Hospital Supply Chain and Materials Management Course
Optimise hospital supply chains through demand planning, strategic sourcing, inventory control, traceability, clinical coordination and resilience.
Training Outlines
Introduction
Hospital supply chains must deliver the right products at the right time while controlling cost, quality, expiry and continuity risk. This course provides an integrated approach that connects procurement and logistics decisions with clinical operations and patient safety.
Objectives
- Map hospital supply flows, stakeholders and critical dependencies.
- Forecast demand using clinical activity and consumption data.
- Develop sourcing and category strategies for healthcare supplies.
- Evaluate suppliers using quality, service and commercial criteria.
- Set inventory policies based on criticality and variability.
- Control receiving, storage, expiry, traceability and recalls.
- Improve ward and point-of-use distribution processes.
- Use performance data to strengthen cost, service and resilience.
Course Outlines
Day 1: Healthcare Supply Chain Strategy
- Hospital supply networks and stakeholders
- Clinical demand and service-level requirements
- Product categories and criticality
- Demand patterns and consumption data
- Supply-chain risks and governance
- Strategy, targets and responsibility mapping
Day 2: Sourcing and Supplier Management
- Category and market analysis
- Specifications and clinical-user requirements
- Tender and supplier-evaluation criteria
- Total cost and value analysis
- Contract terms and service levels
- Supplier quality and performance reviews
Day 3: Inventory and Materials Planning
- ABC and criticality-based classification
- Reorder points and safety stock
- Lead time and demand variability
- Economic quantities and stock policies
- Expiry, obsolescence and slow-moving stock
- Cycle counting and inventory accuracy
Day 4: Storage, Distribution and Traceability
- Receiving and inspection controls
- Storage conditions and location management
- Batch, lot and serial traceability
- Ward replenishment and point-of-use supply
- Returns, recalls and quarantine processes
- Handling, security and loss prevention
Day 5: Analytics and Supply Resilience
- Availability, fill-rate and stockout indicators
- Inventory turns, expiry and cost measures
- Dashboards and exception alerts
- Supplier and route contingency planning
- Disruption scenarios and emergency stock
- Hospital supply-chain improvement roadmap
Training Locations
This Hospital Supply Chain and Materials Management Course is available in multiple cities. Please select your preferred location from the list below
Durrës
Albania
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Tirana
Albania
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Andorra la Vella
Andorra
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Escaldes-Engordany
Andorra
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Innsbruck
Austria
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Salzburg
Austria
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Vienna
Austria
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Gomel
Belarus
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Minsk
Belarus
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Antwerp
Belgium
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Brussels
Belgium
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Banja Luka
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Sarajevo
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Plovdiv
Bulgaria
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Sofia
Bulgaria
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Dubrovnik
Croatia
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Split
Croatia
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Zagreb
Croatia
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Limassol
Cyprus
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Nicosia
Cyprus
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Brno
Czech Republic
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Prague
Czech Republic
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Aarhus
Denmark
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Copenhagen
Denmark
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Tallinn
Estonia
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Tartu
Estonia
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Helsinki
Finland
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Tampere
