Hosted Buyers

Statistics 2008

Please note that multiple answers are possible in each question

 

Hosted buyers by nature of business

Association

Corporate

Incentive / Agency

12.5%

23%

64.5%

 

 

 

Hosted buyers by type of event

Conference / meeting

International convention
Incentive travel

Product launch

Staff training

Business travel

Corporate hospitality
Exhibitions

86%

49%
70%

40%

52%

46.5%

29.5%

32%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hosted buyers by industry sector

Pharmaceutical

Financial

Electronic

Automotive

Food / beverage / tobacco

Cosmetics

Industrial goods

Engineering

41%

34.5%

29%

21%

17%

15.5%

14.5%

14%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hosted buyers by responsibility

Final decision

Recommend

Research
Plan / organise

42%
64%
57%
65%

 

 

 

Hosted buyers by position

Chairman / CEO

Director
Owner

Account / event manager
Executive / PA

Secretary

16%
23%
14%
38%
6.5%
2.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Hosted buyers by average attendance at events

1 - 50
50 - 250
250 - 500
500+

1000+

21.5%
47%
17%
5.5%

4%

 

 

 

 

Hosted buyers by number of events per year

1 - 10
10 - 50
50+
32%
38%
30%

 

 

 

Hosted buyers by annual budget for meetings/incentives

Up to $100,000

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

8.5%

13%
14%
16%
23%
10%

 

 

 

 

Hosted buyers by country

Germany
UK
France

Italy

Russia
Belgium

Netherlands

USA

Switzerland

Spain

Austria

Sweden

Poland
Other

22%

13%

7%

6%

5.5%

5%

5%

5%

4.5%

4%

3%

2%

2%

16%