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TFWA World Exhibition 2026 looked almost identical to the 2025 record edition in every breakdown the organizer has published so far, while the headline visitor total is still to come. The bigger news for exhibitors was off the floor: Cannes is secured from 2027, a new board takes over, and two TFWA studies put numbers on travelers who research online and then walk past the store.
The Saudifood Show 2026 left Riyadh for Jeddah and added a co-located manufacturing fair. The organizer claimed 1,000+ exhibitors from 95+ countries, but no final figures have been published. Here is what changed, what exhibitors reported on the floor and what it means for planning 2027.
WindEnergy Hamburg 2026 reported more than 1,600 exhibitors and over 40,000 attendees, the same thresholds as 2024. What changed was inside the fair: storage got a hall of its own, new turbines matched the sizes the industry now expects, and Germany's offshore market arrived with no auction this year and a reform bill developers criticized.
InnoTrans 2026 set an exhibitor record at its 30th anniversary: 3,190 companies on a fully booked Messe Berlin site. World premieres fell from 226 to 180 and the track display did not grow with it. The figures, the deals signed in Berlin, and the dates that matter for InnoTrans Asia 2027 and InnoTrans 2028.
Typhoon No. 25 canceled the fifth day of what was meant to be the longest Tokyo Game Show ever, and the 30th-anniversary edition closed at 257,642 visitors over four days. The more useful story is on the exhibitor side: a record 1,138 companies from a record 53 countries, an overseas majority for the first time, and 158 fewer booths than 2025.
IAA Transportation 2026 closed with 1,589 exhibitors from a record 46 countries and more than 140,000 visitors - fewer companies and a smaller gate than 2024, but a slightly larger and far more international weekday trade audience. Inside the megawatt charging demonstration, China's arrival in force, and the infrastructure gap that turned into a regulatory fight.
