London’s light fantastic
More than one million people visited Lumiere London, London’s largest-ever light festival on 14 to 17 January 2016
How to be a European Capital of Culture
Karel Bartak of the European Commission talks to HOST CITY about the process of bidding to become a European Capital of Culture and the value it brings for the host
Dublin launches bid for European Capital of Culture 2020
Dublin steps up to compete with Galway and Limerick to host European Capital of Culture in 2020, a title to be shared with a Croatian – and possibly Serbian – city
The next stage for Scotland
Paul Bush OBE of EventScotland explains how Scotland is maintaining the momentum of an incredible 2014 to keep hosting the best events in the world
Tessa Jowell: boost events and culture through visitor tax
London’s children, culture and events could receive a massive boost from a small tax on visitors staying in London’s hotels, Dame Tessa Jowell announced today
Magical ideas to capture the public imagination
Helen Marriage, director of artistic events company Artichoke and speaker at HOST CITY Bid to Win, talks about the role of art in major events and civic spaces
How to host the MTV EMA awards
After a successful MTV EMAs in Glasgow, HOST CITY’s editor caught up with the show’s executive producer, Bruce Gillmer. Next stop, Milan!
Baku 2015 celebrity ambassadors announced to boost Games reach
Many of Azerbaijan’s most popular entertainers have been announced as celebrity ambassadors in a bid to promote this summer’s inaugural European Games
City of lights
How Durham, a small city in the industrial north east of England, captured the world’s attention through hosting Artichoke’s Lumiere festival
IOC should make culture equal to sports, says Agenda 2020 expert
Dame Tessa Jowell, former UK Olympics Minister and expert advisor to the IOC, told HOST CITY that the IOC should place the Cultural Olympiad on an equal footing to the Olympic and Paralympic Games