- Wed 06 Aug 2008 – Bournemouth Gets on Board with Event UK – Surf’s up for the Bournemouth International Centre (BIC) and Bournemouth International Conference Bureau (BICB) at Event UK.
- Fri 25 Jul 2008 – Leading UK Energy Company Returns to the BIC for Fifth Visit – Scottish Southern and Energy (SSE) are returning to the Bournemouth International Centre (BIC) this week for their Annual General Meeting.
- Fri 18 Jul 2008 – BIC is the Only English Resort Venue to Make Finals of the World’s Best Congress Centre Award – Up against international city venues, the Bournemouth International Centre (BIC) was the only English resort venue to make the finals of the 2008 International Association of Congress Centre’s (AIPC) Apex Award for World’s Best Congress Centre.
- Tue 08 Jul 2008 – Bournemouth Hotels Voted Best Value in the World – Bournemouth hotels have been voted the best value hotels in the world, by a survey of guests who use website hotel.info.
- Thu 03 Jul 2008 – Come and Tour Behind the Scenes the BIC and Pavilion – The Bournemouth International Centre and Pavilion Theatre and Ballroom are going to be open to the public, for behind the scenes tours, every Friday from July to September this year.
- Wed 25 Jun 2008 – Busy Times Ahead for the BIC – The Bournemouth International Centre (BIC) has a busy couple of weeks ahead what with hosting the Consumer Affairs and Trading Standards (TSI) Conference and Exhibition and welcoming back the Local Government Association (LGA) for the ninth time!
- Tue 17 Jun 2008 – BIC has Just the Ticket! – The Bournemouth International Centre (BIC) has launched an innovative parking scheme that offers visitors a guaranteed parking space in the BIC multi-storey car park, as its website sees major growth in ticket sales!
- Fri 18 Apr 2008 – Ideal Home Exhibition Touches Down in Bournemouth – Bournemouth will be all action from Thursday 28th until Sunday 31st August as the popular Ideal Home Exhibition lands at the Bournemouth International Centre, on the same weekend as the new Bournemouth Airshow.
- Thu 21 Feb 2008 – BIC Bride of the Year – Hundreds of brides-to-be recently attended the successful Wedding Show at the BIC which saw Rachel Bunce from Salisbury scoop the Bride of the Year title
Third Wave of Success for Bournemouth at Confex
Bournemouth is riding the waves of success by scooping the best stand award at International Confex - the third accolade to be achieved at Europe’s biggest event for conference and event professionals.
The Bournemouth International Centre (BIC) and the Bournemouth International Conference Bureau (BICB) themed the stand at the three day exhibition at Earls Court London (12-14 February) to highlight the recent go-ahead for Europe’s first artificial surf reef in the town and invited professionals to “Get on board for business” in Bournemouth.
A panel of industry judges selected the Bournemouth stand to receive the UK’s best in show award from some 1,200 exhibitors and it follows the BIC’s 2006 commendation for an ‘Outstanding Marketing Campaign’ and the best stand at the show award in 2005.
Each year, as part of the ongoing promotional campaign to bring business to Bournemouth, and helping to boost the town’s economy by an estimated £123 million, the BIC and BICB attend industry events. At Confex, the Bournemouth presence is as a stand shared by the BIC and BICB as a destination promotion for all types of business events, alongside competitors including Harrogate, Brighton, Birmingham and Manchester.
“There’s lots of competition out there for the business tourism sector and although Bournemouth has a very special offer, we do have to work hard to stand out. This year, we took inspiration from Europe’s first artificial surf reef, opening in Bournemouth later this year, and themed the stand in primary colours, with surfboard shapes and tables and Bournemouth has definitely been a big centre of attention at the show, confirmed by the award with which we’re delighted,” says Clive Tyers, BIC’s head of conferences, exhibitions and events.