欧洲国际娱乐设施暨主题乐园展览会（IAAPA Expo Europe）是欧洲中东非洲区域娱乐景点行业首屈一指的全球盛会，会议为期五天，展览活动为期四天，一年一届，在欧洲各主要景点城市轮流举行，该展每年在美国、亚洲、欧洲分别举行，已有90多年的展览历史。该展体验其最新的产品和创新，了解新的商业战略和技术，网络与同行，做出新的业务不断变化的连接，该展是休闲和景点行业专业人士（包括运营商，供应商，投资者和开发商）的一站式目的地。
该展是本区域最大的休闲和景点专业人士会议和贸易展览会反映了全球产业的力量。法国巴黎-2019年IAAPA Expo Europe于2019年9月16日至19日在光之城中闪耀，因为一年一度的博览会将法国的景点行业专业人士聚集在一起。初步估计，世博会吸引了15900名参与者，其中包括11100名合格买家和648家参展公司。与2018年在阿姆斯特丹举行的展览相比，参展公司数量增加了13％，这反映了全球景点行业的持续增长和增长，尤其是在欧洲，中东和非洲（EMEA）地区。该活动由全球景点行业协会IAAPA主办，展出了创纪录的贸易展览，覆盖了超过17,500平方米的净面积。
IAAPA-International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions国际游乐园和景点协会，成立于1918年，在北美、拉美、亚太等地举行游乐园及景点设施展览会，该协会是世界上最大的国际游乐设施协会，专门从事游戏机、游乐园、景点的安全宣传活动，并在全球举办相关展览与宣传活动。协会总部位于美国亚历山德里亚，在欧洲、亚洲等地设有分部。该组织代表超过4,300工厂，供应商，以及来自超过97个国家，包括专业人士个人会员：游乐园，主题公园和旅游景点；家庭娱乐中心；博物馆和科学中心；水上公园和度假村；动物园和水族馆；工业制造商和供应商。
该展有200多名媒体人员将覆盖IAAPA景点博览会，包括各个方面： 26,000多名与会者，超过522000平方英尺的展览空间，超过10年的记录 - 售完了室内空间，在展示历史上最大的户外空间，增大有限的可用空间。 近1100家公司中超过135的产品类别参展新的创新，有80多个教育会议。业内最新消息：备受瞩目的产品，新骑公告等。
展品范围(Show Products):
游乐设施、水上游乐设施、旅游公园及景点相关产品、投币式游戏机、安保产品、剧场设施及周边产品、玩具娃娃、电脑系统、软件等。
展会报告(Show Reports):
Amsterdam, Netherlands (26 Sept. 2024) – IAAPA Expo Europe, the premier event for the leisure and attractions industry, ended today at the RAI Amsterdam with the highest number of registered attendees in the region’s history. Approximately 17,370 attendees came to connect with fellow professionals, share best practices and resources, explore the latest innovations, and visit some of the Netherlands most unique facilities during the four-day conference.
IAAPA Expo Europe 2024 also welcomed a total of 13,195 qualified buyers, representing 11,529 buying companies, and more than 680 exhibiting companies. This year’s event surpassed EMEA’s record for the largest trade show floor ever, taking over 18,000 square meters of the venue space.
Peter van der Schans, executive director and vice president for IAAPA Europe, Middle East, and Africa, added, “The attractions market in Amsterdam is one of the things that makes this city an outstanding host. Its rich history of cultural landmarks that blend tradition with cutting-edge experiences, makes Amsterdam the ideal setting for this event. The record-breaking success of IAAPA Expo Europe 2024 is a testament to the unwavering support of our members, partners, and exhibitors, and we deeply appreciate their commitment to our industry.”
The education conference, a hallmark of every IAAPA Expo, showcased an impressive lineup of 60 sessions featuring 200 speakers from 20 countries. These EDUSessions covered a broad spectrum of topics, including workplace culture, emerging trends, guest satisfaction, revenue optimization, safety, sustainability, best practices for small facilities, and more.
“The magnitude of IAAPA Expo Europe continues to demonstrate the positive impact of our industry and how much we can learn from each other,” said Jakob Wahl, president and chief executive officer of IAAPA. “We are thrilled to see our community come together in person time and time again to exchange ideas and showcase the future of the attractions industry.”The expo event also continued to feature a strong presence of the IAAPA Foundation. More than 15,000 euros were raised through the sale of stroopwafels and a live auction featuring industry-donated items such as exclusive park visits, overnight stays, and a dinner with Andreas Andersen. In support of future talent in the attractions industry, IAAPA matched this amount, bringing the total to 30,528 euros.
Next year’s IAAPA Expo Europe 2025 will take place 22-25 September in Barcelona, Spain. So far, 553 companies have contracted a total of 18,009 square meters of exhibit space.
