Press releases

11 September 2019

FIBO remains in Cologne and reinvents itself

Since the move to its home on the Rhine River, FIBO has developed into one of the fastest-growing flagship fairs internationally, nearly doubling not only its exhibition area, but its exhibitor and visitor numbers as well. FIBO plans to continue expanding its thematic scope at its Cologne location in the years to come. There are already a number of new developments to announce for 2020.

10 September 2019

FIBO remains in Cologne: Early contract extension until 2032

Here to stay. This is also true of FIBO, which will remain a child of Cologne. An agreement to this end has now been reached by the organiser, Reed Exhibitions Deutschland, and Koelnmesse Ausstellungen GmbH, with both parties agreeing to an early ten-year extension of their current agreement to 2032.

12 August 2019

Making-of “WE ARE FIBO”

It is true stories from the fitness industry that form the basis for the new FIBO campaign. A total of eight representatives of the industry become brand ambassadors for an exciting, important and versatile industry. To all of them fitness plays an important role – be it on a professional or personal level.

16 July 2019

FIBO USA 2019 in Miami

Sun, sea, art, culture – and fitness: FIBO USA could not have picked a better place. Miami Beach, which attracts fitness enthusiasts from all over the world with such hotspots as its Muscle Beach, where locals exercise at a plethora of fitness clubs and companies invest in a healthy lifestyle, will host the second FIBO USA from 17 to 19 October. In a study, Miami was just recently declared the “healthiest destination in America” with its diverse fitness clubs, spas, yoga and Pilates studios, wholefood stores and vegan restaurants. The venue for FIBO USA is the newly designed Miami Beach Convention Center located at the heart of South Beach.

02 July 2019

Global Trends on A Growing Market: This Is FIBO CHINA 2019

International know-how, global trends and a fast-growing national fitness industry: the perfect mixture to be found right at FIBO CHINA. The leading fitness trade show on the Asian market is set to also outperform itself again in 2019. In excess of 450 brands will be presented in Shanghai from 22 to 25 August. They will meet with buyers from fitness clubs and sports venues but also from sectors like rehabilitation and nursing care as well as public welfare institutes, hotels, import and export companies, sport articles stores, importers, trainers and fitness enthusiasts.

07 April 2019

Final Report: More international flair – rising attendance: 145,000 visitors from 133 nations come to Cologne

“It’s the business, stupid” – business that brings the worldwide fitness industry to FIBO in Cologne. This is how a club operator from Miami summed it up and he could not have described the situation more aptly: registering trade visitors from 133 nations (previous year: 121) FIBO impressively underscored its status as the biggest and most important meeting point for the industry worldwide where trends are presented and where in excess of EUR two billion are invested. “Here’s the beef,” says the man from Florida with a grin.

06 April 2019

6th EHFF brought an innovative breakout session format, placing the focus on Marketing and Sales

EuropeActive hosted the 6th edition of its European Health and Fitness Forum (EHFF) on Wednesday, April 3rd 2019 in Cologne at the Congress Centre Nord, Exhibition Centre. This year’s focus was on Marketing and Sales, key issues to the fitness market in the last decade, with the sector growing from 36 to an impressive 60 million members – a remarkable 67% growth between 2007 and 2017.

03 April 2019

FIBO INNOVATION & TREND AWARD 2019 Excellent award-winning ideas for getting fit for the future

Virtual sales strategists such as the tireless Elias, brain jogging through a digital world, or playfully working up a sweat while on a fantastic journey – in future, technological tricks will be used to motivate sports enthusiasts to deliver peak performance. At the same time, they are catapulting the on-trend topics of fitness and health into an entirely new dimension. Furthermore, two seemingly simple balls have been given the task of strengthening the backs of office workers, while a musical workout serves as a mood-booster and voice trainer.