American Express Global Business Travel (GBT) has launched a new sustainability feature in its corporate travel and expense software, Neo. Now, the travel management platform has a carbon emissions filter to help travelers make better-informed booking decisions; this is available for both air and rail tickets.

VisitBritain has announced that its flagship annual Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions (MICE) event MeetGB, will this year be run as a virtual educational event due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, and will take place on June 17 and 23.

As countries around the world respond to the coronavirus pandemic, London’s events industry has been adapting their business offering to support the fight against coronavirus. While the government takes small steps towards reopening parts of the U.K. economy and the events industry considers the path to recovery, the London Convention Bureau is launching a new resource for event planners: London’s Virtual Site Visits.

The UK is likely to hold a general election December 12 as lawmakers continue to work to settle on a Brexit plan. Here's the latest.

The European Union (EU) has agreed to extend the Brexit deadline, which had been set for this Thursday, to January 31, 2020. Here’s the latest.

The UK and the European Union (EU) have reached another Brexit deal, which must now be approved by the UK and EU Parliaments. More here.

VisitBritain has named four new appointments joining the United States (US) region across the business events, trade and communications team. Details here.

The agreement gives the UK-based venue finding agency sole supplier status on the Scottish Government Framework for the Provision of the Sourcing and Booking of Meeting Rooms and Conference Venue Service. More here.

Hotel investment from global brands is reinforcing Edinburgh’s appeal as a conference, incentive meeting and events destination. More here.