Press Release: 28th October 2024, Biograd na Moru, Croatia
Biograd Boat Show Breaks all Records with its Largest Expansion to Date
Once again, the Biograd Boat Show breaks all records with the largest expansion in its 26 Year History. This year’s expansion to include the Biograd City Port and Fishing Port led to over 450 exhibitors, over 500 vessels displayed and record attendance of 23.842, not including thousands of visitors to the Free Zone in the Fishing Port.
The new expansion to the town center included a catamaran show with 20 vessels ranging from 42 to 65 feet, as well as a new area for luxury motor yachts and brokerage, supported by lifestyle products including 20 automobiles. In total, the exhibition area expanded by 20% to over 50,000 m2. The new expansion of this year’s show allows for yachts of up to 40m to be displayed, setting a new course for the show’s future.
Vessel Premieres
Many new vessels debuted at the show including the World Debut of the concept vessel by Groupe Beneteau named the Monomaran, which is an electric vessel with solar panels that sleeps 8, and represents a radical new vision for the future of boating by one the world’s largest pleasure craft manufacturers. Biograd has been chosen for the global unveiling due to the region’s concentration of closely spaced islands, which is ideal for this concept.
Mixing Business and Pleasure
The 8th Croatia Nautical Days sponsored by the Croatian Chamber of Economy, hosted the most extensive congress program to date, while the Croatia Charter Expo B2B show had more than 3000 charter yachts are on offer to charter agencies.
The legendary Entertainment Program included many well attended parties, concerts, illuminated flyboard show and spectacular fireworks. New lifestyle events such as the Duchess Fashion Show in cooperation with Sanlorenzo, Frauscher and Porsche attracted numerous celebrities and lifestyle media.
New Croatia Luxury and Adventure Travel Show
Over the weekend in Hall D, this year the show will introduce a new Croatia Luxury and Adventure Travel Show, featuring luxury travel and adventure experiences offering boat show visitors much more than just boating.
The Biograd Boat Show Experience The Biograd Boat Show is one of the most dynamic, and vibrant shows in the world, with a rich calendar of events attracting many affluent international visitors. The show’s success is due to the unique formula created by the Organizer Ilirija d.d. who have combined their impressive Marina Kornati, Ilirija hotels, restaurants, and entertainment facilities into an attractive “Boat Show Experience” package. When the sun sets, the exhibiting stops and the party begins with the legendary entertainment program on site that spills into the town center. When combined with Biograd’s intimate and spectacular setting, the show is truly unique boat show experience.
