TRADE SHOWS
46 | 47
EIBTM
Exhibition for the Incentive, Business, Travel andMeeting Industry
19-21/November
Gran Via. 26th event (10th in Fira)
2013 was the most successful year to date
for EIBTM, the leading show for the industry of
business travel, congresses and incentives. For over
three days, it was visited by 15,000 professionals
–7.7% more than the previous year–, 40% of which
were attending for the first time. EIBTM visitors
are executives responsible for organising business
travel, events and incentive trips.
Once again, the highlight of the edition was
the programme of guest purchasers, coming from
70 key markets, including United Kingdom, Italy,
Germany, France, Poland, United States, Asia,
Africa, Brazil and India.
EIBTM 2013 was a showcase for the
destinations, products and services of more than
3,100 exhibitor from 150 countries, featuring
travel agencies, tour operators, convention
centres, hotel chains, service companies and
event planners from around the world.
The event also hosted several gatherings
providing the space for networking between
exhibitors and visitors. 65,000 meetings were
registered in total.
Training was promoted, including an extensive
programme with more than 100 seminars
and conferences, where leading experts analysed
the latest trends in the industry. Two sectorial
reports were presented at EIBTM, which showed
an increase in the international demand for
business travel and for the organization of events
and meetings.
EIBTM has been held in Barcelona since 2004,
and has an estimated economic impact of 50
million euros on the Spanish economy.
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AREA
42,900 m
2
EXHIBITORS
3.164
TYPE
Professional
ACTIVITIES
Conferences,
business meetings
ORGANISED BY
Reed Travel Exhibitions
150
countries represented
