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visitlondon.com/business is the official news portal for the London meetings and events industry.

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November 2009

GASTRO opens
The largest medical conference ever to be staged in London opens

2012 contracts available
London 2012 will ramp up its procurement towards the end of 2009

VL rejects tourism report
Visit London dismisses report on tourism and the 2012 Games

BT Tower fits 2012 clock
Imagination helps BT mark 1,000-day countdown to 2012

London hosts SportAccord
SportAccord is set to come to London in 2011

VL Award winners
Westfield welcomes the BT Visit London Awards

October 2009

VL wins four MIMA awards
Visit London wins a brace of marketing awards

Venue Xmas offers
London gets into the Christmas spirit with a raft of venue offers

Visit London at EIBTM 2009
Find out all about London's rich diversity on stand G110.

ExCeL adopted as ICC
Once ExCeL completes its expansion, it will be hailed as an ICC

Film PR stunt at Tower Bridge
Beatwax launches Disney film with balloon stunt

QEIICC talks up results
QEIICC declares it's ahead of trading expectations

London's Christmas Carol
London's festive plans announced

C&IT readers vote London
C&IT readers vote London as top conference destination

Coca-Cola gets 2012 insight
Academic venue hosts key Olympic sponsor for immersion event

September 2009

On the bus with VL
Visit London launches business look and feel on bus to Event UK

Darwin Centre opens
Smyle produced the opening ceremony of the Darwin Centre

Webb joins VL as consultant
A legacy of Olympic Park events will be driven by Karen Webb

Chocolate Week plans
Chocolate Week plans two-day showcase at May Fair hotel

Square Meal's Canapé Cup
Sodexo Prestige to defend Canapé Cup at Square Meal show

Business tourism group formed
City stakeholders form London Business Tourism Group

Restaurant festival countdown
The countdown to London Restaurant Festival has begun

Landmark shows meeting demand
The Landmark London publishes hotel demand dates

August 2009

See the World. Visit London
'See the World. Visit London' to launch at Event UK

SML to stage VL awards
This year's BT Visit London Awards will be produced by SML

Where to meet the VL team
Find out where to meet with the Visit London team

Darwin Centre opening
Events to take place at £78m Darwin Centre from 1 October

ExCeL Meetings goes live
ExCeL London launches small meetings offer

Olympia to host chess
An 8-day chess tournament is coming to Olympia in December

2015 Rugby World Cup win
The 2015 Rugby World Cup is coming to England

Restaurant festival plans
Some 12 events have been confirmed for London Restaurant Festival

BRITs landmark event planned
Earls Court to host 30th anniversary of BRIT Awards

London faces 2012 test
Three international sports events to coincide in the capital

VL wins US service award
US meeting planners award Visit London for its Gold Service

Golf at The Grove
VL teams up with Sportingclass to stage golf at The Grove

F2f Events buys Excite!
The 2010 Excite! show will be under new management

July 2009

Robbie leaps Tower Bridge
Red Bull stuntman back-flips across Tower Bridge on his bike

VL Awards are open
The BT Visit London Awards 2009 have added four new categories

London Eye refurb begins
London Eye refurbishment will be completed by 2012

CONFEC green summit plans
CONFEC green will feature a Visit London hosted buyer event

London attracts associations
London will host a raft of associations over the next five years

Where to meet the team
Find out where to meet with Visit London’s association team

Olympic update
Open Weekend planned for 24 July as Olympic Village work begins

Mango to stage VL events
Mango wins bid to stage Visit London business events

Westminster Collection
Westminster Collection gets 27th new member

Park Plaza planned for 2010
Park Plaza plans to grow London’s event space by 1,250m² in 2010

UK capital travel deals
Associations offered value travel deals

June 2009

London hotel plans
London's bed-stock set to soar by 2012

ExCeL's £80m hotel plans
ExCeL aims to add £80m hotel in time for the London 2012 Olympics

UVL Expo success
UVL members hail début showcase a success

Business Travel Market debuts at ExCeL from 17-18 June
Some 100 exhibitors will feature at Business Travel Market

Hornby joins England 2018
Hornby joins team bidding to bring World Cup to England in 2018

AC Forum picks London
Associations networking conference is planned for London in 2010

One Wimpole St joins VL
One Wimpole Street is a Visit London Gold partner

Tea Guild’s top London tea
Tea Guild awards Brown’s for top afternoon tea

O2 and EA at Excite
Excite promises a speaker line-up that includes O2 and EA

May 2009

Barclay hosts fundraiser event
Barclays raises more than £20,000 for Hackney youth project

Only in London launches
Only in London campaign launches at meetings exhibition IMEX

Triathlon comes to town
Hyde Park announced as summer Triathlon venue

Coolconf at indigO2
Conference line-up for June’s Coolconf revealed

ExCeL targets small meetings
ExCeL London to launch a package aimed at smaller meetings

etc. venues adds new property
etc. venues plans 300-capacity London Bridge opening

Hornby bows out
David Hornby has left Visit London to pursue other opportunities

Venue appoints hotel booker
One Great George Street appoints hotel booker

EC&O joins Capital Growth plan
Earls Court creates roof garden as part of Capital of Growth idea

Black joins VL as Sales Exec
Visit London has bolstered its Event Solutions team

April 2009

Langham re-opens
Langham hotel offers day delegate deal to celebrate £80m makeover

Aquarium Opens After £5m Refit
Mayor Boris Johnson meets adopted turtle at Aquarium opening

Seve in London Marathon
Severine Ougier is running the London Marathon for MS

Tower race runners needed
The Mayfair Park & Tower Race seeks 120 runners

Group Oyster cards available
Visit London can provide Oyster cards for groups of more than 50

Thistle to Stage Fashion Event
Style de vie Unique to stage Style Yourself Younger fashion event

Tweetup planned for 14 April
Details of the first networking event for industry tweeters

Restaurant festival launched
Gourmet events planned for London Restaurant Festival

March 2009

"Only in London" launches
£2m marketing drive sees London’s secrets unlocked

VL partners gain green listing
Visit London urges partners to achieve Green Tourism awards

Venue Makes £1.7m DDA Upgrades
The Royal College of Physicians makes £1.7m DDA upgrades

New Event Space at NHM
Darwin Centre to offer event space at Natural History Museum

Olympic Conference Report
Read the full report of the Events 2012 and Beyond conference

IMEX attracts VL partners
Visit London partners to focus on Europe at IMEX

ISES Names President Elect
Visit London's Zanine Adams is appointed next ISES President

London Cheaper Than New York
London is independently declared cheaper than New York to visit

Mp3 Docu-dramas Launch
Way2GoGuides launch to add value to the visitor experience

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