EquipHotel is the international event for the hotel and foodservice industry, and a leading event in the hospitality sector, organised by RX France. This year’s event has just come to a close in Paris, Porte de Versailles, from 3 to 7 November 2024, on the theme of “Time to Dare!”. A significant role in this success was, of course, played by the Olympic and Paralympic Games, which were held in Paris during the same period.
This year, it welcomed 1,200 exhibitors and some 80,000 professionals over 5 days. Targeted profiles came to find a wide range of solutions, ideas, advice and sources of inspiration, from industry suppliers, through the original experiential spaces, or at the hundred or so conference sessions and events scheduled.
“Since EquipHotel 2022, we’ve been doing all we can to move the trade show upmarket. We attract an audience of hospitality professionals involved in projects to open, create or renovate establishments. These visitors are looking for practical and technical information, new products and, above all, innovations to meet today’s challenges of attractiveness, positioning, performance and profitability.”
Béatrice Gravier, director of EquipHotel Paris

The exhibition welcomed 80,000 visitors, with 15% being international attendees from 114 countries. Apart from France, the top positions were held by Italy, Switzerland, Spain, Belgium, and Germany.
Exhibitors praised the quality of the visitor profiles, who were mainly project managers and decision-makers.




“Coming to EquipHotel this year has raised our profile. We also confirmed that our offer of products and services was relevant to the hospitality market,” said Thomas Liault, Product and Innovation Manager at Meubles Celio, who was delighted with EquipHotel 2024. For good reason: “We secured a number of meetings to fit out the rooms of several hotels.” Nathalie Kuhn, Product Manager at Ada Cosmetics, was equally enthusiastic, with 110 people visiting the cosmetics brand’s stand every day. The brand also won a prize at the Innovation Awards for its hygienic single-material pump. Isabelle Viale, Marketing Director of Septeo’s hospitality division, also noted the high-quality visitors. “We had a lot of visitors to our stand, with even more project managers than in 2022. The decision-makers were there. In 4 days, we had already made some 350 contacts, all linked to clearly identified projects.” Maxime Dittlo, Managing Director of Orfèvrerie Royale, has already booked a stand for EquipHotel 2026.







Hotel group bosses, Michelin-starred chefs, directors of prestigious schools, along with investors, politicians, union bosses, furniture manufacturers, architects, interior designers, and more contributed their expertise to the hundred or so conference sessions throughout the 5 days of EquipHotel 2024.
Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne, Senator for Yonne and former Minister for SMEs, discussed the challenges facing the sector with Thierry Marx, President of Umih (French union of hospitality trades and industries), and Catherine Quérard, Head of GHR (group of hotels and restaurants in France). Marina Ferrari, Minister for the Tourism Economy, met with professionals.
The 7th La Fabrique du Tourisme*, sponsored this year by Nicolas Dufourcq, CEO of Bpifrance, and its organisers focused on AI and its consequences for the hospitality sector.
At the Hospitality Brain-trusts organised by MKG Consulting, Georges Sampeur, Senior Manager at Financière Gaspard, stressed that the quest for profitability must be combined with “a sincere human connection.” Serge Trigano, Co-Founder of the Mama Shelter group, pointed out that F&B can become “a driver of attractiveness and value creation.
* A shared think tank created by Bpifrance, MKG Consulting, and Extendam.















Organized by: RX France
Date: November 2026
Location: Paris expo Porte de Versailles
City / Country: Paris, France
website: www.equiphotel.com
CONTACT & INFORMATION
The official exclusive representative of the EquipHotel Paris 2024 exhibition for Greece, Cyprus, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Romania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Albania, Kosovo, Montenegro, is Fishmotion. (Costas Koutsantonakis).
e-mail: equiphotel@fishmotion.com
Contact Person: Costas Koutsantonakis