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GMITE 2024

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NEW "Trends & Topics" Day for Diverse Content
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GMITE is the MICE industry’s leading one-to-one event, connecting global suppliers with high-volume, North American meeting and incentive buyers. 

GMITE offers an unparalleled networking opportunity including up to 24 one-to-one appointments, multiple receptions, meals, activities, and education, all in the name of forging relationships and building business. 

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GMITE By the Numbers

42%

of suppliers expect to book business within 3-6 months from a buyer they met at GMITE

69%

of suppliers consider GMITE important to very important to their business

98%

of suppliers wish to return to GMITE

60%

of attendees rated GMITE as better than or the best hosted buyer event in the industry

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satisfaction with opportunities to meet & engage with new buyers
98%
of suppliers wish to return to GMITE
69%
consider participating in GMITE important/very important to their business
60%
of attendees rated GMITE as better than or the best hosted buyer event in the industry
one to one meeting

Meet the best selection of pre-qualified buyers anywhere.

Global Meeting & Incentive Travel Exchange (GMITE) is the MICE industry's premier networking event that brings high-volume, pre-qualified North American meeting planners and incentive buyers to meet one-to-one with global suppliers. Hosted buyers are selected based on rigorous criteria to ensure only the best-of-the-best are invited to participate.

Suppliers will receive up to 24 one-to-one meetings with hand-selected buyers, as well as multiple networking meals, education sessions, receptions and team building activities to ensure your exposure to fully vetted, pre-qualified buyers.

SALES BROCHURE

What You Gain from Exhibiting

1:1 Time with Qualified Buyers
1:1 Time with Qualified Buyers
Welcomed over 600 delegates in 2023, including key municipal and co-op stakeholders.
Industry Exposure
Industry Exposure
Located in Washington DC, it draws key federal decision-makers from agencies like the NTIA and the Department of Commerce, with representation from 22 states in 2023.
Unparalleled Value & ROI
Unparalleled Value & ROI
Backed by the prestigious Fierce Network publication, providing impactful visibility both at the event and digitally throughout the year.
https://www.fierce-network.com/
Endless Relationship Building Opportunities
Endless Relationship Building Opportunities
We have partnered with Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), the trusted industry association for the connected world, to unite government with industry to attract, train and deliver talent.
https://tiaonline.org/
Access to Luxury Travel Advisors
Access to Luxury Travel Advisors
Features a dedicated app and meeting zones, with a team specifically tasked to facilitate introductions, ensuring extensive networking opportunities.

Curated Connections

GMITE recruits only the most qualified meeting planners and incentive travel buyers via a rigorous vetting process. 

Select who you want to meet using our appointment system, spend 15 minutes of uninterrupted time at each meeting, and pack six months of business into just two days.

The “Un-Corporate” Meeting

Business focused, one-to-one appointments by day and casual networking functions by night result in lasting connections. 

With curated receptions and dedicate networking blocks, participants gain direct access to every corner of the luxury and group travel ecosystem.

Resort-MICE

Luxury travel advisors and high-end meeting and incentive planners are united under one roof for unprecedent cross-sector collaboration.

Co-located with the ULTRA Summit at the luxurious AVA Resort Cancun, GMITE bridges the luxury leisure and meetings & incentive market. 

Unique. Powerful. Productive.

GMITE brings together prestigious MICE professionals to meet with key leading domestic and international travel suppliers to participate in a series of one-to-one meetings.

GMITE offers an unparalleled networking opportunities including up to 24 one-to-one appointments, multiple receptions, meals, activities, and education, all in the name of forging relationships and building business. 

MICE Meets Luxury Leisure

GMITE is co-located with Luxury Travel Advisor's ULTRA Summit, the meeting place for the most opulent, ultra-luxury suppliers in the world.

Research shows a growing convergence between MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions) and leisure travel, driven by shifts in traveler preferences and the rise of 'bleisure' travel (business and leisure combined).

By consolidating these two dynamic segments into one, luxury-focused event with GMITE and ULTRA, we are fostering collaboration, creating efficiencies, and offering our audience a competitive advantage in this rapidly changing landscape.

ULTRA co-located
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Two communities under one roof

GMITE is co-located with Luxury Travel Advisor's ULTRA Summit.

Gather with the full travel industry as travel advisors and suppliers from the co-located event, Luxury Travel Advisor’s ULTRA Summit, will join GMITE during the new “Trends & Topics” day. Thought leaders will present various topics driving the industry’s current and future business including global geopolitics and travel policies/advisories, the growth of bleisure, and the growing client demands for authentic travel experiences.

ULTRA co-located
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