Millions of people visit the UK yearly not just for leisure but for countless events in all the domains.
London is the place where people all over the world get together and where a multitude of great ideas take birth. They all need a place to meet and the UK capital offers various spaces for their reunions. But from all the possibilities, there is an ultimate point where all the events aim to happen: ExCeL London Exhibition and Convention Centre.
On the banks of Thames, the exhibition center is conveniently situated near Canary Warf business district and the London City Airport in Royal Victoria Dock, London Docklands.
Excel London was built in 2000 by the Sir Robert McAlpine, a leading private company in UK with ramifications in several of the most important economic segments like the petro chemistry, electricity, pharmacology and defense. Since 2008 ExCel London is owned by Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company – ADNEC
Spread on a surface of 100,000m2 (0.40 km2) the venue offers a flexible space for all sort of consumer and trade events like a series of exhibitions, concerts, weddings and conferences since its opening in 2000. Even NASA workshops are organized here.
From the X-Factor auditions to the British International Motor Show to the Bollywood cultural event, The London Summit 2009 of the G-20, and exams for the King’s College London the exhibition center already hosted over 20 million visitors since the opening in 2000. On the 18th of June the past year has the celebration of the 20th million visitors.
In 2012 the Arena witnessed even a series of events as part of the London 2012 Summer Olympics. The surface of the venue was divided in five halls presenting box matches, fencing, wrestling, judo, table tennis, weightlifting and taekwondo.
247 Coach Hire was present at one of the most important events hosted annually by ExCeL London Exhibition and Convention Centre: The World Tourism Market 2014. The event took place between 3-6 November 2014 and gathered together participants representing the tourism industry in about 186 countries. Our stand met hundreds of visitors and in the four days of the trade we created an important base for of prospective clients and partners.
ExCeL London is easily accessible by all means of transportation in the city. The Prince Regent DLR station serves the eastern end of the exhibition center creating connection with the underground service as well. The Emirates Air Line (Cable Car) is creating the connection between Excel London the O2 Arena and Canary Warf.
The connection with the main London airports is made mainly by the London’s railways network. But the easiest way to get from Gatwick, Heathrow, Luton, Stansted or London City Airport straight to the Excel Exhibition and Convention Centre remain the coach hire services or the private car hire services. 247 Coach Hire is one of the companies that can cover this kind of airport transfers providing a wide range of vehicles. Choose a coach hire service to and from Excel London with us and your group will have a nice and comfortable ride.
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