"I have come away already with 7 solid RFPs, it's been very beneficial for our bureau. All of my set appointments were exactly the domestic planners that I needed to see."
Carrie Pace
Fort Worth Convention and Visitors Bureau - USA
"The best, most professional MICE event ever!"
Sophie Volant
Chateau Saint-Martin & Spa - France
"I must say the M&I Forum is THE most productive and rewarding event I have ever been to, and I had never ever expected to meet with so many quality buyers."
Patrick Ma
The Venetian Macau-Resort-Hotel - China
"Super project team and local assistance! The best organised event I have been to."
Per E Wessel
Norway Exhibition and Convention Centre - Norway
"M&I Forums are great events - the quality of the meeting planners is very high, the appointments are very well organised and you get to meet so many new clients. Just try it once and you will see the difference."
Stijn Reniers
Bel Air Hotel The Hague - Netherlands
"It was our first time at the M&I Forums and we were really impressed by the quality of the buyers, the organisation and the networking. The balance between one-on-one meetings and the networking was ideal, and the four-day programme was very dynamic. We got four requests onsite and a couple more just after, so we have already integrated the M&I Forums in next year's budget!"
Daniela Pastorelli
Gran Meliá Salinas - Lanzarote, Spain
"The quality of the buyers is very high and we get a lot of enquiries. I usually receive between 10 and 25 RFPs every Forum."
Stephen Van Es
Rotterdam Marketing - Netherlands
"The M&I Forum was excellent. We met a lot of new clients and came home with several good quality RFPs - definitely a great investment!"
Erik Schlumpf
Zurich Tourism - Switzerland
"The M&I Forum is one of the best organised industry events at this time. You can rely on the organisation team for great service, bringing in good clients and providing a good platform to conduct business."
Verena Jandak
Vienna CVB - Austria
"With M&I Forums I get to meet a lot of new clients compared to other exhibitions we have attended in the past."
Guenaelle Saint-Martin
Intercontinental Carlton Cannes - France
"The Forums are intense and take a lot of energy. They are a lot of money but they are the best investment I have ever made."
Menno Schifferstein
Hotels Van Oranje - Netherlands
"We received RFPs at the Autumn Forum and expect to confirm the business soon."
Nicolas Joel
Disneyland Resort Paris-Business Solutions - France
"Each edition of the Forums is better than the previous one, whether in terms of organisation or quality of buyers. The 50 meetings we had were qualified and the networking was very productive. Without a doubt, we will be there next time around!"
Paulo Vicente
Sheraton Algarve - Portugal
"M&I Forums are great because you get fifty one-on-one meetings in the space of four days, which would take me almost a year to do by myself."
Stephen Van Es
Rotterdam Marketing - Netherlands
"M&I Forums is the best way to meet new clients. The opportunity of meeting fifty buyers in a few days is an opportunity you get no where else. It's also very well organised, intense and productive."
Jenny Haire
The Breakers, Palm Beach - USA
"The fact that we have attended the last 4 consecutives events and have confirmed the next one reflects how much we value the overall event."
Andrew Tabone
Grand Hotel Excelsior - Malta
"At M&I Forums, I have 50 guaranteed appointments and I have all the clients' contact details, a picture of them and their company information in the show guide. I am also aware of who requested to meet with me as a first choice. In my case for example, I had 70 people who wanted to meet with me but only time to meet 50. This means that there are another 20 I could meet during the networking sessions, or simply give a call to from the office."
Abdulla Yousuf
Dubai Convention Bureau - UAE
"M&I Forums is better than the competition. The clients have good business, the programme is fun and exciting and the organisation is faultless."
Sandra Rubio
Groupe Lucien Barrière - France
"It's no secret that we have taken most of our marketing budget away from the mass trade exhibitions and invested it into these one-on-one meetings."
Mark Felstead
Axica Convention Centre - Germany
"The Forums are so attractive because we not only meet the clients on a one-on-one basis but also during the lunches, dinners and activities whereas if you go to an exhibition, you might have a lot of buyers around but you may not get quality time with them."
Guenaelle Saint-Martin
Intercontinental Carlton Cannes - France
"I prefer to attend M&I Forums than IMEX or EIBTM."
