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By Adam Quandt Except a few shows in the beginning of the year, 2020 has been full of cancellation after cancellation when it has come to boat shows and events, as the COVID-19 pandemic took hold across the nation. Even as cancellation’s of shows, both big and small, local and international, the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show organizers — the ...

The U.S. Boat Shows division of Informa Markets announced that the 43rd annual St. Petersburg Power and Sailboat Show will now take place from Jan. 14-17, 2021. Informa added that the four-day show, which is the largest and longest running boat show on the West Coast, will now be held in January permanently. The boat show previously took place in early December with the ...

There will reportedly be new health and safety standards in place at the 61st annual Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, the world’s largest in-water boat show, as of now still set to take place October 28 – Nov. 1. The U.S. Boat Shows division of Informa Markets, the organizer that operates international boat and yacht events, including the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show ...

Following the 60th Annual Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show (FLIBS), held October 30th through November 3rd, 2019, Thomas J. Murray and Associates, Inc. conducted a study on the economic impact of the world’s largest in-water boat show. The Marine Industries Association of South Florida (MIASF), owners of the show, and Informa Markets U.S. Boat Shows, producers of the show, released ...

The 2019 Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show will unveil Superyacht Village, a new dedicated marina and on-land exhibition space that will display the most spectacular yachts in the show.   Informa U.S. Boat Shows, in cooperation with Tavistock Development Company and the Marine Industries Association of South Florida (MIASF), has announced the debut of this seventh site as part of ...

The 34th annual Palm Beach International Boat Show takes place Thursday, March 28 through Sunday, March 31 along Flagler Drive in downtown West Palm Beach, directly across the Intracoastal Waterway from Palm Beach Island.  The show will feature more than $1.2 billion worth of yachts and accessories, including hundreds of boats ranging from 8-foot inflatables to super yachts nearly 300 ...

Informa Global Exhibitions, a yacht show organizer and partner in many trade and consumer exhibitions, announced the promotion of Andrew Doole to President of U.S. Boat Shows, including the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, Miami Yacht Show and Palm Beach International Boat Show -- three of the world's largest in-water boat shows -- as well as the St. Petersburg Boat ...

Informa Exhibitions has signed a 10-year agreement with the Marine Industries Association of Palm BeachCounty, Inc. and the City of West Palm Beach to continue producing the annual Palm Beach International Boat Show, now in its 33rd year. The show takes place every March along Flagler Drive in downtown West Palm Beach, directly across the Intracoastal Waterway from Palm Beach ...

The Marine Industries Association of South Florida and Informa Exhibitions have signed a 30-year lease extension with the Bahia Mar Fort Lauderdale Beach Hotel & Yachting Center to keep the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show at the property through 2050. The new lease also has two 10-year extension options, allowing for up to 50 years in place. Owned by the MIASF ...

Show Management, the producer of five of Florida's largest boat shows, has been purchased by a London-based company with a strategic plan to expand its Global Exhibitions business in the U.S. Informa (LSE: INF.L), which currently delivers 200 industry events annually including the Monaco Yacht Show, is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a member of the FTSE ...