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MCE 2024 visitors up over 30% on 2022

ITALY: Interest in the MCE Mostra Convegno Expocomfort exhibition is returning to pre-covid levels with visitor attendance for last week’s event up over 30% on the last show in 2022.

According to the organiser, over 1,700 exhibitors and 121,000 visitors attended the exhibition for its four-day run from 12-15 March.

Although a significant improvement on the 2022 event, this year’s show was still down on the 160,000 visitors and 2,388 exhibitors at the pre-covid 2018 exhibition. 

The attendance of trade professionals from abroad was confirmed at pre-pandemic levels, representing more than 30% of the visitors from 141 countries. In addition to Poland, the country partner for this 2024 edition, Europe was mainly represented by France and Germany in the first place, followed by Spain, Romania and Greece.

The next MCE Mostra Convegno Expocomfort will take place at the Fiera Milano from 24-27 March 2026.

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