Lucie Gajdosova
Corinthia Hotel Prague - Czech Republic
"M&I Forums is a great concept because it's very time efficient. You do 50 appointments in the fours days you are here, plus all the networking. You are really getting through a lot of people."
Jeshly Sierra
Concorde Hotels & Resorts - France
"There are two fundamental reasons for me to attend M&I Forums: the quality of the buyers and the ratio of buyer to supplier which is still better than the competition. Nobody else offers 50 appointments in the space of four days and nobody else offers the chance to leave with the details of 200 more potential clients in your briefcase."
Mark Felstead
Axica Convention Centre - Germany
"We found the buyers were extremely well qualified; we got to spend a lot of time with people yielding real potential for our destination"
Luc Charbonneau
Tourisme Montréal - Canada
"This is my first Forum and I am so impressed! The networking activities are great, the number of appointments and the quality of the buyers are very high, you don't have to worry about anything, they really worry about you. Everything is top class and I am sure we will get good business out of these four days."
Cristina Guillamont
Me Barcelona - Spain
"We have attended several M&I Forums in the past and the buyers have always been different. Most importantly, they are all decision makers from the MICE industry: CEOs, Managing Director, Event Directors, Project Managers. I really appreciate the quality of M&I Forums and I know that my time and money are well invested here."
Lucie Gajdosova
Corinthia Hotel Prague - Czech Republic
"This will be my fourth MI Forum. I've found them all very beneficial and business has definitely developed as a consequence."
Mark Felstead
Axica Convention Centre - Germany
"M&I forums are very targeted because they are very good at matching the needs of buyers and suppliers. We gave them a list of our high priority targets last week and I've already met with about 50 percent of those who we wanted to meet. I don't think there is any other show that can do that."
Jeshly Sierra
Concorde Hotels & Resorts - France
"The Forums are very beneficial. For example, we met an agency from Germany at a previous event and they brought us business for 450 people for one week! So it's really a huge meeting that we are hosting. Without M&I Forums, they may never have known about our hotel."
Marianne Van Den Berg
Grand Hotel Huis Ter Duin - Netherlands
"M&I Forums is not cheap, but it is good value for money when you see what you get out of it. There's also the possibility to share a table. As a Convention Bureau, I always share a table with a hotel, which saves me part of the cost and it really works well because we can do our presentations integrated into each other's."
Stephen Van Es
Rotterdam Marketing - Netherlands
"Being able to meet all these clients coming from all over Europe is less expensive for the hotels; you don't need to travel as much by meeting everyone in one place which is a very attractive concept."
Guenaelle Saint-Martin
Intercontinental Carlton Cannes - France
"It's a very good investment because you get 50 scheduled meetings, each with 20 minutes of full focus. And you get all the information and all the contact details, even for the people you didn't meet."
Menno Schifferstein
Hotels Van Oranje - Netherlands
"I find the organisation very good, especially the selection of hosted buyers which makes the event very targeted. The combination of activities and the 50 guaranteed appointments work wonders for me."
Hanane R'Zina
Palmeraie Hotels & Resorts - Morocco
"The way the meetings are set and the fact that the buyers select the suppliers they want to meet with means that you get to meet buyers who you wouldn't have targeted or expected to have business for you. And the ones you never thought would have business for you sometimes do! This probably wouldn't occur if you were out on a sales drive on your own."
Stephen Van Es
Rotterdam Marketing - Netherlands
"The networking is something I like about M&I Forums. We had the wonderful experience of a networking activity at a previous Forum in Cannes, which involved riding around on a luxury yacht drinking pink champagne for a couple of hours. I mean what more can I say, it's a tough job but somebody has got to do it!"
Mark Felstead
Axica Convention Centre - Germany
"The Networking sessions are a great aspect of the programme. I met a really key buyer at a previous Forum and she is now a good client of mine. We were able to do the activities together, but also had lunch together and sat down again at dinner. It's just really helpful moving into my new role at Concorde to have that experience and build that relationship even further."
