Event  Name :

BIG+BIH April 2008
Bangkok International Gift Fair and Bangkok International Houseware Fair 2008

Date : Trade : 17 - 20 April 2008 (10.00 - 18.00 hrs.)
Public : 21 - 22 April 2008 (10.00 - 21.00 hrs.) 
Venue :

The Challenger Hall 1-3 IMPACT, Muang Thong Thani, Nonthaburi, Thailand
Exhibiting Space – 46,000 sq.m.

Organizer :

Department of Export Promotion
Ministry of Commerce, Royal Thai Government
Office of International Trade Fair Activities
22/77 Rachadapisek Rd., Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900 Thailand
Tel: +66 (0) 2512 0093 to 104 ext. 251, 316, 317, 462
Fax: +66 (0) 2512 2234, 2513 1565
E-mail: big@depthai.go.th
Website: www.thaitradefair.com , www.depthai.go.th

Supporters :
1. Thai Gifts Premiums & Decorative Association
2. Thai Toy Industry Association
3. Thai Housewares Trade Association
4. Northern Handicrafts Manufacturers and Exporters Association (NOHMEX)
5. Thai Stationeries and Office Supplies Association
6. Design & Objects Association
7. Home Decorative Design Association
Exhibitor Profile :
1. Gift, Decorative Items and Handicrafts
2. Artificial Flowers/Plants and Potpourri
3.  Christmas Decorative Items and Candles
4. Home Textile and Fabric Decorative Items
5.  Household Products
6. Toys and Games
7. Stationery
8. Others
Number of Exibitors : Approximately 900 companies/2,200 booths from both domestics and overseas
Participation Fee : US$ 2,500 per unit of 9 sqm (3x3 m)
Visitor Profile : Trade days: buyers, importers, manufacturers, traders, distributors, wholesalers,retailers, department stores, etc.
Public days:
trade visitors, local consumers, foreign tourists, etc.
Figure Data :
Figure Data BIG + BIH April 2007 BIG + BIH April 2008
(expected)
Number of Exhibitors  802 companies/
  2,142 booths
900 companies/
  2,200 booths
Participating   Countries   Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Indonesia, Singapore, Myanmar, India, Hong Kong, UK, Italy, Ghana, Turkey Thailand, Laos, Vietnam,
  Indonesia, India, Cambodia,
  Myanmar, Ghana, Nepal,
  Hong Kong
Exhibition Area   46,000 sqm   46,000 sqm
Number of Visitors
  Trade Days :
  Public Days :
  118,059
  16,970
  101,089
 120,000
  17,000
  103,000
Major Visiting
Countries
 America, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, UK,   Hong Kong, Italy, Taiwan, Australia   America, Europe, Asia,
  Australia, Africa, etc.