London. The Meetings Show is seeing a significant increase in sold floor space ahead of the 2016 exhibition. Close to 30 percent of all bookings are from new exhibitors, the show announced. There is also strong support by re-bookings from more than 50 of 2015’s main stand holders.
The list of new exhibitors includes Hyatt Hotels, Melia Hotels, hotel republic, Millennium & Copthorne Hotels, Oatlands Park Hotel, Sheffield Convention Bureau, Southport Conferences, Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau, Dubrovnik Tourist Board, National Conference Centre, Manchester Conference Centre & Hotel, Leicester Racecourse, Eventbrite, Dataflow Events & Conference Badges, Searcys, HireTablets and MSE Meeting and Training Centre.
Research conducted by the Meetings Show suggests that 67 percent of visitors and 89 percent of hosted buyers were interested in meeting with hotels at the 2015 show.
“The response from exhibitors following last year’s show has been fantastic,” Steve Knight, Event Director of The Meetings Show, said in a statement. “It is great to see so many new exhibitors looking to make the most of our hosted buyer offering, which is the largest of its kind in the UK. It is however the returning exhibitors such as London & Partners, VisitScotland, Hilton Worldwide, Macdonald Hotels & Resorts and Dubai Business Events that give the show true credibility; whilst increases in stand size from the likes of Accor Hotels, Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, the Moroccan National Tourist Office and the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority demonstrate our ability to deliver year on year.”
Next year’s Meeting Show will take place from June 14th to June 16th at London Olympia.
