SIMA closed Saturday with attendance down only slightly from 2007. Although final figures are not yet available, show officials said the number of visitors looking for deals on the show floor was about 150,000, compared to 160,000 for last year’s edition of the world’s largest property show.
he figures were welcome good news for event organizers, after the number of exhibitors fell to 600 from 800 in 2007, primarily due to the problems in Spain. Exhibition director Eloy Bohúa acknowledged “expectations were low,” considering the uncertainty of property markets around the country.
