✓ Trade show: Equip’Hotel Paris 2026, the largest European trade show for hotels, restaurants and the hospitality professions
✓ Dates: from Sunday 8 to Thursday 12 November 2026
✓ Venue: Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, 1 Place de la Porte de Versailles, 75015 Paris
✓ Edition: 47th edition (Equip’Hotel Paris has been running since 1963)
✓ Floor space: 120,000 sqm of exhibition space
✓ Exhibitors: 1,600 exhibitors expected from more than 60 countries
✓ Visitors: 110,000 professionals expected
✓ Frequency: every 2 years (even years)
✓ Recommended stand builder: TheStandExperts for a turnkey custom exhibition stand
Equip’Hotel Paris, the largest European hospitality and food service trade show 🌍
Equip’Hotel Paris is the largest European trade show for hotels and restaurants. Founded in 1963, this biennial trade show brings the whole chain together: fit-out, furniture, design, kitchen equipment, tableware, technology, drinks, food service, wellness and services for hotels, restaurants, bars, brasseries and restaurant chains. To exhibit on the French side, rely on an exhibition stand builder in Paris.
The 2024 edition brought together 1,600 exhibitors from 60 countries and 110,000 visitors. For 2026, Equip’Hotel is aiming even higher with a focus on AI in hospitality, sustainable dining, wellness / spa, the return of concept cafés and second-hand furniture. Sustainable dining goes hand in hand with an eco-friendly stand.
A few key figures that sum up the strength of Equip’Hotel Paris:
- 1,600 exhibitors from 60+ countries
- 110,000 trade visitors from all over the world
- 6 worlds: Find&Sleep, Cook&Serve, Wellness, Tech&Services, Bar&Restaurant, Design
- 5 halls of Paris Expo in use
- 500+ events: chef demonstrations, conferences, workshops
Past editions of Equip’Hotel Paris in figures:
When and where Equip’Hotel Paris 2026 takes place 📅
The 2026 edition of Equip’Hotel will take place from Sunday 8 to Thursday 12 November 2026 at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles. The trade show occupies 5 halls, including Pavilions 1, 3, 4, 5 and 7.
Exact address: Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, 1 Place de la Porte de Versailles, 75015 Paris.
Opening hours of Equip’Hotel Paris 2026:
Equip’Hotel is strictly reserved for hotel and restaurant professionals: managers, chefs, sommeliers, buyers, architects, designers, distributors, specialist journalists.
How to get to Equip’Hotel Paris 2026 🚇
Paris Expo Porte de Versailles enjoys outstanding transport links in the south-west of Paris.
By metro: line 12, Porte de Versailles station (direct exit).
By tram: T2 and T3a, Porte de Versailles stop.
By bus: lines 39, 80, PC1.
By train: RER C, Pont du Garigliano station, then tram T3a.
By plane: Orly (ORY) at 15 km, 35 min via Orlybus plus metro. Roissy CDG at 35 km, 50 min by RER B plus metro 12.
By car: Porte de Versailles exit on the ring road. Paid parking on site (limited).
The major exhibitors at Equip’Hotel Paris 🏢
Equip’Hotel gathers the global elite of hospitality and food service: kitchen equipment leaders, hotel furniture brands, designers, bar equipment makers, drinks leaders and hospitality tech.
Among the major recurring exhibitors at Equip’Hotel Paris you will find:
- Rational, Convotherm, Eloma · premium combi ovens
- Electrolux Professional, Hobart · professional kitchens
- La Marzocco, Slayer, Victoria Arduino · professional coffee machines
- Riedel, Schott Zwiesel, Spiegelau · glass tableware
- Villeroy & Boch, Rosenthal, Wedgwood · porcelain
- Hästens, Treca, Simmons · high-end bedding
- Hansgrohe, Grohe, Geberit · bathroom fittings
- Saeco, Jura, WMF · automatic coffee machines
- UnoX, Lainox, Smeg Foodservice · cooking
- Pernod Ricard, Diageo, LVMH Vins & Spiritueux · drinks
- Mews, Cloudbeds, Lighthouse · hotel PMS
- Roca, Duravit, Kohler · premium bathrooms
- International designers: Pininfarina, Marcel Wanders, Patrick Norguet
The layout in 6 worlds (Find&Sleep, Cook&Serve, Wellness, Tech&Services, Bar&Restaurant, Design) makes navigation easier for specialist buyers.
