Glimpse Into The Future

EUROPE’S FINEST ON DISPLAY AT CMT 2018

Caravan, Motor, Touristik - alos known as CMT - is the world's largest public leisuer and tourism trade fair, showcasing over a thousand vehicles and a myraid of accessories and holiday pakcages to travellers each year.

Manufacturers from all over Europe converge in Stuttgart, Germany, to show off their best work, competing to produce the most innovative motorhomes, caravans and recreational vehicles in the world. This Year, the event's 50th anniversary, showcased some truly remarkable (and expensive) wehicles, the likes of which are seldom seen here in south Africa.

- Micky Baker

THE SHEER SCALE  We were given access to the event a day before its official opening, to give us some idea of the meticulous preparation involved in such an immense event. Hundreds of stand builders go about their work without fuss, constructing stunning displays, while salespeople brush up their pitches for the crowds to come. It’s remarkable, and slightly intimidating.

The physical end-product is mighty impressive, spanning more than a hundred thousand square metres and requiring quite a bit of brisk walking. In fact, it would be impossible to see every vehicle in the space of a single day, which is why CMT attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors in the space of a week.

Our local caravan shows are festive, cheery events, drawing from the gees shared by all members of the over landing and towing communities. In Germany, however, things are very, very different.