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October

2012 Fair Price Plan launched
Visit London launches code of practice for the UK events industry

September

Event Award winners announced
UK events industry names its winners for 2008

Event food guide launched
Visit London launches gourmet guide at Chicago's Motivation Show

City to host women's rugby Cup
London named as host for 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup

Tiger beer takes over car park
RPM transforms East End car park into Tiger Translate party final

New venue at Tower of London
Tower of London moat to be a stage for events in summer 2009

Networking event at Movieum
Industry networking event planned to showcase Movieum of London

Trafalgar Square venue planned
A new conference venue is set to open near Trafalgar Square

Visit London CE steps down
Chief Executive James Bidwell leaves Visit London at year end

Rat Race calls thrill seekers
Rat Race calls on urban adventurers hunting for thrills

Awards shortlist revealed
The shortlist for the 2008 Visit London Awards has been announced

Ramsay launches Christmas expo
Gordon Ramsay will host a Christmas food event at ExCeL London

Cultural Olympiad announcement
Cultural Olympiad begins on 26 Sep with activities across London

Venue show returns to London
Old Billingsgate to host the Venues & Events show on 17 September

August

Boris targets more sport
Mayor focuses on bringing sporting events to London

Rugby hits Trafalagar Square
O2 Scrum on the Beach tour finishes at Trafalgar Square

Tour of Britain
Tour of Britain kicks off in London with a festival of cycling

Red Bull rips up the skies
Fifth leg of the Red Bull Air Race World Series comes to London

40,000 celebrate 2012 handover
The Visa London 2012 party shows London's passion for the Games

Cafe de Paris hosts awards
London awards ceremony hails talent in short films

London House opens in Beijing
Venue to stage a series of events throughout the Olympics

Arculus appointed ExCeL chair
ExCeL London appoints former Emap Group MD as venue Chairman

July

Kew wins Gold green tourism
Kew Gardens rewarded for its commitment to greener tourism

Beach created in Islington
Business Design Centre serves up beachfront BBQ this summer

Cotton steps down at ExCeL
Cotton steps down at ExCeL London after almost four years

Sofitel London Heathrow opens
Heathrow T5 saw the opening of its first 5-star hotel on 07 July

BP signs up as 2012 sponsor
Energy company set to be the main backer of the Cultural Olympiad

London office heads outdoors
St James's Park hosted an Outdoor Office for two days in July

Olympic site photos released
New aerial images of Olympic Park show development progress

ISES People Awards winners
The 2008 ISES People Awards hail UK event talent

London Eye plans seaside theme
The London Eye is planning a seaside theme and summer flight pack

2012 will see tourism increase
London will benefit by £2.2 billion from hosting the 2012 Games

London venue heads for Dubai
Fortesqueue's Room by the River concept to open in the Gulf

June

ExCeL London unveils 2010 plan
ExCeL London outlines plans for phase two of its development

London at The Motivation Show
Visit London to take 12 partners to key US show

Innocent returns with Village
Innocent’s family festival returns to Regent’s Park on 2-3 August

Visit London at Excite
Visit London to unlock the secrets of planning in the capital

Restaurants a hit at Taste
Taste of London wowed by 40 top local restaurants

Breakfast at Tiffany's
Classic film event gives guests access to May Fair screening room

Industry funds cancer research
Events industry raises £76,000 with charity walk and gala auction

Victorian circus at Vinopolis
London wine attraction launches Victorian circus xmas package

Sanctuary Spa hits the road
London ladies spa celebrates birthday with nationwide roadshow

After Hours events get London
Confex partnering with VL to stage a series of networking events

Architecture festival launches
Four-week festival of architecture launches at Somerset House

Charity cyclists set off
London to Monaco bike ride to raise cash for stroke charities

Report reveals events are key
Points to growth and optimism for the event marketing future

May

Mandela gig line-up extended
More top names join Mandela's 90th birthday concert line-up

London Film Festival selection
The Times BFI 52nd London Film Festival makes its selection

London Aquarium sold to Merlin
Major revamp and special deals for event planners on offer

GSP at Cartier's polo event
GSP to produce annual Rock the Polo event at Cartier's polo event

London tops trade show table
Research shows capital staged almost half of all UK trade shows

Farnborough Airshow turns 60
Record exhibition sales point to biggest ever event

MPI raises more than $20,000
MPI visit raises more than $US 20,000 for European Foundation

ExCeL London sold for £321m
ExCeL London sold for £321million

NBA returns to London
The National Basketball Association (NBA) returns to London

Sony experience arrives at T5
Sony creates experiential area at London Heathrow Terminal 5

Samsung pavilion unveiled
Samsung unveils Beijing pavilion design

April

London trumps rivals in global culture audit
Capital's museums, theatres and festivals trump global rivals

London to host EULAR congress
City set to welcome 12,000 delegates to the 2011 congress

Sofitel Heathrow hotel T5
Conferencing for 1,700 delegates

C&IT Power 50 league table
Visit London dominated the rankings of C&IT magazine's Power 50

Brits to stay at Earls Court
Earls Court to host UK music industry institution the Brits in 09

Indian Travel Congress set to open at Lord's
London is set to host the 2008 Indian Travel Congress

London tops in green study
City is greener than the finance districts of New York and Tokyo

Ramsay opens at Heathrow
Gordon Ramsay has opened a restaurant at Heathrow's Terminal 5

Threadneedles hotel plans
Threadneedles transforming its cellar into luxury health spa

BT’s London 2012 programme
BT’s London 2012 Ambassadors programme launched by Imagination

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