FLIBS Report: Trending Downward
With FLIBS in our wake, we found two emerging trends at the vast show.
Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show
The Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, held annually in the fall, is the largest in-water boat show in the world. It covers six locations and more than 3 million square feet of space. The boats and other vessels on display include runabouts, sportfishers, high-performance boats, center consoles, cabin and express cruisers, sailing yachts, motoryachts, catamarans, trawlers and extraordinary superyachts.
FLIBS Report: Trending Upward
With FLIBS in our wake, we found two emerging trends at the vast show. This article reports that sales of imported yachts continue to grow, in both unit numbers and average lengths
FLIBS attendance up over 2017
Larger boats were attractive to buyers in Fort Lauderdale.
FLIBS 2018: Dubai’s Victory Team displays new performance boat
The VT X 32 Pleasure could be the first performance boat built in Dubai.
FLIBS 2018: Horizon launches ‘try before you buy' program with new power cat
Prospective buyers can charter the PC65 for a week for 1 percent of the boat’s selling price.
FLIBS kicks off Wednesday
Organizers spent millions of dollars on a new entrance and other infrastructure improvements.
Delta Private Jets named FLIBS official private carrier
The Delta Air Lines subsidiary is the presenting sponsor of the boat show’s Windward VIP Club.
The FLIBS jigsaw puzzle
While the physical setup for FLIBS starts about a month before the show, the planning begins six months ahead of time.
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FLIBS Goes Upmarket
FLIBS goes upmarket with a grand new entrance and deep infrastructure improvements.
New vice president of marketing for FLIBS
Informa Exhibitions, which operates the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, has named Lana F. Bernstein vice president of marketing for the company’s boat shows in the United States. The company also operates the Miami Yacht Show, the Palm Beach International Boat Show, the St. Petersburg Boat Show and the Suncoast Boat Show in Sarasota, Fla.
FLIBS expands parking and transportation network
For 2018, producers of the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show say they have improved parking and will provide “an expedient transportation network to make reaching the show easy from any direction.”
FLIBS to get larger ‘plaza-style’ entrance at new location
The world’s largest in-water boat show also will have new organic-food providers.
FLIBS producer moves to new Ft. Lauderdale offices
Informa Exhibitions, producer of the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show and Miami Yacht Show, is expanding its presence in the United States with the opening of a 7,700-square-foot office in Fort Lauderdale.
New concessions provider for FLIBS, Miami Yacht Show and three other Florida-based events
Catering group Proof of the Pudding has partnered with Informa U.S. Boat Shows for five events in Florida, the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, the St. Petersburg Boat Show, the Miami Yacht Show, the Palm Beach International Boat Show and the Suncoast Boat Show in Sarasota.
Lauderdale Marine Center expands Foreign Trade Zone
Lauderdale Marine Center has received Production Authority under its existing Foreign Trade Zone. Provided by the U.S. Customs & Border Protection, the designation is the first of its kind in the recreational marine industry and it allows work to be performed on international vessels while they are in the FTZ.
Fort Lauderdale show will be broadcast on national sports network
NBC Sports Group will cover the 59th annual Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show this December on NBCSN, the first in a three-year agreement.
‘Buyers showed up’
An impromptu celebration broke out at the Viking Yachts display at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show on Nov. 3 when the saloon doors of a Viking 92 Convertible flew open and it was announced that the boat had been sold.
Fort Lauderdale show reports 7 percent attendance gain
Informa said the 58th Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show attracted an audience of about 105,000 international buyers, sellers and visitors from more than 50 countries and attendance was up 7 percent from 2016.
FLIBS 2017: Producer reports higher sales and attendance
Although specific numbers are not yet available, the 58th annual Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show outperformed last year’s event in sales and attendance, show producer Informa Exhibitions said.
FLIBS 2017: MIASF announces creation of foreign-trade zone
Show Management’s new plans, a new international trade zone in Fort Lauderdale and the importance of conservation were covered today at the opening breakfast at the 58th Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show.
FLIBS 2017: AIM editors meet with industry executives
Editors from several Active Interest Media Marine Group publications met with industry manufacturers or their representatives Tuesday on the eve of the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show.
Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show opens Wednesday
The 58th Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show opens Wednesday and will continue through Sunday at seven locations around the city.
Vicem Yachts set to debut new edition of 58 Classic at FLIBS
A new Vicem Yachts 58 Classic will make its world debut at the Nov. 1-5 Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show.
Building a better FLIBS
The 58th Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show — a spectacle that draws international crowds in droves — will take place Nov. 1-5 at seven locations around the city.