FRANKFURT, Germany - With more than 72,000 visitors from more than 120 countries, the 40th annual Heimtextil Frankfurt saw an increase in traffic from buyers who showed increasing optimism that the worst may be over or at least nearly so.

The show presented products and trends from 2,521 exhibitors from Jan. 13 to 16 in its Messe exhibition halls.

FRANKFURT, Germany - Messe Frankfurt has created a new USA Pavilion at Heimtextil 2010 in the hopes of bolstering American home textile companies' exports and developing their international business.

With Messe Frankfurt's new turnkey booth package, exhibitors participating in the show will experience unprecedented cost efficiency and ease, encouraging American companies to reenter the forefront of the textile fray.

HIGH POINT, North Carolina – The International Textile Market Association has announced that it will host a group of more than a dozen exhibitors that supply workrooms and manufacturers of window covering and bedding for the first time at the upcoming Showtime market in June.

WHITE PLAINS, New York – SURTEX, the annual trade show dedicated to the sale and licensing of original art and design, will be moved to the main level of the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, Level 3, directly adjacent to the National Stationery Show and closer to the International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) than it had been in past years.

CIRENCESTER, United Kingdom - The 12th edition of Scoperta originally scheduled for May 5-7, 2009 in Chiasso, Switzerand, has been canceled by the organizer Trade-Link Ltd.

The website www.scopertaexpo.com says that Scoperta has been canceled and there is no further information or contacts there. Bill Davis, owner of Trade-Link and the founder of Scoperta could not be reached for comment.

HIGH POINT, North Carolina – Attendees of the spring edition of the semi-annual High Point Market, which hosts home textiles exhibitors like Algemene USA, American Century Home Fabrics, Covington Fabric & Design, Cone Jacquards and many others, will see a significant drop in hotel room rates at their favorite properties around the market, in addition to discounts in rental car fees at participating companies.

Room rates at area hotels have dropped 15 to 25 percent for the spring market week, which is set for April 25 to 30, according to the High Point Market Authority.

FRANKFURT, Germany - Another edition of Messe Frankfurt's Heimtextil fabric fair began today, Jan. 14, at the Messe exhibition center here.

If unable to get to the show which is in its 39th year, Heimtextil's organizers are encouraging companies to keep up with the action by visiting the new site dedicated to trends; heimtextil-trends.com. The site features six specific sections that highlight the trends of the upcoming show which are titled Illusionist, Time Traveler, Fortune Teller, Alchemist, Witchcraft and Enchanted.

FRANKFURT, Germany – With Heimtextil Frankfurt less than two weeks away, visitors from the contract sector should start to plan their trip through the fair's many halls and various contract textile options by using Heimtextil's techno-savvy web tools.

WHITE PLAINS, New York – This year's International Hotel/Motel & Restaurant Show, which took place in New York City on Nov. 8-11, generated positive feedback from both its vendors and buyers who came looking for innovation and high quality at reasonable prices.

Show organizer, George Little Management, released a report stating that IH/M&RS, in its 93rd year, attracted 34,050 registrants and 1,250 exhibitors. The participants hailed from national purchasing firms, management companies, military base lodges, boutique hotel operators and multi-unit owners.

FRANKFURT, Germany – To expand upon the successful and popular trend team of Heimtextil's 2008 fair, Messe Frankfurt has added two more agencies to the team for the 2009 trend section of the fair.