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THE RISE…AND RISE OF
The Vaper Expo UK
It is October, generally regarded as the month that the “Expo
Season” in the UK draws to a close…and with The
Vaper Expo UK at the NEC it really does so in fi ne style.
Words: Columnist Victor Mullin
The growing scope of The Vaper Expo UK is in stark contrast
to what is currently happening in the plethora of expos over
in the US and the stark decline of the other expos and meets
here in the UK.
Last year there was a much larger Vape Jam, there was Vape
Fest, Vape Collective and a handful of other events scattered
across the summer months in the UK. This year however, has
seen a marked decline in the other events, while Vaper Expo
continues to expand.
Over in the United States, a marked decline in footfall into the many
events there, has seen some organisers saying on Facebook that
there may not be as many expos in the United States next year
as there has been this year. So where does that leave folks who
are reading this article? The shop owner, the wholesaler and the
general vaper who like to attend these events?
It leaves us now concentrating on the major marquee events
and that is exactly what Vaper Expo is. For years this event
was the singular stand out expo for the UK and Europe. It
attracted a lot of reviewers from the US like Mike Vapes, The
Vapor Chronicles and others. They have stated publicly that
they enjoy the UK events more than the events in the US.
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Others have caught on to the sheer scale of The Vaper Expo
UK, with the likes of the Hall of Vape over in Germany being
one of the up coming stand-out events for mainland Europe.
The good thing is, not only has Hall of Vape learned from the
Vaper Expo, but the UK event is learning from the Hall of Vape.
As always the UK reviewers will be showing up in force in a
revamped and expanded media area for reviewers, vloggers,
writers, bloggers and general industry commentators. From a
personal standpoint I will more than likely be spending most of
my time at that media area, so if you are looking for me, you’ll
find me there if I am not wheeling around on my scooter
trying not to knock any booths or people over.
The Vaper Expo UK is, for all intents and purposes, more than
likely going to be the only major event for vapers in the UK
going into the future as I can’t honestly see the return of the
number of events we used to have in 2016 to 2018. If you are
reading this then you are already at Vaper Expo but be sure to
tell your friends about it too. It is a great place for smokers to
come and fi nd out what vaping is all about.
One thing is for certain - smokers, or anyone else who wants to
discover the facts about vaping, will learn more at Vaper Expo
than paying attention to the mainstream media.