Editor’s letter - Time to embrace change: As we step into the new year, we’re presented with an exciting opportunity to embrace change. This moment feels especially significant as we align with the Government’s new growth agenda. It’s a roadmap that holds immense potential, and as a vital voice in the creative sector, we’re committed to ensuring our industry’s contributions are recognised and celebrated.

A new cap on the price of resold tickets for concerts, live sport and other events are among measures that have been announced by the government on 10th January 2025.

The All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Events was officially reconstituted during a meeting in Parliament on 17 December 2024.

Shaun Davies, Member of Parliament (MP) for Telford was elected as chair alongside three other newly elected officers – Jack Rankin, Conservative MP for Windsor, Tom Gordon, Liberal Democrat MP for Harrogate and Knaresborough, and Chris Webb, labour MP for Blackpool South.

Optimism in the business meetings and events sector is high, with average event budgets on the rise, according to the Meetings Industry Association’s (MIA) latest MIA Insights.