Finally live again: Germany as a trade fair location is slowly recovering / 340
Trade fairs planned for 2023, only 280 trade fairs possible in 2022 / worry about affordable ones
Energy clouds outlook / visitor numbers increase
Berlin (ots) – First recovery at the German exhibition center in sight: At least 340
Trade fairs are planned between Husum and Friedrichshafen in 2023. This should im
almost a quarter more trade fairs will take place in the new year than in this year
Germany were possible. In the first quarter of 2023 alone, there are a good 120 trade fairs
on the calendar – 2022 could only host 18 in the same period due to bans
measurements are carried out. Energy efficiency, circular economy and innovative
Production technologies are the top topics at German trade fairs in 2023.
– Philip Harting, Chairman of the umbrella organization of the German trade fair industry
AUMA : “The trade fair industry in Germany is slowly finding its place again
Rhythm. Two years of trade fair bans are still weighing heavily on the industry
230,000 jobs are hanging. We expect the support of
Federal Minister of Economics, no new difficulties. With stability is that
exhibition industry helped a lot. Then 2023 can be the first better year since
beginning of the corona pandemic. Then you can measure their strengths as part
to solve many problems. Then Germany will live up to its reputation as
Top location for trade fairs again. Concern about affordable energy is clouding
However, the first outlook for the new year.”
The AUMA projection for 2022 shows that 65 percent of visitors
Visitors are back at the German exhibition grounds. Until the summer lay
the average number is still a good 55 percent of the pre-corona level. Since
Fall the numbers go up. The situation is similar for the exhibitors:
Over the year, an average of 70 percent are back at the trade fairs – with
also increasing trend since autumn.
In particular because of the trade fair bans in the first quarter, the
macroeconomic positive effects from the trade fair industry this year
According to the first figures, this is only 55 percent of the pre-Corona years. 2019
the industry contributed 28 billion euros to the economic plus.
According to provisional figures from AUMA, there will be 280 trade fairs in Germany in 2022
took place, 130 were canceled and 60 had to be rescheduled
evade within the year. The overall economic damage
Bans, postponements and cancellations of trade fairs since the beginning of the
Corona pandemic in Germany to more than 56 billion euros and nine
Billions of euros less tax revenue. Almost 180,000 jobs had to go through
Short-time work can be secured.
Press contact:
Steffen Schulze,
Head of Communications and Marketing
Association of the German trade fair industry – AUMA eV
Littenstr. 9,
10179 Berlin,
Mobile: 0175 2204600
mailto:[email protected]
Further material: http://presseportal.de/pm/166321/5383100
OTS: AUMA eV – Association of the German trade fair industry