Member BENEFITS
Member BENEFITS
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Key BENEFITS
Academic Venue Solutions (AVS), is the UK’s only sales and marketing consortium exclusive to academic venues.
Our membership continues to increase exponentially year on
year, demonstrating the importance to represent the academic venue sector within hospitality.
Academic Venues who are looking to join a consortium to be supported in sales and marketing, as well as attending networking events with industry colleagues should look no further, this is the place to be!
- Professional Enquiry Service – highly experienced team of venue consultants to drive conversion into venues, with real time reporting
- A dedicated venue page on our website, with ongoing SEO and acquisition marketing to drive traffic and enquiries
- Marketing – promotion of your news, offers and blogs on our website and social media
- AVS Knowledge Hub – a dedicated learning hub for best practice, insight, peer support and recruitment
- Networking – regular networking events both online and face to face
- Access to ABPCO and ICCA membership benefits and other partners working closely with AVS
- AVS includes member news in their quarterly Eshots to buyers across our range of market sectors
- Media coverage – working with the media to gain more exposure across industry titles and websites
- Access to industry experts and educational events
- An annual 2-hour complimentary Health Check of your venue presence within the AVS membership. Our specialist consultants will work through critical commercial areas with you, helping to identify opportunities for growth and improvement
a host of additional exclusive opportunities for members to take advantage of:
- Bi monthly networking meetings with educational workshops
- Exhibition Stand Share Opportunities – partnering with AVS at key industry exhibitions at a competitive price enables your venue to gain increased exposure under our membership brand
- Featured Venue Marketing Package = excellent value promotional opportunity including homepage features, LinkedIn posts and email marketing
- Annual Conference with industry speakers and workshops, including a networking dinner and annual awards
- Learning and Development Academy 20% discount on all open courses and 10% discount on Bespoke Courses
Terms and Conditions
- Membership is normally restricted to institutions of further, higher and professional education.
- The membership year runs in parallel with the company’s financial year, from 1st August to 31st July.
- Payment of Membership Fees Members will be asked, in May each year, to declare their preferred payment method.
- Payment of Membership Fees – Single Annual Payment. Member venues will be invoiced for the next year’s membership in May. Payment in full of the membership invoice is to be received before the membership year commences on 1st August.
- Payment of Membership Fees – Quarterly Payments. Members may opt to pay for the next year’s membership in four quarterly payments, due for payment by 31st July, 31st October, 31st January and 30th April.
- Commission will be charged at 10% net on any confirmed bookings placed after 1st August 2026.
- Resignation of Membership. A member that wishes to leave membership is to give six months’ notice in a formal letter of resignation to the Company. This letter is to be received before the last day of the current membership year on 31st July. The resigning member will be required to pay a notice fee equivalent to half a year’s membership fee. Any member which has not so resigned will be required to pay its membership fees in full for the following year.
Contact Information
If you’d like to know more about membership, get in touch today!
Contact Rachael Lee
Membership Director
on 07377 553922
or
email rachael@academicvenuesolutions.co.uk
Subscription 1st August 2026 – 31st July 2027 £2950+ VAT