local economy. 
The wins include the European Group for Organisational Studies Colloquium (EGOS) taking place in July 2019 with 1,200 delegates expected and bringing a total of GBP4 million.
Before that, in April 2018, the International Research Society for Public Management (IRSPM) will host its 22nd annual conference in Edinburgh in April 2018 bringing GBP732,000 to the city with 600 delegates. On a similar scale, Eurocities will host its conference in November 2018 bringing 500 delegates and GBP977,000 to the economy.
Edinburgh is currently ranked 35th in the world’s city rankings by International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) and  is a member of BestCities Global Alliance. 
Constantly evolving its facilities to further strengthen its offering, recent developments include the revamp of Edinburgh First’s McEwan Hall, part of the University of Edinburgh, which is undergoing a multi-million-pound renovation to transform the historic venue, due to re-open this summer.  
Elsewhere, GBP25 million is being invested to revamp the 1935 bandstand in Edinburgh’s West Princes Street Gardens to create a 3,000-seat concert and event venue space with a new pavilion, café and visitor centre that will be completed in December 2019.

Edinburgh ramps up facilities and posts MICE wins

MICE News
Wednesday, 03 May 2017
Edinburgh skyline 2Edinburgh, the UK’s leading International meetings destination after London, has confirmed a solid start to 2017 with five new bid wins equating to 3,400 delegates and worth over GBP7 milllion to the local economy. 
The wins include the European Group for Organisational Studies Colloquium (EGOS) taking place in July 2019 with 1,200 delegates expected and bringing a total of GBP4 million.
Before that, in April 2018, the International Research Society for Public Management (IRSPM) will host its 22nd annual conference in Edinburgh in April 2018 bringing GBP732,000 to the city with 600 delegates. On a similar scale, Eurocities will host its conference in November 2018 bringing 500 delegates and GBP977,000 to the economy.
Edinburgh is currently ranked 35th in the world’s city rankings by International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) and  is a member of BestCities Global Alliance. 
Constantly evolving its facilities to further strengthen its offering, recent developments include the revamp of Edinburgh First’s McEwan Hall, part of the University of Edinburgh, which is undergoing a multi-million-pound renovation to transform the historic venue, due to re-open this summer.  
Elsewhere, GBP25 million is being invested to revamp the 1935 bandstand in Edinburgh’s West Princes Street Gardens to create a 3,000-seat concert and event venue space with a new pavilion, café and visitor centre that will be completed in December 2019.