Destination Manchester -
Making Manchester your number one choice for Association conferences and meetings.

The first lonely hearts ad, the first trade union, and now home to one of the UK’s leading Association conference destinations. As the saying goes: “what Manchester does today, the world does tomorrow.”

The Manchester has undergone a series of massive transformations over the years: from its early recognition as a formidable Roman fort, to an industrial epicentre centuries later; more recently from the UK’s indie music capital to a cosmopolitan city break destination. Today Manchester’s Conference team is internationally recognised as one of the UK's leading conference and convention bureaus as well as a thriving and creative it is the largest and most successful economic region outside London.

A dynamic city destination -

As a host city, Manchester offers an endless choice of entertainment and leisure options. Home to the largest theatre land outside London and with the busiest indoor arena in the world, from theatres and galleries, to designer shops and one-off boutiques, Manchester’s extensive choice has helped to establish the city as one of Europe’s most exciting conference destinations.

Association conference destination -

With a proven track record of staging world-class events from sporting to cultural, Manchester is now also firmly established on the worldwide circuit as a leading association conference destination.

As successful hosts to, among others, Europe’s largest political conference in, the city was pleased to welcome a variety of association conferences throughout 2008, and these included the Labour Party Annual Conference and the International Symposium of gas kinetics. 2009 will see Manchester welcome a range of association meetings including the Conservative party Annual conference, CIPD, and the World Youth and Student travel conference. 2010 also promises to be an exciting year for Manchester’s Convention Bureau with association conference already confirmed from the British HIV association, Unite the union and the TUC. Manchester has established itself as a leading northwest association conference destination, with world class facilities.

Manchester is a city renowned for innovation: a city of firsts, driven by people who produce results and get things done.

  • Where the atom was first split
  • The birthplace of the first commercial computer
  • The heart of the industrial revolution
  • The birthplace of the first professional Football League
  • The location of the first working canal
  • Where the first test tube baby was born
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