Meetings and Incentives Industry (MICE) Research Survey for Buyers

Please complete this survey if you are responsible for selecting venues and/or destinations and/or planning events whether for your own organisations or on behalf of your clients e.g. Corporate organisations, not for profit organisations, event management companies, professional conference organisers, travel agencies, incentive houses and venue finding agencies

1	In which country is your organisation based?

2	Please indicate if you are responsible for planning and / or organising the following: (Please tick all that apply)
		Meetings
		Conventions / Conferences / Congresses
		Incentive travel
		Entertainment or sporting events
		Exhibitions
		Don't organise but am part of decision-making process for the activities selected above
		None of the above

About your organisation

3	How many people work in your organisation?
		1-25
		26-50
		51-100
		101-300
		301-500
		501-1000
		Over 1000

4	What is the nature of your organisation?
		Agency (Professional Conference Organiser, Event Management and Other Agencies)
		Corporate Organisation
		Government Owned Enterprise
		Trade / Professional Association
		Charity / Not For Profit Organisation
		Other

	Please state other organisation type:

5	Which of the following best describes your company's area of activity?
		Agriculture		Maritime
		Arts & Leisure		Mining
		Automotive		Oil / Gas
		Construction / Engineering		Pharmaceuticals / Medical
		Cosmetic		Property
		Electronic / Communications		Retail
		Food / Beverage / Tobacco		Science
		Financial / Banking / Insurance		Training & education
		Government / Administration		Transport
		Hotel / Catering		Utilities
		ICT / Computing		Other
		Manufacturing / Industrial

	Please specify Other:

6	Do you organise events directly, or through an agency?
		Agency
		Direct

7	Which of the following best describes your agency?
		Destination Management Company (DMC)
		Event Management
		Venue Finder
		Marketing Company
		Professional Conference Organiser
		Supplier e.g. AV
		Other
		Not relevant

	Please specify other agency type:

Destination specific information

8	Please indicate in which of the following destinations you have organised events within the last 12 months - please tick just ONE OPTION ONLY
		ONLY Gulf / Middle East & North Africa
		ONLY Rest of World (not Gulf, Middle East or North Africa)
		Worldwide (Gulf, Middle East or North Africa and Rest of World)
		Have not organised an event within the last 12 months

9	In which of the following, Gulf / Middle East / North African regions listed below, have you organised events in the last 12 months and if so, how did you rate your overall experience?:
		Excellent		Very Good		Satisfactory		Poor
	Abu Dhabi
	Algeria
	Bahrain
	Dubai
	Egypt
	Jordan
	Kuwait
	Lebanon
	Libya
	Morocco
	Oman
	Qatar
	Saudi Arabia
	Sharjah
	Syria
	Tunisia
	Umm Al Quwain
	Other

	Please specify other region:

10	In which regions in the Rest of World have you organised events within the last 12 months?
		Western & Northern Europe
		Southern Europe
		Central & Eastern Europe
		Asia
		Africa (ex. South Africa)
		South Africa
		North America
		South / Central America
		Caribbean
		Australasia / Pacific
		Other

	Please state the other region you have organised events:

11	How many events have you organised in the last 12 months in:
		None		1 - 5		6 - 10		11 - 15		16 - 20		21+
	Gulf / Middle East
	Rest of World

12	Is this more or less EVENTS than you organised in the Middle East in 2008?
		More
		Less
		Same

13	What types of event have you held in the Middle East in the last 12 months?
		Meetings
		Conventions / Conferences / Congresses
		Incentive Travel
		Events
		Exhibitions
		None of the above

14	What is the typical average size of events that you organised in the Gulf/Middle East in the last twelve months, in terms of number of people attending? (Select option that most frequently applies to your events)
		2 - 10
		11 - 25
		26 - 50
		51 - 100
		101 - 300
		301 - 500
		501 - 1000
		1001 - 2000
		2001 +

15	Is this more or fewer delegates than attended your events in the previous twelve months (2008)?
		More
		Fewer
		The same

