How has the participation been from India? Is there any special focus on Indian market?

Airways, Matrix Audio Visual & Entertainment, Melia Hotels International, Rotana Hotel Management Corporation PJSC, Rovos Rail Tours (Pty) Ltd, San Francisco Travel Association, Thailand Convention & Exhibition Bureau (TCEB) and United Nations Conference Centre– UNECA to name a few.

associated with being a state of the art venue. Indeed we have witnessed a high demand for meetings industry buyers from India looking to attend the 2016 event. Sonal Sachdev, Tata Capital Financial Services Ltd, Senior Manager – Procurement, India who will attend ibtm arabia 2016 as a hosted buyer has confirmed this: “Tata Capital Ltd is a fast growing company that has huge requirements for Conferences and Incentive trips. We are keen to explore new locations and are looking at destinations like UAE and Cairo. ibtm arabia will facilitate our exposure to these locations and also provide us with a chance to meet the key players who can help us with our requirements. The event will allow us to add more value to our conferences as we will be able to offer new destinations and can attract more investors.” On Indian suppliers attending, we can also confirm the same level of participation as last year and the full endorsement of Ministry of Tourism, Government of India.