A report on this morning's Business Desk suggests that the Tory party conference which begins in Manchester next weekend is set to generate £27.4m for the city's economy.
The figures released by Marketing Manchester is set to attract more than 13,000 delegates.
They report that
Marketing Manchester chief executive Andrew Stokes said: “Political party conferences have been one of the city’s biggest success stories of the last decade.“The development of Petersfield, investment in the surrounding infrastructure and a city-wide partnership approach has enabled us to not only attract these events but keep them coming back year after year.“They are now a firm fixture of the city’s business tourism calendar and contribute a significant amount to the city’s £573m-a-year conference industry.”
No comments:
Post a Comment