Philoxenia 2024: Greece International Tourism Exhibition

Philoxenia : Event Name
Category: Travel & Tourism Fairs
Event Date: 14 – 16 November, 2024
Frequency: Annual
Location: Thessaloniki International Exhibition & Congress Centre – Helexpo – Thessaloniki, Egnatia 154, Thessaloniki 546 36, Greece
Organizer: TIF Helexpo SA, Thessaloniki International Exhibition & Congress Centre, 154 Egnatias Street, 546 36 Thessaloniki, Greece
Phone: +30 2310 291111, +30 2310 284732
Email: exhibitions[at]helexpo.gr
Timings: 11:00 AM – 20:00 PM
Tickets: Free entry for trade visitors, with registration. Ticket for the general public: 5€

39th International Tourism Exhibition

Philoxenia 2024: Event Profile

The Philoxenia-Hotelia tourism trade fair duo was successful despite the unfavorable conditions

The Philoxenia – Hotelia tourism trade fair duo succeeded in attracting all tourism professionals to Thessaloniki from 14 – 16 November, 2024, achieving, under unfavorable conditions, its goal of once again becoming the sector’s meeting point and a medium for the promotion of destinations from all over Greece. In fact, the number of commercial visitors was significantly increased. Specifically, at Philoxenia 45% of visitors were commercial visitors, contributing to the organizing of targeted meetings. The exhibitors were completely satisfied with the qualitative characteristics of the meetings with the hosted buyers from 27 countries and with the commercial visitors from Greece and 19 other countries.

The fair, which displayed its continuity and reliability to the exhibitors, represented all the destinations in Greece, while all major tourism institutional bodies were present. In fact, the podium of the fair was used for the presentation of major projects, such as Modiano Market and Olympos Naoussa Hotel in Thessaloniki, and Alexandrou Chora in Ofrynio, Kavala. The presence of the Municipality of Epidaurus as the Honoured Municipality of Philoxenia during events and activities made an impression.

A lot of interest was garnered by Philoxenia‘s congress on ‘Experience Tourism: Seeking Authenticity‘, which highlighted new tourism trends around the world in this field, with presentations on how Greece could utilize the increasing trend of experience tourism. Furthermore, there was major participation in the side events organised on the open stage of pavilion 13.

At the same time, the Hotelia International Hotel Equipment Exhibition was especially dynamic, focusing, this year, on five sectors: hotel equipment in pavilion 8 (indoor and outdoor furniture, mattresses and linen, fabrics, curtains, carpets, and lighting), kitchen equipment and cleaning machinery in pavilion 9, construction and renovation (building materials, floors, doors, door & window frames, sanitary ware, pools, cooling, and heating), and digital technology and security systems in pavilion 10, and, lastly, the coffee & drinks section in pavilion 12.

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Philoxenia 2024: Exhibitors Profile

Visitors have also free access to all events of the organization: presentations, conferences, workshops, culinary events