About us
Since 2002 hotelforum, the European Hotel Development Conference, has been held on the last day of EXPO REAL in Munich and in recent years at the Hotel Bayerischer Hof.
hotelforum aims to create a platform providing a highly-informative conference with a wide range of exhibitions, as well as providing attendees with ample opportunity to network on a European level.
The highlight of the gala dinner evening is the presentation of the industry awards Hospitality Innovation Award, Hospitality UPGRADE Award and Hotel Property Award celebrating outstanding people or companies, projects and innovative hotel concepts.
The conference is held under a new and topical motto each year.
Conference participants include the following:
- investors
- developers
- operators
- owners
- architects
- interior designers
- advisers
- suppliers
hotelforum is hosted by hotelforum management GmbH.

hotelforum 2016 // Photos: Walter Glück