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Article: EICC MAKES GBP 3M LOSS IN BUSIEST YEAR
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- Evening News - Scotland
- Article date:
- November 3, 1999
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THE Edinburgh International Conference Centre made a GBP 3m
trading loss last year - despite generating an extra GBP 5m for the
city's economy.
Its annual report, published today, shows that the Morrison
Street centre attracted 69,000 business tourists in 1998, an
increase of 24,000 on the previous year - and generated nearly GBP
17 million for the Capital, up GBP 5m on 1997.
The centre had the busiest year of its four-year history, hosting
more than 160 events, including a record 23 international
association events.
Chief Executive Hans Rissmann said 20 per cent of all EICC
business in 1998 was from previous customers.
He added: "I'm very pleased with the report - 1998 was a
particularly ...