WINNERS ANNOUNCED!

Find out which companies and individuals have won across 18 categories at the M&IT Awards 2025.

M&IT Awards 2025 – Winners

Drumroll, please…

Northstar Meetings Group is pleased to announce the winners for the M&IT Awards 2025, which showcase industry leadership, partnership and innovation.

Entries were received from companies, teams and individuals from across the UK & Europe and WERE voted for by UK-based bona-fide event organisers.

Find out more about the voting process and our award categories here.

Presented by Northstar Meetings Group, the M&IT Awards 2025 took place on Friday 19 September at London’s JW Marriott Grosvenor House.

For more information, or to register your interest for 2026, visit:

M&IT Awards 2025 – the Winners

Drumroll, please…

Northstar Meetings Group is pleased to announce the winners for the M&IT Awards 2025, which showcase industry leadership, partnership and innovation.

Entries were received from companies, teams and individuals from across the UK & Europe and voted for by UK-based bona-fide event organisers.

Find out more about the voting process and our award categories here.

Presented by Northstar Meetings Group, the M&IT Awards 2025 took place on Friday 19 September at London’s JW Marriott Grosvenor House.

For more information, or to register your interest for 2026, visit:

Awards Winners

The Chris Peacock Rising Star of the Year
Presented by Meetings & Incentive Travel (M&IT)

Winner: Daisy Basilio, Victory Services Club
Runner up: Sophie Beasor, The Power of Events

Best UK Representation Company
Sponsored by Cyprus Deputy Ministry of Tourism

Gold winner: destinations UNLIMITED
Silver winner: Amplified Hotels
Bronze winner: DMC Advantage

Best Destination Management Company
Sponsored by Corinthia Hotels

Gold winner: Vista Events DMC Greece
Silver winner: Raising Stones Events DMC in France & Monaco
Bronze winner: Factor 3 Events

Best Overseas Convention Bureau
Sponsored by LJS Representation

Gold winner: Visit Monaco Convention Bureau
Silver winner: Meet in Ireland
Bronze winner: Copenhagen Convention Bureau

Best UK Convention Bureau
Sponsored by Avanti West Coast

Gold winner: Glasgow Convention Bureau
Silver winner: Newcastle Gateshead Convention Bureau
Bronze winner: Liverpool Convention Bureau

Best Event Provider
Sponsored by Legends Global

Gold winner: KDM Events
Silver winner: Quadrant Events
Bronze winner: Eventurous

Best Intermediary Agency (Small – up to 20 employees)
Sponsored by Center Parcs Conferences & Events

Gold winner: ZiaBia Events Consultancy
Silver winner: Falkenberg & Florence
Bronze winner: Chew

Best Intermediary Agency (Mid-sized - 21-40 employees)
Sponsored by The Barbican Centre

Gold winner: Eventurous
Silver winner: Quadrant Events
Bronze winner: Principal. Global Events

Best Intermediary Agency (Large - 41+ employees)
Sponsored by IHG Hotels & Resorts

Gold winner: veSpace International
Silver winner: Conference Care
Bronze winner: XSEM

Best Technology Provider
Sponsored by Grimaldi Forum Monaco

Gold winner: Quadrant Events
Silver winner: CrowdComms
Bronze winner: Cvent

Best Overseas Conference Centre
Sponsored by Association Meetings International (AMI)

Gold winner: Grimaldi Forum Monaco
Silver winner: CCIB - Barcelona International Convention Centre
Bronze winner: PortAventura Convention Centre

Best Overseas Hotel
Sponsored by The Meetings Show Asia Pacific

Gold winner: Sandals Saint Vincent & The Grenadines
Silver winner: Dolce Campor Real Lisbon
Bronze winner: Onyria Quinta da Marinha Hotel

Best Hotel Brand
Sponsored by The Meetings Show

Gold winner: Hilton
Silver winner: Marriott International
Bronze winner: Meliá Hotels International

Best Unusual Venue
Sponsored by Soaring Worldwide

Gold winner: MTC Events
Silver winner: Alton Towers Resort
Bronze winner: Center Parcs Conferences & Events

Best UK Conference Centre
Sponsored by The Business of Events

Gold winner: Leonardo Hotel & Conference Venue Hinckley Island
Silver winner: ICC Wales
Bronze winner: Scottish Event Campus (SEC)

Best UK Hotel
Sponsored by Van der Valk Hotel Schiphol

Gold winner: Celtic Manor Resort
Silver winner: Grand Hotel Birmingham
Bronze winner: Chewton Glen

M&IT Editor’s Award

Winner: Gabby Austen-Browne, Founder, Diversity Alliance

M&IT Personality of the Year
Sponsored by Excel London

Winner: Chris Parnham, veSpace International

The votes for the non-judged categories of the M&IT Awards were independently verified by the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) who also selected the winner of the voting prize 

