About the show
IMEX FRANKFURT
Your key to the global business events community
IMEX Frankfurt is where the global meetings, events and incentive travel industry comes together annually for the largest trade show of its kind in Europe.
Where 3,000+ global meeting planners connect with more than 2,500 suppliers from across the world, building powerful working relationships – to create better events, meetings and experiences.
This is where you can walk through the world in a day, immerse yourself in the latest industry developments and ideas, and find yourself at the heart of the global business events community.
Our show
Exhibitors include national and regional convention bureaux, hotel groups, venues, cruise lines, airlines, spa resorts, tech providers and event management specialists. Visitors include meeting planners, event agency heads, association executives, incentive travel buyers and in-house event experts.
Meeting professionals can attend independently or apply to join our unique hosted buyer programme with free and flexible flights, free accommodation and VIP treatment.
Developed to support our aim to provide the best business platform for the global business events community, our online appointment system and schedule help everyone plan their time ahead of time – with 42,000 appointments made at IMEX 2022 alone.
Our education programme
Our free professional education programme includes 150-plus in-depth seminars, practical workshops and specialist forums. Expect expert speakers, new ideas, plentiful inspiration, insight and innovation. Explore our human nature talking point, dive into event tech and marketing, trends and research, people and planet, best business practice and the latest in experience design.
We offer countless opportunities to connect on the show floor and at events around the city, as the global business events community converges on Frankfurt. From the IMEXrun to the Gala Dinner to SITE Nite and Association Social, we have the networking event for you.
IMEX Frankfurt show stats 2022
Number of hosted buyers
2,268 from 76 countries
Hosted buyer buying power %
$1-5 million 35%
$5 million 24%
Hosted buyers by country (top five)%
US 15%
Germany 14%
UK 6.5%
Brazil 5%
Mexico 4%
Netherlands 4%
Spain 4%
Italy 3.5%
France 3.5%
Switzerland 3%
Hosted buyers by nature of business %
Agency 66%
Independent planner 12%
Corporate 11.5%
Association 10.5%
Number of visitor buyers
608 from 58 countries
Visitor buyer buying power %
$1-5 million 24%
$5million+ 13.5%
Visitor buyers by country (top five) %
Germany 52%
UK 6%
Netherlands 4.5%
US 3.5%
Switzerland 2%
Visitor buyers by nature of business %
Agency 42%
Corporate 32%
Independent planner 17%
Association 9%
Number of exhibiting companies
- 2,373 representing 150 countries
- 85% of exhibitors at IMEX return and exhibit with us again
Press stats
- 19 press conferences at IMEX Frankfurt 2022
- 166 press attendees from 20 countries
