The IAAPA Asia show, held in Singapore this year, was “a little disappointing,” said Elaut’s international sales manager Stefaan Vaerewyck.

Elaut IAAPA Asia

Just back from the event, having followed it with a tour of the region, Vaerewyck said that he expected “a bit more” from the show, which was held at the Marina Bay Sands, Singapore, from June 13-15.

He said: “It was not like an IAAPA Europe or the big Orlando exhibition.”

He added that it was also the first time that he had visited the exhibition, so it was difficult to compare and decide whether it was better or slower than usual.

Vaerewyck is pictured (second left), on his Far East post-IAAPA Asia show trip, meeting up with Marcelo Fernandez Barrios of Sacoa (second from right), and two "influencers" named Plush Time Wins, well-known in the US and familiar on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.