ExCeL London, the international exhibition and convention centre, is the result of a £500m investment in providing world-class facilities for London - Europe's premier business and leisure destination. With exciting plans to develop its facilities and after hours offering further, ExCeL London is the Capital's largest and most successful exhibition & conference centre.
Since opening in 2000 the venue has hosted over 3,500 events and welcomed over 10 million visitors, from over 200 different countries.
Situated in a stunning waterfront location at Royal Victoria Dock, next to London City Airport and Canary Wharf, ExCeL London offers 100,000 square metres (1,000,000 square feet) of flexible exhibition, conference, meeting and event space, together with 6 onsite hotels (offering 1,400 rooms) and a variety of pubs, bars and restaurants.
With an international airport on the doorstep, 3 onsite Docklands Light Railway (DLR) stations, a 3-minute connection to the London Underground (the Tube), excellent road links and parking for 3,700 cars ExCeL London provides unrivalled transport links for both national and international visitors.
The venue is home some of the UK's top trade events including World Travel Market, Salon International, The London International Wine and Spirits Fair, Ecobuild, Confex and Hotelympia, as well as being the host venue for a number of leading consumer shows including the London International Boat Show, Grand Designs Live and A Taste of Christmas.
ExCeL London also plays host to a wide variety of conferences, meetings conventions, AGMs, sporting and cultural events, staff training, roadshows, motivational events, product launches and gala dinners.
In the summer of 2012, ExCeL London will play a key role in helping to deliver the greatest show on earth - the Olympic Games. The venue will play host to 7 Olympic and 6 Paralympic events including boxing, wrestling, judo, fencing, weight lifting, Tae Kwon Do and table tennis.
Following a host of other accolades, ExCeL London named 'World's Leading Meetings and Conference Centre' at the 2010 World Travel Awards and named 'Best Venue' and the 2010 Exhibition News Awards. The venue was also awarded 'Business Event of the Year' at the 2010 Visit London Awards and has been named a Business Superbrand for the last 5 years.
In June 2008, ExCeL London was acquired by ADNEC (Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company). ADNEC is one of the world's leading exhibition developers. It built, owns and manages the 55,000sqm state-of-the-art Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre. The acquisition represents a significant investment in the future of the UK's events and exhibitions industry and will provide a number of new opportunities around the ExCeL site's development.
For ADNEC, the purchase of ExCeL London will act as the cornerstone for the development of a blue-chip brand utilising the existing experience of both ExCeL London and ADNEC. For further information about ADNEC, please visit www.adnec.ae