METSTRADE 2024 will see close to 1,600 exhibitors with the entire floor space sold out and a waiting list for companies wanting to exhibit.
The exhibition will be the largest post-Covid pandemic with pre-registration above 2023 which in itself was a record year.
For 2025, METSTRADE organisers say an extra hall will be added alongside an expansion to the Superyacht Pavilion, with the whole of the RAI Centre in Amsterdam taken over by the show.
“Post pandemic, it’s never been this size, especially in terms of exhibitor numbers,” said Niels Klarenbeek, METSTRADE director.
“The entire show is sold out and there is a waiting list for potential exhibitors.”
Niels added: “There is a huge appetite from the industry into METSTRADE.
“If we look into what’s happening in the market, there are definite areas where it’s slow, especially in small size boats but the luxury side is doing well and the superyacht side is doing very very well.
“There are headwinds but we’re not seeing that in the B2B sector.”
The superyacht side is doing very very well.
Niels Klarenbeek
Highlights of the 2024 show will include the annual DAME Awards and Breakfast Briefing, and close to 80 sessions in METSTRADE Theatre.
The show, which runs from November 19 to November 21 acquired the Superyacht Forum earlier in 2024.
The Forum will take place over two days at the start of the week with the event seeing 75 speakers and panellists across 19 sessions over the two days.
“This acquisition aligns perfectly with our strategy to establish METSTRADE as the epicentre of superyacht content and education, paving the way for the upcoming significant expansion of the Superyacht Pavilion in 2025,” said Niels.
In addition, the Yacht Racing forum will be held at the RAI from Wednesday to Friday with a range of race management organisations attending in association with World Sailing.
Delegates will have two guided tours of the exhibition.
“It’s going to be a very busy week,” concluded Niels. “All of these events will have their own audience.”
