It’s beginning of April and we are just couple of months away from the
dissertation submission day. Lots of tension and concerns in the air what path
to choose afterwards. So, if you are in a stage “confused.com” we hope this
academic events business industry analysis will help to get you back on track. So
if you are interested in going along with events management career, so this
section is for you!
Events industry is comparably young and still expanding industry that can
be confusing once choosing a particular career in it (Tassiopoulos, 2010). So,
let’s narrow it to a particular types of event agencies that might suit a young
and professional WOMAN. The major types of events intermediaries are:
-Business Travel agencies-
These
are aimed at business clients only. They are the main intermediaries who are
sourcing venues for various business events and may contribute to planning and
organisation stage (Bowdin, et al,
2011). The employee would take a professional conference organiser’s role and
would need to be knowledgeable about meeting management’s principles (Tassiopoulos,
2010).
-Convention and visitor bureaux (CVBs)-
As well known as DMOs (Destination Marketing Organisation) where you
would be responsible for “promotion of long-term development and marketing of a
destination, focusing on convention sales, tourism marketing and service (Tassiopoulos,
2010, p.79). It promotes hotels, facilities, attractions, restaurants and other
providers serving a destination (Bowdin, et
al, 2011). It’s better known as tourism boards that are not-for-profit
organisations and their aim is to represent a specific region or a city. Those
organisations link professionals, travel operators and individual visitors.
-Corporate Hospitality Companies (CHCs)-
Those organisations are aimed at sports and cultural events to help to
improve links between the organisation and it’s clients. The job would involve
in corporate team building events aimed at clients and employees. It could
involve events planning as golf days, off-road driving or paintball games, etc
(Tassiopoulos, 2010).
-Events production houses-
It would be more technical job that would involve actual staging of the
event- designing, lighting, sound system and special effects. You should own
creative and theoretical skills for this job (Tassiopoulos, 2010).
Those are just few options you might have in events and tourism
industry. Either you are more technical or organisational or promotional lady
choice is yours!
Good Luck with choosing your destiny!
Referencies:
- · Tassiopoulos, D. (2010) Events Management, ed. 3d. Clamermont: Juta&Co
- · Bowdin, G., Allen, J., O’Toole,W.,Harris, R. and McDonell, I. (2011) Events Managemnt, ed.3d. Great Britain: Elsevier
it was interesting info. Even though the blog is for females but a lot of info is quite relevant to males too. Thanks for posting it
ReplyDeleteI am a graduate marketing and events male from Lithuania. I liked this post, but could you provide more detailed information about other type of events organisations, please?
ReplyDeleteHi There! There will be some up and coming posts soon about networking events and event agencies in the UK but they may have partners across Europe The best place to find event agencies is through LinkedIn groups which cater to global audiences (post coming soon) guru love <3
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