Over 15,000 event professionals, hailing from 40 countries, gathered in Istanbul, Turkey to celebrate the 5th ACE of M.I.C.E. Exhibition (AME) at the Istanbul Congress Center (ICC), from 21-23 February 2018.
President of Tourism Media Group and TETKID, Volkan Ataman, commented: “A total of 617 international hosted buyers came to ACE of M.I.C.E.”
The event brought 112 national and 57 international exhibitors, and 170 sponsors and partners. Nineteen sessions, which were held over the three days, introduced 29 internationally known speakers, including Mat Johnson, former Nike global event director, and Bora Aksoylu, former Red Bull and Nike Turkey event manager. The official exhibition Gala Dinner, on 21 February, started with a message from Numan Kurtulmus and was held by the ministry of Culture and Tourism at the Hilton Istanbul Bosphorus Hotel; following this was an evening party, which was held in a dome tent front of the ICC. The Istanbul deputy governor Ismail Gültekin stated: “Istanbul and Turkey is a safe harbour for global MICE industry.” Gültekin added that there were 1,300 B2B meetings per day. Turkish Airlines president of Domestic Sales, Halil Ibrahim Polat, explained that transportation in the event industry is indispensable and that they will support the sector with new flight networks. For more information, click here. 
