I Saloni 2009: a good success

We talk again about the last edition of I Saloni, after having received the final press release from Cosmit.
According the organizers, the 48^th edition of the exibithion was another record edition. A huge number of specialist operators flocked to the Saloni, making for a total of 278 thousand presences, +14 percent on the 2007 edition, when Euroluce was last held.
The widely-hailed internationality of the Saloni is confirmed again this year by an even greater influx of visitors from abroad: 153,456 from 151 different countries, 43 of them in Europe, 27 in North and South America, 47 in Asia, 27 in Africa and 7 in Oceania, the majority from Russia, Germany and France.

The 124,544 Italian operators who also attended the Saloni are testament to the fact that the sector is holding fast after the last few difficult years and despite the current financial crisis in particular.

Another 30 thousand people converged on the Saloni on Sunday, the only day the Fair was thrown open to those not operating in the sector. There was also an impressive press presence, with 5,385 journalists from all five continents, as compared with 4,520 in 2007. All in all, therefore, visitors, members of the public and the press accounted for a massive total of 313,385 presences.

There was also a surprisingly large number of exhibitors, all of whom saw their efforts and sacrifices well rewarded in what has not made for an easy 2009: 2,723 exhibitors (911 of whom were from other countries) ranged over an area of 202,350 square metres; the exhibition space was completely sold out, with 491 companies on the waiting list, their applications turned down due to lack of available space.