Excel boss: Elizabeth Line has been transformational for events industry

Guy Taylor

THE CHIEF executive of London’s largest events venue, the Excel, yesterday hailed the Elizabeth Line as “transformational for the city’s events industry” as the high-speed route marked its first anniversary.

Jeremy Rees, the boss of the Royal Docks site, said the rail route has led to a boom in visitor numbers, with the Excel currently on track to smash the previous 2019 record for busiest year.

“The introduction of the Elizabeth

Line has... removed the friction of travel across London [and] been transformational for the city’s events industry. In-person events are booming and firmly in the driving seat to reviving the city’s business tourism economy,” Rees said.

Visitor footfall to the Excel has increased 10 per cent in the year since its launch, according to data from Explori, shared to City A.M. by Excel.

Nearly half (49 per cent) of visitors to the Excel Centre now use the Elizabeth Line to access the venue.