![]() ![]() There are no $9.99 steak dinners on The Strip anymore than one can get a decent hotel for under $200 a night close to the Sands Convention Center. However, the days of traveling to and staying in Las Vegas on the cheap are long gone. Yes, traveling to Paris has never been cheap. When talking to people about the two shows, there is always the argument that traveling to Paris is so expensive. In contrast, Vision Expo East usually has around 300 vendors. show, and from best guest estimates, both Vision Expo West and East combined. SILMO Paris had 735 exhibitors and over 27,000 attendees this year, down slightly from pre-pandemic levels, but considerably larger than either U.S. While Vision Expo West seemed to have good traffic, it was noticeably eclipsed by the full hallways of SILMO Paris. SILMO Paris was a busy show with lots of exhibitors and lots of attendees over the four-day show on the outskirts of Paris near Charles de Gaule Airport. That of course affected both shows these past couple of years and will abate once their countries loosen travel restrictions. SILMO is still not back from pre-Covid numbers in exhibitors or attendees, with travel from much of Asia still difficult if not almost impossible for many. Hall 6 SILMO Paris – Opening Day 2022Īcross the Atlantic, SIMO Paris, the fall European optical show took place the weekend after Vision Expo West. The Vision Council has not shared attendance of either Vision Expo West or East in some time, but most any veteran of multiple shows can tell you the number of vendors and attendees has been in decline for some time. The aisles seemed bustling and many of the vendors I spoke with were happy with the traffic in their booths and the orders they wrote. This year’s Vision Expo West seemed quite well attended by optometrists and opticians from across the country. Luneau Technology Booth – Vision Expo West 2022 Even the booths of many of the brands who were there seemed smaller this year than in years past. However, everyone I spoke to noticed how much smaller the show floor seemed. Some of that is due to many of the Asian companies still not traveling or exhibiting. It was very disappointing to see what was the best part of Vision Expo West cut back so dramatically from years past.Īt the same time, the show floor at the Sands Convention Center seemed considerably reduced from years past. Even the single floor of suites was not full, whereas in years past you could pretty much count on two floors of eyewear to keep you busy. In addition, this year, The Suites at the Venitian were only on one floor instead of the usual two floors. This is a problem that I shall go into a little later. These were big brands that usually have a very big presence with very big booths. There were however several big-name brands that were missing entirely from the show. ![]() Luckily 2022 was a much-improved show from 2021 with what seemed to be a good show of vendors and attendees. While I missed Vision Expo West in 2021, I saw many photos and heard many stories about the show that took place just as the Delta variant of COVID was making the number of infections rise so fast that many in optical canceled their plans and the show ended up being much slower than anticipated. KASPEREK Eyewear booth – Vision Expo West 2022 The close schedule of the two events gave me a whopping two days to unpack and repack before traveling to the next show. This year Vision Expo West was held September 15-17 and SILMO Paris followed the following weekend, running from September 23-26. It is also the month with the last two major optical trade shows, Vision Expo West in Las Vegas and SILMO Paris in wherever else, Paris, France. September is the end of summer and the start of Autumn. September is the start of most countries’ academic year. Today it is now the ninth after January and February were added by Numa Pompilius in 452 BC. It was for a long time, the seventh month, as “Septem” is Latin for seven. “It was one of the best of times and the not-so-best of times”… Daniel Feldman ![]() “It was the best of times it was the worst of times”… Charles Dickens
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