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The Central London Alliance, a Community Interest Company, was formed to support a sustainable, economic recovery of London’s business, hospitality, cultural, tourism, and retail sectors and to help both employers and workers to survive through coronavirus and beyond. Politically agnostic and supported by organisations of varying sizes and sectors, the Central London Alliance works towards a strong economic recovery of central London, ensuring its continued viability as a leading global city.

www.centrallondonalliance.com

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Blue Orchid Hospitality is a private collection of luxury independent hotels, apartments and residences carefully combined with state-of-the-art events, meetings and conference venues and restaurants and bars, located in the heart of London; the world's most exciting city. Featuring some of the best located properties in the capital, Blue Orchid Hospitality skillfully blends a wealth of history and local tradition with contemporary luxury.

www.blueorchid.com

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Aldgate Connect Business Improvement District (BID) was set up in 2020 to support Aldgate’s businesses, locals, workers and everyone in between. With a vast array of cultures, businesses and places to enjoy, it makes this area one of the most diverse and exciting places to work, live, and visit.
Straddling both the City of London and Tower Hamlets, the BID delivers projects and programmes across four Key Strategic Aims: making the area more appealing, creating a connected community, shaping a safer Aldgate, and welcoming people in.

www.aldgateconnect.london

Book It Please is your global booking platform for any event. From great value hotels to table bookings at the best local eateries, theatre tickets, attractions and local experiences. They make your world easier to navigate, and more exciting, with their personalised booking tool. That's why Book It Please brings together events, hotels, restaurants and attractions in one seamless, easy-to-use platform. Whether you're attending an event, planning a night out, a weekend getaway or a once-in-a-lifetime trip, they will help you discover, book and enjoy the best value hotels and experiences the world has to offer, all bookable in one place.

www.bookitplease.com

The first Business Improvement District (BID) in London’s Square Mile, Cheapside Business Alliance have over a decade of delivery under their belt, proudly promoting the wonderful Cheapside area and its business community. Funded by the local business community, CBA works to promote the local area and drive positive transformation through events, activities, business training, public realm enhancements, and much more.

www.incheapside.com

For over 20 years, City AM has served London’s professionals with the latest business news along with market information and analysis of the financial world. The paper is distributed three times a week – Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays to more than 400 carefully chosen commuter hubs across London and the home counties, as well as 1,600 offices throughout the City, Canary Wharf and other areas of high business concentration, giving it a daily readership in excess of 400,000 professionals. City AM also quarterly publishes "City AM The Magazine made for the stylish, the aspirational and the cultured. City AM is expanding its digital presence and has over 2m monthly users globally and the City AM App boasting almost 400,000 users.

www.cityamadvertisinghub.com

The Culture Mile Business Improvement District (BID) is an area brimming with cultural creativity, commercial vibrancy and a strong sense of community, the area is home to globally famed institutions such as the Barbican Centre and the future Museum of London (reopening in 2026), as well as hidden gems including St Bartholomew The Great, London’s oldest surviving church, and some of the last surviving sections of the 2,000 year old wall that once surrounded the City of London.

Through its initial 5 year term, the Culture Mile BID will inject £11m into the local area, working in partnership with its levy-paying member businesses as well as the public sector to deliver a range of ambitious projects including major public realm enhancements, agenda-setting green and climate resilience initiatives and high-profile destination marketing campaigns.

www.culturemilebid.co.uk

Davor Padel brings over 35 years of expertise in manufacturing high-quality padel racquets to the UK market. Founded in 1975 and launching their first padel racquet in 1988, Davor has maintained an uninterrupted presence in the sport, using the best technological innovations to consistently deliver racquets designed by and for players. The brand is proudly represented by ambassador Iciar Montes, one of the most decorated padel players in history and considered a true legend of the sport. Davor offers premium equipment that combines traditional craftsmanship with cutting-edge technology, making them a trusted choice for padel enthusiasts across all skill levels.

www.davorpadeluk.com

In February 2022, local businesses voted overwhelmingly in favour of establishing the Fleet Street Quarter Business Improvement District (BID). This favourable outcome demonstrated a strong mandate amongst businesses to work more collectively in leading, shaping and influencing a comprehensive programme of activity – positioning the Fleet Street Quarter as a thriving and vibrant destination. Encompassing an area which features Fleet Street at its heart, but embracing fascinating areas such as Chancery Lane, Holborn, Ludgate Hill and New Street Square, the Fleet Street Quarter aspires to shape the whole area into a thriving place to live, work, and visit.

www.fleetstreetquarter.co.uk

Founded in 2008, GHS Global Hospitality is a worldwide sales and marketing company, launched by hotel sales experts to fulfil the growing needs of independent hotels for personalised, innovative hotel sales, marketing and distribution activities in the increasingly competitive global marketplace. GHS covers global key feeder markets and represents independent hotels worldwide. To complement their offering and assist Hotel Partners not just with Sales and Marketing but with a range of carefully sourced services and environmentally friendly products, GHS has partnered with hospitality providers across different sectors.

www.G-H-S.com

Landsec is built on places that stand the test of time. They identify and shape places that create opportunity, enhance quality of life and bring joy to the people connected to them. This is how they have created the UK’s leading portfolio of urban places.Places where life happens. Where businesses grow. And where cities are defined.

www.landsec.com

London Bridge City is a bustling riverside destination incorporating More London, Hay’s Galleria, Cottons Centre and No.1 London Bridge. With half a mile of river frontage along the Thames between London Bridge and Tower Bridge, and a total of 21.5 acres of space, it’s a vast and lively mixed-use environment.
Against a backdrop of iconic London sights, such as Tower Bridge, the Tower of London, HMS Belfast and The Shard, London Bridge City’s 3 million sq ft of office, retail and leisure space is home to some of the world’s leading names in business, including PWC, Ernst & Young and Norton Rose Fulbright.

www.londonbridgecity.co.uk

Paternoster Square is a historic 7-acre destination in the City of London, where medieval heritage meets global finance. Nestled between St Paul’s Cathedral and the London Stock Exchange, the square is a sophisticated blend of classical and modern styles, home to premier offices, shops, and dining. From the restored Temple Bar to the Paternoster Column—a golden-flamed tribute to the area’s resilience through the fires of 1666 and 1940—the estate honours its past as a clergy walk and 17th-century market while serving as a vibrant, world-class business hub.

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