| London is the ideal venue for business | | | | internet connectivity than any other European |
| meetings, seminars, and conferences, superbly | | | | city, and more than Washington DC. Using |
| served with high speed transport connections, | | | | London as a venue for both physical and |
| world class technology facilities, | | | | virtual attendees is easily arranged with the |
| accommodations, technical, and professional | | | | resources and technology services readily |
| services. | | | | available. The frequent IT joke is that |
| | | | London actually floats on fibre, given the |
| It is also one of the world's leading cities. | | | | amount of optic cable supporting |
| Whether you are looking for a venue to | | | | communications in the city. |
| conduct a meeting with national or | | | | |
| international attendees, London will be able | | | | London is a very cosmopolitan and vibrant |
| to accommodate your venue size, servicing, | | | | city that is home to a wider range of |
| and budgetary needs. | | | | nationalities and languages than New York, |
| | | | Los Angeles, Tokyo, and any other European |
| London is the financial heart of the European | | | | city. Interpreters and language support are |
| Union (EU) and capital of one of only four | | | | widely available, often with native speakers, |
| trillion dollar economies in the EU with an | | | | and cheap compared to other international |
| infrastructure to match. The business | | | | venues. As a place to entertain clients and |
| infrastructure is being improved even | | | | colleagues; it is second to none in offering |
| further, because of London being selected as | | | | entertainment, food, and other diversions. |
| the venue for the ultimate global sporting | | | | |
| occasion - the Olympic games will be hosted | | | | Given the international dominance of London |
| by London in 2012, and a £9 billion ($18 | | | | as a center providing professional services |
| billion) construction project is underway. | | | | and international markets, there is a heavy |
| | | | presence of legal, accounting, technology, |
| As a venue for business meetings of any size, | | | | banking, and international business support |
| London enjoys considerable advantages over | | | | services readily available to attend any |
| the rest of the world by virtue of its | | | | venue in and around the city. As a recognised |
| location on the Greenwich Median. This allows | | | | centre of international business excellence, |
| participants to travel in as little as six | | | | London excels as a venue for transacting |
| hours from the United States, to perform | | | | business and holding corporate meetings both |
| daily commutes from all parts of Europe, and | | | | nationally and globally. |
| to travel and attend a meeting on the same | | | | |
| day without overnight stopovers. | | | | As a national venue for business meetings, |
| | | | London is easily accessible by train, road, |
| As a consequence of London's commercial | | | | and air from all parts of the UK that again |
| history dating back over two thousand years, | | | | allow attendees to travel to the venue, |
| a very wide range of venues are available, | | | | participate in a meeting, and return to base |
| and they can be fully equipped with any | | | | ion the same day. Travel from the UK's other |
| requirement for technology, space and | | | | major cities, such as Manchester, Birmingham, |
| business support services. London itself is | | | | Newcastle, Edinburgh, Cardiff, and Belfast |
| serviced by three international airports and | | | | can be accomplished in under two hours in |
| a dedicated business airport only 20 minutes | | | | most cases, depending on the mode of |
| from the city center. Excellent train and | | | | transport. |
| road links allow for rapid and comfortable | | | | |
| transfers from airport to business meeting | | | | Meeting venues in the heart of the city, or |
| place, and as a city that hosts millions of | | | | on the periphery bounded by the M25 motorway, |
| business and tourist visitors every day, the | | | | are simple and easy to arrange, and London |
| range and quality of hotels is immense. | | | | also offers the opportunity to host meetings |
| | | | in some of the most historic and spectacular |
| Over 200 daily scheduled flights connect the | | | | venues in the world, if you are looking for a |
| US and London, primarily using Gatwick and | | | | venue with a difference. Where else would you |
| Heathrow Airports, with many airlines | | | | find a selection of meeting venues ranging |
| operating hourly flights to New York and more | | | | from hi-tech commercial premises and business |
| than half a dozen flights per day to other US | | | | hotels to castles or palaces and all within |
| destinations. London's airports also provide | | | | an hour of London's city centre? |
| more scheduled flights connecting the Far | | | | |
| East, South Africa, and South America than | | | | No matter how long you wish to hold your |
| any other European venue. | | | | meeting, you will find a venue in London that |
| | | | can satisfy your needs, whether it is a |
| London is also the European Union leader in | | | | serviced office needed for only an hour or a |
| the provision and implementation of broadband | | | | training course lasting several months. |
| based Internet technologies with greater | | | | |