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Best meeting venues in London

When you think of London, red double-decker buses, red post boxes, the Queen and Buckingham Palace, black taxi cabs, Tower Bridge and the Houses of Parliament all spring to mind. The British capital is a world-class tourist destination attracting millions of foreign and domestic tourists every year.

This year the Royal Wedding has done wonders for tourism in the capital and next year’s Olympics and the Queen’s Jubilee will further compound London’s status as a global cultural destination to match the best.

However, it’s not all fun and games, London is also a global financial powerhouse. The strength of The City, the one square mile around the Bank of England, means it could be its own country in terms of the wealth it generates. Canary Wharf is making money in line with the growing height of the buildings. Soho is the British hub of new media, with some of the most forward thinking, cutting edge media companies on the globe all calling this small vibrant part of London home. In fact everywhere you go in London you’ll find successful business ventures, networking centres and creative places. Doing business here is conducive to getting things done and seeing real results in real time.

However, space comes at a premium. This historic and completely chaotic city, in terms of planning, is short on meeting spaces. London has been a victim of its own success; expanding at such a rapid rate early on, enduring heavy bombing during the World Wars and then being treated as a guinea pig for the first major wave of planning, regeneration and rebuilding, has left it complicated and often lacking cohesion. This is why so many Londoners love it; you never know what to expect around the next corner. But it can be a nightmare when trying to plan business conferences and meetings.

However, the hotel industry is filling this hole. Banquet and meeting venues are being opened at hotels able to make better use of their existing space and provide a new service attracting new revenue in low season. There are now hundreds of meeting venues across the capital, but some of the best and most memorable are those that mix tradition with modernity. Step in the Millennium Bailey’s Hotel London Kensington. This Victorian townhouse maintains its original elegance and grandeur, but adds Wi-Fi, luxurious meeting halls and top-notch food. For more information on Millennium hotels London range, visit it online.