Finland
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Lyon
France
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Marseille
France
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Nice
France
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Paris
France
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Berlin
Germany
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Frankfurt
Germany
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Hamburg
Germany
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Munich
Germany
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Athens
Greece
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Thessaloniki
Greece
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Budapest
Hungary
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Debrecen
Hungary
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Akureyri
Iceland
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Reykjavík
Iceland
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Jakarta
Indonesia
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Cork
Ireland
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Dublin
Ireland
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Florence
Italy
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Milan
Italy
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Naples
Italy
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Rome
Italy
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Osaka
Japan
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Tokyo
Japan
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Pristina
Kosovo
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Prizren
Kosovo
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Liepāja
Latvia
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Riga
Latvia
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Schaan
Liechtenstein
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Vaduz
Liechtenstein
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Kaunas
Lithuania
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Vilnius
Lithuania
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Esch-sur-Alzette
Luxembourg
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Luxembourg City
Luxembourg
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Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
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Malé
Maldives
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St. Julian's
Malta
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Valletta
Malta
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Bălți
Moldova
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Chișinău
Moldova
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La Condamine
Monaco
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Monte Carlo
Monaco
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Budva
Montenegro
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Podgorica
Montenegro
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Amsterdam
Netherlands
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Rotterdam
Netherlands
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The Hague
Netherlands
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Abuja
Nigeria
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Lagos
Nigeria
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Port Harcourt
Nigeria
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Ohrid
North Macedonia
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Skopje
North Macedonia
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Bergen
Norway
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Oslo
Norway
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Gdańsk
Poland
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Kraków
Poland
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Warsaw
Poland
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Faro
Portugal
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Lisbon
Portugal
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Porto
Portugal
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Bucharest
Romania
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Cluj-Napoca
Romania
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City of San Marino
San Marino
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Serravalle
San Marino
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Belgrade
Serbia
