Busworld Europe (Kortrijk) is Moving from Kortrijk to Brussels in 2019

Busworld Europe (Kortrijk), the international B2B exhibition for bus and coach only, is moving to Brussels Expo in 2019, after being organised in Kortrijk Xpo for 24 editions or 45 years. This will be a very big step in the history of Busworld.

 

Busworld had no other option than to look for a bigger venue. Edition after edition, the exhibition grew bigger. Also the exhibition halls grew bigger over the years, until they reached their final limits of extension. At first, Busworld managed to solve this problem by building temporary pavilions, but this was not a viable long term solution. During the last edition, in 2015, the visitor number grew again and this lead, amongst other issues, to mobility problems around the venue.

Mieke Glorieux, Managing Director of Busworld Europe (Kortrijk) explains:  "Busworld Kortrijk became the most important international B2B trade fair for the bus and coach industry with almost 35.000 visitors in 2015. We sincerely regret having to leave Kortrijk Xpo. They have been supportive for all those years and contributed without a doubt to the Busworld Kortrijk atmosphere and success."

 

However, Kortrijk Xpo will still have a considerable part in the future Busworld Europe story. The Kortrijk Xpo team remains the provider of the extra services for the exhibitors; which is very positive for the exhibitors, since they can count on the experience that the Kortrijk Xpo team gained in this area over the years.

 

“Busworld, with its international and growing ambitions, had to find a new location due to the lack of space in Kortrijk and therefore chose to move to the largest exhibition space in Belgium with the biggest international appeal. We think that both our visibility as our political influence could increase significantly,” explains Redgy Deschacht, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Busworld.