Questex Travel Group Introduces Global Meeting & Incentive Travel Exchanges for MICE Market

New York, NY- September 9, 2011. The Questex Travel Group is pleased to introduce Global Meeting & Incentive Travel Exchanges (GMITE), a collaborative umbrella brand for the group’s existing meeting and incentive travel exchange events including Incentive Travel Exchange, Caribbean Meeting & Incentive Travel Exchange and Europe Meeting & Incentive Travel Exchange. Each world-class event brings together qualified buyers and travel suppliers and provides a powerful platform for productive meetings, relationship building and valuable ROI. The Exchanges span the globe and target niche markets. Each is by invitation-only and includes pre-scheduled meetings with qualified buyers held in the privacy of each supplier’s hotel suite.

“As the producer of the most exclusive appointment-based events in the MICE industry, we are very proud to have one brand name that encompasses the global reach of our existing products,” stated Jennifer Fernandez, show and event director, Global Meeting & Incentive Travel Exchanges. “The introduction of Incentive Travel Exchange in 2004 marked our entry into the meetings market and we have built upon that success with the introduction of Caribbean Meeting & Incentive Travel Exchange in 2010 and we will be launching Europe Meeting & Incentive Travel Exchange next month. By establishing GMITE as our umbrella brand name, we have enhanced clarity to the industry on our powerful horizontal portfolio and can better connect the buyers and sellers together as we continue to expand our footprint into new markets around the world.”

About Global Meeting & Incentive Travel Exchanges:
Incentive Travel Exchange (ITE), in partnership with Site-
ITE attracts North American incentive buyers placing business globally. Suppliers represent incentive travel options from across the globe. The seventh annual event will be held June 18-20 at THEhotel in Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Caribbean Meeting & Incentive Travel Exchange (CMITE)-
CMITE invites North American meeting and incentive buyers placing business in the Caribbean to meet with suppliers who represent meeting and incentive travel options in the Caribbean. The second annual CMITE will be held September 15-18, 2011 at the Iberostar Grand Hotel Rose Hall in Rose Hall Jamaica.

Europe Meeting & Incentive Travel Exchange (EMITE), in partnership with Site-
EMITE will hold its inaugural event this year and will include European meeting and incentive buyers placing business globally to meet with suppliers who represent meeting and incentive options from across the globe. EMITE will launch October 18-20, 2011 at the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge, London. In 2012, EMITE will be held October 22-24.

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About Global Meeting & Incentive Travel Exchanges (GlobalTravelExchanges.com)
Global Meeting & Incentive Travel Exchanges (GMITE), owned and managed by the Questex Travel Group, is comprised of invitation-only, appointment-based events catering exclusively to the MICE market. The successful formula consists of pre-arranged, one-to-one meetings connecting buyers and suppliers producing the most exclusive events in the world. GMITE includes the flagship Incentive Travel Exchange (ITE), in partnership with Site, created for North American incentive buyers placing business globally. It also includes sister events: Caribbean Meeting & Incentive Travel Exchange (CMITE) for North American meeting & incentive buyers placing business in the Caribbean and Europe Meeting & Incentive Travel Exchange (EMITE) for European MICE buyers placing business globally.