Monday Oct 18, 2004

ExCeL London's Conference Business Up 150% Year on Year

London - October 2004 - 2004 has seen ExCeL London's conference business grow dramatically. Conference sales revenue has seen a 35% increase whilst pre-booked business for 2005 is up 150% year on year.

This year has seen companies such as NHS, the return of Oracle and new business with Barclays Bank, Pfizer, Conservative and Labour events, Deloitte, Morgan Stanley and BT all taking place at ExCeL London. The success of these events and the opening of the £3m redeveloped Platinum Suite has helped ExCeL London business develop even further. Clients who have already committed to ExCeL London in 2005 include EADV (Dermatology Association - 3,000 delegates), Accenture, British Wind Energy Association, Tesco and high level of repeat booking are testament to ExCeL London’s rising success.

To build on this, ExCeL London has reorganised it's business into two divisions - Conference & Events and Exhibitions and appointed Vanessa Cotton to manage the C&E Division. This clearly demonstrates ExCeL London's commitment to the industry.

Talking about the accomplishments of her division and the plans for 2005, ExCeL London's Managing Director of Conferences & Events, Vanessa Cotton said: "I believe that ExCeL London is an enormous asset to the venue infrastructure of our industry and one which has considerable potential for business growth. The sales team at ExCeL London has done a fantastic job this year and with the newly developed Platinum Suite, we are committed to ensuring that ExCeL London is London's premier conference venue, which can compete with big European conferences for over 2,000 delegates."