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Wide stage view with Brightsun welcome graphics, photographic memories and gold ceiling patterns, at Brightsun Travel’s 40th anniversary at InterContinental London Park Lane.
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40th Anniversary · InterContinental London Park Lane

Brightsun Travel: 40 years, one remarkable night

Four decades of journeys, brought together in London. A ruby-red celebration at InterContinental London Park Lane, with the AV, lighting, entertainment and printed details delivered by Kudos.

Client
Brightsun Travel
Occasion
40th anniversary, 1986 to 2026
Venue
InterContinental London Park Lane
Production
Full AV, lighting & print
Host
DJH, Kudos director
Live music
Goldn Global & Kudos DJ

The story

A milestone made into an evening.

A company anniversary holds more than a date. It brings together the people, relationships and shared memories behind the business. For Brightsun Travel’s 40th celebration at InterContinental London Park Lane, the evening moved from a red-carpet welcome into a ballroom of ruby light, gold ceiling patterns and memories on screen.

Kudos brought the production together: overhead lighting, uplighting across four areas of the venue, screens and playback, sound for speeches, the live band and DJ, and bespoke printed finishes. Kudos director DJH hosted the event, with a Kudos DJ, Goldn Global, showgirls and a casino managed by our team completing the celebration.

The story behind the celebration

A London beginning. An international story.

Before the lights, the music and the celebrations came a journey worth honouring. Brightsun Travel started in Soho in 1986. Four decades later, its published locations span the UK, Ireland, the UAE and India.

From Soho to an international presence

1986 to 2026
Map of Brightsun Travel locations across Europe, the Middle East and India: Hounslow in London, Dublin, Dubai, Gurugram, Mumbai and Thiruvananthapuram. Soho, London is identified as its 1986 origin.
Company locations published by Brightsun Travel. Soho marks the company's beginnings in 1986.
  • Hounslow, London

    United Kingdom
  • Dublin

    Ireland
  • Dubai

    United Arab Emirates
  • Gurugram

    India
  • Mumbai

    India
  • Thiruvananthapuram

    India
  1. 1986

    A beginning in Soho

    Founded by R. S. Nangla, Brightsun began in a small London office with three employees and a single typewriter.

  2. 2004

    An international chapter

    Brightsun began its international office operations, extending the business beyond its UK beginnings.

  3. 2025

    Recognition from the King

    The company received the King's Award for Enterprise in International Trade.

  4. 2026

    Forty years of journeys

    Brightsun marked four decades in travel, bringing its story, its people and its achievements together.

Explore Brightsun's history, published locations and 40th anniversary. Map outlines: Natural Earth, public domain.

Production scope

Designed. Built. Delivered.

The production disciplines brought together for this project.

01

Overhead lighting & four-area uplighting

Gold ceiling patterns, performance lighting and a connected red atmosphere through four venue areas.

02

Screens, playback & speech sound

Presentation of the anniversary video and event content, with sound for the spoken programme.

03

Live band & DJ sound

Audio production for Goldn Global and the Kudos DJ, planned alongside the speeches.

04

Hosting & entertainment

Hosting by Kudos director DJH, Kudos DJ services, Goldn Global and showgirl entertainment.

05

Casino management

Kudos managed the casino as part of the evening’s entertainment.

06

Bespoke printed finishes

A rectangular printed bar, printed lectern and two printed media walls.

Angled view of Brightsun’s black and gold anniversary media wall with red carpet and warm uplighting, at Brightsun Travel’s 40th anniversary at InterContinental London Park Lane.
Forty years, in gold

01 / Arrival

The celebration began at the door.

The first photograph tells the story before a guest reaches the ballroom. A black media wall carried Brightsun’s name and its 40 Years emblem in gold, with the red carpet leading into the anniversary setting. It gave guests a place to pause, meet and take a photograph at the start of the night.

Kudos supplied two printed media walls: the black-and-gold anniversary backdrop and a white wall carrying Brightsun and partner branding. Uplighting connected the welcome areas with the colour of the main room, making arrival part of the event rather than just the route to it.

Screens showing London in 1986 and Brightsun’s 2026 locations on either side of the stage, at Brightsun Travel’s 40th anniversary at InterContinental London Park Lane.
From 1986 to 2026

02 / Four decades on screen

A room full of people. A shared history.

Brightsun’s anniversary video looked back over 40 years of the business. On the event screens, the story travelled from London in 1986 to the company’s international presence in 2026. Photographs brought another dimension to that history: the faces and moments behind the milestone.

Our role was to make that content part of the live experience, with screens and playback supported by the event sound system. The printed lectern gave the speeches a consistent branded setting, while DJH’s hosting linked the formal moments with the rest of the evening.

Dinner tables and red florals beneath patterned overhead lighting, at Brightsun Travel’s 40th anniversary at InterContinental London Park Lane.
Gold above the dinner tables

03 / The room transformation

Ruby below. Gold overhead.

Red uplighting picked out the room’s edges and ceiling details. Above the dinner tables, the overhead lighting spread gold patterns across the ceiling, bringing the full height of the ballroom into the design. Light carried the celebration across four venue areas, from the welcome through to the main event.

The print was equally connected: a rectangular printed bar, the lectern and both media walls. The bar carried Brightsun’s red identity into the reception space. In the ballroom, the black starlit dancefloor anchored the view towards the stage. These were the details guests moved around, stood beside and photographed throughout the night.

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Goldn Global’s singers performing among the guests with the stage behind them, at Brightsun Travel’s 40th anniversary at InterContinental London Park Lane.
Live music beyond the stage

04 / From dinner to the dancefloor

An evening with more than one rhythm.

Goldn Global brought live vocals and band energy into the room. Showgirls added a theatrical flourish, while the casino managed by Kudos gave guests another way to enjoy the evening. The programme had space for the formal celebration and for people to relax together.

The Kudos DJ carried the party on, with the sound production covering the band, DJ and speeches. DJH hosted as Kudos director, keeping the occasion personal and the different parts of the programme connected. From a spoken thank-you to a live vocal and the next track, the production supported the changing pace of the night.

In our client’s words

“From the spectacular lighting and seamless event production to the fantastic entertainment, every detail was executed to perfection.”

“Thank you to the entire Kudos team and also to those who worked behind the scenes for your creativity, professionalism, and dedication.”

Payal & Deepak · Brightsun TravelExcerpts from the client’s thank-you message after the celebration.

The project team

Made together.

AV, lighting, sound & print
Kudos AV
Hosting
DJH, Kudos director
Live band
Goldn Global

Your next milestone

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Project questions

Planning a similar event?

Useful answers based on the production delivered for this project and the way Kudos AV approaches comparable events.

01What did Kudos deliver for Brightsun Travel’s 40th anniversary?

Full AV production, overhead lighting, uplighting in four venue areas, sound for the band, DJ and speeches, anniversary video playback, a rectangular printed bar, lectern and two media walls. Kudos also provided DJ services, hosting by director DJH, entertainment and casino management.

02Where was Brightsun’s London 40th anniversary celebration held?

At InterContinental London Park Lane in Mayfair. Explore our venue guide for the hotel’s published ballroom capacities, other Kudos projects and event production planning.

03Who performed and hosted at the celebration?

Goldn Global performed live, alongside showgirl entertainment and a Kudos DJ. Kudos director DJH hosted the event, and Kudos managed the casino.

04Can Kudos produce a company anniversary at InterContinental London Park Lane?

Yes. We can bring together lighting, sound, screens, printed branding and entertainment around your programme. Send us your date, room, guest numbers and event brief to discuss the production.

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Event production at InterContinental London Park Lane

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