All Boat Shows articles – Page 19
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Halifax Boat Show confirmed for 2021
The owners of the Halifax International Boat Show have confirmed that eastern Canada’s largest consumer boating event will proceed as scheduled, operating from Thursday February 4 through Sunday February 7 inclusive at the Halifax Exhibition Centre.
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USVI Charter Yacht Show to go ahead as planned
The US Virgin Islands (USVI) Charter Yacht Show will be held as scheduled from 12-15 November in both live and internet environments to accommodate those on restricted travel and encourage travel to the islands.
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FLIBS lessons learned from a proof of concept laboratory
The Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show (FLIBS), which closed its five-day run on Sunday, was not only a success by every outward measure – most notably, exhibitor sales – but can serve as a model for other industries, public events and governments as we navigate a world that sees no ...
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boot Düsseldorf to determine show status in early December
Industry leaders support show and comment on the market
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Ft Lauderdale 2020: is less more?
The 61st edition of the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Shows (FLIBS) was different in many ways from years past, but at least one industry veteran called it a tribute “to the fortitude of boaters.” Chuck Cashman, chief revenue officer for MarineMax, told IBI on Monday: “Trying to establish rapport with ...
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Xiamen Boat Show proceeds as physical and virtual event
The Xiamen International Boat Show in China which was originally scheduled to run from November 6th to the 8th at the Wayuan Bay Yacht Port has been rescheduled to the 20th to the 23rd November and will now take the form of acombined physical and virtual show.
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2021 Miami Yacht Show postponed
Informa Markets, organisers of the Miami Yacht show and just-completed Ft. Lauderdale International Boat Show, has announced this afternoon cancellation of the event scheduled for February 2021; it says it will seek alternate dates for next year
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Belgian sector lifts its boat shows from the doldrums
There are plans for a show at Nieuwpoort marina in March 2022 Belgium is planning to stage new boat shows, restoring some sheen to its boating and watersports events that spent the better part of the past decade in the doldrums. Nautibel, Belgium’s watersports and recreational boating ...
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Registration now open for Balearic Yacht Show
Registration is now officially open for the Balearic Yacht Show. The first virtual yacht show in the Mediterranean will bring together the main players in the national and international marine industry from November 18-20, featuring three days of live events and conferences as well as virtual stands from more than ...
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Hong Kong Yacht Show: Verventia responds to HKCYIA’s announcement
As reported in yesterday’s IBI News, the joint organisers of the planned Hong Kong Yacht Show scheduled to take place next month appear to be in dispute. Following the announcement of postponement at the request of the majority of the key players in Hong Kong’s yachting industry, the local partner, ...
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Miami cancellation surprises few, relieves many, disappoints an industry and begs new questions
The decision by the National Marine Manufacturer’s Association (NMMA) to cancel nine of its first-quarter boats shows, including the cornerstone and iconic Miami International Boat Show (MIBS), was met with a mixed reaction from the recreational boating industry. But one universal sentiment was expressed by Correct Craft president and CEO ...
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Hong Kong Yacht Show to proceed using new format in a strong market
Despite the announcement on October 14th that the Hong Kong Yacht Show (HKYS) is postponed until October 2021, as reported by IBI two weeks ago, it transpires that the show will still proceed in a different format under the management of local Hong Kong partner, the Hong Kong Cruise and ...
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FLIBS opens to smaller crowds
The first day of the 61st annual Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show (FLIBS), unsurprisingly, saw smaller crowds, which were welcomed with a mandatory mask policy and other safety measures that included a limited crowd capacity at the show aimed at holding a large international event in the midst of a ...
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Miami and eight other NMMA winter shows cancelled
America’s National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) has announced altered plans for its roster of boat shows scheduled for the first three months of 2021, including cancellation of the bellweather Miami International Boat Show
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1st Virtual Valencia Boat Show opens to the public
IBI is exhibiting for the first time on a 100% virtual stand at the 2020 Virtual Valencia Boat Show which opened today.
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Biograd Boat Show reports better than expected results
The 22nd edition of the Biograd Boat Show, held from October 21-25 at Marina Kornati in southern Croatia and organised and hosted by Ilirija d.d, presented an outcome which in the view of many exhibitors and the organisers had been ”better than expected”.
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Safety first as FLIBS prepares for Wednesday opening
With a preponderance of precautions in place, the 61st annual Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show (FLIBS) gets underway Wednesday, albeit on a smaller overall footprint and with less than half of the exhibitors who attended the 2019 event, all propagated by the Covid-19 global pandemic. The recently concluded Genoa Boat ...
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IBI Interview on Genoa Boat Show results
IBI’s Ed Slack gets a first-hand report on the results of the Genoa boat show last month and the latest feedback from Italian companies on market prospects for 2021
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Biograd Show latest: Extended show format appears to be working
Attendence is on track to be on par with 2019, however numbers will be crucuially spread over more days
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boot Düsseldorf to hold digital pre-show conference
With 13 weeks to go before the world’s largest boat show is due to open, project director Petros Michelidakis announced today that he will be leading a digital press conference on the 4th of November to report on the status of preparations for the show and the industry’s upcoming prospects.