AIME opens 2014 Hosted Buyer applications
Applications for the Asia-Pacific Incentives & Meetings Expo (AIME) 2014 Hosted Buyer programme are now open.
The hosted buyer programme will offer a personalised diary of pre-scheduled appointments for high-calibre business events industry professionals to meet with their preferred exhibitors.
They will also receive the following:
Flights
4-5 star accommodation
Pre and post touring opportunities
Professional education sessions
A complimentary invitation to the Saxton’s Ultimate Event
Access to the Hosted Buyer Lounge and Pamper Zone
Jacqui Timmins, exhibition director at AIME and CIBTM, said hosted buyers should register early to make the most of the VIP benefits on offer at AIME 2014, particularly the pre touring options available.
"As the largest international business events exhibition in Australia, AIME is so much more than a two-day event, it’s a great opportunity for peers to connect and do business," she said.
To be considered for the hosted buyer programme, applicants should be responsible for planning, organising or influencing decisions around corporate meetings and events, business and incentive travel, conferences, exhibitions or association meetings.
Interested hosted buyers can apply for consideration via the AIME website (www.aime.com.au) , with a 10% saving on the registration fee available for early bird applications completed before October 25, 2013.
Applications will be reviewed by a panel of industry experts and confirmed within four weeks for Australian buyers and six weeks for international buyers.
In response to feedback from exhibitors, AIME will be increasing the target for domestic hosted buyers by 25% in 2014.
AIME 2014 takes place February 18-19 at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.
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