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IMEX America, meeting industry trade show held last week in Las Vegas closed with record numbers. Among 3.250 exhibitors from 139 countries were for the first time ever also Slovenian representatives who conducted more than 100 meetings with some of the top worldwide buyers.


The show recorded a record turnout. Last week at the Sands Expo and Convention Center at The Venetian in Las Vegas, 3.250 exhibitors met with the more-than 3.000 hosted buyers. There were more than 60.000 individual appointments, while group appointments accounted for another 10.000 meetings between buyers and sellers on the show floor this year. The show also offered a record of 269 educational sessions including a new opening forum for senior planners.

Representing Slovenia’s meeting offer were Slovenian Convention Bureau, Ljubljana Tourism / Convention Bureau, Union Hotels as the best hotels among Ljubljana hotels, Intours DMC, Kompas DMC and Conventa. The meetings offer of a wider South East European region was also represented by a sister trade show Conventa. Due to the great interest shown for Slovenia by some of the top worldwide buyers, Conventa’s organizers have already opened 5 hosted buyer spots to meeting planners coming from America.


All in all, Slovenian representatives of the meetings industry recorded a great turnout at IMEX America and now look forward to following up the gained leads and welcoming new future events, meetings and congresses in Slovenia.

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