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.
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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, 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, Luxembourg, Malta, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia and Turkey. euromic World Affiliates are located in: Argentina, Brazil, China, Costa Rica, India & South Africa. Team up with a euromic DMC and harness The power of Local Knowledge for your next program! |
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Heathrow Express is the only non-stop express train service between Central London and Heathrow Airport. With 150 trains per day, departing every fifteen minutes and taking only fifteen minutes to Heathrow Central Terminals 1 & 3 Heathrow Express is the fastest and most convenient way to and from Heathrow. Heathrow Express also operates a free transfer service to and from Heathrow Central Terminal 1 & 3 and Terminals 4 and 5. |
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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 2011 with an internet café for delegates, as well as offering information and advice about iBAHN services worldwide. |
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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 the UK’s highest circulation meetings magazine with an audited average circulation of 19,774 (July 2009 – June 2010 audited by the Audit Bureau of Circulations) and was voted the UK’s most widely read publication by top event organisers in the two biggest meetings market research studies - BDRC Continental’s UK Meetings Market Survey and the British Meetings and Events Industry Survey. 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, delivering the best ingredients – news, jobs, supplier finder, events calendar and much more. Meetpie.com receives an average of 135,000 visits a month from event industry professionals looking for daily news, opinion, statistics, jobs, events, education, venues, suppliers and more. |
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Mainly Lighting & Technology have between the 2 main principals, over 70 years of experience in lighting , sound and AV for the conference, Exhibition, Retail, and Event Markets, and are not only able to offer bespoke lighting solutions utilising the latest energy efficient lighting, primarily LED, but also low energy replacement lamps. and low voltage cold cathode. MLT provides both temporary lighting on a long or short term rental basis, as well as architectural, and special effect lighting for permanent installation. We have worked extensively throughout Europe for many blue chip companies including Unilever, Debenhams, Armani, Sunglass Hut, Rolls Royce, as well as Marriott, and have provided consultation services for many large lighting and sound projects such as Afi Palace Bucharest, Fitz William College Cambridge, Holiday Inn Golders Green etc. We aim to give a professional cost effective service to all our clients no matter what size their project is as their project its always important to them. |
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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 17 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 the available services and activities can be seen below. Further information is available at www.team-spirit.co.uk Team Activities – eam 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. A wide range of tried and tested experiences that can be tailored to your exact needs, from transforming your team into a high performance choir to creating a TV commercial are available. 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. |