EVENTS

FURTHER BUSINESS GROWTH AS INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITORS SIGN UP EARLY
Building on the record attendance at EIBTM 2006 a large number of returning exhibitors have not only re-confirmed early but are also increasing their stand space for this year’s event. Companies such as Starwood, Leading Hotels of the World, Kuoni Destination Management, Turespa?a, Austria, The Netherlands, Thailand and Mexico were some of the first to confirm their participation at EIBTM 2007.
Already contracted onto larger stands are Argentina, Sweden, the city of Vilnius and Intercontinental Hotel Group. Chile has increased it’s stand size by 15O per cent due to the full participation of Chile Tourism returning to EIBTM this year and the Dominican Republic Tourist Office have just confirmed a 25% stand size increase.
EIBTM also welcomes Adventure Myanmar, the first ever exhibitor representing this emerging Asian destination along with Munich and Marketing Birmingham, both exhibiting as main stand holders for the first time. Hyatt Hotels and Resorts are also returning back this year with a space twice the size of their participation at any previous EIBTM.
The floor plan for EIBTM 2007 will see improvements to benefit exhibitors, Hosted Buyers and visitors while continuing to deliver the best business opportunities for all. For the first time there will be a dedicated Mediterranean area within the Europe section grouping together the countries representing this increasingly popular geographical region. The area will also include a third Hosted Buyer lounge to provide a relaxed setting for the expected 10% increase in Hosted Buyer attendance.
Reflecting the increasing demand for stand space and year-on-year growth of the MPI Technology Village @ EIBTM and Events Services Village, these specialist exhibitor areas, have been relocated alongside the new Mediterranean area. Specialist exhibitors already confirmed include Parthen Impact, Parrimark Technology, EventBidder, Vivien Virtual Event Designer and Reftech Services to name a few. Coupled with the internet café and Spa & Wellbeing area this section of the floorplan is set to inspire strong visitor interest in 2007.