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Trade Arabia
4 days ago
- Business
- Trade Arabia
WTM London 2025 set to be the largest in its 45-year history
WTM London 2025 is on track to become the largest and most influential edition in its 45-year history, driven by surging global demand in travel and the continued expansion of Excel London. Set for November 4 to 6, the event builds on 2024's success, which saw an 11% rise in qualified buyers and 34,000+ pre-scheduled meetings taking place. The 2024 launch of the Capital Hall and Auditorium level at Excel London, marked a major capacity boost, welcoming more exhibitors and elevating the visitor experience. Now, with an additional 25,000 sq m being introduced in 2025— a 25% expansion of Excel, WTM London 2025 is poised to grow once more, with increased space, enhanced content, and deeper high-level engagement. The expansion allows WTM London to introduce WTM Trend Fest – a brand-new cultural programme spotlighting immersive global experiences from across the globe. Expanding on the events commitment to leading travel trends, WTM Trend Fest offers exhibitors the chance to showcase activations on a new cultural stage. With themes spanning wellness, pop culture, gastronomy, sport, and adventure, opportunities include live performances, sponsorship, themed activations, and daily presentations. Over 4,000 exhibitors took part in WTM London 2024 — an 8% increase on 2023 — spanning everything from destinations and experiences to transport, accommodation, and tech solutions. Early indicators suggest record-breaking growth for 2025. Continuing to elevate the exhibitor experience, WTM London will debut its live TV channel next year, WTM TV, designed to educate, engage, and connect audiences. With guaranteed visibility across the venue and online, WTM TV offers partners and attendees with a new level of insight and access to the show. The event's influence continues to expand at the policy level, drawing over 50 Tourism Ministers in 2024—a 12% increase from the previous year. The 2025 Ministers' Summit at WTM, held in association with UN Tourism and the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), will showcase its most impactful lineup to date. Organisers are already forecasting even greater participation in 2025. The show this year will be led by newly appointed Event Director, Chris Carter-Chapman, who brings strong ambitions to work with industry partners and attendees to help further cement WTM London's position as the most influential travel event in the world. Chris comments: 'Although we're still early in the planning and promotion cycle, all indicators suggest WTM London 2025 will be a landmark edition—already tracking significantly ahead of 2024. With the next phase of Excel London's expansion underway, we're unlocking unprecedented opportunities for exhibitors, content, and visitor experiences at a scale never seen before. 'Our partnership with Excel London is central to WTM London's ability to grow and innovate, Together, we're creating a dynamic platform that reinforces the Capital's status as the epicentre of global travel and tourism dialogue.' 'WTM London is proud of its legacy — but we're firmly focused on the future,' Chris concluded. 'We're evolving faster than ever before to meet the expectations of a global audience, and 2025 will set a bold new benchmark for what this event can deliver.' WTM London will yet again be working with their Conference Advisory Team who will help curate the shows market-leading Conference Programme. The panel compromises of: · Uwern Jong, Experientialist®-in-Chief at OutThere · Mark Frary, Author, Writer and Consultant · Matthew Gardiner, Director of Travel Massive and Senior Vice President at FINN Partners · Tina Charisma, Director and Founder of the Charisma Campaign · Tina O'Dwyer, Founder & CEO of The Tourism Space · Timothy O'Neil-Dunne, President at T2Impact LLC
Hi Dubai
05-05-2025
- Business
- Hi Dubai
UAE Exhibitions Sector Drives Record Economic Impact and Global Recognition
The UAE's exhibitions and conferences sector surged in 2024, generating billions in economic output and cementing its status as a global hub for business tourism and mega-events. Backed by world-class infrastructure and a strategic national vision, the industry is now a key driver of the country's diversified, knowledge-based economy. Leading the charge, the ADNEC Group contributed AED8.5 billion to the UAE's GDP in 2024, up from AED7.4 billion in 2023. Its venues, including Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre and Excel London, hosted over 1,000 events and welcomed a record-breaking 5.4 million visitors. ADNEC's Capital Events arm generated AED10 billion in business deals, while Capital Hospitality served over 40 million meals and managed 2,200 events. The Dubai World Trade Centre also recorded a banner year, hosting 100 major events—a 32% annual increase—that brought in more than 2 million attendees. The total economic output reached AED22.35 billion, with AED13.04 billion contributing directly to Dubai's GDP. International attendance soared, with 936,000 global visitors reinforcing Dubai's position as a premier destination for business events. Sharjah's Expo Centre added to the momentum, organising 80 major exhibitions—a 60% rise from the previous year—across its venues in Sharjah, Khor Fakkan, and Al Dhaid. These drew nearly 3 million visitors and spotlighted sectors including smart transport, healthcare, and trade. As Dubai rolls out the first phase of DWTC's expansion, due in 2026, and with a packed calendar of specialised events across the Emirates, the UAE's exhibitions industry continues to grow in scale and influence—advancing its role in shaping the region's economic future. News Source: Emirates News Agency
Yahoo
23-04-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Formula E extends London E-Prix deal with Excel London
