2014 Eurasia Boat Show expected to attract 100,000 visitors

The 10-day event runs from February 15-24 at the CNR exhibition centre in Istanbul, Turkey

The 2014 CNR Eurasia Boat Show, said to be the world’s second biggest boat show held on land, is expected to attract 100,000 visitors when it opens this month at the CNR exhibition centre in Istanbul, Turkey. The 10-day event is scheduled to run from February 15-24.

Around 71,811 visitors attended last year’s show, with foreign visitors accounting for 5% of the total number. The most crowded days were on the first weekend of the show.

This year around 400 companies representing nearly 1,000 brands will be exhibiting over an 85,000sq m area.

Some of the brands include Fairline, Princess, Beneteau, Jeanneau, Dufour, Azimut, Azuree, Hanse, Sense, Euphoria, Bavaria, Nautique, Numarine and more.

The CNR Eurasia Boat Show has been a member of IFBSO, the International Federation of Boat Show Organisers, since 2011.

By Bahar Öztürk