GIBTM – the Gulf Incentive, Business Travel and Meetings Exhibition – is the leading event for meetings, events, incentives and business travel in the GCC region. The exhibition will take place in Hall 1 & 2 of ADNEC in Abu Dhabi, UAE from 26 to 28 March 2012.

It is a must-attend event for international meeting planners, corporate or incentive travel buyers, event organisers and those involved in the decision making process for meetings, events, conferences or incentive travel. GIBTM is also the ideal event for travel agents to gain knowledge about the meetings profession and be inspired by new destinations, hotels, venues and suppliers.

Business travel is set to be one of the key focuses of this year’s GIBTM, the region’s only event dedicated to the meetings and events industry to be held next March. The largest gathering of meetings industry professionals in the Middle East, it is attended by over 2 750 industry professionals from all over the region, and is a driving force behind the industry offering five-star business, networking and educational opportunities.

Following GIBTM 2011, hosted buyers and visitors expressed their need to meet and do business with suppliers within numerous areas. Constantly looking to enhance the show, the organisers of GIBTM took their feedback into consideration and decided to also focus attention on the business travel sector. 

Some 50 senior buyers and decision makers of business travel from the region are being selected and will be qualified to take part in the GIBTM hosted buyer programme. They will hold meetings of their choice with regional and international exhibitors. Two high-profile networking events will also take place during GIBTM, therefore facilitating further touch points between buyers and suppliers. 

The event provides an educational and professional business environment and after each day of the show, it provides a forum for industry networking. The event also educates international and regional industry decision makers and influencers on what the Middle East, as a convention, meetings and incentive destination, has to offer.

GIBTM forms part of the RTE portfolio of Global Meetings and Incentives Events along with AIME, CIBTM, AIBTM and Business Travel Market. For more information about the event, visit www.gibtm.com.