The sixteenth edition of MITM Americas, Meetings and Incentive Travel Market, has been held for the second time in Quito with success from October 6th to 8th, by the invitation of Quito’s Metropolitan Company and the Convention Bureau of Quito.
For MITM, that has been celebrated for 16 years through Europe, North Africa, North, Central and South America, the success of MITM in Quito in 2006 was not a surprise, taking in consideration the appeal, infrastructure and know-how that Quito offers to the international events organizers.
This year’s MITM in Quito is being attended by congresses, conferences, events and incentive travel organizers from 17 countries: Austria, Belgium, Canada, Egypt, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Ireland, Mexico, Netherlands, Poland, Rumania, Russia, Switzerland, UK and the United States.
It must be taken in account that MITM received more than 240 requests from MICE organizers to attend MITM in Quito – so a good number of them could not attend since there was no more space or they did not qualify as hosted buyers with potential to bring groups of incentive, congresses or events to Quito, Ecuador and Latin America- .
In this year’s Americas edition, there were exhibitors from companies and organizations of 16 countries: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Chile, Ecuador, USA, El Salvador, Guatemala, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama and Peru.
Under buyers and exhibitors’ requests, MITM programmed 2,580 appointments between exhibitors and buyers. It is estimated that these contacts will generate for Quito business of around 17.000.000 dollars in lodgings, restaurants, tours, shopping, etc. in future incentive, congresses, conferences and events groups.
