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AIME 2012 Hosted Buyer Early Bird Special Closing Soon
11 October 2011: Prospective buyers hoping to secure early bird rates for the Asia- Pacific Incentives and Meetings Expo's (AIME) Hosted Buyer Program will need to act quickly as the 10% saving off the regestration fee will end on 28 October 2011.
The 20th anniversary of AIME, owned by the Melbourne Convention + Visitors Bureau (MCVB) and organised by Reed Travel Exhibitions (RTE), will be held on 21-22 February 2012 at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibitions Centre (MCEC) in Melbourne, Australia.
Each year, hosted buyers from around the globe attend AIME, Australias largest business events exhibition, to meet with exhibitors from all areas of the meetings, conference and events industry to network and conduct business.
With approximately 850 international exhibitors expected, AIME 2012 will present ample opportunity for buyers to make important business connections as well as receive a range of exclusive benifits available only in AIME's VIP Hosted Buyer Program.
Sally de Swart, AIME's event director, says that AIME's Hosted Buyer Program has already proven popular this year and encourages those interested to take advantage of the early bird offer.
"AIME is ideal for buyers who need to meet the right contracts and learn about products and services for their events but perhaps don't have much time to do so," Ms de Swart said.
"Hosted Buyers are able to maximise their time at AIME with the Pre Scheduled Appointments (PSAs), which allow them to meet with the exhibitors they are interested in doing business with."
AIME has also introduced a one-day Hosted Buyer option for the 2012 show for domestic and New Zealand candidates who want to maximise their time.
"It's not only the valuable potential meetings that are luring Hosted Buyers to AIME," Ms de Swart explained.
"The benefits available to our buyers include flights, accommodation, pre-touring itineraries in regional Victoria and access to AIME's exclusive Hosted Buyer Lounge and Pamperzone, and the extensive networking Program."
Organisers are also encouraging those interested in attending AIME but who are unable to commit to registering as Hosted Buyer for 2012, to attend as a visitor, providing an alternative option to experience the exhibition.
Exhibitor priority booking rates will still be available until 30 November 2011.
For more information about AIME 2012 Visit www.aime.com.au
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Note to Editor
AIME is organised by Reed Travel Exhibitions (RTE) on behalf of the Melbourne Convention + Visitors Bureau. AIME forms part of the RTE Meetings and event portfolio along with EIBTM (www.eibtm.com), GIBTM (www.gibtm.com), CIBTM (www.cibtm.com), and AIBTM (www.aibtm.com).
Reed Travel Exhibitions (RTE) is the world's leading provider of exhibitions in the travel and tourism industry. Its wide-ranging portfolio of events around the globe covers lesisure travel, Luxury travel and the meetings and incentives industry.
The 12 events are; World Travel market (WTM), Arabian Travel Market (ATM), International French Travel Market (IFTM), La Cumbre, International Golf Travel Market (IGTM), International Luxury Travel Market (ILTM), International Luxury Travel Market Asia (ILTMA), Asia-Pacifc Incentives and Meetings Expo (AIME)(owned by Melbourne Convention Visitors Bureau), The global meetings and events exhibition (EIBTM), Gulf Incentive Business Travel and Meetings exhibition (GIBTM), Americas Meetings and Events Exhibition (AIBTM) and China Incentive Business Travel and Meetings Exhibition (CIBTM).
RTE is a business unit of Reed Exhibitions. In 2010 Reed exhibitions held more that 460 events in 36 countries bringing together more than seven million people from around the world generating billions of dollars of business.
Reed Exhibitions is owned by Reed Elsevier, the worlds leading provider of professional information and online workflow solutions.
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