UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) has enlisted the support of Cambridge Airport to offer this Export Insight Visit for just £99 + VAT, departing directly from the East of England’s flagship business city of Cambridge, to Brussels, home to NATO and the European Union.
The three day trip from Cambridge to Brussels, departing on 4 February 2013, will give UK businesses the chance to develop their knowledge of market opportunities in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg which together make up Benelux, the original single market. European Export Insight Visits are being organised by UKTI in 2013 to help facilitate understanding of export opportunities and the range of help available to companies to support their international trade ambitions.
Designed for new and novice exporters, Export Insight Visits costs just £99 + VAT per delegate. This nominal price includes return flights and accommodation for delegates, informative export-oriented presentations, plus valuable opportunities to network with leading Belgian trade representatives, legal experts, advisors and potential business partners.
With a population of 27.5 million, Benelux is one of Europe’s most important economies, accounting for almost €48 billion in imports from UK businesses last year. This makes Benelux Britain’s second largest export market. Just like Cambridge, one of the UK’s most successful business economies and home to numerous cutting-edge international companies and organisations, Brussels itself is more than just an architectural delight for tourists, being the seat of the European parliament and a leading export trade destination for the UK.
Liz Basing, Regional Director for UKTI in the East of England, comments, “This is the first such trip we’ve put together from Cambridge and the city’s very much up-and coming regional – now international – airport. Brussels is just an hour’s flight and our Export Insight delegates will have rapid access to the excellent business development opportunity that awaits them in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.”
“Cambridge is one of the UK’s best known and truly innovative economies”, said David Surley, head of business development at Cambridge Airport. “It’s really fitting that UKTI have opted to arrange this valuable trade mission from Cambridge Airport as we are so easy to reach from across the East and further afield. Brussels is un-serviced from our region and just one of several key European cities that are we working with airlines to secure regular service for”.
Ideally located only three miles from the centre of Cambridge, Cambridge Airport offers direct access from London by rail in just 45 minutes and provides a gateway for the East of England and beyond, just off the A14 and only minutes from the national motorway infrastructure.
To register for this Export Insight Visit, businesses should click on www.embltd.co.uk/ukti/ for more information, e-mail [email protected] or call the UKTI East of England team on 0845 641 9955
