Applications for VisitBritain’s Domestic Support Fund, an initiative that was designed to help kickstart the recovery of the UK events industry, saw £200,000 awarded to 29 UK events, including College of Mental Health Pharmacy Annual Conference, Association of Cardio-Thoracic Anaesthetists and Critical Care Annual Scientific Meeting and British Stainless Steel Association Conference.
Kerrin MacPhie, Head of Business Events, VisitBritain, said: “We are very pleased that this targeted fund has been able to support so many events at such an integral time in the sector’s recovery. We are committed to growing events in the UK and the fund has provided timely and valuable support as the sector gets back to doing what it does best, delivering world class events.”
While the Domestic Support Fund has now closed VisitBritain’s Business Events Growth Programme remains open to continue to support the development of the UK’s events sector.