Biggest hospitality trade fair slated

Hotel Suppliers Show, considered the Philippines’ biggest hospitality trade fair, will take place on Sept. 21 to 23 at the SMX Convention Centre Manila, Mall of Asia Complex.

The show is now on its 8th year and is set to feature even more of the industry’s leading manufacturers, suppliers and service providers.

“We’re very excited to hold the eight year of the show,” said Patrick-Lawrence Tan, chief executive officer, Global-Link Exhibitions Specialists Inc.

“Since we launched it in 2010, this has slowly but surely gained a reputation as an ideal platform for hospitality operators to source quality products from leading suppliers and network with some of the top industry players in the country. Building on the success of previous years, we are looking forward to presenting fresh programming and new developments from the product and service sectors for hospitality,” Tan added.

Five symposia will also be happening alongside the show this year. For a start, trend forecaster Cécile Poignant, editor of Trend Tablet, will be presenting The Future of Travel and Hospitality exclusively to participants of the show.

As a trend forecaster, Poignant has worked and consulted with many international brands including Nissan, LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE, Philips, Estée Lauder, L’oréal and Jacobs Douwe Egberts for market studies that have influenced their strategic product developments and innovation processes.

The trade fair will also feature the National Building and Property Management Summit, a conference for business and trade professionals from the property and construction sector.

Matteo Grigolini, an Italian hospitality market expert, will tackle the latest trends in the furniture and furnishing aspect of the industry.

Global-Link Exhibitions Specialists Inc. organized the Hotel Suppliers Show in partnership with the Chamber of Furniture Industries of the Philippines.

Among this year’s exhibitors are the platinum sponsors: Hafele Philippines and Harle Philippines. Show sponsors are Globalinens and Sun Cellular.

For more information on how to join the show, contact Global-Link at (02) 8937973 or email info@gesi.com.ph. Visitors may pre-register at www.gesi. com.ph/hotelshow.