Munich (October 9, 2020). Corona has also shrunk the size of Europe's largest real estate and investment fair and converted it into a hybrid model. The previous six rounds of discussions at the hotel conference have been reduced to four. Nevertheless, on Wednesday there is still enough room left to discuss the most important "hot topics" of 2020: the operator black box, rents/leases and insolvency/third party use. In the end, a futurologist will give courage. Another panel on Thursday will focus on the current degree of digitalisation in hotels. The programme in detail.
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Munich (September 25, 2015). At the hotel conference of the investment and property fair Expo Real Munich, from October 5-7, change will show its face. The discussions will pick up the challenges of lifestyle hotels, cheap money, China, property value and contracts.
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Munich (September 7, 2012). The conference programme for the "Hospitality Industry Dialogue" (HID) on the first day of Expo Real trade fair in Munich is now complete. Over the last four weeks, more high-calibre participants have come on board. The programme for the two-hour opening discussion on finance is now fixed. Top executives from Starwood Capital and Hyatt will represent perspectives from the hotel industry.
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Expo Real with 11th"Hospitality Industry Dialogue": top names, top subjects
Munich (August 3, 2012). The financing of hotel properties has been the most important topic in the majority of industry talks in the last few months – even more important than in the previous year. Therefore, financing and assets, development and agreements will be the focus of the 11th hotel conference at Expo Real 2012 from October 8 to12 in Munich. The kick-off will be a two-hour nonstop session solely about financing – and the audience is to play a part! About 25 executives with illustrious names will participate in the five panel discussions at the "Hospitality Industry Dialogue" (HID) on Monday, October 8, 2012. Among them are well-known decision makers of the hotel and investment/real estate industry from London and Paris. Many of them will give a talk at Expo Real for the first time.
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10th hotel conference at the Expo Real: High-calibre speakers confirmed
Munich (July 22, 2011). For years, the hotel conference "Hospitality Industry Dialogue" at the Commercial Real Estate Fair EXPO REAL has been one of the most popular conferences at the event. This year too, top topics will be discussed on 4 October - topics ranging from the CEO/owner relationship to refinance, and from Asian chains in Europe to hostels, budget and midscale hotels. In future, the discussion rounds will look at the Green City Index and reputation management by social media. Both influence the value of a property. Apart from the conference, another hospitalityInside project will strengthen the industry presenceat at the EXPO REAL: the first hospitality joint stand under the label "World of Hospitality". Seven renowned and leading companies of the international hotel industry will be present themselves there.
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October 5: Expo Real, Hospitality Industry Dialogue and Bricks & Brains
Munich (September 18, 2009). Europe's commercial real estate fair Expo Real can expect around 1,600 exhibitors from 34 countries, according to the present status of registrations. They will meet from 5 to 7 October 2009 in Munich. "Given the difficult economic situation in the sector, this is a very pleasing result. The majority of our long-standing exhibitors have remained faithful to the fair," said Eugen Egetenmeir, a member of the Management Board of Messe München. The Expo Real takes place for the 12th time offering various forums and congresses with lots of intense discussions right from the first day. Here, the hotel industry has had its fixed place for many years - at the "Hospitality Industry Dialogue" (HID) in the course of the "Special Real Estate Forum". Maria Puetz-Willems, Editor in Chief of hospitalityInside.com, arranged the programme for the second time. After the conference and trade fair, hospitalityInside and the Expo Real will host "Bricks & Brains", the first networking event for hospitality insiders.
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Hotel conference of Expo Real 2009 with 6 top talks - Included in the ticket
Munich (August 7, 2009). The current economic crisis is changing the face of investment partnerships in the hotel industry. Sensitivity is required from all parties. The Hospitality Industry Dialogue (HID), the international hotel conference to be held on Monday, 5 October 2009 in Munich, at Europe´s largest commercial property exhibition, EXPO REAL, will be looking in-depth at the changing framework and relationships in the industry. These trade talks between the hotel sector and investors have been a firm component of EXPO REAL for eight years and, as with all the other conferences held at the fair, it is included in the price of the ticket. Responsible for designing the content of HID: Maria, Puetz-Willems, editor in chief of hospitalityInside.com
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Expo Real 2008: Financial issues in the focus
Munich (October 3, 2008). The credit crisis and its effects are also a focus in the conference programme of Expo Real Munich, opening on 6 October 2008. Kicking off the programme is a discussion on 'Subprime, Credit Crunch, Non Performing Loans - Crisis-Management Strategies', on Monday, 6 October, starting at 10:30 in the Expo Real Forum. Here renowned banking experts will be discussing whether we have yet reached the bottom of the downturn, or whether there is worse yet still to come, what shape finance for future projects will take, and what lessons can be learned for the future. At 10 o'clock, the hotel conference "Hospitality Industry Dialogue" (HID) starts and the financial crisis will be an issue in the panel discussions, too.
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hospitalityInside.com to cooperate with Expo Real Munich
Augsburg/Munich (May 30, 2008) hospitalityInside.com is to expand on its international and cross industry concept: Editor in chief Maria Puetz-Willems will assume the reigns for the "Hospitality Industry Dialogue" (HID) which will take place at the opening of Expo Real 2008 on 6th October 2008. Through this one-day hotel conference at Europe’s largest commercial property fair, the second largest in the world, hospitalityInside.com will consolidate its network in the real estate and investment industries and create new synergies. With respect to tourist congresses, hospitaltyInside.com has firmly established itself over the last three years through the "Hospitality Day", the hotel conference hosted at the ITB Berlin.
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