TRADE SHOWS | INDEPENDENT HOTEL SHOW
INDEPENDENT HOTEL SHOW
INDEPENDENT
HOTEL SHOW
2017
Get vital intelligence on the health of the hospitality
On the Innovation Stage Fiona Duncan of The
sector, listen to top tips on recruitment, find out Telegraph joins Andrew Oxley, head of hotel services
how to value a renovation correctly and more at the at the AA to discuss a guest’s sensory experience
Independent Hotel Show 2017. in ‘The Guest Journey: Stairways to Heaven’ before
Discussions will take place in three dedicated areas: two hotel owners - Simon Bennett of Augill Castle
The Business Theatre, Innovation Stage and the and Harry Cragoe of The Gallivant - discuss how
Gymnasium for the Mind at this year’s Show. the hotel trade can cater for a yearning for more
More than 100 professionals from all pillars
of the industry will speak at 30 seminars and
humanity in ‘A Shared Experience’.
At Gymnasium for The Mind discover why
workshops across the two days of #IHS17, opening Henners, an English sparkling wine is a real rival to
with a ‘State of the Industry’ address by STR’s hotel Champagne before finding out how to promote a
expert George Titlow and followed by a focus on spa to multiple generations in ‘Ageless Wellbeing’.
staff engagement and development in ‘Weaponise
The seminar programme is just one part of the
your Training’ in the Business Theatre on Tuesday offering at The Independent Hotel Show 2017, in
17 October. partnership with James Hallam Hospitality and
On the same day, find out how to integrate new
Leisure. Visitors can meet 300 exhibitors who will be
technology into your existing systems with speakers showcasing their products and services as well as
such as Andy Kydd of Sky and Patrick Wimble of launching new ones exclusively at the event.
Lightbulb Consulting in ‘The Tech Brief’ and hear
New products being launched at #IHS17 include
more about The Perfect Hotel Bedroom as the report Aria Telecom’s IP60 SIP-enabled phone, Noble Isle’s
is unveiled on the Innovation Stage. Golden Harvest toiletries range and Novus Tea’s all-
The Gymnasium for The Mind offers plenty to
stimulate with Anna Ramsay of The Good Spa Guide
inclusive tea support package.
Brand new exhibitors for this year include Stuart
and Katie Bentley of The Pigsty at Oddfellows on Jones Furniture who will launch its Francesca
the Park sharing their thoughts on mindfulness and deep buttoned headboard range at the Show and
Frank Reeves of Avvio presenting an eye-opening Wedding Dates (stand 266) whose web-based
session on artificial intelligence in hotels. software and online marketing system is used to
On Wednesday 18 October Peter Hancock, chief
executive of Pride of Britain Hotels and Paul Milsom,
chairman and managing director, Milsom Hotels and
assist wedding venues to increase their wedding
revenue by filling unsold inventory.
Visitors to the Show, now in its sixth year, can
Restaurants are in the Business Theatre looking also find out what makes the Perfect Hotel Bedroom,
at s ome refreshing ways of building a new, 21st- discover who the winners of the Independent
century ‘Brand Britain’ following Brexit while a panel Hotelier and Outstanding New Hotel Awards are and
of specialists explore ethical business in the luxury network with their peers at the luxury and boutique
sector in the discussion ‘Champagne Scruples: hotel sector’s most comprehensive and inspirational
Luxury and Ethics’. business event.
October 2017
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