The NEC has been voted best exhibition venue management for four years and is complemented by extensive conference facilities and award-winning catering including restaurants, cafes and bars. 
 

About Birmingham
Billed as the UK’s second city, Birmingham offers some of the UK’s top tourist attractions. 

As well as a thriving business community, the region offers a range of fascinating museums, art galleries, gardens, historic castles and houses, zoos and parks and the city hosts the famous Jewellery Quarter, where hundreds of individual shops produce over one third of the UK's jewellery.

Birmingham is close to Shakespeare’s birthplace, Stratford-upon-Avon, home of the world-renowned Royal Shakespeare theatre company, as well as 1000 year old Warwick Castle. 

For further details of what’s on in Birmingham during your stay, visit the city’s official web site — http://www.birmingham.org.uk.
 

Getting to Birmingham

By air:
Over 25 scheduled airlines operate direct flights to and from destinations all over the world. Frequent flights to the main European hub airports provide convenient connections to destinations worldwide. 

The airport is only 8 miles southeast of Birmingham and is linked to Birmingham’s international rail station by the Air/Rail Link, providing access to the NEC in a few minutes, whilst access to Birmingham city centre and London is simple and convenient.  For flight information and maps, visit the airport’s web site at: http://www.bhx.co.uk.

By rail:
The NEC has its own rail station; Birmingham International, from where trains run direct to many of the UK’s towns and cities. The route from the station to the NEC is via covered walkway; you do not even have to go outside.

By road:
Birmingham is at the centre of the UK motorway network.  Visitors may travel to the city directly from the M6, M1, M40 and M42 and the NEC has its own on site car parks for 22,000 cars.
 

Hotel Information and Travel Arrangements
Expotel Hotel Reservations has been appointed the official hotel and travel agency for Internet Librarian International 2003.  Expotel provides a free hotel reservation and travel service that gives you access to their specially discounted rates at hotels convenient to the NEC.  To make your reservation, or request a hotel listing, please contact Expotel quoting the event code: INTLIB03.

Click here for an Expotel booking form (PDF) featuring a list of Birmingham hotels.

Expotel Hotel Reservations
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7372 2001 • Fax: +44 (0) 20 7624 4847
E-mail: events@expotel.com

Expotel Travel Executive is the free business and exhibition travel service of Expotel Hotel Reservations.

As a fully licensed IATA travel agent, with links to all major airlines, rail and car hire companies, Expotel provides a free travel service and can arrange your complete itinerary to and from Internet Librarian International 2003 at the best prices available.

To make your travel arrangements please contact Expotel quoting the event code: INTLIB03.

Expotel Executive Travel
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7625 8651 • Fax: +44 (0) 20 7624 6449
E-mail: travel@expotel.com