CMITE, held in partnership with SITE, the Society for Incentive Travel Excellence, brings fully hosted North American meeting planners and incentive buyers together with Caribbean suppliers for two and a half days of exclusive networking opportunities and prescheduled one-to-one meetings in private suites.
NEW YORK – Questex Travel Group opened its seventh annual Caribbean Meeting and Incentive Travel Exchange (CMITE) yesterday at the exquisite Hilton Barbados Resort, in beautiful Bridgetown, Barbados during their 50th anniversary of independence.
CMITE, held in partnership with SITE, the Society for Incentive Travel Excellence, brings fully hosted North American meeting planners and incentive buyers together with Caribbean suppliers for two and a half days of exclusive networking opportunities and prescheduled one-to-one meetings in private suites.
New to the event this year will be a special education session presented by Meeting Professionals International (MPI). Jessie States, manager of professional development for MPI presented “Meetings Outlook: A Deep Dive into the Latest Business” on Wednesday, August 31 where she reviewed the forecast for events in the coming year, including budget, attendance, and business conditions; delve into trends that matter, and discuss with the audience how they will affect their future meetings.
“This year’s CMITE event is off to a great start, thanks to highly productive, qualified appointments, unique networking opportunities and an exciting new destination for our attendees in beautiful Barbados,” said Kirk Lewis, meetings group director for Questex. “Our MICE event portfolio is the only one that offers one-to-one meetings in the privacy of luxury hotel rooms, combined with stellar education and exciting networking activities, providing tremendous value to suppliers and buyers alike.”
Suppliers at the event represent cruise lines, tour operators, destination management companies and sought-after incentive destinations, hotels, resorts and spas across the globe.
Sponsors include Accra Beach Hotel & Spa, Aruba Convention Bureau, Barbados Tourism Marketing, Inc., Cool Runnings, Dominican Republic Tourism Board, Elegant Hotels, Fairmont Royal Pavilion, Goddard’s Catering Group, Hilton Barbados Resort, Hyatt Zilara & Hyatt Ziva Brands, Jamaica Tourist Board, Jammin, JetBlue, Maui Jim Sunglasses, Melia Hotels International, Meeting Professionals International, Ocean 2, ProColombia, Sam Lord’s Castle, Sandals & Beaches Resorts, Silvermoon, Society for Incentive Travel Excellence, Sunlinc, Tiami Cruises, The Boatyard, The Crane Beach Hotel, The Westin Grand Cayman, Wyndham Grand Property.
Questex’s Global Meeting & Incentive Travel Exchanges (GMITE) events have proven to be successful by offering one-to-one meetings and top-of-the-line training and networking opportunities for meeting and event-planning professionals, as well as incentive buyers.
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