Hostesses for trade fairs and congresses in Bilbao
The Bilbao venue has six open-plan halls and an arena seating twenty thousand, so the same site serves an industrial fair and a mass-capacity event. What each one needs looks nothing alike. Tell us which is yours.
Wira team at ICE Barcelona: an example of stand support.
Six halls and an arena on one site
Bilbao Exhibition Centre sits at Ronda de Azkue 1, 48902 Barakaldo, and states six open-plan exhibition halls with a total exhibition area of 150,000 m2, plus the multi-purpose Bizkaia Arena, which can seat up to 20,000 people.
That difference in scale is the heart of the brief. A hall stand needs reception and a filter on visitors; an arena event needs access control and flow management. If your programme combines both, that is two teams, not one moving around.
Spanish is the base and Basque adds value in institutional contact and with local government. English is needed as soon as the fair is international, and French when you expect visitors from southwest France, which in Bilbao is common.
What is worth planning for at the BEC.
Six halls
The venue states six open-plan exhibition halls and a total exhibition area of 150,000 m2.
Bizkaia Arena
The multi-purpose arena can seat up to 20,000 people. An event at that capacity changes the whole approach to access.
It is in Barakaldo
The venue is at Ronda de Azkue 1, 48902 Barakaldo, outside the centre of Bilbao, so fix the meeting point with your guests.
Open plan
With no columns, visitors see your stand from a distance. Someone should be facing the aisle rather than the back of the space.
What you can ask for in Bilbao.
Reception hostesses
Welcome at the way into the stand, a filter on visitors and a record of who came through and who needs calling back.
Access control
For a large-capacity event: one person per door, ticket checks and flow management.
Accreditation and registration
Name checks and badge and material handover on the congress side.
Multilingual hosts
Spanish and English as the base, with Basque for institutional contact and French when you expect visitors from across the border.
Bar staff
Coffee during fair hours and drinks poured at the reception you close the day with.
A point of reference
Someone holding the programme for the venue and the evening event so your own team does not have to manage it.
Before you brief us.
What is the BEC venue like?
It states six open-plan exhibition halls with a total exhibition area of 150,000 m2, plus the multi-purpose Bizkaia Arena, which can seat up to 20,000 people.
Is it in Bilbao or Barakaldo?
In Barakaldo, at Ronda de Azkue 1, 48902, outside the centre of Bilbao. Worth agreeing the meeting point before your guests set off.
Do we need Basque-speaking staff?
It adds value in institutional contact and with local government. For trade visitors, Spanish and English cover the conversation. It is set position by position.
Can you cover an event in the Bizkaia Arena?
Yes, but it is a different job: access control and flow management rather than stand reception. Tell us the expected capacity and how many doors the venue opens.
Tell us the roles your event needs