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Metropolis International Group Ltd 
Type Private Industry Publishing Founded 1994 Headquarters London, United Kingdom Key people Jonathan Mills (CEO and Chairman) Employees 200 Website www.metropolis.co.uk Metropolis International Group Limited, established in 1994, is a predominantly UK-based media group specialising in consumer, business and travel publishing, awards, events, public sector contracts, website publishing and reward & benefit programmes. It currently has over 200 employees and runs offices in West London, Croydon, Bolton, Plymouth, Dublin and New York. The company's headquarters are currently located in Acton, West London.
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Travel Publishing
Since it's foundation in 1994 Metropolis International has published "For Less Compact Guides" which aim for a user-friendly design accompanied by various “2 for 1” discounts. Metropolis have launched these guides for over 35 locations including London, Amsterdam, Madrid, Thailand and a variety of other countries and cities. The maps feature a complete street index accompanied by an underground/metro map on the reverse.
Diamond Publishing Ltd
Diamond is the consumer publishing arm of the group and produces a number of publications and websites.
- Record Collector is the UK’s longest running monthly music magazine; it also produces the sector’s 'bible' "The Rare Record Price Guide" which is available in book form and via on line subscription.
- The Countryman’s Weekly is the UK’s biggest weekly country sports newspaper and also produces a number of regular specials including The Countryman’s Weekly Cookbook.
- Family History Monthly was first published in 1996 and is a title that caters for the growing interest in tracing family lineage.
- Kindred Spirit is a bi-monthly magazine voice in the world of Mind Body and Spirit.
Loyalty and Discounts Programmes
Metropolis runs a variety of bespoke loyalty and discount programmes to a selection of corporate partners. These partners have included but are not limited to; Barclaycard, Barclays Bank, NatWest, GE Capital, Arcadia Group (Burton, Dorothy Perkins and Evans store cards), RAC, The AA, Transport for London, Westminster City Council, Toys R Us, British Airways Holidays and many other brands.
SmartSave
Launched in 2009 SmartSave.com is Metropolis’ self-proclaimed flagship discounts website, specialising in day trip savings. The site also offers price reductions on restaurants, hotels, theatres, experiences and general shopping with 20% being the standard discount. Smartsave uses 'discount technology' with electronic terminals being deployed in shops, restaurants and other outlets to allow customers to redeem their savings. Metropolis International also offer Smartsave discounts to consumers through a variety of distribution channels including guide books, street maps, directories and mobile applications. The programme currently runs discounts in the UK, USA, France, Germany and the Netherlands. In 2011 SmartVoucherCodes.com was launched to provide a wider range of discounts for consumers.
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- Companies established in 1994
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