SPIEL 2023 will occur as a live event between 05.10.2023 and 08.10.2023. The trade fair will be held at the Messe Essen in Essen, Germany. The hosting venue will not feature the latest Covid-19 prevention measures for the time being. This is due to the removal of the related pandemic restrictions. Organisers will continue to monitor the pandemic situation and adapt the venue's safety policies as necessary.
SPIEL has almost 40 years under its belt and within that time has risen to be a defining moment for players in the board game business, which in recent years has been in a state of revival. The international fair is based in Essen, Germany and occurs every October for four days. Edition after edition, SPIEL has not stopped growing. The edition in 2019 registered its highest-yet attendance – more than 1200 international exhibitors and 209,000 visitors in total at the modern exhibition halls of Messe Essen. That’s more than a reason enough to head on over to SPIEL.
Board games have long since evolved beyond being a simple children’s toy. Today the market is a multi-million-dollar industry with games targeting the whole family, casual players and serious gamers who want to be challenged. SPIEL reflects these tastes in its variety of product groups that include board, card, movement, children's, adult, interactive, skill, computer and digital games. They also include comic and action books, as well as original comic artwork. Attendees can also examine action figurines. The audience is definitely varied, but it is safe to say the majority consists of end consumers.
As soon as you get your tickets for SPIEL, it’s time to plan your business trip to Essen, Germany – hotel prices only go up the closer you get to October. Act fast and decisively before you’re out of options. Hire Travel 2 Fairs ltd to discover the best deals at the best prices close to Messe Essen. You combine a quick commute with low prices and great comfort. A personal travel assistant works on your case so you get results within a single day. The size of your group is also no challenge – Travel 2 Fairs is good with three-four up to over twenty people!
2021
The 2021 edition of SPIEL took place as a hybrid event. The trade fair consisted of a face-to-face exposition and a complimentary digital platform. The edition featured around 600 exhibitors who presented more than 1000 new products. The strict Covid-19 prevention measures that were put in place at the Messe Essen included social distancing regulations.
2022
SPIEL 2022 was held as a face-to-face trade fair between 04.10.2022 and 09.10.2022 in Messe Essen. The venue did not include Covid-19 safety measures due to the removal of the related pandemic restrictions. The event received 147,000 visitors (a 53% increase in visitor participation rate compared to the previous edition) and 980 exhibitors from 56 nations. The exhibitors presented over 1,800 board games.
Dear Megan,
I hope everything was going well and the accommodation for CPHI!
I have positive feedback from my colleagues about the hotel! No negative comments, which is very nice for a budget hotel.
Thank you in advance for your kind cooperation during all the time!
Have a nice weekend,
Hrisa
Dear Anna, The Hotel Monte Christo - Koln was great ! Flights was all ok. Hotel Very clean and neat. Hot inside as much as you wish. Very nice hosting service ! The Hotel receptionist man, Swen was very very nice to me, more than helpful and was a real pleasure to deal with him. Alexandra, his colleague also she was very nice, even tough I only deal with her for several hours, before I left the hotel , back to Romania. I know I might not have been so easy to deal person at times, but you was patient to me. I appreciate all your efforts to find the best deal based upon my requests. Thank you again for all your support ! Have a great day !
All was OK.
Thanks and kind Regards
Gian Franco Ferraro
Dear Michelle,
That’s really good news, thank you so much for your fantastic help.
I’ll print all the vouchers and ready to fly out.
I hope you stay safe and wish you great weekend ahead.
Dear Tom,
As usual, you helped us a lot to solve the changes in our bookings. It was an excellent job.
As for the Hotel Flandrischer Hof - it is a good hotel with normal services, biggest advantage is the little distance to the fair area.
Zsuzsa Szander/GRANUFLEX Holding Ltd.
Tom Many thanks for your e mail. I have left some feedback with the hotel but I thought the hotel was excellent, the staff were friendly and helpful, the gym was usefeul & the food was excellent. In terms of location it was perfect. I would definitely recommend the hotel for future stays. 5 stars from me & if it is good enough to accommodate both Robbie savage and Howard Webb then it was good enough for me. In terms of your service you provided it was excellent and hassle free – it takes the stress out of looking for hotels. Are you a partner for the accommodation side of DSEi as we will probably look to exhibit in 2017 – I would love to stay at the hotel again but recognise that you can only book maybe 10 – 12 months in advance ?
Regards Scott
Hi Megan,
Just heading back from ITB. Hotel was awesome, very happy with it and would highly recommend.
Thanks for your help with booking it was all seamless.
Kind Regards Ruth
Hi Tess,
hope you are fine, we really enjoyed our stay in the Hotel we had in Amsterdam for IBC Show this year
So we would like to check prices already for next year, same hotel could you do me this favor?
Muchas Gracias!
Kind regards!
Pía Hartwig
Dear Megan
Thank You For Your Amail. Every Thing Was Ok, The Hotel Improve Comparing 2 Years Ago
Bst Rgds
Maurizio
Very good services from Ellie and T2F, the hotel is very nice, small basic rooms, clean with good breakfast.
Regards,
Brenton Steven Leo
Hi Megan,
Thank you again for your help with the reservations. Your service was fantastic.
Thanks,
ALISON KOHLENSTEIN President
Εverything went well, we didn't have any problems! Thank you for your cooperation & assistance.
