This week we celebrate venues at the top of their game and plunge into the icy depths of the Arctic!
First Published: 27th February 2024
International Polar Bear Day
Did you know that today, 27 February is International Polar Bear Day? Set up by passionate conservationists, this awareness day is all about securing the future for polar bears across the Arctic.Â
Yorkshire Wildlife Park
If you canât get to the Arctic but want to showcase these magnificent beasts to delegates or visitors, the Yorkshire Wildlife Park is an exciting and unusual place to hold an event. The Park is home to Project Polar and features the largest collection of polar bears in England. Located near Doncaster in South Yorkshire, the park is the ideal venue for anyone looking to promote sustainability as well as conservation.Â
Take a leap with Artic Team Building!
This month we also get a bonus leap day. Traditionally the day when women take the initiative and propose, why not use the day to try something new, check out a new venue, or indulge in a new experience â like an ice bath perhaps at The Polar Bear Club.
The Polar Bear Club Glasgow
If you are not afraid of getting wet and cold, treat your team to an invigorating team-building day at The Polar Bear Club in Glasgow. Here you can test your teamâs potential with the Arctic Resilience event. This combines cold water therapy, guided meditation and breath-work workshops.Â
And the winner isâŚ
It is officially awards season and as the celebrities depart London clutching their BAFTAs, all eyes inevitably turn to Los Angeles as the world awaits this yearâs Academy Awards, which take place at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on 10 March 2024.Â
Dolby Theatre Los Angeles
The theatre offers one of the most sophisticated sound systems in the world and as well as having been the venue of choice for the Oscars for many years, has hosted prestigious artists and events from Celine Dion, Prince, and Steve Wonder to the finals of American Idol.Â
Set within Ovation Hollywood, and flanked by restaurants, shops and nightclubs, the Dolby Theatre makes an ideal venue for up-market events. And, if your budget doesnât run to hiring the whole venue, guided tours of the theatre make an interesting activity for delegates attending events nearby.Â
MICE Industry Awards
It is not just the stars of stage and screen that have been celebrating, we are also in the throes of several MICE industry awards.
Millenium Point Birmingham
Congratulations to Millennium Point which has been awarded the Excellence in Hospitality, Retail & Events Award at the Greater Birmingham Chamber of Commerce Awards 2024.
The Excellence in Hospitality, Retail & Events category was highly competitive. The judges singled out Millennium Pointâs dedication to sustainability which has resulted in a more ethically and locally sourced catering menu, enhanced recycling practices, energy-efficient initiatives, and hybrid event solutions.
Conference Venue Finalists
The finalists in the annual Prestigious Star Awards – the âOscarsâ for venues and event suppliers worldwide, have been announced.Â
In the conference venue category, the finalists are Titanic Mardan Palace, Turkey, the Arora Ballroom in the Fairmont Windsor Park and the Convocation Hall within the Grade 11 Church House in the heart of Westminster, London.
Titanic Mardan Palace
Titanic Mardan Palace is Antalya, Turkeyâs foremost location for important business meetings, joyful wedding celebrations and everything in between. The hotel offers 5,448 square meters of versatile venue space, comprehensive catering services and cutting-edge conference technology. Plan a seminar for 10, an incentive trip for 50 or a spectacular banquet for 500; with well-designed meeting halls and two spacious, column-free ballrooms.
St. Davidâs Day
As we head towards St. Davidâs Day on 1 March, you might also want to check out the award-winning spa at the aptly named Daffodil Hotel in Grasmere in the Lake District.Â
Daffodil Hotel The Lake District
