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Ideas, guidance and inspiration for your virtual & in-person events. Brought to you from the creators of Hire Space, the UK's leading event booking platform.

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Accessibility

Top 8 Tips for Planning Inclusive Events: An Accessibility Guide For Event Organisers

In events, inclusivity isn't just a buzzword - it's a necessity. We've worked with some of the leaders in the events industry on guidance for making events accessible: here's a comprehensive guide to help make sure every event you plan is inclusive!

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Office Parties

8 Super Snazzy Venues For The Ultimate Office Party

We're voting to give the age-old office party formula a snazzy makeover. If you're looking to shake things up at your next office do, here are some of our favourite venues for getting people socialising.

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5 min read

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Accessibility

Invisible Disabilities: Meeting Hidden Accessibility Needs in Events

Accessibility is slowly becoming more ingrained in the conversation around events, but too often it’s only applied to accessibility needs that are visible and immediately apparent. Here, we discuss making events more inclusive for those with invisible disabilities.

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9 min read

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Accessibility

In Talks With Isaac Harvey: How Can We Make Events More Inclusive?

We sat down with Isaac Harvey, disability advocate and President of Wheels and Wheelchairs, on how we can all make the events industry a more inclusive place.

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10 min read

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Diversity & Inclusion

Promoting Inclusion in the Events Industry: In Conversation With Event First Steps

Our industry can be a tough environment to get into, and we run the risk of leaving new starters feeling overwhelmed and unhappy in events. We spoke to Caitlin Kobrak from Event First Steps about how the events industry can support new joiners in the sector.

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7 min read

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Away Days

Top Venues To Make Your Next Away Day An Experience To Remember

If you're looking to kick dull away days to the kerb, we've got the perfect venues to banish boredom! From sporting socials to competitive clay-shooting, we've rounded up some of the best spaces for supercharging teams with unique games and entertainment.

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5 min read

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Sustainability

How to Find a Sustainable Venue for Your Event: A Guide for Event Organisers

With sustainability top of the agenda for many event organisers, choosing a sustainable venue for events is essential. Here, we're diving into how to find a sustainable venue, from the key features to look for, to the questions to ask, to make sure you're making your events as green as possible.

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6 min read

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Conferences

The Definitive Top 10 Quirky Conference Venues In London

Looking for a venue with a difference for your next conference? Look no further! Here are 10 of London's quirkiest offerings.

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Event Catering

The Top Sustainable Caterers For Greener Events

Check out some of the caterers who are serving up a sustainable change in the industry, from cutting down on packaging, to finding creative ways to use commonly wasted parts of ingredients.

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The Best Sustainability Tools for Event Professionals

To keep up with the sustainability curve, it’s essential that event organisers adopt the technology and resources to help them in the transition. We’ve put together a list of some of the best tools available to eventprofs to help them integrate sustainability in events.

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Setting And Meeting Sustainable Event Objectives: A Guide For Event Professionals With isla

We sat down with isla to discuss how eventprofs can set, measure, and report on their sustainable objectives.

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Case Studies

How Hire Space 360 Helped A Leading Global Firm Boost Efficiency Across Their Events Programme

Here’s how using Hire Space 360 has helped a global financial analysis firm utilise their resources more effectively, and strengthen their events programme.

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Away Days

6 Ways To Level Up Your Team Away Day

Who said away days have to be boring? Here are our favourite ways to banish that boardroom boredom!

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Eventprofs

Attracting and retaining the best talent in the events industry: what’s the secret?

Struggling to bring on board passionate people to boost your events? We sat down with Robert Kenward to discuss how employers should go about attracting and retaining the best talent in the events industry.

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Away Days

The Year Of The Employee: Creating Genuinely Engaging Experiences To Motivate Your Team

It's more important than ever that businesses invest in making their work culture genuinely engaging and supportive. Here, we've shared our insights on creating experiences to inspire, motivate, and lift up your team.

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10 min read

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Awards Ceremonies

7 Class-Topping Venues for Awards Ceremonies

With awards season around the corner, don't miss out on locking in a gold standard venue to celebrate your high achievers! Check out these spectacular settings to roll out the red carpet.

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5 min read

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Eventprofs

Exploring AI's Impact on Events: A Comprehensive Guide for Event Organisers

AI is going to roll into events in a big way. In this article, we’re digging into the developments in AI and its potential impacts on future events, and looking at ways that eventprofs can stay ahead of the curve.

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Event Tech

Industry insights: experts talk the evolution of event tech in 2023 and beyond

How can event organisers know which tech tools are worth the investment of time, money, and resource? Here, four experts within the event technology space share their advice for organisers.

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Christmas Parties

Christmas On A Budget: 7 Great-Value Festive Venues

We don't all have sky-high Christmas budgets but festive celebrations can be seriously snazzy without breaking the bank. Check out our top 7 budget-friendly Christmas venues to get the party started!

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Event Tech

Inspirational Event Tech: What The Future Holds For Event Technology

Technology is constantly evolving and pushing the boundaries of what can be done at events. Here, we break down some of the latest emerging technologies we think should be on your radar, and predict what the future holds for the events landscape.

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12 min read

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Event Tech

Say Goodbye to Booking Hassles: Introducing Instant Booking Technology!

We're excited to announce that we’ve launched instant-booking technology, which means significant time savings for event planners. Here's the lowdown!

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4 min read

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Events

7 Venues That’ll Make Your Boss Think You’re Cool

You need a venue to impress your boss...stat. It's ok, take a deep breath, we've chosen some of the best for that exact situation, you can thank us later.

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Eventprofs

White Christmas: 7 Romantic Winter Wedding Venues

'Tis the season for proposals! As an extra-special Christmas treat, we've chosen 7 of the most romantic London venues for a wedding you won't forget.

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London Venues

The 5 Best Boats For Hire In London

Putting on a successful corporate event or summer party can be a test akin to riding stormy waves, but Hire Space will make sure it's all smooth sailing with our pick of boat party venues.

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London Venues

Five Summer BBQ Party Venues

What better way to usher in the summer than a summer party in a great venue. With everything from rooftops to private gardens, discover London's best.

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