Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) - There will be no Foire de Genève this year. Viviane de Witt, director of Geneva’s signature trade show, announced the surprise cancellation on Radio Cité 9 September. Citing a lack of interest on the part of the cantonal authorities, and one third fewer reservations from exhibitors, as well as fears concerning the flu pandemic, de Witt said she hoped that the 2010 edition of the fair would go ahead under her management.
The fair attracted 600 exhibitors and 300,000 visitors to its exhibits in 2008, and highlights garden, living, design, and wellness exhibits over nine days in November. Cantonal authorities were surprised and promised to put something else in place instead at Palexpo, the fair’s venue, whose management expressed dismay at the news, as well.
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News story, GenevaLunch, 10 September 2009.
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Tags: cantonal authorities, design, Exhibits, Foire de Geneve, garden, Geneva, living, trade fair, Viviane de Witt, wellness
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September 11th, 2009 at 11:42 am
Viviane de Witt is a singularly incompetent and greedy individual. This is not the first venture that she has driven to the ground while reaping much personal benefits.