London, UK

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COMPARISON WITH THE REGION

London is the unofficial capital of Europe and a place where events are going on day and night, from the galactic Olympic Games to a series of other diverse events. The city has no match in Europe in terms of variety and from the moment the development of the congress scene became a priority it has been doing very well indeed. It is by far the most accessible destination on our list, boasting five airports in the vicinity of its city centre. For quite some time now, it has been the mecca for foodies and all of the corporate events connected to it. The ExCel Centre is the heart of London’s congress offer, capable of carrying out mega-events that not a lot of other cities can handle. Its prosperity can only be rocked by the question of safety, which virtually no European city is able to avoid right now.

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MTLG INDEX / 2019 EDITION

DESTINATION CAPACITY

The number of 4* and 5* category hotel rooms: 102,963
The number of 4* and 5* category hotels: 924
Banquet hall maximum capacity: 3,000
The largest hall in the city (in m2): 10,000 m2
Destination population: 8,673,713
Maximum hall capacity in theatre style: 10,000

DESTINATION INDICATORS 2019

ICCA Index – worldwide ranking – numbers of meetings7 / 4.93
ACI Airport Connectivity Index25,925 / 5.00
Numbeo Quality of Life Index120,40 / 2.42
Numbeo Safety Index47,85 / 2.63

MTLG CATEGORY

XL  MEETING DESTINATION

Destinations that can host more than 2000 attendees.

OVERALL PERFORMANCE

LONDON INDIVIDUAL GRADES 2019
Natural and cultural factors:4.76
General and transport infrastructure:4.84
Tourist infrastructure:5.00
Meeting infrastructure:4.99
Subjective grade:4.79
Marketing Buzz:4.95
ICCA index:4.93
Numbeo quality of life Index:2.43
Numbeo Safety Index:2.63
ACI Airport Connectivity Index5.00
DESTINATION MARK:4.43

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A long-time meetings industry addict, Gorazd is the Founder and owner of marketing and event agency Toleranca Marketing. He has many years of experience in planning, preparing and carrying out large international meetings and exhibitions. As the founder of the "Power to the Meetings" methodology, he still firmly believes in the power of live events and human to human communication. He is also the author of numerous articles and editor-in-chief of the meetings industry magazine Kongres Magazine.