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The London Cruise Show is returning to Olympia

Olympia London will welcome the return of the London Cruise Show, Europe’s biggest cruise showcase, on 16-17 February 2019.

The show will unite the best specialist operators and holiday providers all under one roof. From once-in-a-lifetime expeditions in offbeat destinations to amazing itineraries and classic cruises, the show has something for all kinds of travelers.


The event will also designed to offer insight into what’s new for a cruise in 2019 and beyond

The Destinations Theatre is the prime location to discover cruise options by country or continent, and visitors are given face-to-face opportunities with the very best in the industry.

The New to Cruise Theatre is the place for those who have never been on a cruise before. Prospective travelers can hear talks and seminars that’ll give them all the inspiration they need to get cruising for the very first time.

Exhibitors who have signed up for the event include Cruise Critic, Aurora Expeditions, Radisson Blu, Star Clipper and Oceania Cruises.

Each visitor will get a good bag filled with products worth more than £10.

Tickets to the show are priced £6.50. Click here to get them for free.

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Lakshmi Mittal quits Britain for Switzerland and Dubai over inheritance tax concerns

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  • Lakshmi Mittal, worth over £15 bn, has moved his tax residence from UK to Switzerland with plans to spend most time in Dubai.
  • Inheritance tax concerns, not income tax, drove the decision of the "King of Steel" to leave after 30 years in Britain.
  • The departure marks another high-profile exit as chancellor Rachel Reeves prepares major tax rises in the coming Budget.
Lakshmi Mittal, one of Britain's wealthiest men, has ended his three-decade association with the UK, relocating his tax residence to Switzerland and planning to base himself in Dubai. The 74-year-old steel magnate, worth approximately £15.5 bn according to the Asian Rich List 2025, is the latest prominent entrepreneur to leave Britain amid Labour's tax reforms targeting the super-rich.

The Indian-born billionaire built his fortune through ArcelorMittal, the world's second-largest steelmaker, in which he and his family hold nearly 40 per cent ownership. Since arriving in London in 1995, Mittal became a prominent figure in British business, acquiring expensive properties including a £57 m mansion on Kensington Palace Gardens known as the "Taj Mittal."

An adviser familiar with Mittal's family plans told The Sunday Times that, inheritance tax was the decisive factor in the decision. "It wasn't the tax on income or capital gains that was the issue, the issue was inheritance tax."

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