Conference boom pulls in visitors
VISITOR numbers during this autumn's conference season are expected to be almost 50 per cent up on last year, despite the recession.
Nearly 4,500 people will descend on Eastbourne for conferences during the next few weeks.
Between now and the end of November, Eastbourne's main conference venue, the Devonshire Park Centre, will host six major events.
They include Rotary 1070, bringing 1,000 delegates, and Kingsway Mission Worship, bringing 1,200 delegates.
With another 14 conferences already confirmed for 2010, Eastbourne is continuing to attract new business n despite the current economic climate.
Eastbourne's tourism chief, Cllr Susan Morris said, "Eastbourne is very well placed to benefit from tourism throughout the year, with our tourism product including a bumper calendar of events in the summer attracting visitors to the resort, while conferences attract business tourism outside of the main season.
"With the addition of Towner this year meaning there is extra exhibition space for conference organisers in the form of a state of the art gallery, we are pleased to be able to market Eastbourne as an attractive and affordable destination."
Conferences taking place next year include brand new names to Eastbourne such as the Seventh-Day Adventists taking place in January and the RCN Practice Nurses in June.
ConferenceEastbourne.com hits are up by 67 per cent from January to August 2009 compared to the same period last year. Delegate numbers are 46 per cent up.
For more information on conference facilities in Eastbourne visit conferenceeastbourne.com or telephone 415437.
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