The outcome report of ITM 2013, Hightex and yarn fairs taking place from May 29 to June 1, 2013 has been completed.
According to this report, 39.256 professional visitors watched the fairs to which 1223 firms and representatives totally from 40 countries joined. This study report has been prepared about ITM Texpo Eurasia 2013, HIGHTEX International
Technical Textiles and Nonwoven Fair 2013, and 10th International İstanbul Yarn Fairs which took place from May 29, 2013 to June 1, 2013 in Büyükçekmece Tüyap Fair Convention and Congress Center, İstanbul, in cooperation with Teknik Fuarcılık ve Yayıncılık Reklam Dan. Tic. Ltd. Şti ve Tüyap Tüm Fuarcılık Yapım A.Ş, with the supports of TEMSAD, and by permission of Turkish Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges (TOBB).
RESEARCH SUBJECT
By determining the visitors’ general evaluations about the fair upon the surveys made with visitors, the visitor profile upon the information forms taken from both national and international visitors at the entrance to the fair, this study has the aim of presenting the results of analysis, news summaries taken place in the beginning of the fair to the participant firms; making use of the data obtained to enhance and improve future fairs. This study has been carried out by face-to-face interview method applied to randomly chosen fair visitors during the equally scattered day and hours of the fair; by evaluation the information forms obtained from the visitors at the entrance; by analyzing the entrance records of professional visitors and information on invitation cards.
GENERAL VISITOR DISPERSION
ITM Texpo Eurasia 2013, HIGHTEX 2013 and 10th I nternational İ stanbul Yarn Fairs hosted 39.256 qualified visitor coming from 71 countries. Among these visitors, 6.359 of this number is foreign coming from abroad and 32.897 of it is from various provinces of Turkey. 2013, according to 2012 Fair 4% visitor increase, 21% foreign visitor increase, 11% participant country diversity increase 18% participant number increase have been. By evaluating the information forms taken from visitors during the entrance of ITM Texpo Eurasia 2013, HIGHTEX 2013 and 10th International İstanbul Yarn Fairs, i t is i dentified t hat visitors from 70 countries joined to the fair.
