NEW YORK — When the International Hotel, Motel + Restaurant Show® (IHMRS) arrives here next month, it will bring with it some 17,000 participants for an exhibit featuring 650 or more companies, all housed in a space of more than 100,000 square feet, say show organizers.
The annual show at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center will be presented Sunday, Nov. 9, through Tuesday, Nov. 11. According to show management company Hospitality Media Group (HMG), the exposition will attract representatives from hotel and restaurant chains, management companies, resorts, military lodging, healthcare foodservice, casinos, bed and breakfasts and more.
“Shows tends to reflect the industries they serve and certainly the hotel and restaurant is doing pretty well right now, so we expect to be up both in our exhibit category and in our attendance category,” says Phil Robinson, show director of IHMRS.
Those wanting to get an early start can attend the Hospitality Leadership Forum, to be hosted on Saturday, Nov. 8. The day will feature panel talks, a keynote luncheon, afternoon concurrent sessions and plenty of opportunities to network. It will run 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The 5th Boutique Design New York (BDNY) show will be held concurrently, and will include exhibits highlighting the latest design products for hotels, restaurants, spas and casinos. Registrants of IHMRS can attend the BDNY for no additional cost.
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Spanning three days, the trade show will give attendees the opportunity to explore the various products and services offered by the exhibitors representing many areas in the industry: cleaning and maintenance, housekeeping and laundry equipment; uniforms, linens and bedding; food and beverage; tabletop; sustainability and energy management; and technology, among others. The exhibit will be open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday and Monday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday.
“We’ve found that as the trade show industry has evolved … people look at the show for not just the products and services they see, but also for the networking,” says Robinson. This year’s show will feature three design spaces—focused on kitchen design, bar and beverage design, and technology—meant to provide a more interactive experience for attendees. “So rather than having just a booth with seating … we create an environment using those exhibitor products, using actual space where people can exhibit and network,” he says.
Robinson adds that while some informational sessions and tutorials will be held on the show floor, other educational opportunities such as seminar sessions will be held elsewhere in the facility. The exhibit hall is once again split into five divisions: Green, Tabletop, Operations, Kitchen Design and Technology.
The Green division is presented in partnership with Green Lodging News, and has doubled in size to include 150 exhibitors. Focused on waste minimization and energy-saving technology, this division also includes the Green Education Center, a central hub for education and networking, according to HMG. Sunday afternoon’s agenda will feature a panel session titled Hotel Energy Management All Stars. Other panel topics to be presented on Monday and Tuesday include LEED Platinum hotels, green certification and waste management. Developed in conjunction with TabletopJournal.com, the Tabletop division will showcase the latest in table linens, dinnerware, glassware, lighting and more, in what HMG describes as creative and inspiring displays.
The show’s largest, most wide-ranging category is Operations, which show organizers say will feature “everything needed to effectively manage a hospitality establishment day to day.” Here, attendees will find exhibits related to cleaning and maintenance, housekeeping and laundry equipment; uniforms; and bedding and linens, among many others. Events, networking and on-floor education will be offered at the Swingers Lounge.
Many exhibitors offering products and services related to laundry and linen will be housed in the Operations division, according to Robinson.
Following is a list of IHMRS exhibitors that offer products or services of interest to those engaged in laundry/linen services:
- Amenity Services, booth 2424
- American Hotel Register Co., booth 2519
- B&C Technologies, booth 2641
- Boca Terry, booth 2329
- Braun, booth 2728
- Chicago Dryer Co., booth 2937
- Cintas Corp., booth 2730
- CleanBrands LLC, booth 2551
- Cuddledown, booth 3005
- Ecolab, booth 2119
- Electrolux Professional, booth 2043
- Elegant Hamper, booth 2064
- European Finishing Equipment, booth 2563
- Faribault Woolen Mill, booth 2828
- GM Fleet and Commercial, booth 1673
- Gourmet Table Skirts, booth 1937
- Green Suites Hotel Solutions, booth 2248
- GreenEarth Cleaning, booth 2344
- Guest Valet, booth 2528
- Harbor Linen, booth 2928
- Harris Pillow, booth 2143
- HD Supply, booth 2319
- Kartri Sales Inc., booth 3001
- Laundrylux, booth 2043
- Leggett And Platt, booth 3124
- Masa S.P.A., booth 1918
- Navien, booth 2349
- Olympic Laundry Service, booth 3025
- Pellerin Milnor Corp., booth 2939
- Procter & Gamble Professional, booth 1711
- Protect-A-Bed, booth 2401
- Reverie, booth 2536
- Rubbermaid Commercial, booth 2815
- Simmons Bedding Co., booth 3119
- Sprinter Vans, booth 1473
- Standard Textile Co., booth 2803
- Star Textile Inc., booth 2737
- Sunflower Hometex Inc., booth 3317
- Tablecloth Co., booth 1726
- The Turkish Towel Co., booth 2554
- TQ Industries, booth 3034
- UniMac, booth 2448
- Welspun USA, booth 2829
- White Towel Services, booth 2463
- Xeros Inc., booth 2155
Check back Wednesday for the conclusion!
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