Formula E has announced it will continue running the London ePrix around the Excel exhibition centre until at least 2026, with the indoor/outdoor spectacle allowing both parties to drive their commitments to sustainability and the environment. Formula E brings a global television audience to Excel London, a unique event for the exhibition centre as it is the only one of over 300 events held annually to utilise its entire 125,000 square metres of space. Advertisement The race itself catches the eye as it passes through the exhibition space while also running externally parallel to the building, allowing Formula E to stage a race in the capital of the United Kingdom, just a stone's throw from the centre of London. But, for all of these shared positives, the alliance – which has now been extended until at least 2026 and the end of the series' GEN3 Evo cars – also sees the all-electric series align with Excel London on their shared green ambitions. The first race at the Excel took place in during season seven, a double-header in July 2021 that marked Formula E's return to London following a five-year absence, having previously been located in Battersea Park. 'Formula E has formally announced the extension of its contract with Excel London until at least 2026, allowing the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship to continue using the world's first and only indoor-outdoor racetrack until the end of its GEN3 Evo era,' a statement confirming the new deal read. Advertisement 'The extension means that the East London location is predicted to host the final race of the season 12 calendar, where 22 world-class drivers will compete for the coveted drivers', teams' and manufacturers' world championship trophies. 'The contract extension also means fans will be able to see the full GEN3 Evo lifespan race as this generation of car will take to the track for the final time in the UK ahead of the much-anticipated all-new GEN4-spec car in late 2026.' The NEOM McLaren Formula E Team pit crew lift Jake Hughes, McLaren, e-4ORCE 04 up The NEOM McLaren Formula E Team pit crew lift Jake Hughes, McLaren, e-4ORCE 04 up Alastair Staley / Motorsport Images Alastair Staley / Motorsport Images Formula E chief championship officer, Alberto Longo, said of the extension: 'We're pleased to extend our relationship with Excel London, which has been a perfect home for Formula E over the last few years. Advertisement 'Its unique track conditions and event space offers fans and drivers the very best of our sport, bringing the best racing and entertainment together in a truly unique venue at the heart of the capital, while all delivered sustainably.' Driving that sustainability has become a key branch of the agreement between Formula E and the venue, as Darren Norman, director of immersive entertainment and events Excel London, explained to 'If we look back when we first started those early meetings on creating this sort of Scalextric, indoor- outdoor, up-and-down ramps through an exhibition hall, I remember looking at everyone thinking, is this even possible?' he said. 'But you've got a lot of very smart track designers and technical people who know far more about how to make that work than I ever will, and as soon as I heard it is technically possible, then you start going into solution mode and saying, well what do we need? Advertisement 'What do we need to do with the floor indoors because it's polished concrete, not very good for turning and actually, with the polyformer we use, we have more grip inside than outside on the tarmac, all part of fairly considerable work needed to bring in a track that was FIA-compliant.' Oliver Rowland, Nissan Formula E Team, 1st position, as he finishes the race Oliver Rowland, Nissan Formula E Team, 1st position, as he finishes the race Dom Romney / Motorsport Images Dom Romney / Motorsport Images A track was eventually created, signed off and used in 2021, and the unique layout certainly caught the eye. But since then, the partnership between championship and host venue as developed into much more. Advertisement 'All of the concrete blocks needed to make a racetrack, Formula E used to store them and then lorry them in, but they are a carbon-neutral championship so what we do is we now store then on site, that's 260 blocks on site at the Excel,' revealed Norman. 'There is also no car access to the venue, everyone arrives by public transport, which again really feeds into Formula E's key strategy on that net-zero pledge. 'That is also a nice segue into the fact the Excel just won the Exhibition News' ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) award for being the best in the UK, so we also take it very, very seriously. We are carbon-neutral, and we've now set our own net-zero target to 2045. We're already quite well on the way to that.' Charitable work has also been undertaken as a collaboration between Excel London and Formula E, helping the immediate areas around the venue, including Richard's House Children's Hospice and – through the championship's Better Futures Fund – providing a €25,000 grant to buy an electric van for Community Food Enterprise, a food bank charity in Newham, and allow it to complete deliveries in a sustainable manner and avoid ULEZ (ultra-low emission zone) tariffs. Advertisement The worldwide exposure also brings brand awareness and value to Excel London, as Norman concludes: 'It is a very important piece of business to us. Our business model is relatively straightforward. We are an open church to anybody that wants to create an environment to bring people together. 'The fact that Formula E takes all of that campus means it's important for us from a calendar perspective, but it's also a really great event for us to host because it shows a different side to the venue, it shows what we can do.' The 2025 London ePrix will close out season 11 of Formula E, with two rounds taking place at Excel London on July 26-27. To read more articles visit our website.
