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the World Of Hospitality
The Independent Hotel Show
The Independent Hotel Show
Returns to Olympia London
The Independent Hotel Show, presented by James
Hallam Hospitality & Leisure, returns to Olympia
London on Tuesday 17th October where it will unite
independent hoteliers and industry professionals with
more than 300 product and service providers as well as
offer valuable business advice and inspiration.
The two-day event is the luxury and boutique hotel
sector’s most comprehensive and inspirational
business event and is bursting with ideas on how to
run and improve independent luxury hotels.
The show's organisers have carefully curated an
exclusive list of exhibitors - from amenities and
toiletries suppliers to top interior design agencies
and technology companies – for hoteliers to source
the latest and best products and services for their
properties.
Guests can expect to see creative collaborations with
design partners across the show’s communal spaces
to help inspire them visually wherever or whatever
they are doing. Networking space The Lobby has been
designed by interior design consultancy Benedict
Wilhelm while VIP space The Suite will feature a
‘hot house jungle’ theme delivered by design partner
Galapagos Furniture. A new space called Gymnasium
for the Mind, designed by Shape, will encourage
interaction in workshop environments,
In June, the Independent Hotel Show, in partnership
with Chic Retreats, launched a survey to reveal the
consumer’s perfect hotel bedroom. Designed to
provide independent hoteliers with an understanding
of the modern consumer’s wants and needs for a UK
luxury hotel stay, the survey, completed by over 1,800
Website: www.independenthotelshow.co.uk
consumers, has captured lighting system preferences,
soft furnishings desires, technology needs, storage
requirements and much more.
The Perfect Hotel Bedroom will be featured at the
Independent Hotel Show in a dedicated space, curated
by Harriet Forde Design, on the show floor. Show
exhibitors’ products will furnish the room and visiting
hoteliers, journalists and industry thought-leaders
will be invited to get “in bed” to share opinions about
the room.
On the first day of the show, visitors can find out the
winners of the Independent Hotelier and Outstanding
New Hotel 2017 in the final of the Independent Hotel
Awards, in association with Sky.