GCB Hosted Buyer: IMEX Frankfurt 2025
Discover Meetings Made in Germany
The GCB German Convention Bureau cordially invites qualified European and North American Buyers to IMEX Frankfurt 2025, from May 20th - 22nd. With this page we would like to inform about your potential participation as a hosted buyer and about our pre- and post-IMEX educational trips to Essen, Leipzig, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt & Cologne.

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Join us and be part of our industry's most important trade show with 3.200 international suppliers from more than 150 countries. Discover #MeetingsMadeInGermany and find out what Germany has to offer.
Who Can Be a Hosted Buyer?
All decision makers in the meetings industry who:
- plan international meetings, incentives, congresses and events
- are able to provide details of three confirmed or planned events to be held in the next three years
- who organize at least 10 events with an average number of participants of at least 100 delegates per year or large events with more than 1,000 participants where they book venues, accommodation etc.
For more information, please visit the IMEX Frankfurt website.
Where and When?
- May 20 – May 22, 2025, Messe Frankfurt
What Does My Invitation Include?
The participation in our IMEX Hosted Buyer Program is completely free of charge for you. The following is included:
- Flights / trains to Frankfurt and Essen/Cologne/Düsseldorf/Leipzig and back home within Europe
- Complimentary 4/5* hotel accommodation in Frankfurt and Essen/Cologne/Düsseldorf/Leipzig
- Experience unrivaled service before, during and after IMEX, at no cost to you or your company (no hidden fees or penalties)
- Courtesy transfers to and from Frankfurt airport and train station to the hotel, Messe Frankfurt and return
IMEX Hosted Buyers have the flexibility to meet with whomever exhibitor they wish. By accepting our invitation to be a Hosted Buyer, however, buyers make a commitment to arrange genuine business appointments with IMEX exhibitors. We recommend a minimum of 6 appointments per day.
By attending IMEX Frankfurt 2025 buyers have access to a variety of education programs. Learn more about the IMEX educational program.
Our IMEX Educational Trips 2025
If you would like to join the GCB as a Hosted Buyer for IMEX Frankfurt 2025, please follow the registration link in your invitation e-mail. As soon as you have been accepted as a Hosted Buyer by IMEX, we will contact you.