Friday, April 12, 2019
Northstar Travel Group will acquire three events from London-based Centaur Media. The three events are Business Travel Show, The Meetings Show and Travel Technology Europe. The transaction is expected to close at April end.
The Business Travel Show is Europe’s largest corporate travel event with more than 9,000 attendees, including 220 exhibiting companies and 500 hosted corporate travel buyers.
The Meetings Show, the U.K.’s top event for global meeting planners, brings together approximately 5,000 attendees, including 640 exhibitors and approximately 1,000 hosted meeting buyers.
Travel Technology Europe has been bringing together buyers of technology solutions with vendors selling software and services to the travel industry from past 17 years. Approximately 6,500 attendees, including 300 VIP travel technology buyers, participate in Travel Technology Europe each year.
David Chapple, CTM’s group event director called Northstar ‘the perfect strategic partner for our portfolio of exhibitions.’
Northstar Travel Group CEO Thomas Kemp said that the acquisition adds to Northstar’s portfolio of 80 events in 13 countries. The acquisition provides Northstar with a platform in London to expand their portfolio of travel information and marketing services properties in the U.K. and Europe.
Travel Technology Europe takes place February 26-27 2020 at Olympia London.
The Meetings Show takes place June 26-27 at Olympia, London in 2019.
The Business Travel Show will take place February 26-27 2020 at Olympia London.
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