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Novi Sad
Serbia
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Singapore
Singapore
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Bratislava
Slovakia
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Košice
Slovakia
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Bled
Slovenia
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Ljubljana
Slovenia
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Incheon
South Korea
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Seoul
South Korea
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Barcelona
Spain
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Madrid
Spain
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Valencia
Spain
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Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Sri Lanka
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Gothenburg
Sweden
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Stockholm
Sweden
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Bern
Switzerland
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Geneva
Switzerland
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Zurich
Switzerland
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Kaohsiung
Taiwan
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Taipei
Taiwan
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Ankara
Turkey
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Istanbul
Turkey
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Kyiv
Ukraine
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Lviv
Ukraine
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Odesa
Ukraine
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Dubai
United Arab Emirates
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Birmingham
United Kingdom
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Edinburgh
United Kingdom
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London
United Kingdom
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Manchester
United Kingdom
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Rome (Vatican-adjacent)
Vatican City
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Vatican City
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Training Schedule
Below is the table of cities along with the respective dates for the upcoming training sessions of Hospital Supply Chain and Materials Management Course. Please review the schedule to find the most convenient option for you. You can also use the below search bar to type the city name and filter the results.
The next session starts on , with dates available in 123 cities up to October 2027.
| City | Start Date | End Date | Fees | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | ||||
| Tirana, Albania | 8,970.00 GBP | |||
| November 2026 | ||||
| Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 7,370.00 GBP | |||
| Andorra la Vella, Andorra | 8,980.00 GBP | |||
| Escaldes-Engordany, Andorra | 9,035.00 GBP | |||
| Innsbruck, Austria | 9,085.00 GBP | |||
| Salzburg, Austria | 9,185.00 GBP | |||
| Vienna, Austria | 9,145.00 GBP | |||
| Gomel, Belarus | 8,830.00 GBP | |||
| Minsk, Belarus | 8,835.00 GBP | |||
| Antwerp, Belgium | 9,180.00 GBP | |||
| Brussels, Belgium | 9,085.00 GBP | |||
| Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8,940.00 GBP | |||
| Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8,850.00 GBP | |||
| Plovdiv, Bulgaria | 8,950.00 GBP | |||
| Sofia, Bulgaria | 8,975.00 GBP | |||
| Dubrovnik, Croatia | 8,845.00 GBP | |||
| Split, Croatia | 8,870.00 GBP | |||
| Zagreb, Croatia | 8,770.00 GBP | |||
| Limassol, Cyprus | 8,970.00 GBP | |||
| Nicosia, Cyprus | 9,150.00 GBP | |||
| Brno, Czech Republic | 9,065.00 GBP | |||
| Prague, Czech Republic | 9,095.00 GBP | |||
| Aarhus, Denmark | 9,315.00 GBP | |||
| Copenhagen, Denmark | 9,275.00 GBP | |||
| Tallinn, Estonia | 9,020.00 GBP | |||
| Tartu, Estonia | 9,045.00 GBP | |||
| Helsinki, Finland | 9,115.00 GBP | |||
| Tampere, Finland | 9,150.00 GBP | |||
| Lyon, France | 9,215.00 GBP | |||
| Marseille, France | 9,060.00 GBP | |||
| Nice, France | 9,180.00 GBP | |||
| Paris, France | 9,250.00 GBP | |||
| Berlin, Germany | 9,080.00 GBP | |||
| Frankfurt, Germany | 9,045.00 GBP | |||
| Hamburg, Germany | 9,115.00 GBP | |||
| Munich, Germany | 9,085.00 GBP | |||
| Athens, Greece | 8,965.00 GBP | |||
| Thessaloniki, Greece | 9,085.00 GBP | |||
| Budapest, Hungary | 8,965.00 GBP | |||
