Press office

Welcome to the Expotel press office where you can find press releases issued by Expotel together with our recent media coverage.

For further information please contact:
Sharon Smith Expotel Press Office 020 7604 2765 ssmith@expotel.com M: 07771 833 856

CMPi appoints Expotel as travel & accommodation partner

13th May, 2008

Expotel, the UK's leading independent hotel accommodation, business travel and conference and event management agency, has been awarded the travel and accommodation contract to service 21 of CMP Information's UK based portfolio of exhibitions over a two year period. More »

Devon & Cornwall Constabulary appoint Expotel

13th March, 2008

Expotel is delighted to announce that it has been awarded a position on the National Police Business Travel Framework managed by Devon & Cornwall Constabulary. More »

Expotel opens business travel department in Leeds office

11th February, 2008

Expotel, one of the UK’s leading independent hotel accommodation, business travel and conference and event management agencies, has opened a business travel department in its newly re-located Leeds office. More »

Expotel launches leisure service

30th November, 2007

Expotel, one of the UK's leading independent hotel reservations, business travel and conference and event organisers, today announced the launch of its Expotel Leisure product in partnership with Thomas Cook, the UK’s leading Affinity Travel Club provider. More »

ex-act, from Expotel, a revolution in meetings and conference booking

5th October, 2007

Expotel today announced the launch of its new meeting, conference and events management solution – ex-act.

Developed in collaboration with ABC Connection, this global solution takes the traditionally manual Request for Meetings (RfM) process online, allowing Expotel staff to be more consultative in their discussions with clients. More »

Expotel wins Rok account

16th July, 2007

Expotel, one of the UK's leading independent hotel accommodation, business travel and conference and event management agencies has been appointed by Rok, "The Nation's Local Builder" to handle its hotel accommodation, conference and travel requirements. More »

Expotel acquires Russell Hotel Reservations and announces new business gains

12th June, 2007

Expotel, one of the UK's leading independent hotel and conference and travel management groups, today announced it has acquired Buckinghamshire- based specialist hotel booking agency, Russell Hotel Reservations. More »

Expotel goes CarbonNeutral©

29th May, 2007

Expotel, one of the UK's largest independent hotel reservations, business travel and conference and event management companies, today announced it has achieved the CarbonNeutral© brand mark. More »

New senior management appointments for Expotel

16th May, 2007

Expotel, one of the UK's leading independent hotel reservations, business travel and conference and event management agencies, today announced several senior management appointments. More »

Major award for Expotel at NVQ award ceremony

13th March, 2007

16th February was an illustrious day for Expotel, one of the UK's leading independent hotel reservations, business travel and conference and event management agencies. All Expotel staff who have worked for and achieved NVQs over the past 12 months were celebrating at an award ceremony hosted by Damar College at the Alma Lodge Hotel in Stockport. Expotel won the Employer of the Year award for its commitment to training and development. More »

Expotel official partner for Grand Designs Live 2007

1st March, 2007

Expotel, one of the UK's leading independent hotel reservations & business travel management agencies, today announced that is has been appointed as official hotel and travel agency for the award-winning Grand Designs Live exhibitions at London's ExCeL in June and at Birmingham's NEC in October. More »

Expotel and Taxibank form strategic alliance to deliver a national taxi booking service

14th Febuary, 2007

Expotel, one of the UK's the leading independent hotel accommodation, business travel and conference and event management agencies, today announced a strategic alliance with Taxibank, a unique national taxi booking service. The alliance intends to capitalise on Taxibank's consolidated network of over 900 taxi companies (a fleet of more than 65,000 vehicles) to enhance Expotel's service offering. More »