The 28th Biograd Boat Show attracted a record 23,856 visitors, with more than 400 exhibitors and 500 vessels displayed at Marina Kornati in Croatia.
Prior to the show, the marina’s technical team moved almost 200 charter vessels to release additional exhibition space and manage the larger fleet.
The show itself attracted more than 45 world, European and Croatian vessel premieres, with displayed boats valued at up to €5 million.
With the physical site for the show fully booked, expansion focused on professional activity under the Biograd B2B programme which included a new B2B app added an exhibitor marketplace, meeting scheduling and an interactive show map.
Show highlights
Highlights of the show also included the tenth Croatian Nautical Days running across four days, bringing the marine industry together for association meetings, presentations and policy discussions.
The eighth Croatia Charter Expo held during the first two days of the show attracted more than 100 yacht-charter businesses representing a combined fleet of over 3,000 yachts.
After the charter exhibition closed on Thursday, teams then converted the space for the Croatia Luxury and Adventure Travel Show, which featured tourism companies, luxury vehicles and food and drink exhibitors.
The show also saw the presentation of the third Biograd Boat Show Eco Excellence Awards to Luciano Beg of Marservis who received both the Croatian and international main awards for the Eco Cube innovation.
