The organiser of Viscom Frankfurt last week is pointing to a rail strike as the reason behind a drop off in attendance. The three-day trade fair, which alternates between Frankfurt and Düsseldorf, saw visitors numbers fall for the first time in ten years, with a total of 10,064 (prior event 12,075), representing a drop of 17% compared to Viscom Frankfurt 2012.
“Many of our customers were unable to come or had to change their travel itineraries in order to get to Viscom”, said Hans-Joachim Erbel, CEO Reed Exhibitions Deutschland.
Those who did make it to the show were met with 325 exhibitors from 29 nations. The next Viscom, in Dusseldorf, will take place from 4-6 November 2015.