Bahrain participates in IMEX 2007

IMEX 07, which commenced 17th April, closed to record-breaking attendance on April 19th with over 3,500 hosted buyers, approximately 8,000 visitors and 57 world markets represented at the show's busiest three days ever.

Bahrain Exhibition & Convention Authority (BECA), Bahrain International Circuit, Gulf Air, Gulf Hotel, House of Travel, Algosaibi Travel, Al Hilal Publishing, Bahrain EPMS, Mercure Hotel, NASS Ads, Phoenicia Hotel, Alkobaisi Travel, ATC Channel and The Ritz-Carlton Bahrain Hotel & Spa were the exhibiting partners of the Tourism Affairs. Mr. Mohammed J. Buzizi, a leading figure in Bahrain's MICE industry, also attended the trade show.

One of the attractions of The Kingdom of Bahrain Pavilion was its lunch reception, hosted on 17th and 18th April 2007. Draws took place after the lunch reception offering prizes such as roundtrip tickets on Gulf Air to Bahrain complete with five-star deluxe hotel accommodation.

As an expression of gratitude for the unwavering support extended by the IMEX Team to the exhibitors from Bahrain, Tourism Affairs representative Mr. Isa Jassim Al-Obaidly, Acting Director of Marketing & Tourism Promotion and Bahrain Exhibition & Convention Authority (BECA) representative Ms. Debbie Stanford-Kristiansen, Director for MICE, Destination Marketing & P.R., presented a miniature wooden dhow from Bahrain to Mr. Ray Bloom, Chairman of Regent Exhibitions, the IMEX organiser, on the Bahrain Stand on 18th April 2007.

BECA met with over 50 qualified meeting planners and buyers who have expressed interest in organising future MICE events in Bahrain as well as members of the media during the three-day event.

Bahrain has been participating in IMEX for the past four years. IMEX is the only meetings and incentive travel exhibition to combine attendance by a major outbound market with hosted international buyers.