Other shows taking place in the expanded Excel London during the opening were Grand Designs Live, IX Investor and the London Golf & Tennis Show.
Commenting on the opening of Phase 2 and London's first International Convention Centre (ICC), Excel London CEO Kevin Murphy said: "We have already booked more than £125m in economic benefit to London in the ICC, and our forward-booking calendar shows that we have built exactly what the market was asking for."
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