Jeshly Sierra
Concorde Hotels & Resorts - France
"M&I Forums team building activities are really quite unique. They are light hearted, they are fun and I think the buyers really get into it, as do the suppliers. People are always really excited about it, they look forward to it and it's a real ice-breaker when it comes to building the relationship."
Jeshly Sierra
Concorde Hotels & Resorts - France
"I enjoy working with the M&I team because they know each individual client and would always find them for you if you need, which is not what happens at other shows."
Abdulla Yousuf
Dubai Convention Bureau - UAE
"Another benefit of M&I Forums: it's a great team to work with. I feel very at home with them, well looked after. They are a great young team, very dynamic, full of ideas and open to offers. I'm very impressed."
Mark Felstead
Axica Convention Centre - Germany
"M&I Forums are so well prepared beforehand: they do the screening and look for the right connections, which would take me weeks to do myself. Also the booklets are very valuable; they contain a lot of detailed information. I keep them in my drawer and have always have them at hand."
Marianne Van Den Berg
Grand Hotel Huis Ter Duin - Netherlands
"The professionalism and friendliness of M&I Forums' team is quite unique and makes you feel part of a family."
Abdulla Yousuf
Dubai Convention Bureau - UAE
"I would recommend this event to my colleagues in the industry who would like to increase their MICE business. I am planning to attend future forums as well; I've just signed the contract for next year so we're doing another three forums already."
Stephen Van Es
Rotterdam Marketing - Netherlands
"MICE business is very important for my hotel, it's 50 percent of our business mix, so I can't miss the opportunity to meet clients as we need the business and for this reason I would definitely come back to an M&I Forums event."
Guenaelle Saint-Martin
Intercontinental Carlton Cannes - France
"We've already booked for the next forum and I would almost categorically say it will be on our marketing plan for next year."
Mark Felstead
Axica Convention Centre - Germany
"I would like to express our gratitude for your great support and for an organisation that sincerely does not have equals."
Simona Lollini
Grand Hotel Baglioni - Italy
"The meetings were very well-organized. The M&I Forums Asia is the most productive show we have attended, as it concentrated on focused selling within a limited time with the interests of both buyers and sellers being matched perfectly during the pre-scheduled appointments."
Yuko Kamata
Radisson Hotel Narita - Japan
"I have been to different events in the industry and I have to say M&I Forums is the best! You get good leads and the atmosphere is great."
Belen Pascual
Me by Melia, Madrid - Spain
"We were extremely pleased with the programme, quality of participants and quality of service during the Forum. Thank you for following through with all the details, assisting us every step of the way and delivering on the promise of a successful business platform for Singapore Expo. "
Rhoda M. Dinesen
Singapore Expo - Singapore
"Best MICE event of the year. Always worth the money!"
Stephen Van Es
Rotterdam Marketing - Netherlands
"I thoroughly enjoyed my first time exhibiting with M&I Forums. Both the format and organization were excellent. The service I received from each M&I team member was exceptional and always delivered with a smile! I am extremely anxious to begin my follow-up with potential clients as I am confident I shall see a return on my investment with this Forum. "
Paula Kent
Peppermill Resort Spa Casino - USA
"The M&I Forums are the most valuable way to meet new clients. Not only were the meetings perfectly organized but there was also time to network in a fun and relaxed atmosphere. "
Elsbeth Koutsoglou-Janssens
ITB Holland - Netherlands
"I have enjoyed this professional show that has allowed to meet with 100% new client."
Asaad Hijazi
DMC Jordan - Jordan
"Meeting & Incentive Forums allow to meet with excellent buyers from all over Europe in a very efficient way."
Lucas Mousson
Moevenpick Hotel - Switzerland
"Meeting & Incentive Forums was well put together and it was certainly time well spent. We are looking forward to future participation."
David Fung
Langham Place Hotels - Hong Kong
"Fantastic! Thank you for a great show. Really good contacts and organized with style."
Annette Choynacki
Belgian Tourist Office - Belgium
"Everyone I spoke to considered this event a success so thank you for all your efforts."
Joao Pinto Coelho
Hotel Quinta Da Marinha Resort - Portugal
"I'd heard great things about the M&I Forums but this event surpassed my expectations."
Ann Schumacher
Visit Oslo - Norway