Following eighteen months of extensive talks, presentations and a vote by members of the European Outdoor Group, the decision to keep the show in Friedrichshafen was announced on the last day of the ispo show in Munich today.

The decision was an extremely difficult one; both organisations provided strong arguments and presented compelling reasons for the show to be placed at their venue.

Rolf Schmid, CEO of the Mammut Sports Group and President of the EOG commented;

“We have worked hard to ensure that the process for awarding the OutDoor Fair Contract was transparent, fair and democratic. Both organisations presented professional proposals and we were convinced that the OutDoor would be a success in either Munich or Friedrichshafen. The EOG members have chosen to continue the fair in Friedrichshafen and we now look forward to continuing to work closely with them for the benefit of the entire industry.”