WITH THE CHANGING AMUSEMENT PREFERENCES, TURKEY IS BECOMING THE FAVOURITE OF NEW INVESTORS

Amusement sector, which has been well established and continuouslydeveloping all over the world, has been on the rise in Turkey for the last 10 years. With the renovations in children’s parks, sports and activity fields in public areas, with its Shopping Malls and amusement facilities at the hotels and the new theme parks at world standards, Turkey has turned into the favorite investment spot of foreign in

Organized in Istanbul, the commercial hub of Turkey, ATRAX 2013 –Amusement, Attraction and Park Industry and Services Exhibition will be held between 5-7 December 2013 at Istanbul Fuar Merkezi. ATRAX Exhibition is getting ready to bring together the amusement sector of Turkey, which is open for growth to specialized foreign investors.

In Turkey, we see more and more investments being made with the goal of making more convenient the amusement facilities at municipality parks, hotels, shopping malls and privately owned facilities. Providing diverse amusement services by reinforcing their amusement facilities with advanced technology has become the indispensible goal for all amusementfacility owners.

INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS SHOWING GREAT INTEREST IN TURKEY

Looking at the international amusement trend, we see that Turkey is catching up rapidly however in order to catch up with new product developments and novel service notions, there is definitely a need for new cooperation at the international level.

At this point, by hosting international participants, the ATRAX EXHIBITION, provides a great platform for new partnerships. This year, in addition to the number of exhibition participants from the Middle East, Balkan Countries, Caucasian Countries, African countries, Russia, Ukraine and especially from European countries like Germany, UK and Greece, the number of visitors are expected to be very high as well.

The exhibition, which has attracted great interest from the sector, comprises 4 sections that include two halls, foyer and the outdoor area. While Hall 9 offers numerous amusement alternatives such as Luna park, aquapark, simulation, and outdoor units, Hall 10 mostly hosts companies that feature game machines and bowling systems.

LEADING MANUFACTURERS OF THE SECTOR

World’s giant manufacturers of amusement products and services both for adults and children, have already started ordering their display units to exhibit their new products to the sector. SEGA, one of the leading game machine manufacturers in the world; POLIN, a Turkish company which is a leader in water parks; BALO, FUN TİME, YEDİTEPE which set the direction of the amusement sector and MEKANO from the 3D simulations sector, have already booked their spots at the exhibition.

And leading companies like Adrenaline Games, Benchmark Games, Bobs Space Racers, Cogan, Disney, I.E Park, ICE, Kalkomat, Lai Games, Pan Amusements, Sacoa, Sela Cars, Sega, Simuline, Stern Pinball, Tab, Theme Builders and Wild Bull Dart have already secured their 658 square meters of exhibition space via their Turkish agent Balo. Also, companies like Cheer Amusement, Esac, Glook, Kalkomat, Tecway, Unis, Wahlap and Yida will be displaying their products with Dreampark on an exhibition area of 1000 square meters. ATRAX 2013 exhibition, which has achieved 85% occupancy even 4 months before the event, looks like it will fully satisfy its participants this year as well.

ATTRACTION  AWARDS

“Shining Star Awards – 2013Attraction Award Ceremony” organized by Atraxion Magazine which will be held as part of ATRAX 2013 Exhibition, will be undersigning a novelty by honoring the achievements in the sector. As the first and only award ceremony of the sector, the ceremony will be led by an objective and expert jury. Awards will find their winners via a special event to be organized as part of ATRAX 2013.

PROMOTIONAL TOURS OF ATRAX
Following closely, especially the sector related events abroad, the ATRAX team serves as an important tool that would strengthen the international links of the sector by promoting, at all foreign amusement exhibitions, the ATRAX 2013 Exhibition and communicating the expectation of and announcing the novelties of the Turkish Amusement sector.

Organized for the first time in 2012 as the first comprehensive event of the sector, ATRAX Exhibition, brought together thousands of visitors and 174 participants from 22 countries.