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Seatrade Med
International Event on Mediterranean Cruises
16-18/September
Gran Via. 10th edition (1st at Fira)
Seatrade Med is the most important event
devoted to Mediterranean cruises. The biennial
show chose Barcelona to host its tenth edition,
as the Catalan capital is the leading city in this
market in Europe, with 2.6 million passengers
in 2013, and one of the major world powers,
behind only Miami, Port Everglades and Port
Canaveral in the Caribbean.
The show featured the new developments
launched by companies providing services
to the Mediterranean cruise market. Those
present included shipping companies,
operators, shipbuilders and firms specialising
in navigational systems, technology, interior
decoration, hotel equipment, catering and
leisure activities. The participants also included
tour leaders, hotels, airlines, ports and airports.
Besides the exhibition area, Seatrade Med
also included an important congress programme
in which more than 750 delegates from 40
countries took part. In the more than 200 talks
and networking sessions organised, the themes
discussed included, amongst others, the future
of the cruise market, which has expanded
considerably in recent years, particularly as
regards Mediterranean routes, which reported
growth of 24% in 2013, with passenger numbers
reaching a total of 27 million.
At present, the Mediterranean is the second-
most popular destination for cruises in the world.
In Spain, up until the start of the crisis, the cruise
industry as a holiday option had grown by more
than 20% per year. Whilst in 2000 only 90,000
Spaniards holidaymakers chose cruises, in 2010
this figure was nearly 700,000.
Seatrade Med was visited by professionals
from more than 50 countries.
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Area
26,600 m
2
Exhibitors
180
Type
Professional
Activities
Conferences,
networking sessions
Organised by
UBM Live in cooperation
with Seatrade
Communications Ltd
+200
conferences
