Qatar Tourism Authority participates in IMEX 2013 in Frankfurt

Press release

Published May 21st, 2013 - 05:16 GMT

Al Bawaba

Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA) is participating in the eleventh edition of IMEX, the world's leading gathering of experts in incentive travel, exhibitions and events, to meet with some of Europe's top travel agents and buyers in the Meetings, Incentive, Conference and Exhibition (MICE) industry. IMEX 2013 will be held in the period 21-23 May, 2013 in Frankfurt, Germany.

Leading a high level delegation - eight hotels and 10 tour operators –QTA will highlight Qatar’s world-class facilities and the nation’s promising development as a destination for sports, business, leisure and cultural tourism.

QTA will host the new state of the art Qatar Pavilion with a design and features that reflects QTA’s new vision to promote and develop the tourism industry in Qatar.

Combining exhibitions and tourism, QTA has created a unique tourism offering as a business oriented destination with state-of-the-art leisure and hospitality.

Through the participation at IMEX Frankfurt 2013, QTA is focusing on new partnerships to offer its existing and new facilities which include sports amenities, convention, exhibition and meeting facilities to expand and attract MICE sector business.

IMEX is the landmark exhibition for professionals working in the meetings and events industry, in an innovative and fast-paced atmosphere. It is run by meetings professionals for meetings professionals; it’s exciting, innovative and fast-paced – a real hive of energy.

The show provides a one-stop-shop for planners looking to book and organise worldwide meetings and events. The electric show floor houses 3,500 exhibitors representing 157 countries, providing unparalleled business opportunities. Over 60,000 business meetings are expected to take place at IMEX 2013.

Qatar has recently played an important role in the Incentive, Business Travel and Meetings Exhibition - GIBTM, as well as the ITB-Berlin and the ATM exhibition, establishing itself as a world-class tourism event organizer and a tourist destination of choice.