EIBTM’s organisers are gearing up for the 21st edition of the meetings industry show today.
The Reed Travel Exhibitions Event held in Barcelona, 1-3 December, has over 3,100 exhibitors representing over 90 countries and 4,000 hosted buyers.
Adding to the line up of exhibitors, EIBTM has attracted 28 new organisations for 2009 from hotel groups, technology companies, tourist boards, CVBs and venues. These include Tiara Hotels, Zaragoza CVB, Essence of Bali, Oberoi Hotels, Mozambique, Venezuela – INATUR, Seoul Convention Bureau, Senegal, Poznan and Centre de Congressos de Andorra.
Additionally, countries and destinations that have increased their stand space include Barcelona Convention Bureau, Dominican Republic, Hong Kong, Beijing, Jordan New Zealand, Croatia, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Canadian Tourism Commission, Taiwan, Shanghai and Madrid CVB.
Other highlights include a keynote session with trend guru and marketing expert Daniel Levine, executive director of the Avant Guide Institute; the presentation of EIBTM’s annual Industry Trends and Market Share Report by industry analyst and Conference News columnist Rob Davidson and, for the second year, the CSR Symposium tackling key issues on green, sustainable and environmental issues.
Exhibition director Mandy Torrens, comments: “EIBTM is truly representative of what is happening in the meetings industry. We are championing the future of technology, of innovation and creativity within the industry whilst our professional education programme, covering such a diverse range of topics and issues gives attendees the knowledge to develop their professional and personal careers.”
