Disclaimer

Several companies that own websites with online catalogues of trade fairs and exhibitions, including International Fairs Directory, target exhibitors in the run-up to trade shows, asking them to fill in forms to confirm or update their data, with the aim of publishing it free of charge in the catalogue. Invalidating this data would later lead to its automatic deletion from the database, in which case the exhibitors could no longer be contacted.

The approach is to send an order form (by email or even by post), a form that appears to come from the trade fairs in which companies usually take part. Sometimes, the email is preceded by a phone call asking for the data to be verified for listing in the online catalogue.

EUROEXPO Fairs, the official organiser of the trade fairs and exhibitions PACK SHOW, METAL SHOW & TIB, ALL2PRINT SHOW, EXPO SHOP, BABY BOOM SHOW, TEXTILE TECHNOLOGY SHOW, CLEANING SHOW, EXPO PLAST, DIGITAL SIGNAGE SHOW and CORPORATE GIFTS SHOW, states that it has no connection with these deceptive commercial practices and warns exhibitors about the unlawful activities of these websites. EUROEXPO Fairs has in fact been advising exhibitors who contact us frequently about such situations for some time.

Please warn everyone in your company who handles emails (including those sent to the “info@” address) or post about this scam: do not fill in or return any form received from International Fairs Directory.

Check everything before signing a form, because thousands of people and companies have been deceived by the owners of these online catalogues: International Fairs Directory, Expo-Guide, Fairguide! Signing the form results in a promotion contract (costing around 3,000 euro) with those websites, a promotion that has no connection with EUROEXPO Fairs exhibitions. Make sure you validate only legitimate forms, received from the legal organisers of the trade fairs and exhibitions in which you take part as an exhibitor.

Kind regards,

The EUROEXPO Fairs team