The events sector is worth £39.1 billion to the UK economy in terms of direct spend by event delegates, attendees and organisers. A substantially higher figure is achieved once the wider economic impacts (indirect and induced spend plus accompanying persons’ spend) are included. The spend by those accompanying attendees at business events is worth an additional £7.7 billion. - See more at: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/blog/uk-event-industry-in-numbers-ds00/#sthash.0J0PBkgC.dpuf