Monday, May 25, 2009

DUBAI TO HAVE STRONG PRESENCE IN IMEX-2009


For the seventh consecutive year, Dubai will have a strong presence at the Worldwide Exhibition for Incentive Travel, Meetings and Events (IMEX) in Frankfurt from May 26 to 28, the Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) announced.
The IMEX-2009 edition will see 43 co-participants from Dubai’s expanding tourism industry sharing 355-square-metre Dubai Stand under the DTCM umbrella.
At a pre-fair meeting held at the DTCM Head Office, Mr. Ali Abdul Wahab, DTCM Head of Overseas Promotions’ East and West Europe Region, the Dubai Stand (D520) at Messe Frankfurt will have 28 booths.
The DTCM delegation will consist of Mr. Mohammed Khamis bin Hareb, DTCM Executive Director Operations and Marketing, Mr. Eyad Ali Abdul Rahman, DTCM Executive Director Media Relations and Business Development, Mr. Saleh Al Geziry, DTCM Director Overseas Promotions and Mr. Mohamed Al Muhairi, DTCM Head of Overseas Promotions’ Canada and USA Region.
The IMEX-2009 will be utilised to showcase the best of Dubai in terms of facilities for the MICE industry.
The co-participants will also highlight various conferencing and exhibition infrastructure in the emirate.
Over 3,500 exhibitors from 157 countries will attend IMEX-2009. Over 3,600 hosted buyers from almost 60 world markets attended IMEX 2008, amongst an overall trade visitor total of 8,751. As many as 43 stands have increased their space at IMEX 2009 with high demand experienced from all corners of the globe.

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