AIME 2007 welcomed to Melbourne

Monday, 12 Feb, 2007 0

Sandra Chipchase, [pictured right] CEO of the Melbourne Convention and Visitors Bureau welcomed delegates from all over the world to AIME 2007 last night, the region’s leading Business Tourism event.

Speaking from the Melbourne’s Federation Square in the entertainment heart of the city, she added, “This is fifteenth anniversary of AIME as the region’s leading Business Tourism event with the event having returned to February in its rightful place as the first major business tourism industry event for the year.”

Kate Brennan CEO of Federation Square [pictured] joined Chipchase in the welcome, highlighting the facilites of Melbourne’s recently completed meeting place.

AIME 2007 will feature an extensive new programme of exhibition features, seminars, the future-focused Business Events Forum, in addition to the comprehensive meeting programme for buyer and sellers form all over the world, with AIME 2007 also featuring nearly 850 exhibitors including 120 first time participants.

Exhibitors this year come from the United Arab Emirates, Malaysia, Canada, Vietnam, Argentina, China, Finland, United States of America, Korea, India, France, Singapore, Mauritius, Thailand, Hong Kong, Czech Republic, Brazil, Russia, Philippines, Turkey, Japan and of course Australia.

AIME 2007 Hosted Buyers also come from all around the world including the United Kingdom and Europe, the Americas, South Africa, Asia and Australia.

Buyers Danalynne Wheeler from Dublin, California and Sara Herzberg of Calrsbad, California said that Australia was particularly popular in the US as a meetings and incentive destination, because it was politically stable, offered an extensive range of product and little language difficulties.

TravelMole will be reporting from AIME throughout the event, bringing news updates on business tourism indutyr trends, AIME 2007 events and seminars and interviews with key industry personalities and leaders.

Special AIME 2007 Report by The Mole.

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