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IMEX 2013 in Frankfurt

The three days 21 to 23 May 2013 should be in the diary of every person engaged in the MICE sector. They promise to maintain the record of this 11-year-old ‘must-attend’ show that brings more and more people together to do business, network, learn new techniques and get to know new people.

In 2012, there were 3,500 exhibitors from 157 countries representing national and regional tourist offices, major hotel groups, airlines, destination management companies, service providers, trade associations and more. As many as 4,000 hosted buyers from more than 60 world markets congregated in Hall 8 of the Frankfurt Messe, contributing to a total of around 9,000 visitors for the show's busiest three days ever.

And IMEX 2013 is confidently expected to be even busier.

Hosted Buyers
Buyers are invited to attend IMEX either as part of the hosted buyer programme or independently as trade visitors. The hosted buyer programme includes economy flights or first class train travel from selected destinations, overnight accommodation, transfers between airport, hotel and exhibition, access to the hosted buyer lounge, exclusive registration facilities at the show plus access to the Online Diary.

To qualify for the hosted buyer programme, buyers have to meet certain quality criteria and commit to attending four individual appointments per day at the show with exhibitors of their choice.

Visit the IMEX 2013 website
To learn more about visiting as a hosted or independent buyer; to discover more about the show’s education programme and special events, to see a list of the IMEX Vision Initiatives and to find answers to any questions about IMEX 2013 in Frankfurt, visit www.imex-frankfurt.com/

For highlights of IMEX 2012 please visit: http://www.imex-frankfurt.com/highlights2012.html

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