The vision of London Design Festival is to celebrate and promote London as the design capital of the world. We look forward to welcoming visitors to the capital again for the 16th edition of the Festival from 15-23 September 2018. London Design Festival was conceived by Sir John Sorrell and Ben Evans in 2003. Building on London’s existing design activity, their concept was to create an annual event that would promote the city’s creativity, drawing in the country’s greatest thinkers, practitioners, retailers and educators to a deliver an unmissable celebration of design. The launch of the first Festival took place at Bloomberg on 25 March 2003, with a huge show of support from design, education, government and London organisations. 16 years later, this vision remains ever strong.

The Hotel Show Dubai, the largest, longest-standing and most prestigious hospitality trade event in the Middle East and Africa will return in 2018 for its nineteenth edition. As the flagship event of our impressive hospitality portfolio, which includes The Hotel Show Saudi Arabia and The Hotel Show Africa, The Hotel Show Dubai is leading the way in reshaping and redefining the region’s rapidly growing hospitality industry and tourist trade. With over 600 exhibitors from all across the world showcasing products across interiors, lighting and design, technology, security, kitchen and laundry equipment and more, the exhibition provides a 360 degree view of the market. Attracting over 50,000 sector professionals, from GM’s and owner operators, through to procurement managers, designers and the all important architects, housekeepers, executive chefs, revenue managers and engineers, The Hotel Show Dubai aims to offer an all-encompassing platform for all aspects of modern hospitality. This means that The Hotel Show Dubai caters to every element of the guest experience, from decor, finishes and in-room technologies, to restaurants, leisure facilities and the design of staff uniforms.

The title of the inaugural Symposium that will be held from 18 to 20 October 2018 in London is Enhancing your Client Base. Over 3 days, speakers from the world of weddings, luxury marketing and client psychology will impart and educate to empower you to find better clients for your wedding business. A series of keynotes and smaller intimate sessions will be held over the three days for all attendees. The Symposium opens with a welcome reception The Hotel Cafe Royal on the evening of Thursday 18th October. On Friday 19th October a very special dinner will be held at The Berkeley Hotel in Knightsbridge. A champagne drinks reception will be held at Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park on Saturday 20th October alongside a private viewing of Bridelux Atelier Show followed by a Gala Dinner at very special London venue. Further experiences will be revealed in the coming months. A carefully selected range of speakers who can educate on the Symposium subject of 'Enhancing your Client Base' have been chosen featuring wedding planners who deal with clients at the highest level, marketers from luxury industries who will impart their knowledge of affluent clientele and finally psychologists who will advise on dealing with the most demanding of clientele.

After celebrating its milestone tenth season in October 2017 at Dubai Design District, the definitive fashion platform which has championed Middle Eastern design talent for the past five years and has propelled the careers of many designers both internationally and regionally, will return to showcase couture, ready-to-wear and accessories from established designers, as well as debut new talent. The additional time between events will enable the platform to further evolve and build upon the new event format launched last season, nurture relationships with exciting new talent, continue to support seasoned designers, and re-energise the fashion design landscape. Together with its partners, stakeholders and leading industry players the platform will deliver another fashion event which represents the breadth of talent across the region. The next edition of Fashion Forward will be a celebration of fashion. With the shift in global industry trends, and in order to strengthen the programme as well as the roster of designers, this move and consolidation will see an even stronger event. To evolve the platform and grow Fashion Forward into a truly remarkable fashion occasion, the team are convening focus groups with key industry stakeholders, media and designers to further understand their objectives, seek feedback, and brainstorm new ideas to enhance what is already a highly credible platform.