London World Travel Market 2007

By Darren Cronian on Thursday, May 3rd, 2007

I know its six month off, until the London World Travel Market, but the hotels are already filling up, and I want to be organised this year, and get into a hotel nearer Excel. Last year I stayed at a hotel near Victoria, which was pretty much run-down, was over an hour journey in peak time to get to Excel.

I thought it would be a good idea to organise a night-out, if a small group of you were interested. So, if you’re attending the Exhibition, and would like to meet up with a small group of travel addicts, then let me know and if I get enough interest, I’ll organise it.

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16 responses to “London World Travel Market 2007”

Karen Bryan | 3 May, 2007 at 1:38 pm

I plan to attend the WTM this year so it would be good to meet up. Anybody know of any cheap but not too awful hotels in near Excel?

gje | 4 May, 2007 at 1:20 am

Hi Darren

I have been there a couple of years ago.

For me it is a 5 hours drive over by car via Calais and The Chunnel (or P&O or Sealink ), but also a 5 hours drive with my boat which I can tie up next to Excel…… Am still dreaming to do that once why not this year…well I keep on dreaming:-)

Darren Cronian | 4 May, 2007 at 12:46 pm

But gje, isn’t all that travelling worth it just to meet me?

Karen, I’ll let you know if I find any non -awful hotels near Excel - its bloody pricey is London though!

Debbie | 4 May, 2007 at 12:50 pm

Can travellers attend the Travel Market?

Kevin May | 4 May, 2007 at 12:57 pm

alas, the great unwashed are not allowed in:

click here

the Daily Telegraph Destnations in February is for consumers.

Darren Cronian | 4 May, 2007 at 1:23 pm

Wheres the Daily Telegraph Destinations exhib located Kev?

Kevin May | 4 May, 2007 at 1:35 pm

Earls Court (Feb) and Birmingham (March)

http://www.destinationsshow.com/

Lee Harrison (owner Select World Travel) | 4 May, 2007 at 3:41 pm

When we went a few years back stayed at The Custom House Hotel, Docklands. Great Value and opposite Excel with good links in the evening to go to Canary Wharf for some great eateries.
Check it out and you can book via this link
http://www.superbreak.com/go/IN981/index.htm
Hotel code is 297

Darren Cronian | 4 May, 2007 at 11:20 pm

Thanks Lee, I’ll check the link out.

Are you not going to WTM?!

Debbie | 9 May, 2007 at 10:39 pm

Thank you Kevin.

Darren, will you be going to the Destination show?

Rohan | 13 May, 2007 at 3:07 am

I’m thinking about going to the destinations show next year. I wish I had known about it earlier in the year.

Darren Cronian | 13 May, 2007 at 3:10 am

Debbie, yes, now I know about the show, I will go, it’ll be good to mingle with consumers!

Liz | 21 September, 2007 at 9:40 am

Hi, the best way to go for WTM 2007(or for that matter any big event) is to look for hotels NOT near the event location. The reason being - hotels are smarter than all of us combined, and they hike the rates around event dates much before you start thinking! To confirm have a look at any hotel website near ExCel for WTM dates.

So, better option is to look for adjoining areas and find good hotel deals early i.e. before the crowd spills over from event location hotels. It’s a fact esp. for London where the transport is good esp. to ExCel in this case. So, why bother with costly ExCel hotels if you can find something better 1-4 tube stations from ExCel.

Liz | 21 September, 2007 at 9:44 am

Extra tip: try a Google search for “discount hotels near world travel market” to start with. Check out some deals and book it before it’s gone!