Food Magazine June 2018 | Page 91

The 2018 Serviced Apartment Summit Europe is set to be the biggest and best in the event ' s six year history . Taking place at the Park Plaza Victoria in London on July 10 and 11 , the Summit has quickly established itself as the premier gathering for networking and educational opportunities in the serviced apartment and extended stay sectors .
The 350 + international attendees will enjoy all of the elements which have gone to make the Summit such a success , including a tour of local serviced apartment , hospitality and F & B concepts ; a speed business card swap ; networking cocktail reception ; and a packed conference agenda with an international cast of industry leading speakers . Sessions will cover subjects including a market performance review and outlook , distribution , investment and technology . A busy exhibition area will see nearly 30 leading operators and suppliers on hand to demonstrate their latest goods and services , generating a real buzz and facilitating plenty of new business .
But not content to rest on our laurels , we have added a range of fresh innovations to the Summit . New for 2018 , we have teamed up with Buying Business Travel to offer a bespoke half-day Travel Buyer Forum , with a debate-style agenda for corporate travel bookers , buyers and executive assistants .
The new content stream has been introduced to help travel buyers who are looking to to understand and introduce serviced apartments , extended stay hotels , aparthotels and short-term rentals into their travel programme , as well as providing further insights for those who have already incorporated serviced apartments and are keen to learn more . Topics for the travel buyer forum will include distribution , guest experience and how to extract best value from a regional , national and global apartment programme .
Another new addition for 2018 is a series of interactive round tables , which will see the audience broken down in to smaller groups , led by experts in their field , to share their knowledge and experience of a range of topics including preparing your business for a sale , marketing to Chinese guests , energy savings , driving awareness of the industry , short-term rentals , branded residences and more .
Oh , and did we mention we are kicking the conference off with a 30-minute yoga session ?
Speakers at the Summit include leading representatives from BridgeStreet , StayCity , Cheval Residences , Oakwood Worldwide , Brera , Nomad Aparthotels , Adagio Aparthotels , Staybridge Suites , Forenom , Yays , STR , RMS , Maxxton , Expedia , Katten Law , Cotels , AIG , Severnside Consulting , PwC , Brookfield , YourWelcome , Cuckooz , GBI AG and Vision Apartments .
For sponsorship , exhibtion and speaker information about Serviced Apartment Summit Europe 2018 please email info @ servicedapartmentsummit . com or call + 44 ( 0 ) 208 340 7989 .
To see the full agenda and to buy tickets visit www . servicedapartmentsummit . com