Earls Court Business Travel Show

The annual Business Travel & Meetings Show, held once again at London’s Earls Court, was certainly a more bubbly affair than the previous year, and whilst numbers are yet to be published indications are they are up on 2010 with some people reporting lively business.

The major airlines did not participate with the exception of easyJet and Virgin Atlantic although Star Alliance took a substantial private reception area that was always busy.  An innovation for 2011 was the Airline Pavilion, which enabled carriers to take their own desk space at a much reduced cost and use a central lounge area.  With Air Astana, Air Berlin, Air New Zealand, Arik Air, Ethiopian Airlines, Gulf Air, Japan Airlines, Kenya Airways, MEA and Norwegian all attracting visitors it became a popular meeting point.

The conference programme offered a series of interesting discussions on a variety of topics concerning the business travel industry, none more so than the current discussions between American Airlines and global distribution systems on the way they are displayed.  That one is going to run and run. www.businesstravelshow.com

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