Messe München reports that about 80,000 people from 120 countries passed through the turnstiles on a daily basis at the latest edition of the Ispo Munich trade show. This figure is down from 80,200 a year ago. The number of visitors from Germany was down to 30 percent from 31 percent. More visitors came from France, Japan, South Korea and New Zealand than last year. There was also a drop in the number of exhibitors to 2,850 from 2,926. Three important action sports companies – Boardriders, Dakine and O’Neill – came back to the show, but Lotto, Thule and others, including some Chinese firms, dropped out. In addition, a handful of companies from the climbing and watersports segments decided to focus on the new OutDoor by Ispo summer show instead. The next Ispo Munich will be held on Jan. 28-31, 2021.
