4 Biggest Trade Shows of 2014

Trade shows happen every year around the world, and if you’re luck you’ll get your company to pay for your industry conference, and ride on 6 hours of sleep and free drinks every night.

Since I run a trade show display printing company, I thought I would take a look at some of the biggest trade shows of the year by sheer size. These are 5 of the biggest, not just the 5 biggest because I didn’t want to add all car shows or include book fairs which aren’t necessarily the same thing.

1) Bologna Motor Show

The Bologna Motor Show in Bologna, Italy draws a crowd of 1.2 million+ visitors (according to 2006 numbers).

Since the global recession hit, Italy’s domestic car sales have been down 50% since 2007. Because of this the 2013 show was cancelled. Hopefully if the Italian domestic car market improves in 2014, we’ll see a show at the end of the year.

2) Tokyo Motor Show

Tokyo has more...