Britain & Ireland Marketplace 2025 Reviews

Britain & Ireland Marketplace (BIM), organised in conjunction with Visit Britain and UKInbound, was held on the 24 January 2025. We had over 240 Buyer tables, 120 were hosted by Visit Britain, flown in from global markets, with the remaining tables hosted by ETOA and UKInbound Buyer members.

The event was highly successful with an overall satisfaction score of 4.83 out of five, and in the main, resulted in satisfied attendees. Comments focussed on problems associated with the weather (the storms were unusually severe this year), the inability to delete appointments, the lack of additional seating and the request for a continual supply of refreshments throughout the morning.

We aim to resolve these matters for BIM 2026 and are working hard to ensure that more regional hotels are showcased – the demand for which was lower than expected this year.

Rating
4.83 / 5 average rating from all respondents
66 published reviews for Britain and Ireland Marketplace 2025
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Cuff, Janine
Albatross Group Buyer
The trade show you must schedule in your calender
Superb well organised event with opportunities to meet many suppliers in 1 day at the start of the year. Excellent venue
Anonymous
Anonymous Buyer
Best yet
I got a lot more out of the BIM Marketplace event than I expected to. The last few marketplace situations I have attended (other destinations) have had poor matching systems and have not been incredibly fruitful for me. I was thoroughly impressed by BIM. The matching system connected me with 20+ vendors that I know I'll use in the future. The organization and networking facilitation was really great. I really think I got more out of BIM than any other marketplace event I've been to in this industry. I hope to be invited back next year!
Anonymous
Anonymous Buyer
Highly recommend bim
Efficient organization. Quality connections made at the event
Anonymous
Anonymous Buyer
Must not miss this event!
As always very good way of networking and making new contacts. Good organisation... if I need to find a negative... the no availability of coffee after lunch is a sin! Says one of the Italians in attendance! Thank you!
Gouhier, Francis
Brittany Ferries Buyer
How to reconsider your expectations!
Ideal format. 1 full day to meet around 35 suppliers. Enthousiastic, professional and helpful to build new partnership.
Anonymous
Anonymous Buyer
Congratulations on the organization
Profissional event is very well organized. Excellent professionals, committed and interested in doing business with all markets.

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