The 23rd European meeting and events tradeshow (EIBTM) closed in Barcelona with an estimated 15,300 meeting industry professionals in attendance. Total numbers of visitors and buyers at the event, held at the Fira De Barcelona, reached 2,962 up 10.3 per cent on 2010’s show. 3,904 of these were hosted buyers, compared to 3,963 in 2010. Hosted buyers carried out 64,950 pre-scheduled appointments.