(February 9, 2012) – The Americas Meetings & Events Exhibition (AIBTM) is four months away, and already the Event is increasing its exhibition space to accommodate supplier demand. Reed Travel Exhibitions' premiere provider for the U.S. meetings and events industry, AIBTM 2012 is a three-day interactive networking event, held June 19-21 in Baltimore, with one full day of education and two days of exhibitions.
"As we count down to AIBTM 2012 in June, we're absolutely delighted with the demand we have had from both new and returning exhibitors from all over the world," said AIBTM Project Director, Steve Knight. "Approximately 80% of exhibitors that are currently signed on are returning from last year. Of those, 30% have increased their floor space for 2012."
Following AIBTM's success at the inaugural event in 2011, one-third of returning exhibitors already booked for 2012 have expanded their floor space, including Hilton Worldwide, Panama Tourism Authority, Meet Washington State (formerly Seattle CVB), Dominican Republic Tourism Board and EMBRATUR Brazilian Tourist Board.
In addition to those returning, more than 20% of AIBTM 2012's show floor will include brand new exhibitors. AIBTM is happy to welcome new organizations such as Carlson Hotels, Visit Pittsburgh, Moroccan National Tourism Office, the CVBs of New York State, Long Beach CVB, Palm Springs Desert Resorts CVA, Yosemite Mariposa Tourism Bureau and TUI Event Management.
Some of the most recently confirmed returning exhibitors include Cvent, the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau, the Ireland Tourist Board, the Detroit Convention Bureau and the Barcelona Convention Bureau.
For additional media information, please contact: Jodi Bannerman – +1.212.871.3020 x. 107, jbannerman@jgordonassociates.com. Visit AIBTM on Twitter @AIBTMEvent or Facebook.
The Americas Meetings & Events Exhibition (AIBTM) is the leading global exhibition for the U.S. meetings and events industry. The newest addition to the Reed Travel Exhibition's global portfolio, AIBTM delivers individually qualified Hosted Buyers and eligible Trade buyers from the U.S. and around the world. Tailored to the U.S. market, AIBTM serves and guarantees the attendance of top level decision makers. The exhibitions provide time and business efficient matching services for buyers and sellers through unique Hosted Buyer Programs. For more information, please visit www.aibtm.com.
Reed Travel Exhibitions (RTE) is the world's leading provider of exhibitions in the travel and tourism industry. Its wide-ranging portfolio of events around the globe covers leisure travel, luxury travel, business travel and the meetings and incentives industry.
The 13 events are; World Travel Market (WTM), Arabian Travel Market (ATM), International French Travel Market (IFTM), La Cumbre, International Golf Travel Market (IGTM), International Luxury Travel Market (ILTM), International Luxury Travel Market Asia (ILTMA), Asia-Pacific Incentives & Meetings Expo (AIME) (owned by Melbourne Convention Visitors Bureau), Global Exhibition for Incentive, Business Travel, and Meetings (EIBTM), Gulf Incentive, Business Travel and Meetings (GIBTM), Americas Incentive, Business Travel and Meetings (AIBTM), China Incentive, Business Travel and Meetings (CIBTM) and Business Travel Market.
April 2013 will see RTE launch World Travel Market Latin America in São Paulo.
RTE is a business unit of Reed Exhibitions. In 2011, six million participants attended RE's 500 events in 39 countries covering 44 industry sectors from aerospace and aviation to beauty and cosmetics to sports and recreation.
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