9th TRADE FAIR FOR MOTOR HOMES AND CARAVANS 2nd TRADE FAIR FOR BOATS AND WATER SPORTS 7th TRADE FAIR FOR FAMILY TRAVEL FINAL REPORT www.forcaravan.cz, www.forboat.cz, www.for-travel.cz 9-11 March 2018 INTRODUCTION The interest in independent travels is growing. STATISTICS OF FOR The PVA EXPO PRAGUE Exhibition Centre situated in Letňany belonged to the set of the trade fairs known as FOR CARAVAN, FOR CARAVAN, FOR BOAT and BOAT and FOR TRAVEL during the second weekend of March. FOR TRAVEL 2018 trade The interest of Czech people in independent travelling, camping and water sports is continually growing. This fact is confirmed also fairs by the number of visitors, which rose up to the limit of 30,000 for the 3 days of the trade fairs. The exhibitors presented the best what these sectors offer in 6 halls. And there were really a lot of matters of interest to see! Date: From 9 to 11 March, the PVA EXPO PRAGUE Exhibition Centre hosted another edition of popular trade fairs known as FOR 9-11 March 2018 CARAVAN, FOR BOAT and FOR TRAVEL. Venue: Altogether 200 firms presented their expositions on the area of 29,051 m2. It was possible to see attractive expositions full of shiny PVA EXPO PRAGUE in Letňany motor homes, caravans and boats. The event was accompanied again by the popular second hand marketplace focused on caravans and boats, visitors’ competition for the borrowing of a motor home for a one-week holiday or by a unique exhibition of historical motor Organiser: homes, which was very popular for visitors. ABF,a.s. The ninth edition of the FOR CARAVAN Exhibition took place in three halls of the Exhibition Centre. This means that no leading player of the Czech market was missing there. The offer included all from camping bodies, to caravans and luxury motor homes for Number of exhibitors: 200 millions of crowns. That is why the visitors had an opportunity of looking also into the most expensive vehicles which are owned only Number of foreign exhibitors: 4 Exhibition area: 29 051 m2 by several people in the Czech Republic. Number of visitors: 29 831 The second edition of the FOR BOAT Trade Fair showed that although we do not have any sea in the Czech Republic, Czechs are keen sailors and lovers of water sports. Three halls belonged to water scooters,FOR CARAVAN motor | FOR BOATboats, | HLUBINA sailing | FORboats TRAVEL as | KOLEMwell as SVĚTA to –luxurious cestovatelský yachts. festival A giant swimming pool was then constructed in one hall, where both children and adults could try9.–11. paddle boarding 3. or2018 windsurfing under professional supervision. The Czech Sailing Association prepared boats for children and their “small sailing”, which they FOR TRAVEL KOLEM FOR CARAVAN could try in the swimming pool. SVĚTA For the first time the event included also the FOR TRAVEL HLUBINA FOR BOAT KOLEM FOR CARAVAN SVĚTA Trade Fair, which offered pre- sentations of dozens of travel FOR BOAT FOR BOAT FOR CARAVAN agencies to all coming visitors. 4 On Saturday and Sunday the trio BAZAR LODÍ BAZAR KARAVANŮ of the trade fairs was completed KOLEM by the largest traveller festival SVĚTA KARAVANOVÉ entitled Around the World, which MĚSTEČKO attracted several thousands of impassioned travellers to the Exhibition Centre in Letňany during the weekend. And they could enjoy a very interesting programme – 4 lectures and projection of almost 50 adventurers4 and wanderers, presentations of dances or tasting of world cuisines. Also at the trade fair it is possible to support good ideas, for example just by walking round the Exhibition Centre. Thanks to the EPP mobile application – Help through Movement – the users can collect points PARTNER OF THE TRADE FAIR OFFICIAL CARS OF PVA EXPO PRAGUE through their energy and activity and subsequently they can devote them to some of the currently offered projects of not-for-profi t organisations, schools or communities. The points collected will then be converted by the ČEZ Foundation into the fi nancial support for specifi ed projects. The EPP application has achieved more than 350,000 users for not even 3 years of its existence and these users have managed to support 725 projects. OPENING CEREMONY The trade fairs were ceremonially inaugurated on Friday morning by Tomáš Kotrč, Chief Executive Officer of ABF, a.s.; Petr Novotný, Chairman of the Shipping Industry Association; David Křížek, yachtsman and Karel Wolf, organiser of the Around the World traveller festival. GALA EVENING Like every year, the first trade fair day was finished by the popular meeting of exhibitors, this time held again like last year on unique