Trade fair and communications center
Berlin is not only Germany's leading host for trade fairs and conventions, but is also one of the most sought-after locations in the world for such events.
With 9.1 million participants at over 60,000 business events, the Berlin conference and congress industry enjoyed a successful year in 2024. One in five visitors came from abroad. At around 21 percent, the share of international events was five percent higher than the previous year and 12 percent above the national average. InnoTrans – the world’s leading trade fair for transportation technology and mobility – recorded a new all-time high and is considered the largest trade event ever held in Berlin up to that point.
Berlin is one of the most popular conference and congress metropolises in the world. In the ranking of the international event platform Cvent, which analyses the best conference destinations and event locations in the world, Berlin is ranked seventh in Europe:
The city’s excellent location conditions are important factors for Berlin’s growing appeal as an event center and for the expansion of the international market:
- Modern assortment of hotels with more than 146,000 beds
- A large selection of exceptional locations for events
- Berlin Convention Office visitBerlin - Berlin Tourismus & Kongress GmbH offers a comprehensive range of services for trade fairs and conventions in Berlin
- Professional services available from the Messe Berlin GmbH group - one of the ten highest grossing trade show companies in the world - with it's own site Berlin ExpoCenter City at the Berliner Funkturm (27 halls, multi-functional trade show and conference center CityCube Berlin, hub27 Berlin, +palais.Berlin)
- Home to leading international trade fairs in industries of the future (such as the IFA trade fair for consumer electronics: Consumer Electronics Unlimited, World Health Summit) and major events with high media and public relations impact (the ITB Berlin Travel Trade Show (Internationale Tourismusbörse), Air show berlin-International Aerospace Exhibition and Conferences)
- Berlin is the seat of the German Trade Fair Industry Association (Ausstellungs- und Messe-Ausschuss der Deutschen Wirtschaft - AUMA)
