The last 12 months has not been the Olympic hangover that some in the industry were expecting - far from it. Instead, we have seen innovative and creative events and services in truck loads.
Some of our most read news stories from the year include:
- on London Victoria station's main concourse to give commuters the chance to win plane tickets every 15 minutes.
- Live Nation revealed the , which ran for 21 years at Stoke Park before its organisers Scotty Events went into liquidation in 2012.
- ahead of the Champions League final.
- in Victoria Park for two weeks.
- debuted at Covent Garden.
- Mayor of London , which returned to Trafalgar Square.
- , with the company changing its name to River Street Events.
- Agency as part of .
- in London's Potters Field Park.
- with club nights hosted in each capsule. Take a look at the .
- and Antarctic explorers.
For Event, 2013 saw the launch of the , which has already made annual poll.
We have also hosted a number of successful events including our Guide Live forums at and at the .
The was once again hosted at London's Roundhouse in October and saw ,
And just last week in the Event 100 Club 2013. The news was announced at , in association with Smart Group.
Take a look at our online review of the year from the industry and their plans for 2014 on the following links:
The news bulletins will resume on Thursday 2 January 2014.
Merry Christmas and a happy new year. We are looking forward to hearing all of your news in 2014.
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