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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Anonymous
Anonymous Supplier/Destination
Excellent event!
This was a really well run event and was so enjoyable also. I would highly recommend it to anyone thinking of joining.
Drew-Smith, Fiona
Daniel Thwaites Hotels Supplier/Destination
Review of bim
My first time attending BIM and what a great event, enabling me to meet new and existing contacts.
Gunn, Liz
Glengoyne & Rosebank Whisky Dist. Supplier/Destination
Excellent!
An exceptionally well-organised event, with well-matched appointments, and the opportunity to meet with key buyers at a crucial time of the year. Thank you ETOA for another great event!
Greer, Alan
Historic Royal Palaces Supplier/Destination
Productive day and meetings at bim 2025
The weather may have been unkind, but I feel BIM was well worth attending. I had a good selection of meetings and I was very happy overall with those meetings. A good mixture of existing clients and certainly plenty of potential new ones; very much hoping and expecting to secure new business from this event.
Bisgrove, Dave
Hotel Co51 Supplier/Destination
Another excellent event
Great event, excellent organization and great venue. Always guarantee excellent and relevant appointments. ROI on BIM is always good.
Anonymous
Anonymous Supplier/Destination
Excellent event
I felt the event was well set out and had some fantastic buyers. The food was fantastic.

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