Sponsors

With thanks to our sponsors for their support of GP. You can also meet them at the show. Click on the logos to read the full details about each one.

Click on the logos to read full details about each sponsor.

Marriott
British Airays Euromic iBAHN

Twickenham Experience Limited (TEL) is proud to work alongside the London Marriott Twickenham in hosting the 2010 Global Pursuits event and looks forward to showing all guests the fantastic conference and meeting space that exists at the iconic Twickenham Stadium. We are a joint venture between the RFU and Compass Group, the world’s largest food services provider. We sell and operate all match day hospitality and public catering and non match day conferences and events at the home of England rugby. Within the brand new Rugby House facility exists 5000m2 of integrated conference and exhibition space, including a state of the art auditorium with tiered seating and a purpose built exhibition and banqueting hall. In total we manage 25 dedicated conference and event rooms as well as 150 executive boxes.

We look forward to seeing you at the show.

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Aegean Airlines is a full service Greek operator which started its services in 1999. The Airline today serves all major Greek domestic points, covering the 98% of the total potential domestic traffic and provides services to 19 International destinations. It also provides connections to major European destinations from our hub in Thessalonica.

According to Athens International Airport (A.I.A) stats, Aegean today holds the largest share of the domestic traffic.

During 2008 we carried more than six million passengers with a fleet of 31 aircraft, 14% more than the relevant figures of 2007.

As a quick reference to our Milestones, we would like to cite that in 2005 we became a regional partner of Lufthansa. In the same year we also signed a deal with AIRBUS for the delivery of 27 new aircraft of the A320/321 family. The investment concerns some 1.5 Billion USD and it is the biggest investment ever made in the Greek airline industry.

Last but not least is our entrance in June 2009 as a full member in the most important airline alliance of the Globe, the STAR ALLIANCE providing an extensive network services to all our passengers.

For more information and details please visit our website at www.aegeanair.com

Our international destinations are the following:

BARCELONA 5 weekly flights
BRUSSELS 1 daily flight
BERLIN TEGEL 6 weekly flights
FRANKFURT 1 daily flight from Athens and 1 daily flight from Thessalonica
MUNICH 2 daily flights from Athens and 2 daily flights from Thessalonica
DUSSELDORF 1 daily flight from Athens and 1 daily flight from Thessalonica
STUTTGART 1 daily flight from Athens via Thessalonica
ROME 2 daily flights
MILAN MALPENSA 2 daily flights
VENICE
(seasonal)
3 weekly flights until 22 September
PARIS CDG 2 daily flights
LONDON HEATHROW 2 daily flights
SOFIA 10 weekly flights
BUCHAREST 12 weekly flights
TIRANA 6 weekly flights
ISTANBUL
(as from September 9th)
1 daily flight
LARNACA 4 daily flights from Athens and 1 daily flight from Thessalonica
PAPHOS
(seasonal)
3 weekly flights till 02 October
CAIRO 5 weekly flights

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BA

British Airways is one of the world's largest and longest established international airlines, carrying more than 36 million passengers to over 550 destinations worldwide. British Airways has always been regarded as an industry-leader.

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Euromic

euromic, with more than 35 years of experience, has earned its status as "THE Association of the Leading Destination Management Companies in Europe and the Mediterranean".

euromic strives for top quality and best professional service in the field of group travel, meetings, incentives and conventions.

Membership & Affiliation is by invitation only and is both a privilege and a quality seal. Each member & World affiliate company is an independent and experienced Destination Management Company, which has proved its capacity to meet stringent euromic qualifications. Each have unparalleled familiarity with their destination and the buying power to supply you with the finest their country has to offer. That is the power of local knowledge, the core concept that has driven euromic since 1973

By including just one Destination Management Company from each Destination, euromic aims for the best and the highest calibre service.

euromic members are located in: Austria, Baltic States, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Malta, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia and Turkey.

euromic World Affiliates are located in: Argentina, Brazil, Dubai, China & India.

Team up with a euromic DMC and harness the power of local knowledge for your next program!

www.euromic.com

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iBAHN

iBAHN, partner of choice to the hospitality industry and global provider of broadband solutions, digital information and entertainment services. Monthly, more than 1.8 million travellers and meeting attendees rely on iBAHN to increase productivity with secure internet access options in nearly 3,000 hotels across six continents. For further information please visit ibahn.com

iBAHN will be supporting Global Pursuits 2010 with an internet café for delegates, as well as offering information and advice about iBAHN services worldwide.

www.ibahn.com

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Meetings & Incentive Travel (M&IT) is the UK's leading meetings magazine for UK organisers of international events. With a distinctive style and approach, the magazine features industry surveys, destination and venue reports, interviews, a comprehensive news section, exhibition previews and reviews, the latest in industry technology and regular columnists.

