
FLIBS Report: Trending Upward
With FLIBS in our wake, we found two emerging trends at the vast show. This article reports that sales of imported yachts continue to grow, in both unit numbers and average lengths

With FLIBS in our wake, we found two emerging trends at the vast show. This article reports that sales of imported yachts continue to grow, in both unit numbers and average lengths

Larger boats were attractive to buyers in Fort Lauderdale.

The VT X 32 Pleasure could be the first performance boat built in Dubai.

Prospective buyers can charter the PC65 for a week for 1 percent of the boat’s selling price.

Organizers spent millions of dollars on a new entrance and other infrastructure improvements.

The Delta Air Lines subsidiary is the presenting sponsor of the boat show’s Windward VIP Club.

While the physical setup for FLIBS starts about a month before the show, the planning begins six months ahead of time.
![2B-7187-FLIBS-Entry-Tent-Area_10sc[1] 2B-7187-FLIBS-Entry-Tent-Area_10sc[1]](https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.tradeonlytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/29165305/2b-7187-flibs-entry-tent-area_10sc1.jpg?w=300)
FLIBS goes upmarket with a grand new entrance and deep infrastructure improvements.
Informa Exhibitions, which operates the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, has named Lana F. Bernstein vice president of marketing for the company’s boat shows in the United States. The company also operates the Miami Yacht Show, the Palm Beach International Boat Show, the St. Petersburg Boat Show and the Suncoast Boat Show in Sarasota, Fla.
For 2018, producers of the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show say they have improved parking and will provide “an expedient transportation network to make reaching the show easy from any direction.”

With FLIBS in our wake, we found two emerging trends at the vast show. This article reports that sales of imported yachts continue to grow, in both unit numbers and average lengths

Larger boats were attractive to buyers in Fort Lauderdale.

The VT X 32 Pleasure could be the first performance boat built in Dubai.

Prospective buyers can charter the PC65 for a week for 1 percent of the boat’s selling price.

Organizers spent millions of dollars on a new entrance and other infrastructure improvements.

The Delta Air Lines subsidiary is the presenting sponsor of the boat show’s Windward VIP Club.

While the physical setup for FLIBS starts about a month before the show, the planning begins six months ahead of time.
![2B-7187-FLIBS-Entry-Tent-Area_10sc[1] 2B-7187-FLIBS-Entry-Tent-Area_10sc[1]](https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.tradeonlytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/29165305/2b-7187-flibs-entry-tent-area_10sc1.jpg?w=860)
FLIBS goes upmarket with a grand new entrance and deep infrastructure improvements.
Informa Exhibitions, which operates the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, has named Lana F. Bernstein vice president of marketing for the company’s boat shows in the United States. The company also operates the Miami Yacht Show, the Palm Beach International Boat Show, the St. Petersburg Boat Show and the Suncoast Boat Show in Sarasota, Fla.
For 2018, producers of the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show say they have improved parking and will provide “an expedient transportation network to make reaching the show easy from any direction.”