Double-Decker Exhibition Stands: Permits, Costs, and When Two Storeys Pay Off
When two-storey exhibition stands actually pay off: per-sqm costs, European venue permit regimes, structural and accessibility constraints, and worked…
The exact change
The European Accessibility Act applies to double-decker stands open to public visitors with the following operational consequences.
The European Accessibility Act does not specifically name exhibition stands as covered premises, but its accessibility principles are increasingly applied by venues to double-decker stands open to public visitors as a matter of policy, with the following practical consequences.
Suggested change
The European Accessibility Act does not specifically name exhibition stands as covered premises, but its accessibility principles are increasingly applied by venues to double-decker stands open to public visitors as a matter of policy, with the following practical consequences.
Why this is better
2 issues fixed: Overreach on the scope of Directive (EU) 2019/882. The Act does not name trade fair stands as covered premises; its physical-premises obligations attach only to a closed list of covered services (e-commerce, banking, transport, telecoms, etc.), not to exhibition stands generally. | unverified citation. No AUMA publication titled 'AUMA Two-Storey Stand Guidance' is documented.
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