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3 things to consider while choosing a venue for your conference

Hunting for hotel conference rooms can be quite a challenge. There are plenty of factors that you as on organiser need to consider before you choose a venue that is right for you. If you are hiring a company to manage your event, which you should, they will be able to help you with options. However, leaving the final decision to them is never a wise idea. You need to be involved in the selection process. Here are some of the factors you should consider:

Venue suitability

Perhaps the most important factor about choosing conference and exhibition rooms is the first impression factor. By this we mean consider the kind of impression the venue will make on your guest. Once you have the answer to that question, you need to ask yourself whether the impression is in keeping with your company’s corporate profile. This factor is extremely important especially when you have external participants / invitees present. After all you would not want anyone getting the wrong impression.

Availability

If you are happy with the appearance of the venue, the next factor that you should be considering is the availability. Before you make any commitments towards booking the venue you need to be absolutely sure that the room and all the hotel conference facilities that you might require are available for the day you have in mind. If your dates have not yet been confirmed then check on how flexible the hotel is willing to be with respect to shifting your booking around.

Costs

Costs are also and important aspect to choosing conference and exhibition rooms. Once you have decided on the venue that you see fit for your event you should see what it is going to cost you. You will find that the costs will be your final deciding factor because a good venue is of no use if it does not fit your budget.

CONFERENCES GET VAT BACK IN IRELAND

The VAT relief applies to all conferences with a minimum number of 50 delegates. This exclusive deduction

will be valid at  the bigger brand hotels for a maximum accommodation

period, starting from the night prior to the date on which the conference commences and ending on the date

on which it concludes.

Annette Devine, President, Irish Hotel Federation, said, “It was vital this tax was reformed, as Ireland was

losing out to other destinations where VAT was refundable. As Ireland’s largest indigenous industry, tourism

is an extremely valuable economic resource that has doubled in size over the past decade. International

communication of this VAT reclaim could see a doubling of the volume of Ireland’s share of international

business tourism over the next seven years.” 

For more information about how to reclaim VAT in Ireland, please contact The Westin Dublin or the Sheraton

Fota Island Hotel & Spa directly.

With its prime central location, The Westin Dublin hotel is only minutes from the business district of the

International Financial Services Centre and within easy access of the airport. The hotel’s magnificent Banking

Hall, dating back to 1863, serves as the main conference and banqueting room, accommodating up to 160

delegates. The hotel also offers seven more sophisticated conference and meeting rooms.