Camping Trade World – Issue 09

CARAVAN SALON 2022 PREVIEW
caravanning and outdoor of
Messe Düsseldorf, explained:
“With this option we want to
further develop the first Friday
of the fair while allowing
our exhibitors to invite their
buyers selectively. This creates
a professional setting for
discussing orders, business
exchange and networking.
“We are very satisfied that
we succeeded in convincing
many new companies and
numerous repeaters of our
concept. The exhibition area
will grow by three halls. This
means we will be presenting
the ranges of 650 exhibitors
on 250,000 square metres in
16 halls in total. CARAVAN
SALON is the only place to
see the full line-up of brands
thereby offering the kind of
direct product comparison that
is also only possible with us
in Düsseldorf. We look to this
year’s event full of optimism
and anticipation.”
BUILDING ON SUCCESS
It says a lot about this industry
that Caravan Salon never
actually missed an event at
any point during the worst of
the COVID-19 pandemic. In
2020, a subdued but successful
event managed to take place
with limited numbers and strict
health precautions. In 2021,
that was hugely expanded to
an almost normal event, still
with some precautions and
▲ Düsseldorf is a great city and the Messe is a terrific venue.
restrictions regarding masks
and vaccination status. Now,
in 2022, where large parts of
the world seem to have gotten
past the worst of the pandemic,
or are at least learning to live
with it, we can expect a bumper
show that takes us back to
pre-pandemic event levels of
attendance, excitement and
hopefully success for businesses
too. Caravanning and its
associated hobbies are still
flying high, despite challenges
still faced by many when it
comes to raw material supply
and shopping. The iron is still
hot, and Caravan Salon is in
the perfect position to strike
with some force.
Daniel Onggowinarso,
managing director of the
German caravan industry
association (CIVD), said:
“Vacationing with motorhomes
and caravans has seen
enormous and constantly
growing uptake for more than
ten years. The pandemic then
reinforced the trend towards
individual and near-nature
travelling yet again.
“Since travelling has
become possible again with
almost no restrictions people
are planning their holidays
at full speed. This means a
visit to CARAVAN SALON
pays off all the more for both
caravanning lovers and newbies
because there is no other
place where the bandwidth
of vehicles and accessories is
so broad, and products can be
experienced in such a handson
way.”
EXPLORING NEW PATHS
Away from its traditional
homeland of leisure vehicles,
Caravan Salon is looking to
expand more into the arenas of
tent camping and more general
outdoor leisure activities. In
hall three this year, expect to
find the ‘travel and nature’
section of the show, which will
be bigger and better than ever
before. Stefan Koschke said:
“People have a renewed desire
to discover new destinations
and the combination of mobile
travel and regions offering
outdoor activities is very
popular. Whether it’s hiking,
cycling or boat tours with
canoes and kayaks, the great
outdoors beckon and more
and more people are heeding
the call. This form of holiday
is particularly in demand, as
it can be planned individually,
but can also be undertaken
quite spontaneously. And I am
DUSSELDORF CALLING
Dusseldorf is Germany’s seventh largest city and lies
on the confluence of two of the nation’s most famous
rivers: the Rhune and the Düssel. The city is known
for its cultural richness with many museums and an
opera house. One of its most iconic buildings is the
Rheinturm – a 168m tower on the banks of the Rhine
that gives amazing views of the city and surrounding
area from its observation deck, restaurants and bars.
The city is also known for being a very green urban
environment with major parks such as the 28-hectare
Hofgarten, Nordpark and Südpark offering beautiful
places to explore for tourists and locals alike.
Düsseldorf has a thriving carnival scene with a million
visitors a year who normally arrive for the Shrove
Monday procession and is also said to be the place
where the tradition of cartwheeling was originated.
Country: Germany
Capital of: North Rhine-Westphalia
Population: 620,000
Area: 217,000sqkm
Timezone: CET
Lord Mayor: Stephan Keller
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