| Debrecen, Hungary | 8,850.00 GBP | |||
| Akureyri, Iceland | 9,345.00 GBP | |||
| Reykjavík, Iceland | 9,235.00 GBP | |||
| Jakarta, Indonesia | 10,345.00 GBP | |||
| Cork, Ireland | 9,170.00 GBP | |||
| Dublin, Ireland | 9,220.00 GBP | |||
| Florence, Italy | 9,120.00 GBP | |||
| Milan, Italy | 9,185.00 GBP | |||
| Naples, Italy | 9,120.00 GBP | |||
| Rome, Italy | 9,250.00 GBP | |||
| Osaka, Japan | 11,290.00 GBP | |||
| Tokyo, Japan | 11,450.00 GBP | |||
| Pristina, Kosovo | 8,970.00 GBP | |||
| Prizren, Kosovo | 8,810.00 GBP | |||
| Liepāja, Latvia | 8,880.00 GBP | |||
| Riga, Latvia | 8,865.00 GBP | |||
| Schaan, Liechtenstein | 9,235.00 GBP | |||
| Vaduz, Liechtenstein | 9,325.00 GBP | |||
| Kaunas, Lithuania | 8,770.00 GBP | |||
| Vilnius, Lithuania | 8,795.00 GBP | |||
| Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg | 9,420.00 GBP | |||
| Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | 9,225.00 GBP | |||
| Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 10,490.00 GBP | |||
| Malé, Maldives | 10,855.00 GBP | |||
| St. Julian's, Malta | 9,065.00 GBP | |||
| Valletta, Malta | 8,990.00 GBP | |||
| Bălți, Moldova | 8,885.00 GBP | |||
| Chișinău, Moldova | 8,790.00 GBP | |||
| La Condamine, Monaco | 9,385.00 GBP | |||
| Monte Carlo, Monaco | 9,415.00 GBP | |||
| Budva, Montenegro | 8,785.00 GBP | |||
| Podgorica, Montenegro | 8,775.00 GBP | |||
| Amsterdam, Netherlands | 9,050.00 GBP | |||
| Rotterdam, Netherlands | 9,100.00 GBP | |||
| The Hague, Netherlands | 9,165.00 GBP | |||
| Abuja, Nigeria | 9,820.00 GBP | |||
| Lagos, Nigeria | 10,380.00 GBP | |||
| Port Harcourt, Nigeria | 9,955.00 GBP | |||
| Ohrid, North Macedonia | 8,880.00 GBP | |||
| Skopje, North Macedonia | 8,895.00 GBP | |||
| Bergen, Norway | 9,385.00 GBP | |||
| Oslo, Norway | 9,340.00 GBP | |||
| Gdańsk, Poland | 8,960.00 GBP | |||
| Kraków, Poland | 8,845.00 GBP | |||
| Warsaw, Poland | 8,850.00 GBP | |||
| Faro, Portugal | 9,075.00 GBP | |||
| Lisbon, Portugal | 8,970.00 GBP | |||
| Porto, Portugal | 8,980.00 GBP | |||
| Bucharest, Romania | 8,925.00 GBP | |||
| Cluj-Napoca, Romania | 8,960.00 GBP | |||
| City of San Marino, San Marino | 9,000.00 GBP | |||
| Serravalle, San Marino | 8,945.00 GBP | |||
| Belgrade, Serbia | 8,930.00 GBP | |||
| Novi Sad, Serbia | 8,845.00 GBP | |||
| Singapore, Singapore | 11,290.00 GBP | |||
| Bratislava, Slovakia | 8,900.00 GBP | |||
| Košice, Slovakia | 8,885.00 GBP | |||
| Bled, Slovenia | 9,010.00 GBP | |||
| Ljubljana, Slovenia | 8,980.00 GBP | |||
| Incheon, South Korea | 11,315.00 GBP | |||
| Seoul, South Korea | 11,315.00 GBP | |||
| Barcelona, Spain | 9,110.00 GBP | |||
| Madrid, Spain | 8,970.00 GBP | |||
| Valencia, Spain | 8,935.00 GBP | |||
| Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka | 10,415.00 GBP | |||
| Gothenburg, Sweden | 9,250.00 GBP | |||
| Stockholm, Sweden | 9,205.00 GBP | |||
| Bern, Switzerland | 9,245.00 GBP | |||
| Geneva, Switzerland | 9,340.00 GBP | |||
| Zurich, Switzerland | 9,370.00 GBP | |||
| Kaohsiung, Taiwan | 10,880.00 GBP | |||
| Taipei, Taiwan | 10,885.00 GBP | |||
| Ankara, Turkey | 10,595.00 GBP | |||
| Istanbul, Turkey | 10,495.00 GBP | |||
| Kyiv, Ukraine | 8,925.00 GBP | |||
| Lviv, Ukraine | 8,950.00 GBP | |||
| Odesa, Ukraine | 8,950.00 GBP | |||
| Birmingham, United Kingdom | 9,195.00 GBP | |||
| Edinburgh, United Kingdom | 9,085.00 GBP | |||
| London, United Kingdom | 9,265.00 GBP | |||
| Manchester, United Kingdom | 9,225.00 GBP | |||
| Rome (Vatican-adjacent), Vatican City | 9,125.00 GBP | |||
| Vatican City, Vatican City | 8,940.00 GBP | |||
| Durrës, Albania | 8,940.00 GBP | |||
| Tirana, Albania | 8,970.00 GBP | |||
| December 2026 | ||||
| Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 7,370.00 GBP | |||
| Andorra la Vella, Andorra | 8,980.00 GBP | |||
| Escaldes-Engordany, Andorra | 9,035.00 GBP | |||
| Innsbruck, Austria | 9,085.00 GBP | |||
| Salzburg, Austria | 9,185.00 GBP | |||
| Vienna, Austria | 9,145.00 GBP | |||
| Gomel, Belarus | 8,830.00 GBP | |||
| Minsk, Belarus | 8,835.00 GBP | |||
| Antwerp, Belgium | 9,180.00 GBP | |||
| Brussels, Belgium | 9,085.00 GBP | |||
| Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8,940.00 GBP | |||
| Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8,850.00 GBP | |||
| Plovdiv, Bulgaria | 8,950.00 GBP | |||
| Sofia, Bulgaria | 8,975.00 GBP | |||
| Dubrovnik, Croatia | 8,845.00 GBP | |||
| Split, Croatia | 8,870.00 GBP | |||
| Zagreb, Croatia | 8,770.00 GBP | |||
| Limassol, Cyprus | 8,970.00 GBP | |||