M & IT is published by CAT Publications - an organisation dedicated to the international events industry. CAT publishes two magazines, a directory and a website and organises two awards ceremonies and a  programme of Masterclass seminars.

Association Meetings International uniquely caters for the international associations and conventions market, the Worldwide Convention Centres Directory provides data on the leading international centres and the CAT Web site (www.meetpie.com) is the busiest in the international events industry.

The Meetings & Incentive Travel Industry Awards and the Meetings Industry Marketing Awards are both held annually, the topical M&IT Masterclass seminars are held regularly throughout the year. 

The publications are exclusively focused on the world of conferences, meetings, seminars, conventions, incentive travel programmes, product launches and training.

Meetpie.com is the hub site and portal for the international events industry - bringing you the best ingredients: latest events industry news and gossip from News UpData, constantly updated showcase of career opportunities with Jobs UpData, a comprehensive search directory of events industry products and services from Supplier Finder and an events and education calendar with on-line booking facility.

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Mushroom Lighting & Technology, (MLT) part of Mushroom Event Services L td, specialise in supplying LED and low energy lighting technology, and audio visual equipment, wherever required.

Mushroom design and supply not only lighting but also sound, projection, AV, staging, rigging, and drapes, for both temporary and permanent installation.

Mushroom can supply all your technical requirements from a single microphone to an entire multi media projection show, according to your brief. Mushroom design and build not only the sets, but also specify, build, operate and supervise all technical aspects of your event. We utilise state of the art equipment as well as specialists’ expert in their fields, so that your total peace of mind is assured.

Mushroom supplies its services to clients in the hotel, retail, display, conference, exhibition, product launch and events markets throughout UK, Europe and Middle East, providing lighting design, technical production management, and stage management, all working with a tight knit group of professionals in the AV, Sound and Communications industries.

Projects undertaken have included everything from the temporary exterior lighting of St Paul's Cathedral, to the replacement of an entire conventional lighting system with advanced LED replacements making a huge cost saving to an Hotel Groups Flagship hotel, who are now instigating the roll out over 220 hotels. Mushroom also replaced all the exterior flood lighting with RGB colour changing washlights, enabling the hotel to be themed with various colour schemes for various celebration days.

Mushroom offer a personal service with many years professional experience, state of the art equipment and a sense of humour, to ensure a tailored end result.
www.mushroomevents.co.uk, www.mushroomlightingtechnology.co.uk
www.mlt.gb.com

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Sterling Travel Ltd is one of the UK’s most well respected full-service DMCs, drawing on a wealth of experience of more than 20 years standing. Our Company is unique in offering established expertise in a variety of situations, covering design and implementation of programmes not only for corporate clients (incentives, meetings, conference services and product launches, for example), but also for special interest users, such as cruise lines, Alumni and ‘Not for Profit’ organisations, as well as general leisure programmes throughout the whole of the UK. This mixture of experience has given us an in-depth understanding of the whole of the UK including its many lesser known areas! We are widely acknowledged as being expert operators throughout the whole of the UK, and not just the major centres. We take great care to understand our clients’ expectations and aims, so that we can ensure that we deliver them, with sensitivity to the overall budget objectives of our client, but also always mindful of the need to inspire the guests and leave them with truly lasting memories of their travel experience in our country.

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Team Spirit, founded over 16 years ago, operate globally helping our clients energise events, communicate key business messages, bond teams, improve morale and provide entertainment with our range of refreshingly different products and services.

In addition we have an in-house team that provide conference production and event logistics.

An overview of our services can be seen below and further information is available at www.team-spirit.co.uk

Team Activities – Team Spirit are market leaders at providing teambuilding, conference activities, icebreakers and energisers. Activities last from 10 minutes to a full day and are suitable for 8 – 1000+ people. We have a wide range of tried and tested experiences that can be tailored to your exact needs, from transforming your team into a Samba band creating a TV commercial.

Themed Events – Fantastic for incentive launches, gala dinners, Christmas parties, celebrations and summer balls. Choose from our list of ready made packages or let our in-house design team build an event exactly to suit your needs. Packages include Hollywood, Bollywood, Get Me Out Of Here (Jungle), Wartime, Showtime, Caribbean, Wild West, Venetian Masquerade Ball, Bond, Café De Paris, Moulin Rouge, Black & White, Arabian Nights, Vegas, Futurama, 1920’s, 1970’s, 1980’s and more.

Interactive Entertainment – Make maximum use of the evening combining fun with bonding. Examples of what’s on offer include fun casinos, indoor laser shooting, race nights, arcade game packages, fun wine tasting events, indoor fun fairs, themed quiz’s, ice sculpting, chocolate making, cocktail making, murder mystery evenings and ‘Curious Curios’ our antique challenge.

Conference Production – Full conference production is available in-house to include conference set design, conference set build, audio visual provision, technical back up and presentation design. We will supply as much or as little as you require to ensure your event is a success.

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