The Chris Peacock Rising Star of the Year
Presented by Meetings & Incentive Travel (M&IT)

  • Daisy Basilio, Victory Services Club
  • Sophie Beasor, The Power of Events
  • Hannah Elston, Event Leaders Exchange (ELX)
  • Millie Fitzpatrick, Hotel Football
  • Holly Traynor-Paget, veSpace International

Best UK Representation Company
Sponsored by Cyprus Deputy Ministry of Tourism

  • Amplified Hotels
  • destinations UNLIMITED
  • DMC Advantage
  • Global DMC Partners
  • Mundus Representation
  • Vine Tree Connections

Best Destination Management Company
Sponsored by Corinthia Hotels

  • Alpine Sterling DMC Malta
  • Cititravel DMC Spain & Portugal
  • Factor 3 Events
  • Pure Arabia UAE & OMAN
  • Raising Stones Events DMC in France & Monaco
  • Vista Events DMC Greece

Best Overseas Convention Bureau
Sponsored by LJS Representation

  • Abu Dhabi Convention Bureau
  • Dublin Convention Bureau
  • Meet in Ireland
  • Vienna Convention Bureau
  • Visit Monaco Convention Bureau
  • Copenhagen Convention Bureau

Best UK Convention Bureau
Sponsored by Avanti West Coast

  • Glasgow Convention Bureau
  • Liverpool Convention Bureau
  • London Convention Bureau London & Partners
  • Meet in Cardiff
  • Newcastle Gateshead Convention Bureau
  • Visit Belfast

Best Event Provider
Sponsored by Legends Global

  • Eventurous
  • GOTO Events
  • KDM Events
  • Quadrant Events
  • Shocklogic
  • veSpace International

Best Intermediary Agency (Small – up to 20 employees)
Sponsored by Center Parcs Conferences & Events

  • All About Venues
  • Chew
  • Falkenberg & Florence
  • PAC Events Limited
  • Successful Events
  • ZiaBia Events Consultancy

Best Intermediary Agency (Mid-sized - 21-40 employees)
Sponsored by The Barbican Centre

  • asembl
  • Eventurous
  • Principal. Global Events
  • Quadrant Events
  • Yellow Fish

Best Intermediary Agency (Large - 41+ employees)
Sponsored by IHG Hotels & Resorts

  • BCD Meeting & Events
  • Conference Care
  • Inntel
  • veSpace International
  • XSEM

Best Technology Provider
Sponsored by Grimaldi Forum Monaco

  • CrowdComms
  • Cvent
  • PSP AV
  • Quadrant Events
  • RefTech
  • Shocklogic

Best Overseas Conference Centre
Sponsored by Association Meetings International (AMI)

  • CCIB - Barcelona International Convention Centre
  • Grimaldi Forum Monaco
  • PortAventura Convention Centre
  • RAI Amsterdam
  • The Convention Centre Dublin (The CCD)

Best Overseas Hotel
Sponsored by The Meetings Show Asia Pacific

  • Dolce Campo Real Lisbon
  • EpicSana Algarve
  • Marina Bay Sands Singapore
  • Onyria Quinta da Marinha Hotel
  • Sandals Saint Vincent & The Grenadines

Best Hotel Brand
Sponsored by The Meetings Show

  • Four Seasons
  • Hilton
  • IHG Hotels & Resorts
  • Marriott International
  • Meliá Hotels International
  • The Celtic Collection

Best Unusual Venue
Sponsored by Soaring Worldwide

  • Alton Towers Resort
  • Center Parcs Conferences & Events
  • Liverpool Cathedral
  • MTC Events
  • Royal Armouries
  • Tobacco Dock

Best UK Conference Centre
Sponsored by The Business of Events

  • ACC Liverpool
  • Excel London
  • ICC Wales
  • Leonardo Hotel & Conference Venue Hinckley Island
  • QEII Centre
  • Scottish Event Campus (SEC)

Best UK Hotel
Sponsored by Van der Valk Hotel Schiphol

  • Celtic Manor Resort
  • Chewton Glen
  • Double Tree by Hilton Glasgow Central
  • The Gleneagles Hotel
  • Oulton Hall
  • Grand Hotel Birmingham

M&IT Editor’s Award

Winner will be announced on the night

M&IT Personality of the Year
Sponsored by Excel London

  • Chris Parnham, veSpace International
  • Sandra Sagar, The Business of Events
  • Julie Shorrock, Hotel and Travel Solutions (HTS)
  • Martin Stephens, Off Limits
  • Andrew Woods, Leonardo Hotels

The votes for the non-judged categories of the M&IT Awards were independently verified by the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) who also selected the winner of the voting prize

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