Expopedia.net: exhibition services made easy
July 3rd, 2009On 25th of june, the Belgium based company Passport-Expopedia launches www.expopedia.net, the first dedicated website to source exhibition services worldwide. Expopedia.net was created by a group of Belgian entrepreneurs with a long experience in the exhibitions industry. They joined forces to develop a reliable and easy-to-use internet platform to source products and services related to exhibitions, conferences and events worldwide.
Exhibitors and stand contractors who want to operate internationally often experience difficulties in finding the right partners in or near the venue abroad they have in mind. A poor knowledge of local suppliers and uncertainties about the quality level of the services have been identified as important obstacles for a genuine internationalization of the entire events and exhibitions industry. Exhibitors and stand contractors abroad are reluctant to source services locally and often choose the more expensive solution: transporting goods from their home-base over vast distances. Venue owners and show organizers who cannot offer a complete array of services on-site experience more difficulties in attracting foreign exhibitors and/or show organizers. Expopedia.net aims at overcoming this deadlock by offering geographically organized information about qualified suppliers to exhibitions, conferences and events.
Not just another database
Expopedia.net is not just another database with service suppliers. The input of companies is meticulously monitored on two criteria: quality of services and experience at the given venue(s). Users start their search with specifying where the event will take place. The returned data are from qualified suppliers only.
Expopedia.net relies on trade associations from the exhibitions industry and on venue owners to keep the database up-to-date. Both are currently being invited to review the entries and add their selection of trusted suppliers. A tailor-made benefit scheme for trade associations ensures the continuity of the cooperation for the years to come. Adherence to Expopedia.net gives the associations an additional argument to find and convince new members.
Industry leadership
Expopedia.net is the first application that was developed by industry professionals for industry professionals. It is easy to use, free to use and reliable as to the companies it refers to.
“Expopedia.net is bound to increase the sphere of influence of stand contractors and exhibition venues dramatically”, says Passport-Expopedia CEO Hans Dejonckheere. “Hard to find services and expensive to transport goods are an important obstacle to exhibiting abroad. Expopedia.net will take away these obstacles, enhance international cooperation and – most importantly – reduce the ecological footprint of international exhibition activities. Environmental issues are high on the agenda of both political authorities and industry associations around the world. With Expopedia.net, we offer the exhibition industry a unique tool to anticipate any limitations that may be imposed in the near future on daily exhibitions’ operations. In fact, the more people use Expopedia.net, the more we can develop an industry leadership inspired by the leading trade associations.”
