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All the events industry news and gossip from around the world.

• Duff & Phelps appoint administrator for Arizna Hotels[0]
  Duff and Phelps yesterday appointed John Whitfield as the administrator for Arizna Star Hotels Limited
• New star in meetings organising firmament?[0]
  Conference specialists gather in Copenhagen for three-day FRESH conference
• Industry charity buys land for orphans in Uganda[0]
  Meeting Needs has bought fours acres of crop-growing land for Ugandan orphans
• Industry charity buys land for orphans in Uganda[0]
  Meeting Needs has bought fours acres of crop-growing land for Ugandan orphans
• Spanish office completes G5 presence for Universal WorldEvents[0]
  Universal WorldEvents has opened an office in Madrid, meaning that it now has offices in the G5 countries
• Venues up the ante with value-adds[0]
  Venues are including more bang for their clients’ buck, according to venue sector members of ICCA
• Industry associations divided by calls to work together[1]
  Industry association leaders are in disagreement over whether they should unite
• New account exec joins Oxford International[0]
  Oxford-based event agency has received a “significant increase in business”
• THA founding partner Nick Robinson joins Concerto Group[0]
  Former THA group director Nick Robinson has formed a joint venture partnership with the Concerto Group
• Iraq Inquiry suite available for bookings at QEIICC[0]
  A suite built especially for the Iraq Inquiry at London’s QEIICC is now available for bookings
• Key association buyers to attend London congress[0]
  More than 220 key buyers are expected to attend the 4th Annual Association Congress
• Geldof and Simpson join International Confex[0]
  Sir Bob Geldof and veteran journalist John Simpson will be at Confex as part of Kruger Cowne's showcase
• Online auction raises £26,000 for Save The Children[0]
  The online auction organised by M&IT raised more than £26,000 for Save The Children
• Venuedirectory tops £1m a week through agency partnership[0]
  A collaboration with Absolute Corporate Events has helped venuedirectory reach a new record
• Business visits to the UK slump 20 per cent in 2009[0]
  International business visits to Britain dropped by around 20 per cent, or 1.6m during 2009
• Pharma specialist to spearhead new division at Media 1[0]
  Former Astra Zeneca conference marketing manager Maggie Hughes has joined Media 1 to head up a new division
• Every little helps - BSI saves Tesco £3m[0]
  BSI has helped Tesco save in excess of £3m through its internal meeting room management system
• Airport lounge-style concept for 16 UK Hiltons[0]
  Hilton is set to unveil a new lounge concept called The Space next month
• Marriott International files £220m loss[0]
  Marriott International made a loss of £220m for 2009, compared with a reported income of £218m in 2008
• Revamp for Heathrow boutique hotel[0]
  Heathrow Airport boutique hotel, The Stanwell, will open its doors again in April following refurbishment

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