| Nicosia, Cyprus | 9,150.00 GBP | |||
| Brno, Czech Republic | 9,065.00 GBP | |||
| Prague, Czech Republic | 9,095.00 GBP | |||
| Aarhus, Denmark | 9,315.00 GBP | |||
| Copenhagen, Denmark | 9,275.00 GBP | |||
| Tallinn, Estonia | 9,020.00 GBP | |||
| Tartu, Estonia | 9,045.00 GBP | |||
| Helsinki, Finland | 9,115.00 GBP | |||
| Tampere, Finland | 9,150.00 GBP | |||
| Lyon, France | 9,215.00 GBP | |||
| Marseille, France | 9,060.00 GBP | |||
| Nice, France | 9,180.00 GBP | |||
| Paris, France | 9,250.00 GBP | |||
| Berlin, Germany | 9,080.00 GBP | |||
| Frankfurt, Germany | 9,045.00 GBP | |||
| Hamburg, Germany | 9,115.00 GBP | |||
| Munich, Germany | 9,085.00 GBP | |||
| Athens, Greece | 8,965.00 GBP | |||
| Thessaloniki, Greece | 9,085.00 GBP | |||
| Budapest, Hungary | 8,965.00 GBP | |||
| Debrecen, Hungary | 8,850.00 GBP | |||
| Akureyri, Iceland | 9,345.00 GBP | |||
| Reykjavík, Iceland | 9,235.00 GBP | |||
| Jakarta, Indonesia | 10,345.00 GBP | |||
| Cork, Ireland | 9,170.00 GBP | |||
| Dublin, Ireland | 9,220.00 GBP | |||
| Florence, Italy | 9,120.00 GBP | |||
| Milan, Italy | 9,185.00 GBP | |||
| Naples, Italy | 9,120.00 GBP | |||
| Rome, Italy | 9,250.00 GBP | |||
| Osaka, Japan | 11,290.00 GBP | |||
| Tokyo, Japan | 11,450.00 GBP | |||
| Pristina, Kosovo | 8,970.00 GBP | |||
| Prizren, Kosovo | 8,810.00 GBP | |||
| Liepāja, Latvia | 8,880.00 GBP | |||
| Riga, Latvia | 8,865.00 GBP | |||
| Schaan, Liechtenstein | 9,235.00 GBP | |||
| Vaduz, Liechtenstein | 9,325.00 GBP | |||
| Kaunas, Lithuania | 8,770.00 GBP | |||
| Vilnius, Lithuania | 8,795.00 GBP | |||
| Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg | 9,420.00 GBP | |||
| Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | 9,225.00 GBP | |||
| Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 10,490.00 GBP | |||
| Malé, Maldives | 10,855.00 GBP | |||
| St. Julian's, Malta | 9,065.00 GBP | |||
| Valletta, Malta | 8,990.00 GBP | |||
| Bălți, Moldova | 8,885.00 GBP | |||
| Chișinău, Moldova | 8,790.00 GBP | |||
| La Condamine, Monaco | 9,385.00 GBP | |||
| Monte Carlo, Monaco | 9,415.00 GBP | |||
| Budva, Montenegro | 8,785.00 GBP | |||
| Podgorica, Montenegro | 8,775.00 GBP | |||
| Amsterdam, Netherlands | 9,050.00 GBP | |||
| Rotterdam, Netherlands | 9,100.00 GBP | |||
| The Hague, Netherlands | 9,165.00 GBP | |||
| Abuja, Nigeria | 9,820.00 GBP | |||
| Lagos, Nigeria | 10,380.00 GBP | |||
| Port Harcourt, Nigeria | 9,955.00 GBP | |||
| Ohrid, North Macedonia | 8,880.00 GBP | |||
| Skopje, North Macedonia | 8,895.00 GBP | |||
| Bergen, Norway | 9,385.00 GBP | |||
| Oslo, Norway | 9,340.00 GBP | |||
| Gdańsk, Poland | 8,960.00 GBP | |||
| Kraków, Poland | 8,845.00 GBP | |||
| Warsaw, Poland | 8,850.00 GBP | |||
| Faro, Portugal | 9,075.00 GBP | |||
| Lisbon, Portugal | 8,970.00 GBP | |||
| Porto, Portugal | 8,980.00 GBP | |||
| Bucharest, Romania | 8,925.00 GBP | |||
| Cluj-Napoca, Romania | 8,960.00 GBP | |||
| City of San Marino, San Marino | 9,000.00 GBP | |||
| Serravalle, San Marino | 8,945.00 GBP | |||
| Belgrade, Serbia | 8,930.00 GBP | |||
| Novi Sad, Serbia | 8,845.00 GBP | |||
| Singapore, Singapore | 11,290.00 GBP | |||
| Bratislava, Slovakia | 8,900.00 GBP | |||
| Košice, Slovakia | 8,885.00 GBP | |||
| Bled, Slovenia | 9,010.00 GBP | |||
| Ljubljana, Slovenia | 8,980.00 GBP | |||
| Incheon, South Korea | 11,315.00 GBP | |||
| Seoul, South Korea | 11,315.00 GBP | |||
| Barcelona, Spain | 9,110.00 GBP | |||
| Madrid, Spain | 8,970.00 GBP | |||
| Valencia, Spain | 8,935.00 GBP | |||
| Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka | 10,415.00 GBP | |||
| Gothenburg, Sweden | 9,250.00 GBP | |||
| Stockholm, Sweden | 9,205.00 GBP | |||
| Bern, Switzerland | 9,245.00 GBP | |||
| Geneva, Switzerland | 9,340.00 GBP | |||
| Zurich, Switzerland | 9,370.00 GBP | |||
| Kaohsiung, Taiwan | 10,880.00 GBP | |||
| Taipei, Taiwan | 10,885.00 GBP | |||
| Ankara, Turkey | 10,595.00 GBP | |||
| Istanbul, Turkey | 10,495.00 GBP | |||
| Kyiv, Ukraine | 8,925.00 GBP | |||
| Lviv, Ukraine | 8,950.00 GBP | |||
| Odesa, Ukraine | 8,950.00 GBP | |||
| Birmingham, United Kingdom | 9,195.00 GBP | |||
| Edinburgh, United Kingdom | 9,085.00 GBP | |||
| London, United Kingdom | 9,265.00 GBP | |||
| Manchester, United Kingdom | 9,225.00 GBP | |||
| Rome (Vatican-adjacent), Vatican City | 9,125.00 GBP | |||
| Vatican City, Vatican City | 8,940.00 GBP | |||
| Durrës, Albania | 8,940.00 GBP | |||
| Tirana, Albania | 8,970.00 GBP | |||
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