G ood news for SNIEC  its future is now secure  In previous years there had been rumours that the venue would be relocated  but now it has certainty   At the end of last year the Shanghai govern  ment made a final decision   says Michael Kruppe   We will stay where we are forever   emphasises the general manager of SNIEC  The decision has dissipated the uncertainties that made some organisers rather nervous and gave rise to anxious questions  even forc  ing the operators to give official statements on TV and at press conferences   With the commitment of the city of Shanghai these un  certainties are over   says a happy Kruppe   Now our customers can plan their shows ahead for many years in the same location   And there is more good news  After the end of the pandemic  business at Shanghai New International Expo Centre achieved a successful restart   In a nutshell  we are wit  nessing a solid 80 per cent ratio this year ver  sus 2019 as a venue   reports Michael Kruppe   I know that some of the shows hosted at SNIEC are maybe a bit lower   con  cedes the CEO  For him this is no problem at all  After all  this is an excellent comeback   I think for the first post Covid year these fig  ures are fantastic   says Kruppe   if you would have asked me early this year if I would be happy with such figures  I would have never believed it   In the meantime SNIEC has seen an up  grade  A new first class lounge has been built in the east entrance in response to customer wishes   For many years people have already been asking us if when we would have a lounge like that   argues Michael Kruppe   Well we actually finished its construction in March 2020   he reminisces   Now  after all shows are reopened  we trust that visi  tors and exhibitors will use the lounge fre  quently   And target groups are being looked after in other ways as well  In or  der to cater to the needs of the ever in  creasing number of visitors arriving by car  SNIEC has developed a parking pro  gramme   We partner with adjacent busi  ness venues  malls or hotels   says Kruppe   Especially on weekends  where we have more and more B2C events   This provides additional parking space of up to 25 per cent  To maximise publicity for the ele  ments of its business model  SNIEC has worked on its communication  The slogan is now  S    A     has been added to the previous famous big three  S    Safe  ty  Service and Satisfaction   This is to symbolise the many more features that Shanghai New International Expo Centre stands for   explains Michael Kruppe  One of them is  sustainability   There will be whole a new team to focus on sustain  ability issues in future  Another S stands for  stability   an expression of the venue s being able to stay at its current site in Pudong  www sniec net        PB 66 TradeFairs Internation al 3 4 2023 INTERNATIONAL CHINA Certainty and sound figures Shanghai New International Expo Centre  SNIEC  can face the future with optimism  Trade fairs are picking up again and the most important question has been answered  SNIEC   Wir bleiben für immer  wo wir sind     SNIEC   We will stay where we are forever   Ph ot o   S N IE C Michael Kruppe  CEO  SNIEC  Ph ot o   S N IE C  
        
        
        
        
        
          
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