16	Which of the following influencing factors are most important to you when placing an event in the Gulf / Middle East? (please select all that apply)
		Cost
		Time of year
		Quality of accommodation
		Quality of meeting facilities
		Quality of service
		Quality of food
		Overall appeal of the destination
		Availability of venues / hotel rooms
		Range of leisure activity options
		Security / Safety
		Travel time to destination
		Transport availability in destination
		International air routes
		Weather
		Shopping
		Visa procurement
		Other

	Please specify other influencing factors:

17	In what ways have these factors changed in the last twelve months

18	How many of the following events will you organise in the Gulf / Middle East in the next 12 months?
		None		1-5		6-10		11-15		16-20		21+
	Association/not for profit sector conference or meeting
	Corporate conference or meeting
	Incentive program
	Exhibition
	Entertainment/ Sporting Events
	Other

	Please specify other events:

19	Do you expect the number of events you hold in the Gulf / Middle East region to increase or decrease in the next 12 months (2010)?
		Increase
		Decrease
		Stay the same

20	In which of the following destinations are you intending to hold an event in the next 12 months?
		Abu Dhabi
		Algeria
		Bahrain
		Dubai
		Egypt
		Jordan
		Kuwait
		Lebanon
		Libya
		Morocco
		Oman
		Qatar
		Saudi Arabia
		Sharjah
		Syria
		Tunisia
		Umm Al Quwain
		None
		Other

	Please specify other destinations:

21	Please tell us if you're using the destination for the first time or if you've previously held events there
		First time		Held events previously
	Abu Dhabi
	Algeria
	Bahrain
	Dubai
	Egypt
	Jordan
	Kuwait
	Lebanon
	Libya
	Morocco
	Oman
	Qatar
	Saudi Arabia
	Sharjah
	Syria
	Tunisia
	Umm Al Quwain
	Other

22	Over the next 12 months is the duration of the events you organise likely to increase, decrease or stay the same in the following regions.
		Increase		Decrease		Stay the same
	Gulf/ Middle East  & North Africa
	Rest of world

23	Approximately how much is your budget for 2010 on meetings / incentives / conventions / events in total?
		US$50,000 or less
		US$50,001 - US$150,000
		US$150,001 - US$300,000
		US$300,001 - US$600,000
		US$600,001 - US$1,500,000
		US$1,500,001 - US$3,000,000
		US$3,000,001 - US$10,000,000
		US$10,000,001 or more
		Would rather not say
		Don't know

24	Approximately how much of this do you spend on events in the Gulf / Middle East region?
		Zero
		US$1 - US$50,000
		US$50,001 - US$150,000
		US$150,001 - US$300,000
		US$300,001 - US$600,000
		US$600,001 - US$1,500,000
		US$1,500,001 - US$3,000,000
		US$3,000,001 - US$10,000,000
		US$10,000,001 or more
		Would rather not say
		Don't know

25	How does your budget for events in the Middle East in 2010 compare with the budget for the previous 12 months and that for events elsewhere in the world? Has the budget for the next twelve months
		Increased		Decreased		Stayed the same
	Middle East
	Elsewhere in world

General industry questions

26	Which of the following trends are likely to influence the events you hold in the next twelve months?
		Corporate social responsibility
		Development progress in the Gulf/Middle East
		The economic climate
		Green / environmental issues / carbon offset  having an effect on travel policies
		Passport and visa issues
		Pressure to reduce costs
		Reductions in costs leading to staff restructuring or redundancies
		Other

	Other, please specify

27	How do you think the following items will change for the meetings and incentives business over the next twelve months compared to 2009?
		Increase		Decrease		Stay the same
	The volume of events you organise
	Budgets for individual events
	Marketing and promotional budgets
	Events selecting new destinations for events

Your details

28	Your details
	Title (e.g. Mr. Mrs. Ms)
	First name:
	Surname:
	Job title:
	Organisation:
	Organisation address:
	Country:
	E-mail:
	Tel:
	Website:

29	Do you wish to be contacted by Reed Travel Exhibitions about GIBTM?
		Yes
		No

30	Do you wish to be contacted by MeetMe (Nicholas Publishing International) about meetings industry publications and titles?
		Yes
		No

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