Many thanks to Mr Tom Parker from GoFair throughout the whole process of searching for a suitable hotel. The hotel is located perfectly good- just 10 minutes walking up to the Messe, or several minutes by train. The interior layouts are also very good. The rooms are spacious, comfortable bed, shower room etc...A good room service. The only minus there is extremely poor breakfast that really should be improved.
Bologna Children's Book Fair
Organizer:
Bologna Fiere
About the event
Update
Fiera Bologna is preparing for the Bologna Children's Book Fair 2025 which will occur between the 31st and 3rd of April 2025.
Preface
The Bologna Children's Book Fair (BCBF) is one of the publishing industry’s leading trade fairs. It is an annual event that occurs in Fiera Bologna. It attracts diverse participants such as publishers, writers, transcribers, and literary agencies. Virtual media experts, teachers, critics, and distributors also attend the fair. Additionally, editorial directors, consultants, app creators, and audiobook experts take part. Booksellers, packagers, printers, librarians, and end users attend the fair. This results in a participation rate of over 1 000 exhibiting firms from 90 countries. Additionally, the event receives over 20 000 visitants. This includes one record-setting rendition, which featured over 75,000 attendees. The BCBF is a trade fair that provides over 250 sub-events. They enable participants to achieve goals such as exchanging ideas, networking, showcasing products, and earning recognition.
About the Bologna Children's Book Fair
Various sectors attend the BCBF. These include libraries, books, publishing, and printing segments. The education, hobbies, gaming, mass media, IT, services, baby, kids, maternity, and health industries also attend. The event features a diversity of sub-events. Examples include various awards, such as the Bologna Ragazzi Award and Bologna Ragazzi Cross Media Award. The fair also includes expositions such as the Illustrators and Books on the Move. Attendees can also visit the Illustrators, Translators Centre, Comics Corner, Booksellers Lounge, Literary Agents, and Teachers' focus zones. The fair also presents the wares of leading companies such as:
- Hasbro;
- HarperCollins Publishers;
- LEGO® Books;
- Lonely Planet;
- Oxford University Press;
- PONS GmbH;
- Curtis Brown;
- Writers House;
- The Bent Agency.
Bologna Children's Book Fair Accommodation
Procure suitable accommodation for BCBF with Travel 2 Fairs Ltd. All that is necessary is to inform us about the rooms you need, how much you wish to spend, and your desired location. Travel 2 Fairs Ltd manages the rest. Reserve lodgings adjacent to Fiera Bologna. This will improve your commuting time by gaining invaluable public transport access. We can inform you of the top-quality routes to take to the locale. Apart from reasonable lodging accommodation for expositions, we likewise provide transport services. One travel method to your hotel is to have a rentable car expecting you at the airport. Another is to schedule a two-way airport transfer.
Event information may be out-of-date due to the pandemic. More information is accessible from the organiser.
Past Iterations
Bologna Children’s Book Fair 2022
The 2022 edition of the Bologna International Children's Book Fair took place as an in-person event at the Fiera Bologna. The hosting dates were set between the 21st and 24th of March 2022. Coronavirus safeguards were implemented at the venue. This included attendees needing to show 3G entry documents, such as proof of recovery. The edition received 1 070 exhibiting firms from 90 countries and 21 432 visitants. Over 300 journalists also attended the edition, which marked the successful restart of the event.
Bologna Children’s Book Fair 2023
The 2023 iteration of the event received 1 456 exhibiting firms from approximately 90 nations and 28 894 visitants. This signified a 35% increase compared to the previous iteration. A total of 325 sub-events were held during the hybrid trade exhibition held in Fiera Bologna. The complementary digital platform received 2 million website views, 800 illustrators from 70 nations, and 200 000 participants with 60% engaging from abroad. The social media communities comprised of 80 000 Facebook, 90 000 Instagram, and 10 000 LinkedIn followers. Over 750 media experts (35% of them from abroad) representing 33 countries attended the event.
Bologna Children’s Book Fair 2024
The 2024 iteration of BCBF was a live trade exposition hosted in Fiera Bologna. It received more than 1 500 exhibiting firms from approximately 100 nations and over 31 700 visitants from more than 190 countries.
over 80
represented countries
1400+
exhibitors
29,000+
visitors
over 820
journalists
Our visitors for the event
Irina
Mr Alejandro Benitez
Your service:
Positive:
- There was always an answer within a few hours.
- There were friendly reminders, should one have forgotten something.
Hotel
Negative:
- There was little choice at breakfast.
- For weekend arrivals the reception is empty.
- The windows could not be opened due to laws/ ordinances.
Positive:
- The train is 3 - 5 minutes walk away.
- There are some good restaurants nearby
- On request you got the key to open the window
- There were shopping facilities (supermarkets) nearby
- The hotel offers parking possibilities; (Otherwise there is a parking garage 100 m away)
- The parking spaces at the hotel are free of charge
Best Regards,
Alejandro
Ilaria Drago
Hello Michael,
Thank you for your interest.
Yes’, everything’s going well with the hotel and George was very helpful and kind.
Thank you for your help, I will write you in case of need.
Best regards.
Chris Leech MBE
Excellent service from the team. I would highly recommend their services
Martin Stucki
Dear Tom,
All went fine. The hotel was a very nice place to stay.
For next year in Frankfurt we have already booked our rooms. You are free to come back to us the year after.
Best regards
CPhI Worldwide - 2024
Mariana Taute
Morning Tom,
Hein is back in the office after a very successful business trip. He was very pleased with the hotel and has asked I must keep the name for his next trip to the IWA show in 2018. Once again thanks for your help and friendliness with the booking of the accommodation.
Ian Campbell Lennon
Clean and comfortable hotel, with a good breakfast. Excellent connectivity to the show by Metro. Only 12 Euros for a 3 day ticket.
Franck Zitarosa
Hi Michelle,
Hope you are well.
Everything went well with the Catalonia Vondel Amsterdam. Good localisation, very clean, great breakfast and Staff reactive.
We will probably rebook next year for the PLMA 2024.
Thank you very much once more for your help and service, the highest we can expet, like always..
Have a great day.
Best Regards
Franck Zitarosa
Gian Marco Penuliar
Hello George,
Everything went well at Odalys City Ferney Geneve (4) and we would like to stay there again for Vitafoods 2024.
Gian Marco Penuliar
Riya Khopkar
Dear Megan,
Greetings of the day!
I wanted to express my gratitude for the excellent services you provided during our recent stay at Four Points by Sheraton Barcelona hotel, which was held from 22 Oct – 28 Oct 2023. The feedback from our attendees has been overwhelmingly positive, and your team's professionalism and dedication contributed significantly to the success of the event.
Thank you once again for the exceptional service provided by your team
Thank You!
CPhI Worldwide 2023
Patricia Ziebis
Good day.
I´m fine. I hope you too.
Thank you for asking. This is the second time my colleagues stayed at this hotel because of its proximity to the fairgrounds and comfortable facilities.
We knew it thanks to Megan and already accommodated in 2022 during the same fair.
Compared to the previous time I was informed by colleagues that the treatment was not that good.
On the other hand, the treatment with Megan Moore has always been very correct and efficient. I hope to contact her for other alternatives next time.
Light + Building – 2024
Emilio Bodo
Hello George,
Everything went well at the Campanile Geneve Ferney Voltaire.
Emilio Bodo
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