Business events and conferences have been given the green light to restart from October 1st as long as rates of infection do not exceed their current levels, the government has announced.
The sector is worth around £32.6 billion to the UK each year, with pilots now taking place at various venues around the country to plan for a return to large-scale events, with tests being carried out as to how best to introduce social distancing practises.
Guidance has been issued to help businesses and events planners to resume operations once again, with various measures considered, including pre-booking and pre-registration for attendance at events, and contactless registration systems to reduce waiting times and limit contact between attendees and organisers.
Digital-first approaches should be adopted so there is no need for lanyards and badges, while gifts and paper handouts should not be handed out. One-way systems should also be introduced, with spaces between exhibition stalls increased and aisles widened to aid social distancing.
Nigel Huddleston, tourism minister, said: “Business events and conferences are a key part of our visitor economy and this is an important step in getting them back up and running safely.
Pilots will help inform our plans for the return of the sector in October with guests and staff adhering to social distancing and measures introduced to reduce close contact.”
At the end of June, Visit Britain announced the launch of a UK-wide industry standard and consumer mark to provide a ring of confidence for tourism, which could also help you demonstrate that you are following government and public health advice, having carried out a covid-19 risk assessment.
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