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Blackpool's Winter Gardens Attracts Millions in Business Tourism

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Blackpool's Winter Gardens conference centre is experiencing a significant boost in business tourism, generating an estimated £2.9 million in economic impact from conferences held this year. The value is projected to reach £14 million by 2027, with prestigious events like the NARPO and Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches conferences drawing in hundreds of delegates. The GMB union and the Local Government Association have also booked their annual conferences, bringing substantial economic benefits to the town.

Blackpool’s Winter Gardens conference centre is bringing a multi million pound boost in business tourism to the town. The latest figures reveal the economic impact of conferences held at the venue this year is around £2.9m, with the overall value rising to £14m for conferences already booked in up until 2027.

The GMB union is booked in for its annual conference in 2026 which will bring 2,000 delegates and has an estimated economic impact of £1.3m, while the Local Government Association has already booked its 2027 annual conference which is due to bring 1,350 delegates to Blackpool creating an economic impact of £1.4m.

Blackpool’s Imperial Hotel in North Shore has also seen success in the conferencing trade with a 16 per cent year-on-year increase in meetings and events revenue in 2024. The hotel’s general manager Trevor Vels said bookings for 2025 are already up by 23 per cent, which he added was “a sign of confidence in the Blackpool meetings and events market.”

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