Abu Dhabi. As the Gulf Incentive, Business Travel and Meetings Exhibition (GIBTM), which was held at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre from 22-24 March, draws to a close for another year, exhibitors and buyers alike are universally describing the show as highly successful and the best in its five year history.
GIBTM 2011 has attracted over 2,100 visitors and buyers, which is an 11 per cent increase compared to last year and 20 per cent more exhibiting companies – in actual numbers 275 – from nearly 20 international countries participated in this year’s show. These unaudited figures demonstrate the great success of this year’s show and the interest in the Middle East meetings industry.
GIBTM’s professional education programme saw numbers top over 300, which is nearly double the amount of participants in comparison to 2010 – another record for the event – making it the largest Middle East education gathering of industry professionals.
Summing up the week’s event, Lloyd Kenyon, GIBTM’s Exhibition Manager, said the overall standard of GIBTM 2011 had been very high. “The objective for us has been to drive business and deliver value for all those attending the event. We have seen a great deal of optimism throughout the show and received very positive feedback.”