The main sectors at Equip’Hotel Paris 2026:
Why exhibit at Equip’Hotel Paris in 2026 💡
Exhibiting at Equip’Hotel Paris means positioning yourself on the French hospitality and food service market, one of the most demanding in the world, and reaching French-speaking buyers from Belgium, Switzerland, Morocco and Africa. 110,000 decision-makers in 5 days. Food professionals also gather at the SIAL Paris trade show.
There are plenty of good reasons to book a stand at Equip’Hotel Paris 2026:
- Meet 115,000 hospitality and food service decision-makers from 60+ countries in 5 days
- Sign equipment contracts with hotel chains and restaurateurs
- Launch your innovations in design, AI, sustainability
- Identify your partners among distributors and installers
- Benchmark the competition across 1,600 exhibitors in 5 days
- Live demonstrations with Michelin-starred chefs and champion baristas
- Capture the French-speaking MENA and African markets
The ROI of an Equip’Hotel stand is measured in equipment and furniture contracts (3 to 12-month cycles). Facing Rational, Electrolux Pro and La Marzocco, which roll out 1,000 sqm stands, your presence must demonstrate live. An event stand built around demonstrations makes a lasting impression, and you need to choose your location wisely.
Equip’Hotel is biennial and brings together 110,000 hospitality and food service decision-makers, including French-speaking buyers (Belgium, Switzerland, Morocco, Africa). Stand design is a decisive factor at this trade show.
Entrust your Equip’Hotel Paris 2026 stand to TheStandExperts
Designing a stand for Equip’Hotel Paris means taking on a triple challenge: seducing through design, enabling live demonstrations (kitchen, coffee, mixology) and orchestrating demanding logistics. Our team masters each of these aspects and supports you from the first sketch to the final teardown. Event industry professionals also gather at IBTM World Barcelona.
Estimate your stand with TheStandExperts
Answer 8 quick questions to get a personalised estimate
See our past projects right here
Our turnkey support:
We design stands that are not just beautiful, but built to generate business:
- Optimised product demonstration areas
- Private meeting spaces for your strategic appointments
- Product staging that showcases your innovations
- Signage readable from a distance to draw visitors in
Whether you are exhibiting at Equip’Hotel Paris for the first time or are a regular at the event, we tailor our proposal to your budget, your reserved floor space and your brand positioning. See our advice on stand fit-out for trade shows.
At a trade show where design sells, a custom exhibition stand with a working kitchen, bar or wellness area turns demonstrations into contracts. Our team designs and builds these worlds from A to Z.
Request a free quoteFAQ · Equip’Hotel Paris 2026 ❓
When does Equip’Hotel Paris 2026 take place?
Equip’Hotel Paris 2026 runs from Sunday 8 to Thursday 12 November 2026 at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles.
Where is Equip’Hotel Paris 2026 held?
At Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, 1 Place de la Porte de Versailles, 75015 Paris. Metro line 12, tram T2/T3a.
How many exhibitors at Equip’Hotel Paris 2026?
More than 1,600 exhibitors expected, from 60+ countries, across 120,000 sqm.
How many visitors at Equip’Hotel Paris?
110,000 to 115,000 professionals expected, including hotel managers, chefs, sommeliers, buyers, architects.
How often does Equip’Hotel Paris take place?
Equip’Hotel is biennial (even years), running since 1963. Next editions: 2028, 2030.
How do I get to Equip’Hotel Paris?
Metro line 12, Porte de Versailles station. Tram T2/T3a. From Orly: 35 min by taxi.
Who can visit Equip’Hotel Paris?
A strictly trade-only show for hospitality, food service and the wider hospitality professions.
How much does a stand at Equip’Hotel Paris 2026 cost?
Paris Expo rates: around €380 to €520 excl. VAT per sqm. Plus €800 to €3,500 excl. VAT per sqm for design and production (design is essential at Equip’Hotel). See our guide to the price of a trade show stand.
Why use an exhibition stand builder for Equip’Hotel?
An exhibition stand builder specialised in hospitality and food service knows how to create a designer world, integrate working kitchens and bars, and masters Paris Expo regulations.
Who are the major exhibitors at Equip’Hotel Paris?
Rational, Electrolux Pro, Hobart, La Marzocco, Riedel, Villeroy & Boch, Hästens, Hansgrohe, WMF, Mews, Cloudbeds, Roca, Duravit.
