The fairground management emphasizes that “the data confirms its position as a top-level space for the socio-economic development and external projection of Euskadi.”
He Bilbao Exhibition Center (BEC) commemorates in April his 20th anniversarytwo decades that yield a balance of almost 3200 events And 19 million visitorsin addition to an accumulated economic impact of 1806 million euros. “The challenge was to transform BEC into a reference center recognized at European and global level, and this has been achieved,” the fairground management emphasized in a statement.
In concrete terms, BEC has built up a number of activities over the past four decades of activity “important references”, as it has organized 3,172 events of various kinds, such as fairs, conventions, conventions, business meetings, meetings, exhibitions, public competitive examinations, concerts, music and sports shows or film productions. Nearly 19 million people have come to this location, located in the Biscay town of Barakaldo, to attend one of these events.
The statement adds that the entity has thus generated a cumulative economic impact on GDP of 1,806 million euros, which “peaked last year at 156 million euros”.
Among the events that, according to those responsible for the BEC, ‘have disappeared “indelible memories” These include “the MTV EMA Awards, the concerts of Bryan Adams, Bruce Springsteen, Fito, Sting, ACDC, Chuck Berry, Berri Txarrak, Rosalía or the three grand finals of the Euskal Herriko Bertsolari Txapelketa Nagusia.” Likewise, in the professional section, appointments such as “ADDITeD, Basque Open Industry, BeDIGITAL or BIEMH-International Machine Tool Biennial” should be highlighted.
The note concludes that all competitions leave an “important legacy” that goes beyond the moment of celebration and contributes to the “comprehensive and positive development of the area.” “Therefore, this concept, together with other concepts such as sustainability, digitalization or user experience, will mark BEC’s roadmap for the coming years.”
Source: EITB
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