New coach park approved

coach-parkingBrighton is a very popular destination for both leisure and business tourism, but one of the issues facing the city has always been where to park coaches for incoming groups. There is existing parking for around 40 coaches on Madeira Drive already but the city council has just approved parking for 30 additional coaches at Black Rock on the seafront. The existing pick up and drop off points are shown in this image – the further spaces will be added along Madeira Drive, to the right

Martin Randall, head of planning and public protection at Brighton & Hove City Council, said: “This is good news for coach drivers as it will provide them with a much more convenient area to park and alleviate coach parking problems in other parts of the city.

“The planning permission is temporary for two years as in the long term, the site is earmarked for the indoor arena and ice rink.”

As a DMC for the area organising inbound events, groups and conferences, this offers welcome news for us. For further information on booking events in Brighton please contact us

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Ground agent UK

Operating as your ground agent in the UK, we can offer full itinerary and conference logistics. As DMC we offer a wide range of services from transportation through accommodation, tours, gala dinners, incentives and full logistics including interpreters

 

Accommodation

Brighton and the South East area has an excellent range of hotels, including big names such as Hilton or Holiday Inn through to independent boutique venues and beautiful country house hotels. Excellent sea views are available and styles range from ultra modern to classical and traditional. We offer a free venue search service for all your events and can negotiate excellent rates on your behalf

 

Activities

From team building events to historical tours we have exciting choices for your event activities. The sea, beaches and breathtaking countryside offer fantastic opportunity during the summer months, and during the winter we have exciting indoor activities.

 

Gala dinners

Brighton and the nearby areas offer a breathtaking range of venues for gala dinners. Ranging from ancient castles to inflatable venues, there is an option for every group, whatever the sizes. Menus and entertainment are diverse and exciting, and themes and entertainment one of our specialities

 

Full itinerary

Acting as PCO for the destination, DMC Brighton is accustomed to all ground handling procedures, including inbound and return transportation, leisure itineraries, interpreters and specialist requirements for groups of every size

 

FAM trips

We arrange regular familiarisation trips to the city. If you would like to be included in our next fam trip to see the city and the area for yourself, please email us by return and we will extend you an invitation to our next trip!

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Good news for event bookers

Think times are tough? Everyone is full of doom and gloom? Not us – we’re remaining motivated and see these times as an opportunity to exceed your expectations and deliver some of the best and most exciting opportunities seen in a long while.

You don’t need a huge budget to deliver your message, let us help you communicate in style. Go on, call us and make the most of our services – it needn’t cost you a penny!

FREE venue finding service

REDUCED Daily Delegate Rates

INNOVATIVE Solutions

NEW Ideas

CHEAP and Cheerful Ice Breakers

SLASHED Accommodation Rates

We’re amazed at the offers available to us at the moment and we’re keen to pass them on to you, as some of our venues are offering as much as a crazy delegate rates. Bedroom and meeting space upgrades are negotiable as are all event and conference booking rates – and we’ve become experts at seeking out the best deal.

Couple with the fact that this is still a great time to come to the UK from overseas for events. We recommend you take advantage of the exchange rate whilst you can…

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Conference news

So, despite the recession we are thrilled to see that there are a number of companies out there that still understand the importance of developing their staff and keeping the morale up. Conference bookings and events generally are up, and that can only be a good thing.
We see the events industry as a kind of economic barometer – let’s face it, when things are bad, the first budget to be slashed is the ‘fun’ coffers. And we lost a number of events last year, often not even because clients couldn’t afford the event, but because they couldn’t be seen to be spending the money. Not when redundancies are rife and morale low. But the upturn in our sector can only be a positive thing, and we’re feeling definitely much more optimistic. Helps that the sun’s been shining too!

As with every new year start there is always an element of nail biting and pockets of people hooking up to give their ‘humble’ opinion on what the year ahead will bring – or not (and this year has to be the worst for a long time!). So you can imagine our glee when we received a conference update that read that Brighton has already secured 20 major conferences for 2010. From the British Orthodontic Society (1500 delegates) to the New frontiers (2000 delegates), The Association of Librarians to The Chartered Institute of Public Relations – it’s all going on down here. Fantastic work Brighton!

Whilst it is of course without hesitation that we recommend our destination and all there is on offer for conferences, particularly associations, we put our money where our mouth is last month and exhibited at CONFEX 2010 this year with VisitBrighton and a number of our venue partners, showcasing our creative team building options, conference itinerary service, meeting planning opportunity and entertainment solutions. Pleased to report that the show was well attended, particularly on Day 2, again indicating a rise in confidence that certainly brings a smile of relief to the faces in our office.

Anyone interested in keeping up with DMC Brighton and Pretty Clever Events can become our ‘fan’ on facebook – click here. It’s a good way to catch pictures of our events (including the stand at CONFEX) and day to day news in the office. We’re a fascinating and hardworking lot, you’d be amazed what we get up to!

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