After what have been mostly positive reports coming back from this year’s boat show participation, it is surprising to hear this news from Palma, and so shortly before the show was scheduled to take place.<\/p>\n
The 29th Palma International Boat Show has been rescheduled for April \t\t 2013 following a decision by a new organizing committee appointed by the \t\tBalearic government as a result of low vendor participation.<\/p>\n
The Palma show has always been run by a government department which is \t\tin place to manage several trade and tourism fairs on the island each \t\tyear. The recently elected local government in Palma had taken the \t\tapproach of directly involving senior figures from the significant local \t\tyachting sector. The guiding principles behind the organizing \t\tcommittee’s goal is to ensure the Palma Boat Show can be economically \t\tviable, providing a value platform for exhibitors, and presenting a \t\tvibrant and informative event for visitors. The majority opinion of the \t\tcommittee, which included presidents of the nautical business \t\t associations, yacht brokers and marina management, was that all of these \t\tobjectives could be most adequately met by utilizing their joint \t\t resources, and having the time to plan for a really successful Palma \t\t Boat Show in 2013.<\/p>\n