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40 . www.conference-news.co.uk . March 2012March CITY FOCUSork's central location, rich culture and heritage sets it apart from some other regional and national destination competitors. Recent accolades won by York include Trip Advisor's Travellers' Choice Food and Wine Destination, Best UK City - Telegraph Travel Awards, as well as Condé Nast Readers' Traveller Awards which named York as the 'safest place to visit' in the UK.York's strong suits as a conference destination have to be location, proximity to the North and South, combined with a huge variety of unique, historic and purpose built venues. Where else can you hold a meeting in a working convent, a medieval guildhall or even the iconic York Minster? York hosted an estimated 20,900 business events in 2010. Total annual spend on business tourism events is £173.1m. York is more likely than most to attract business tourism from further afi eld, with 32 per cent of YYork: ministeringBusiness Tourism Manager for Visit York, Laura Freer helps us list 23 reasons to bring your conference or big event to York