Venues bigger than 100.000 sqm
China has invested heavily in venue capacities
Comparing all venues larger than 100.00 sqm 2008 with the preceeding year 2007, it is evident that China is pushing aggressively the trade show business by investing in venue capacities.
The China Import Export Fair Complex Guangzhou has been enlarged from approx. 140.000 sqm to 340.000 sqm, thus climbing to no. 3 in the world, getting ahead of Messe Frankfurt, which is now no. 4. New entries in the list of venues >100.00 sqm are in addition the Nanjing International Expo Center (110.000 sqm) and the New China International Exhibition Center Beijing (106.800 sqm).
Pazhou Complex, guangzhou: The largest venue in Asia
The world has 48 venues with an exhibition space of more than 100.000 sqm.
35 are in Europe
6 are in the USA
7 are in Asia
| Exhibition | City | Country | Space(sqm) 2008 | Space(sqm) 2007 |
| Messe Hannover | Hannover | DE | 495.265 | 495.265 |
| Fiera Milano (Rho Pero) | Milan | IT | 345.000 | 345.000 |
| China Import & Export Fair Complex | Guangzhou | CN | 340.000 | 138.690 |
| Messe Frankfurt | Frankfurt | DE | 321.754 | 321.754 |
| Koelnmesse | Cologne | DE | 284.000 | 284.000 |
| Messe Duesseldorf | Duesseldorf | DE | 263.888 | 263.888 |
| McCormick Place | Chicago, IL | US | 248.141 | 248.141 |
| Feria Valencia | Valencia | ES | 230.837 | 230.837 |
| Paris Expo Porte de Versailles | Paris | FR | 227.380 | 227.380 |
| Crocus Expo IEC | Moskow | RU | 216.320 | 213.813 |
| Paris Nord Villepinte | Paris | FR | 206.000 | 206.000 |
| The NEC | Birmingham | UK | 201.634 | 200.000 |
| Bologna Fiere | Bologne | IT | 200.000 | 180.000 |
| Fira de Barcelona: Gran Via venue | Barcelona | ES | 200.000 | 200.000 |
| Feria de Madrid/IFEMA | Madrid | ES | 200.000 | 200.000 |
| Orange County Convention Center | Orlando, FL | US | 190.875 | 190.875 |
| Las Vegas Convention Center | Las Vegas, NV | US | 184.456 | 184.456 |
| Neue Messe Muenchen | Munich | DE | 180.000 | 180.000 |
| MCH Basel | Basel | CH | 162.000 | 162.000 |
| Messe Berlin | Berlin | DE | 160.000 | 160.000 |
| Nuernberg Messe | Nuernberg | DE | 160.000 | 160.000 |
| IMPACT Bangkok | Bangkok | TH | 140.000 | 140.000 |
| Georgia World Congress Center | Atlanta, GA | US | 130.112 | 130.112 |
| Shanghai New International Expo Center (SNIEC) | Shanghai | CN | 126.500 | 126.500 |
| Verona Fiere | Verona | IT | 122.000 | 122.000 |
| E.A. Fiera del Levante | Bari | IT | 120.000 | 120.000 |
| Reliant Park | Houston | US | 118.680 | 118.680 |
| Fiera di Roma S.p.A. | Rome | IT | 118.300 | 118.300 |
| Fira de Barcelona: Montjuic venue | Barcelona | ES | 115.211 | 115.211 |
| Fiera Milano (City) | Milan | IT | 115.000 | 115.000 |
| Brussels EXPO | Brussels | BE | 114.445 | 114.445 |
| BVV | Brno | CZ | 113.544 | 113.544 |
| MTP | Posen | PL | 113.100 | 113.100 |
| Messe Essen | Essen | DE | 110.000 | 110.000 |
| Nanjing International Expo Center | Nanjing | CN | 110.000 | -- |
| EUREXPO | Lyon | FR | 109.000 | 109.000 |
| Rimini Fiera Rimini | Rimini | IT | 109.000 | 109.000 |
| All-Russia Exhibition Cebtre State (GAO VVC) | Moskow | RU | 108.000 | 108.000 |
| Bilbao Exhibition Centre | Bilbao | ES | 108.000 | 108.000 |
| New China International Exhibition Center | Beijing | CN | 106.800 | -- |
| Messe Stuttgart | Stuttgart | DE | 105.200 | 105.200 |
| Shenzen Convention & Exhibition Center | Shenzen | CN | 105.000 | 105.000 |
| Palexpo Geneva | Geneve | CH | 102.470 | 102.470 |
| Ernest N. Morial Convention Center | New Orleans, LA | US | 102.230 | 102.230 |
| Leipziger Messe | Leipzig | DE | 101.200 | 101.200 |
| Fiere di Parma | Parma | IT | 100.000 | 100.000 |
| Singapore Expo | Singapore | SG | 100.000 | 100.000 |
| Jaarbeurs | Utrecht | NL | 100.000 | 100.000 |
Base: AUMA World Map of Exhibition Venues - Januar 2009
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