Daniel Marco indicated that this will be another of the major themes of this next edition of Hábitat. “We are going to take a punt on the contract sector playing a major role as well as the traditional offering of furniture for the home, especially the panoply of items deployed in refurbishing hotels and hospitality venues”, he said. In his view it is about responding to the needs of a segment of the industry that demands highly specialised services. “Tourism, leisure and catering are the sectors driving our economy. Many of these businesses are in the process of refurbishing their premises and what specifiers need from trade fairs such as Hábitat is to be able to find suppliers for their projects”, Marco explains.

To cater for this demand, Feria Hábitat València will be incorporating content relating specifically to the hotel and hospitality business in the programme of talks and activities being planned. According to the fair’s director, “At the last edition of the fair we had the heads of major hotel chains and interior designers who specialise in this area. It was a great success and we will build on that for 2024, so that we offer our visitors content that is both very specific and of interest to their sector”.