This month, the TGS team joined over 113,000 attendees at the Equip Hotel Fair and Exhibition. It is an extraordinary fair with Europe’s largest hotel suppliers and brands from all over the globe. Over 1600 exhibitors showcased their stalls varying from a myriad of categories ranging from catering, design, well-being, technology and service. 

Europe was quick to pick-up speed after the Covid-19 pandemic and hoteliers have rushed to keep up with the surge in demand. This in turn created various positive spillover opportunities for hotel suppliers. 

Our team for the exhibition included our Co-Founder / Managing Director Hassan Fazal Hussain, Director of Operations Shimas Rasheed and Legal Counsel Zaif Hassan Fazal who were keen to explore the latest innovations the international hospitality supply market has to offer. The fair enabled us to immerse ourselves and experience the latest technology introduced by our existing international partners and discuss the trajectory of future developments. 

We met several of our partners who were actively working at the exhibition in full swing. The fair served as a brilliant forum to directly discuss business with key figures such as Antonio Paladino who is the Director of Operations for France, Assa Abloy Global Solutions and Ton Jonkman, the Managing Director of Bentley. 

Our partners were interested in listening to some of the challenges the products faced in the Maldives caused by the high salinity as well as climate. As always, they remained committed and were excited to brainstorm future-proof solutions to tackle these issues to grow their presence in the Maldives.

In addition to reinforcing existing partnerships, our team networked and opened up the dialogue for several new partnerships to increase the company’s product portfolio for the future.

Maldivian resorts are preparing for the influx of tourists starting in November and reaching its heyday by Christmas. The financial forecast looks bright and sunny for most hoteliers with the astronomical number of tourist arrivals. As a result, the economy is exhibiting various signs of high growth and our team is fully geared to assist our existing and potential partners to make the most of it.