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HOW MANY BOAT SHOWS
DOES AN ISLAND NEED?
Following the 2003 launch (by IMAGE asia, publisher of this magazine), of PIMEX, Thailand’s first boat show, the last few years have seen competing shows jostling for exhibitors, visitors and sponsors. Following boat show delays and pressure from the industry, two of today’s biggest boat show organisers in Southeast Asia have agreed to go with quality over quantity and have merged to put on one united boat show in Singapore and one show in Phuket. Andy Treadwell, CEO of Verventia, owner of the Singapore and Thailand Yacht Shows, and Gael and Olivier Burlot, owners of Asia RendezVous, organisers of the Phuket, Penang and Singapore RendezVous events (the Phuket event replaced PIMEX), announced at the end of May that they would merge their respective shows in order to create bigger and better single events. The move followed the news that the longstanding London Boat Show – considered the premier showcase for the British marine industry – would not take place in 2019. The organisers made the decision because there was “insufficient support from a large proportion of the marine industry”, according to media reports.
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