Venue News

As wedding trends continue to evolve, Palladium Hotel Group remains committed to helping couples turn their dream destination weddings into breathtaking realities. Currently couples are seeking unique and meaningful ways to celebrate their special day, with trends reflecting a desire for personalization, intimate gatherings, and destination weddings. With enchanting destination ceremonies and tailored experiences, Weddings by Palladium offers a range of wedding packages designed to meet contemporary tastes, ensuring unforgettable moments for couples and their guests. The packages highlight inclusivity and feature micro weddings, personalized experiences, and dream destinations. 

Grand Palladium Lady Hamilton Resort & Spa unveils The Signature Level, a new premium offering set to upgrade travel, launching on November 1, 2024. This exclusive program is poised to elevate the guest experience with a seamless blend of unmatched service, upscale amenities, and unique benefits tailored to discerning travelers. The Signature Level is now open for bookings, inviting guests to enhance their stay with a curated selection of personalized experiences that go beyond the ordinary. Designed to set a new benchmark in hospitality, The Signature Level embodies the essence of sophistication and exclusivity, offering an elevated stay that exemplifies premium comfort and unparalleled service.  

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The National Independent Venue Association (NIVA) and Eventbrite a global events marketplace announced an expansion of their partnership to empower the independent live entertainment community. Eventbrite will be the exclusive partner of NIVA’s Industry Affairs Committee, which supports artists and independent venues, helping shape strategy for the broader live entertainment industry on all industry-related issues, initiatives, and programs. Julia Hartz, Eventbrite Co-founder, CEO, and Executive Chair, also joins NIVA’s Advisory Board alongside current members, including legendary producer Quincy Jones and other live entertainment leaders. Hartz is the first new addition to the Advisory Board since it was formed in 2021 to champion the interests of independent music venues and promoters across the U.S. Eventbrite will also continue as co-chair of Fix the Tix, a coalition advocating for a better and safer ticketing experience, and will return as a sponsor of NIVA ‘25 in Milwaukee, the premier gathering for the independent live entertainment community. 

Preferred DMCs, the boutique consortium of selected Destination & Event Management Companies from around Europe specializing in bespoke high-end incentive travel, special interest groups, VIP travel, events, meetings and conferences, has added yet another member to its portfolio: the renowned TCE Group, one of the major Destination and Event Management Companies in the United Kingdom. 

ETHOS Event Collective, a Destination Management Company (DMC) known for revolutionizing the way events are planned, executed, and experienced, is exhibiting once again at IMEX Las Vegas 2024. This year, ETHOS is partnering with Fill it Forward for its second year in a row but in a new way, by purchasing customizable booth furniture made from sustainably sourced plywood and recyclable materials, including graphics printed on 100% recyclable Falcon Board, all manufactured in the United States. By choosing to take this approach, ETHOS is allocating the savings to support four Las Vegas-based nonprofit partners: Goodie Two Shoes, Las Vegas Rescue Mission, Three Square, and Project 150. 

Adweek, the leading source of news, insights, and intelligence for the marketing and advertising industry, and forward-thinking experiential studio C2, announced the launch of a new partnership. The announcement was made by ADWEEK CEO Will Lee and C2 CEO Anick Beaulieu on stage at Brandweek 2024, the premier brand strategy and growth conference powered by ADWEEK. A keystone of the new partnership will be C2’s role in activating Brandweek 2025 next year.