German trade fair organiser Messe Frankfurt achieved record sales in excess of €400 million in 2006, compared with €379 million in 2005.

Foreign business was particularly successful, with a 16% sales increase from €90 million to €103 million year-on-year. According to chairman of the management board Michael von Zitzewitz, foreign turnover has doubled in the last five years, with Asia responsible for the largest share of this increase.

With its foreign and domestic subsidiaries, Messe Frankfurt organised 117 trade fairs and exhibitions in 2006 involving 65,000 exhibitors—nearly 5,000 more than in 2005. However, at 2.8 million, the number of visitors was 600,000 fewer than in 2005.