Hospitality, the Italian trade fair of reference for the Ho.Re.Ca world, scheduled this year from February 6 to 9 at the Riva del Garda exhibition centre, will be enriched with the entire A2 pavilion dedicated to the outdoors. After all, the figures for the 2002 season regarding outdoor tourism were so positive, with a growth of 8%, that it is no longer possible to ignore how important and of great interest this segment has become for more and more travellers. The agreement signed with FAITA-FederCamping will bring to the fair a series of appointments related to outdoor hospitality with a focus on lakes and mountains. In addition, companies, suppliers, and partners in the sector will be present.
“The agreement with FAITA is part of our strategy of continuous research and expansion of the exhibition offer to the various segments of the hospitality and catering market,” commented Alessandra Albarelli, General Manager of Riva del Garda Fierecongressi. “Thanks to the international network of FAITA-FederCamping we can give a further boost to our international activity, getting in touch with other associations at a European level and also allow our exhibitors and visitors to broaden their business horizons”.
The agenda of outdoor events
- The Outdoor Boom Arena in Hall A2 will open on Monday 6 February at 3.00 p.m. with a talk on “Evolution of the concept of comfort: improving the perception of quality in the hospitality sector“, with the participation of Leopoldo Busa, founder of Biosafe.
- On Tuesday at 11 a.m. Roberto Vitali, founder of Village for All-V4A and accessibility expert, will illustrate the potential of inclusive open-air tourism with the speech “Demographic change and accessible tourism. Overcoming accessibility laws: new customers, new economic opportunities“.
- On 7 February at 3.30 p.m. there will be a speech by Oskar Schwazer, director of the APT Garda Dolomiti dedicated to “Outdoor facilities: 2.0 management of the outdoor infrastructure in Garda Trentino“.
- Wednesday 8 February at 11 a.m.: focus on digitalisation and sustainability in the appointment organised by Cristian Capizzi of Koobcamp and Raffaele Meloni of BHI.
- Wednesday at 2 p.m.: new ideas and solutions for glamping will instead be the focus of the talk “Gardapassion: The point | Words | Thinking | Trends | Inspiration“, organised by Crippaconcept, which will bring the example of what has been done in an area with a strong vocation for tourism and which has always known how to experiment – Lake Garda.
- Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. (Hall D – Theatre), one of the most eagerly awaited meetings: the round table ‘Open air tourism in Italy. Trends and prospects” during which the sector study on the clusters of lake and mountain campsites will be presented. The debate, moderated by Alberto Mattiello, will be animated by contributions from Alberto Granzotto, national president of FAITA-FederCamping, Fabio Poletti, president of FAITA Trentino, Roberto Failoni, Councillor for Tourism of the Province of Trento, Mauro Santinato, CEO of Teamwork, Giorgio Ribaudo and Andrea Agazzani, of Thrends.
- On Thursday February 9, the last event of the Outdoor Boom Arena scheduled at 11.00 a.m. entitled “Facebook & Google Ads, the 2 big competitors put on leverage for your Camping Village” will be dedicated to new strategies and web projects to make en plein air structures competitive.
Here are some exhibitors in Hall A2
- ADRIA DOM – Črnomelj (Slovenia)
- BIO HABITAT ITALIA – Castello D’Argile BO (Emilia Romagna)
- CAMPING.IT – Martinsicuro TE (Abruzzo)
- CRIPPACAMPEGGIO – CRIPPACONCEPT – Carate Brianza MB (Lombardia)
- DOLOMITI WOOD DREAM – Polpet BL (Veneto)
- FAITA FEDERCAMPING – Roma (Lazio)
- GLANT – Vicopisano PI (Toscana)
- MODULPOINT GROUP – Macia VR (Veneto)
- SOLARIS Srls – Montesilvano PE (Abruzzo)
- STARSBOX – Narzole CN (Piemonte)
- STUDIO ARREDI Srl – STARS BOX – Narzole CN (Piemonte)
- TECNOWOOD Srtl – Lonato del Garda BS (Lombardia)
- THE SKYROOM – Cavalese TN (Trentino-Alto Adige)
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