The twin shows InterTabac and InterSupply, which will be held in Dortmund from 14 to 16 September 2023, have gained another strong international partner in the form of the Cigar Smoking World Championship (CSWC).

The ‘World Championship in Smoking a Cigar Slowly’, the finals of which are due to be held in Split, Croatia, shortly prior to InterTabac and InterSupply will be in attendance at Messe Dortmund – complete with its own exhibition space. So for the first time, this exclusive smoking event is using what is probably the best possible venue to make itself even better known within the industry: the twin shows InterTabac and InterSupply. In return, Messe Dortmund is to sponsor the CSWC in future.
Marko Bilić, President of the Mareva International Cigar Club and a proven global cigar ambassador who won the Cigar Journal Ambassador Award in 2015, founded the CSWC in 2010, which quickly developed into a global event for cigar lovers. Bilić is looking forward to the collaboration: “It was a dream of mine early on to set up such an event. The CSWC is more than a competition in slow cigar smoking. Rather, it is an event where like-minded people share their passion for the cigar lifestyle and cigar lovers from all over the world come together for a good time. This is a perfect fit for InterTabac and InterSupply as well, as a large number of cigar enthusiasts are on hand to enjoy fellowship with others in addition to exchanging ideas on potential business deals. Thus, the twin shows are the perfect partner and the ideal stage for our exhibition space.”
Sabine Loos, chief show organiser and Managing Director of Westfalenhallen Unternehmensgruppe which owns and operates the Messe Dortmund venue, is also upbeat about the new collaboration: “We’re delighted to have secured the Cigar Smoking World Championship as a partner to our shows. The collaboration underlines once again the great international reputation enjoyed by InterTabac and InterSupply. And of course, the enthusiasm of Marko Bilić’s CSWC team for the enjoyment of cigars in good company and their commitment to bringing people together also align perfectly with our new show slogan ‘Together for tomorrow’.”