The event, to be held this February in Australia at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, will host more than 600 buyers from around the world, welcome 3500 visitor buyers and 570 exhibitors from various business events sectors. This represents a growth of 63% on the number of exhibitors at AIME 2023.

In total, 33 countries will be represented at AIME in 2024.  International destinations attending AIME for the first time since the Covid pandemic include Fiji, Korea, Macau, USA, Canada, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, India, Maldives, Italy, Malta, Norway, Monaco and UK/Ireland. More than 600 Hosted Buyers will attend AIME 2024, which is a growth of 51% on 2023.

For the first time at AIME, in 2024 there will be a dedicated zone for the world’s boutique experience makers. The Boutique will showcase more than 20 operators offering bespoke and highly customisable experiences. Another new zone for 2024, the DMC Network will bring together Destination Management Companies from all over the world. 

Furthermore, an official AIME podcast will launch in 2024. Episodes will be recorded live at AIME 2024 in collaboration with AIME’s podcast production partner, Connected Event Group, in its podcast studio on the show floor.

AIME 2024 will run 19 – 21 February, 2024 at Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.