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MiddleEast: GIBTM all set for Expo bounce

March 10, 2014· · tags: Abu Dhabi National Exhibition, Business, dubai, Gulf Incentives, Gulf meetings, Middle East and North Africa Events, Travel and Meetings exhibition, UAE events, UAE World Expo
The Gulf meetings sector was surrounded by positivity long before November’s news that Dubai had won the right to host Expo 2020, the biggest event on the planet after the FIFA World Cup and the Olympic Games. The indicators, both statistical and anecdotal, were already pointing to an improving picture, with the organisers of the 2014 Gulf Incentives, Business, Travel and Meetings exhibition (GIBTM) predicting a year-on-year growth of seven percent from 2014 to 2020 when the World Expo will take place.     Expo, though, is now a clear target on the horizon, with the accompanying infrastructure and hospitality developments helping to provide more facilities for meetings and a huge billboard for Dubai’s readiness to host them. GIBTM 2014, which will be held at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC), will be helping venues, facilities, tour companies and hotels benefit from the surge in interest in Dubai, the UAE and the wider Gulf region in the build-up to the event. “The UAE will be the fi rst ever Middle Eastern nation to host the World Expo, bringing an anticipated 25 million visitors to Dubai, 71 percent of whom will hail from overseas,” said GIBTM Exhibition Manager Lois Hall.   […]
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Middle East: Excitement builds ahead of GIBTM 2014 as business booms

January 21, 2014· · tags: Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority, Business, dubai events, Entertainement Abu Dhabi, Gulf Incentives, Middle East, travel and meetings
The Gulf Incentives, Business, Travel and Meetings (GIBTM) exhibition is returning to Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC) from March 24 to 26, 2014 with an expanded remit and enhanced calendar of business networking opportunities.   According to Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority (TCA Abu Dhabi), host of the recent International Association of Professional Congress Organisers (IAPCO) council meeting, the meetings and incentives sector is an increasingly important economic contributor that currently generates US$653 million (AED2.4 billion) each year for the emirate. This figure is set to grow by seven percent annually to reach US$1.39 billion (AED5.1 billion) by 2020.   The region is also in line to reap the economic benefits of a share of an estimated US$5.6 billion (AED20.6 billion) worth of global business, with IAPCO’s extended member base responsible for organising more than 6,500 meetings each year and accommodating some 2.5 million delegates.   Read More
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