ExCeL : Facts & Figures

London

Global capital
Political, economic and cultural heart of Britain
1 in 8 Britons live in London compared to 1 in 60 who live in Birmingham
London is the world's busiest international gateway
Easily reached from within the UK, Europe and the rest of the world by a wealth of motorway, rail and flight connections
London attracts 27 million visitors per year, spending £9.3billion (Source: Visit London)
One of the world's top three international financial centres along with New York and Tokyo
75% of the world's top 500 companies have an office in London
20% of Europe's largest companies are based in London
33% of the Fortune Global 500 have their European HQs in London
Voted Europe's 'Best Business City' for the past 15 years
London attracts more international business than the rest of the UK combined
7 million business visitors per year

The population centre of London is now East of Tower Bridge - in 1999 it was Charing Cross (Office of National Statistics)
The Thames Gateway, stretches from East London towards the estuary of the Thames and includes parts of North Kent and South Essex, covers 708km2 - the size of Tokyo City
Over the next 10 years the Thames Gateway will see a population increase equivalent to the city of Leeds, with over 600,000 new jobs in the same period
E14, is the nation's richest ward
Currently 63,000 people work in Canary Wharf - rising to 90,000 in the next 3 years and 200,000 by 2014
It is home to the London 2012 Olympic Village

£300 million international events venue
Largest and most versatile space in London
90,000m² (65,000m² event halls)
Pillar free halls and moveable walls can be adjusted to fit specific requirements
Space can be 'made to measure' - allowing you to buy just the space you need
£13 million investment in IT infrastructure - the most resilient, advanced venue network in Europe - Unrivalled bandwidth >90Mb
The Platinum Suite - conference suite - 400 to 1100 delegates (£3million upgrade)
45 meeting rooms - 50 to 200 delegates
Spectacular waterside location
An event destination covering 100 acres
Capable of handling 50,000 visitors per day
5 on-site hotels, providing 1500 rooms (budget to luxury)
An additional 7,500 bedrooms within 20 minutes of ExCeL London, rising to 11,000 by 2008
Over 90 serviced apartments
6,000 car parking spaces - 4,000 onsite
Since 2000, ExCeL London has hosted over 2,000 events and welcomed over 5 million visitors from over 200 different countries.

2 out of 3 of the UK's largest consumer events are held at ExCeL London - London Boat Show and the British International Motor Show
9 of London's top ten trade shows are held at ExCeL London - World Travel market, Professional Beauty, Salon International, IFE, Hotelympia, London International Wine & Spirits Fair, London Book fair
Shows repeating at ExCeL London have seen an overall increase of 32% in attendance over the last year against an industry background of low growth - in the last 12 months 47% of all audited trade shows have lost visitors
Corporate event clients include M&S, Barclays, HSBC, IBM, Morgan Stanley,Tesco, ASDA, Oracle, Toyota, Wella, Deloitte and the Royal Bank of Scotland
Association meetings contracted in the last 12 months include: European Academy of Dermatology & Venereology Congress 2005 (8,000 delegates), National Association of Pension Funds 2006 (1,500 delegates), European Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons Congress 2006 (4,000 delegates), World Congress of intelligent Transport Systems 2006 (2,500 delegates) and the British Society of Colposcopy & Cervical Pathology 2006 (600 delegates)
Shows have been able to grow their international attendance since moving to ExCeL London: Wine Fair - international visitors increased by 40% since moving to ExCeL London.

3 onsite Docklands Light Railway (DLR) stations - capable of handling up to 24,000 passenger movements per hour
3 minutes by DLR from Canning Town on the Jubilee line
£140 million DLR extension links ExCeL London with London City airport
London City Airport is 5 minutes away by taxi and offers over 200 flights a day to 23 European and domestic destinations
In addition to London City Airport, Stansted is just 35 minutes from ExCeL London providing access from 114 destinations
A 10 minute drive from Tower Bridge (4 miles) and a 25 minute drive from Junction 30 on M25
Easily reached from Central London via the Limehouse Link and other parts of the country via the M25, A13, M11, A406, the Blackwall Tunnel and Rotherhithe Tunnel.
Destination status achieved with the Highways Agency covering M11, M25, M20, A406, A13, A12 and A20
Direct national rail service to ExCeL London via Silverlink trains
15 minutes from Canary Wharf
20 minutes from Waterloo and London Bridge
30 minutes from St Pancras International Station for Channel Tunnel high-speed rail services
Channel Tunnel Rail Link will connect Stratford (2 stops) direct to Paris - due for completion 2007
4,000 car parking spaces onsite
85% of our visitors describe their journey to ExCeL London as 'easy'

Superbrand 2008 Exhibition News Event Meeting

Both exhibitors and visitors rate ExCeL London at least twice as good as the leading alternatives for general facilities, atmosphere, catering, travel and conducting business
They describe ExCeL London as the 'best venue in Europe.'
95% of consumer visitors view their visit as a 'good day out'
93% of trade visitors meet their objectives when visiting
82% of visitors describe the waterside location and general area around ExCeL London as good or excellent