Hosted Buyers

Statistics 2010

Please note that multiple answers are possible in questions marked with an asterix.

Hosted Buyers by Nature of Business

Incentive house / agency

Corporate client

Association meeting planner

70%

17%

13%

 

 

 

Hosted Buyers by Type of Event*

Conference / meeting

Incentive travel

Staff training / seminars / team building

International convention
Business travel

Product launch

Social / special / sports events

Exhibitions

Corporate hospitality

78.5%

64.5%

54%

43.5%
42.5%

38%

34%

27.5%

27%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hosted Buyers by Industry Sector*

Travel / tourism

Pharmaceutical / medical / chemical

Financial / insurance / banking / legal

Electronic / communications / IT

Automotive

Food / beverage / tobacco

Engineering / building / industrial goods

Sports / sporting events

Cosmetics

Media / publishing


41%

33%

27%

25%

18%

15.5%

15%

14.5%

13%

11.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hosted Buyers by Responsibility*

Plan / organise

Recommend

Research

Final decision

61%

60.5%

53.5%

39.5%

 

 

 

 

Hosted Buyers by Position

Account / event manager

Director

Chairman / CEO / MD

Owner

Executive / PA

Secretary

32%

23%

16.5%
14%
5.5%
1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Hosted Buyers by Average Attendance at International Events

1 - 50
50 - 250
250 - 500
500+

1000+

23%
44%
12%
5%

6%

 

 

 

 

Hosted Buyers by Number of International Events per Year

1 - 10
10 - 50
50+
43%
35%
12%

 

 

 

Hosted Buyers by Annual Budget for Meetings/Incentives

**of 3,000 hosted buyers who responded

Up to $100,000

$100,000 - $250,000
$250,000 - $500,000
$500,000 - $1 million
$1 million - $5 million
$5 million +

9%

16%
15.5%
19%
27%
13%

 

 

 

 

Hosted Buyers by Country

Germany
UK

USA

Russia
France

Italy

Switzerland

Spain

Belgium

Netherlands

Sweden

Poland

Brazil

Austria

Sweden

China

India
Other

17%

11%

9.5%

7.5%

6%

5.5%

4%

3.5%

3.5%

3%

3%

3%

3%

2.5%

2.5%

2%

1.5%

15%