The yacht show saw a significant drop in visitors ? and yachts ? from 2019's edition.
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This year?s Monaco Yacht Show saw 19,000 visitors, a significant drop from the last edition of over 31,000 two years ago in 2019. The four-day event in September also saw a drop in yachts featured. There were 101 yachts compared to 125 in 2019.

Yachts shown ranged from Bluegame?s new BG72 to the 108m Benetti IJE. New features to the show also included invitation-only Wednesday, visitor badge categories, a sailing yacht section and the Yacht Design & Innovation Hub.

Travel restrictions and health regulations are possible reasons for the drop in attendance for this year?s show. The organisers have said they had expected a reduction in numbers for this year. The objective of this year?s yacht show was to decrease the number of visitors and emphasise on specific profiles and bridge connections between exhibitors and their targeted clientele.
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Theo Hooning, Secretary General of SYBAss (Superyacht Builders Association), said: ?This was the first opportunity to see the results of a change in approach to the show, by placing the focus firmly on the customers of the industry rather than the business activities within it. The result was a more relaxed atmosphere. With no overcrowding of the quays, the expe...