- Thu 27 Nov 2008 – BIC Brings Big Business to Bournemouth – October saw a variety of medical events take place at the Bournemouth International Centre (BIC), bringing big business to Bournemouth.
- Wed 26 Nov 2008 – e-Safety Conference Back in Bournemouth – Tomorrow (27th November) will see the South West Grid for Learning’s (SWGfL) e-safety Conference at the Bournemouth International Centre (BIC).
- Mon 24 Nov 2008 – Dance Day at BIC a ‘Strictly’ Success! – Over 500 people ‘quickstepped’ to the Bournemouth International Centre (BIC) for a free Dance Day.
- Thu 13 Nov 2008 – Happiness and Angel Orbs Phenomenon Comes to the BIC – Angelology, the study of angels, has become increasingly popular recently.
- Mon 10 Nov 2008 – Double Chance for BIC and Pavilion at Bournemouth Tourism Awards – The Bournemouth International Centre (BIC) and Pavilion have been short listed for two awards at the Bournemouth Tourism Awards 2008; Outstanding Customer Service of the Year and Best Evening Experience – Entertainment of the Year.
- Thu 23 Oct 2008 – Summer Season Sales Success for the BIC and Pavilion – Despite the Indian summer we have had over the last few weeks, summer seems to be truly behind us. Looking back on it, the Bournemouth International Centre (BIC) and Pavilion have had one of the busiest summer seasons in recent years!
- Wed 22 Oct 2008 – BIC and Pavilion Short Listed for South West’s 2008 Business Tourism Award – The Bournemouth International Centre (BIC) and Pavilion have been short listed for the finals of the 2008 South West’s Tourism Excellence Award for Business Tourism.
- Wed 27 Aug 2008 – Business Tourism in Bournemouth up by Over 3% to £127m – The latest statistics, based on the UK Tourist Board’s Estimate of Delegate Expenditure, show that the Bournemouth International Centre (BIC) and Pavilion Theatre and Ballroom inject £73m annually into the local economy through business tourism.
- Tue 19 Aug 2008 – BIC and Pavilion Awarded Top Corporate Fundraiser by Charity – Top fundraisers, who took part in the Midnight Wish Walk in April for the Round Table Children’s Wish charity (RTCW), were recognised at a glittering awards ceremony on Tuesday 5th August at Aruba.
- 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!
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. Bournemouth rated higher than other world-class destinations including Paris, Milan and Barcelona.
Bournemouth scored the highest marks for British hotels, a remarkable 8.21 out of 10; higher than Beijing’s 8.15, who topped the worldwide poll. As a town, Bournemouth was not listed on the worldwide city poll but its rating was higher than any other city worldwide.
Over half a million responses to the hotel.info “value-for-money-index”, calculated guest evaluations of 3 and 4 star hotels. Guests evaluated the hotels for value for money on a scale of 0 to 10.
The British Hotel Guest Survey 2008, undertaken by market research agency BDRC, found that Bournemouth is avoiding the national trend of increasing hotel prices. UK hotels posted a year-on-year price rise of 12% in 2007, to an average price of £106 per night, making it the most expensive country in Europe for hotels.
In contrast prices of Bournemouth hotels have fallen by 6% over the last year to an average price of £77. The survey focused on a sample group of 2000 people made up of business and leisure travellers.
The Bournemouth International Conference Bureau (BICB) promotes business tourism in Bournemouth and surrounding area through its venue locator and delegate reservation service. The BICB membership contributes to Bournemouth’s overall economic benefit by attracting a high volume of smaller residential and non-residential business events to the area.
Karina Gregory, BICB Manager, comments on the survey: “It is great to receive recognition like this. The important point here is that Bournemouth is a town, yet competes successfully with cities for conference and exhibition trade. Our hotel rates for delegates are an important factor in this; we offer a great location and fabulous value for money hotels!”
The Bournemouth International Centre, the largest conference, exhibition and event venue on the South Coast, contributes £123m a year directly and indirectly to the local economy through business tourism, which includes attracting an estimated 67,000 conference delegates and 72,000 exhibition visitors, who book hotel rooms in the town.