When we talk Meeting Tourism positioning and / or consolidation that has reached a destination implies that consequently there were benefits such as:
1) Rupture of seasonality
2) Update social-academic local professional sectors
3) Generation of employment
4) Improvement in the quality standards of services provided
5) Strategic alliances and inter-institutional strengthening provincial, regional, national and international (when Congress it is)
6) Economic benefits for the destination
a. – Stay and Expense Ratio
In this regard it is noteworthy that a national conference attendee has an average stay of 2.7 days spending twice as a tourist resort, while if the international conference is the average stay is 4.5 and the wizard spends between four and 5 times at the destination.
b. – Distribution of expenditure
• Lodging and Dining
• shows (including salons downtown, universities, institutions Headquarters and / or Associations and the Convention Center)
• Service Providers (Airline tickets, Technology, Merchandising, Graphic Material, Multimedia, Diffusion in conventional and specialized areas, cafeteria services, Catering Reception, Human Resources-Hostesses room, speaker etc. -, Signage, Security, Accreditation and Event Organizer)
• Excursions and Shopping
7) But the most important of the benefits that tourism generates Meeting, is that events and conferences are the main promoters of holiday tourism and that 48% of those who attended with his family BACK destination to destination for walking and tourism.
