GIBTM 2013 will close today on a high note having attracted a record choice of buyers from the company meetings sector because the booming Gulf economies attract corporate travellers, trade delegations and other business groups. The seventh edition of the show saw triple the selection of corporate meetings buyers in attendance, this year accounting for 35 per cent of all hosted buyers attending the show, in comparison to 11 per cent from the company sector in 2012. The total number hosted buyers was evenly split between the center East, Europe and Asia Pacific, with first-timers attending from key growth markets for the center East including Australia, South Africa and Azerbaijan. “According to plain & Poor’s latest forecast, GDP growth in the Gulf economies will reach 4.6 per cent in 2013,...
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