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Venue Name: Koelnmesse GmbH
Category: Venue
Location: Koelnmesse GmbH – Messeplatz 1, 50679 Cologne, Germany
Phone: +49 221 8210
Email: info@koelnmesse.de
www: www.koelnmesse.de
Timings: 09:00 AM – 17:00 PM
Koelnmesse’s 2022 programme comprised 59 of the 71 originally planned events including 18 of its own events, 20 guest events and three corporate events in Cologne, as well as 18 trade fairs abroad. In Cologne, these included DMEXCO, INTERMOT, ORGATEC, ART COLOGNE and the INTERNATIONAL HARDWARE FAIR, which was very successful with around 1,400 exhibitors from 50 countries despite being postponed to September. One of the highlights of the past year was gamescom, which attracted 265,000 visitors. Overall, 2022 clearly indicated that customers want to return to the trade fair halls.
Koelnmesse’s commitment to new business was also in full swing. A total of 14 new events, which were developed or acquired for 2022 and the years to come, were kicked off in Cologne by polisMOBILITY and insureNXT — two of the company’s own new formats for the future of urban mobility and the insurance industry respectively. These were followed abroad by ORGATEC TOKYO, h+h americas (Chicago) and gamescom asia (Singapore), with which Koelnmesse continued to successfully transform its established brands in the corresponding target countries. The success of the company’s own events and the high demand from guest organisers in Germany and around the world underscore both the relevance of trade fairs as an important marketplace for business in general and the quality of Cologne as a trade fair location.
Koelnmesse GmbH Cologne, Germany: About
Koelnmesse GmbH (Cologne Trade Fair) is an international trade fair and exhibition center located in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. With around 80 trade fairs and over 2,000 conferences annually, Koelnmesse is one of the country’s largest trade fair organisers and with 284,000 m² exhibition floor area the third largest by area.
The Cologne Trade Fair ground was founded in 1922. Until 2005, the trade fair was based in the historic Rheinhallen, and since then moved into new premises next to them. The old Fair Tower Cologne (Messeturm Köln) is a landmark building from 1928 and features a tower restaurant on the top floor.
Since 2018, the fair has been undergoing the greatest renovation works in its history. They are expected to last until 2030 and cost €600 million. Two thirds of that amount will be spent renovating the seven southern halls, dating from the 1970s.
The trade fair grounds lie in Cologne’s right-Rhenish district of Deutz, directly adjacent to Köln Messe / Deutz station to the south. Among others, the station has ICE connections by Deutsche Bahn to Köln Hbf and Cologne / Bonn Airport. West of the trade fair grounds lies the Rheinpark, a 40 hectare large park on the River Rhine, and Tanzbrunnen, an open-air theater.
Apart from the Köln Messe / Deutz station to the south, the Cologne trade fair center is also served by the Cologne Stadtbahn Koelnmesse station to the East.
