Xenia 2017 New era for the Xenia exhibition - Press Release

Press Release
Xenia: A new era for the most prestigious hotel trade show!


The historic trade show dedicated exclusively at the Greek hotel industry, Xenia, is returning dynamically after 5 years of absence, now bearing the stamp and the guarantee of the largest trade fair organizer, Forum SA. 


Xenia 2017 is a premium exhibition, exclusively targeted at professionals from the hotel and wider hospitality industry. It will be held on November 25-26-27, 2017, in the largest exhibition center in Greece, the METROPOLITAN EXPO. The main goals are Xenia to become the premier commercial forum and reference point for the tourism industry in Greece and to regain its prestige and the institutional role it deserves.

The relaunch of XENIA, an exhibition that has been the meeting point for Greece’s Tourism Industry representatives for over 40 years, comes at a time when Greek tourism is developing rapidly and the needs for upgraded infrastructure and services are growing.

We believe that the professionals and companies from the most active sector of the Greek economy deserve the highest quality exhibition, professionally organized to the last detail. FORUM SA responds enthusiastically to this challenge! Our goal is for XENIA to regain its prestige and the institutional role it deserves and to be established as the reference point for Greece’s Tourism Industry  

mentions Mr. Nikos Choudalakis, President and CEO of FORUM SA, while adding:

At the same time, with the participation of the largest and most important companies in the construction and supply market, as well as the support of all institutional players in the Hotel industry, Xenia aims to become one of the largest hotel exhibitions  internationally.

Professionals from the sector of hotels and small accommodation will have the opportunity to come into contact with the leading companies providing hotel equipment, technology solutions and online services, companies specializing in construction, renovation and energy saving, as well as food industry suppliers, whose services apply to key areas of hotel operation.

The companies exhibiting at Xenia cover the entire range of products and services pertaining to the construction, renovation, decoration, equipment and supply of Hotels, Hostels, Rooms to Let and Camping. The main exhibit categories are the following: Construction – Decoration – Energy – Automation, Hotel Equipment, Kitchen Machinery and Equipment, Food & Beverage, Digital Technology.
The exhibition will function as a substantial innovation and development platform for the Hospitality Industry, through specialized special events of the Digi Hotel, Built Hotel and Future Hotel sections (seminars, masterclasses, open discussions), targeted at each specific visitor category, aimed at presenting and showcasing the latest trends in construction and decoration, technological developments regarding the functionality of each space, but also educational aspects regarding the latest web applications and digital environment.

Xenia 2017 will be held under the auspices of the Ministry of Tourism, the Hellenic Chamber of Commerce, the Association of Greek Tourist Enterprises, the Panhellenic Federation of Hoteliers and the Union of Hoteliers of Athens - Attica & Argosaronikos.