ETOA’s Hoteliers European Marketplace (HEM) is soon to be hosted in Paris, in partnership with the newly-rebranded Paris Region Tourist Board.
On Monday February 17, over two hundred delegates representing European hotels, hotel chains and qualified accommodation buyers will participate in a B2B hotel contracting workshop, which has been relocated to Paris for the 2014 edition.
Chains such as the Carlson Rezidor Group, Starwood Hotels and the Louvre Hotels Group will be represented, alongside independent hotels from across Europe. Buyers are set to include delegates from most of Europe’s leading inbound tour operators, including: Tracoin, ANA Sales Europe and the Globus Family of Brands.
A diverting schedule of hosted activities is on offer to buyers, organised by Paris Region Tourist Board. The workshop itself is taking place at the Hotel New York®, Disneyland Paris. During the weekend preceding the workshop buyers will enjoy fam trips to the Chateau de Vaux le Vicomte, Musée de la Grande Guerre and Disneyland Paris, as well as a dinner-cabaret at the brand new Mugler Follies.
François Navarro, Communication Director of Paris Region Tourist Board said: ‘Our destination is proud to welcome such an event! More than 200 major actors of our tourism industry will work during HEM 2014 in our region. I am very happy to reinforce our partnership with ETOA.’
Michel Lumbroso, Producer of the Mugler Follies said: ‘We are delighted to host the gala dinner during HEM. This is a unique opportunity to present our newly opened Parisian cabaret to a very qualified audience, active in the hospitality and tourism industry. Mugler Follies is also a new entertainment that boosts the Paris Region dynamism and attractiveness.’
Eloi Courcoux, Director of Business Solutions - Disneyland Paris said: ‘As a leading European player in the business group industry, we are delighted to host the Hoteliers European Marketplace next February with the co-operation of the Paris Ile-de-France Tourist Board. For 20 years, our 200 talents have thrived to deliver excellent quality of service for the success of all kind of events, from professional event to exclusive event.’
Tom Jenkins, CEO of ETOA said: ‘We are delighted that the decision to move this event to Paris has proved so successful. We already have 21% more delegates than last year, and we anticipate many more buyers and hotels will register.’