premises of the near SURF ARENA in Letňany. The main event of the evening was a possibility of using the indoor surfing simulator, which was tried by almost 50 interested persons from exhibitors. LIST OF EXHIBITORS EXHIBITORS FOR CARAVAN • CS katalogy s.r.o. • Městská část Praha 18 • Adventure Centrum • Česká centrála cestovního ruchu – CzechTourism • MORELO.CZ • Akromobil s.r.o. • ČEZ, a.s. • MotorCOM s.r.o. • ALFA-RESCUE s.r.o. • Dallmayr Vending & Office, k.s. • Motorsport, spol. s r.o. • APPEL TRADE, s.r.o. • Domanský s.r.o. • nest by egoé s.r.o. • Asociace kempů České republiky • DONAKO s.r.o. • NetWebs s.r.o. • Asociace turistických informačních center • FINASO, s.r.o. • OP servis s.r.o. České republiky • FLIGA spol. s r.o. • Polygraf Net s.r.o., vydavatel časopisu • ASTRA CAR s.r.o. • ForCamping s.r.o. 4X4 Automagazín • AUKRO s.r.o. • FORD MOTOR COMPANY, s.r.o. • Pražská čokoláda s.r.o. • Auto Moto Přikryl s.r.o. • GMF AQUAPARK PRAGUE, a.s. • Procamping • Auto Podbabská • Hafele Czech & Slovakia s.r.o. • PROKARAVAN s.r.o. • Autoklub České republiky • Halbich s.r.o. • Regina DAB Praha • Automodul.cz • HYKRO s.r.o. - KARAVAN CENTRUM • Retail Research s.r.o. • BARTH Caravan • HyperMedia, a.s. • RINEN s.r.o. • BAUER MEDIA PRAHA v.o.s. • Hyundai Centrum Praha s.r.o. • SINCLAIR CORPORATION LTD. • Bláha & Hudek s.r.o. • J.M.Trade s.r.o. • SKAO PRO s.r.o. • Blue Rent, a.s. • JABLOTRON ALARMS a.s. • SPACE 4U s.r.o. • BONOX Services s.r.o. • KaravanTravel.cz • STABLECAM s.r.o. • BURIMEX s.r.o. • Karel Missbach • STONES Catering s.r.o. • Business Media CZ s.r.o. • KOBRAS s.r.o. • TRIOCAMP s.r.o. • CAMP.cz - Pavel Hess • KÖNIG - SURF, s.r.o. • TURČAN - AUTO, s.r.o. • Camping, Cars & Caravans • KOV Velim s.r.o. • Turistika.cz, s.r.o. • Campingworld Neugebauer, s.r.o. • KPS Automobile s.r.o. • UNIFORM PRAHA spol. s r.o. • Caravan Centrum Pardubice s.r.o. • Kronium.cz - Svítilny Fenix • Václav Harmáček HvCARAVANS • Caravan Metropol spol. s r.o. • Lenti Gyógyfürdö Kft. • VISPA, spol. s r.o. • CCB, spol. s r.o. • Lukáš Tesař • Webasto Thermo & Comfort Czech Republic s.r.o. • Ceiba, s.r.o. • M - TECHNIK, s.r.o. ACCOMPANYING PROGRAMME FOR CARAVAN Exhibition of retro motor homes We would like to express our thanks to František Čečil, Vladimír Chomát and Alena Burinová for cooperation and assurance of exhibits and an attractive exposition of the Auto Club of the Czech Republic. Visitors’ competition for the one-week borrowing of a motor home from Obytné vozy s.r.o. www.morelo.cz Signing Event of racers of the BARTH Racing team from the 2018 Dakar Rally at the exposition of BARTH CARAVAN Caravan Park Every year we enable owners of motor homes and caravans to spend all the trade fair weekend free of charge in the Caravan Park on the parking area of the PVA EXPO PRAGUE Exhibition Centre. This offer was used by 250 crews this year and all parking places were fully booked in the course of one week already in January. LIST OF EXHIBITORS EXHIBITORS FOR BOAT • GMF AQUAPARK PRAGUE, a.s. • RF HOBBY s.r.o. • ADVANTAGE CARS s.r.o. • GUMOTEX, akciová společnost • Roman Ernest • Aeroprague • HARKENsport • Ředitelství vodních cest ČR • APL - Asociace lodního průmyslu, z.s. • Ing. Karel Liska • Seemaster • Asociace charterových agentur • Ing. Ondřej Suchomel • Schön-Boot s.r.o. České republiky, z.s. • Ivo Štorek • SITEL, spol. s r.o. • AUTA - LODĚ s.r.o. • JM20 s.r.o. • SMARTEO, a.s. • AVAR-YACHT, s.r.o. • KWS sports CZ s.r.o. • SNOWBOARDEL s.r.o. • AVENTURA Boats • Lodě s.r.o. - SeaHelp Office Ost • Softub CZ s.r.o. • BAUER MEDIA PRAHA v.o.s. • LODELEVNE.CZ • SPACE 3D s.r.o. • Beet, s.r.o. • Lodní noviny, s.r.o. • Sportmedia, s.r.o. • BEL, spol. s r.o. • LUKLAND, a.s. • Star brite • BEMEX BOOT s.r.o. • Marina DOCK, s.r.o. • Státní plavební správa • BG Technik cs, a.s. • MARINE s.r.o. • Surf Arena s.r.o. • boat Master s.r.o. / MASTERCRAFT • MOTORBOAT.cz / SCHELKALIN, s.r.o. • Tomáš Linhart - Lodní servis Linhart • Branislav Šťastný - BRAST • MSR Engines s.r.o. • UGO Truck • BTJ, s.r.o. • NEBOSCAR s.r.o. • UNIFORM PRAHA spol. s r.o. • Česká asociace námořního jachtingu z.s. • NORMARK s.r.o. • VennieSurfboards • Česká centrála cestovního ruchu - CzechTourism • O.A.K. s.r.o. - OAKBay.cz • VIG Travel s.r.o. • Česká lodní doprava - Charter s.r.o. • OLSON s.r.o. • Vodní záchranná služba ČČK, z.s. • Český svaz jachtingu • Pavel Ilinich • Vydavatelství CCB, časopis GOLF • ČEZ, a.s. • Pavel Klimeš - BOATSERVICE • Wavy Boats s.r.o. • Direct solution s.r.o. • Petr Nádvorník, Adventure - Vybavení • WESTELLA KFT. • Dmitri Sleta Aqua - Storm • Plavba a vodní cesty o.p.s.