Planning a 2027 kick-off, sales and marketing meeting or leadership strategy retreat? Starting in September isn’t too late. Explore how a clear brief, flexibility and understanding where you can compromise can help you find the right venue.

Planning an event for international delegates? This practical guide explores how to choose the right UK destination, create memorable delegate experiences and organise group accommodation for successful conferences, meetings and corporate events in the UK.

There is no perfect time to start venue sourcing. The ideal booking window depends on your event, objectives and flexibility. Discover why earlier planning creates more choice, how shorter lead times can still deliver excellent outcomes, and the trade-offs to consider when sourcing venues.

Is your Travel & Meetings Policy still working for your organisation? This Insight looks beyond compliance to explore whether your policy reflects today's travel market, meeting requirements and business objectives, while highlighting key questions to consider during your next policy review.

Smooth corporate events rarely happen by accident. From delegate flow and pacing through to venue layout and operational structure, smart on-site logistics play a major role in shaping how an event feels and performs. This insight explores why thoughtful planning behind the scenes can elevate conferences, leadership offsites, training sessions and corporate events of all sizes.

A well-chosen venue creates the right conditions for a successful event, but on-site smoothness is rarely accidental. This insight explores how strategic pre-planning translates objective into structure, protects momentum and ensures the venue delivers as intended.

Most event teams don’t actively choose to stick with the same venues, it just happens over time. This insight explores how venue preferences become habits, when they should be reviewed, and why benchmarking helps ensure your event space still supports the outcome you need.

Venue selection plays a greater role in leadership strategy offsites than is often acknowledged. This insight explores how environment influences alignment, decision quality and strategic momentum.

Should your next corporate event stay in the UK or move into Europe? A strategic comparison of costs, benefits and when each option makes sense.

Should your delegates stay under one roof, or does separating accommodation from the conference venue create a stronger event experience? A strategic look at what works best.

Venue shortlisting isn’t about compiling options, it’s about alignment. Here’s why a bespoke, strategic approach leads to stronger corporate event outcomes.

Natural daylight is often the first item on a conference venue brief. But is it always beneficial for meetings, training and exhibitions — or is the requirement sometimes assumed rather than evaluated?

London is no longer the automatic choice for every event. This insght explores how regional UK cities are reshaping location decisions for meetings and events. Cost, sustainability and delegate experience are changing how event locations are chosen across the UK.

Training and team meetings are often underestimated. This guide explores which venue types genuinely support learning, focus and collaboration.

The venue you choose starts communicating before anyone arrives. In 2026, matching message to location is key to creating events that feel purposeful, aligned and genuinely effective.

A forward look at new hotel and venue openings across the UK in 2026, including London flagships, regional developments and major event spaces.

Sustainability looks different at every venue. This insight explores ten venues setting the benchmark in 2025, from operational choices to long-term environmental thinking.

Planning Events with Sustainability in Mind” — Practical guidance from Venue Path for organisers who want to reduce the environmental and social impact of their events. The article outlines how to prioritise sustainable venues and suppliers, minimise waste, make thoughtful catering and transport choices, and implement small but meaningful eco-conscious practices — all without compromising on quality or experience.

Some events need more than four walls and flip charts! If your away day, incentive, strategy day or Q1 kick-off is designed to energise and excite, the venue should do the same. The right location can lift the tone of the whole day and directly influence how people show up.

Venue sourcing is more than sending a list of options. From clarifying briefs and filtering venues to negotiating terms and spotting hidden clauses, much of the value happens behind the scenes. Here’s what a good venue finder actually does — so you get venues that align with your goals, save time, and avoid mistakes.