Onboard hospitality professionals from all over the world gathered in Hamburg for The World Travel Catering and Onboard Services Expo and the Aircraft Interiors Expo earlier this month (April).
The Onboard Hospitality team reported from both events, attending press briefings, chatting with exhibitors and networking with industry friends and colleagues day and night.
As in previous years, Onboard Hospitality also helped to put together the Taste of Travel Theatre, a programme of panel discussions, demonstrations and tastings, sponsored by En Route.
Just before the doors opens to the Hamburg Messe on the first morningEn Route Managing Director, Nick Wiley, gets ready to welcome customersExpert panelists pose for a picture after a Taste of Travel Theatre sessionOnboard Hospitality’s Associate Publisher Craig McQuinn and BMI Publishing’s Charlotte Flach join the team from Korean Air and FORMIA for a product launchItalian football legend Alessandro del Piero and Partner at Castello Monte Vibiano Vecchio signs a football gifted by Sport 24 for the artist Craig Black, guest of LinstolCindy Lam, Director, Clip Limited, proudly displays the company’s Onboard Hospitality Award for Best Onboard Technology HardwareLinstol’s ‘Amazing Race’ – an interactive, visually captivating sculpture that brings its logistics journey to lifeClarence Eymery, Chief Marketing Officer of Moment, with Onboard Hospitality’s Stuart Forster.WTCE delegates put questions to experts at one of the popular Taste of Travel sessionsFORMIA welcomes visitors to experience its new kids-focussed product rangeSampling a First Class fish dish at the Marco standAaron Goldberg, Director, Product Management at Intelsat.A selection of popular inflight snacks from PVR 4700BC, a brand known for selling gourmet popcornBev Fearis, Acting Editor Onboard Hospitality, Jo Austin, former Editor of Onboard Hospitality and the person who puts together the Taste of Travel Theatre programme, and Sue Williams, Publisher Onboard Hospitality, join comic magician Captain Roger at the WTCE Welcome PartyIntelsat showcased its multi-orbit connectivity solution at AIXBeat Burlet, CEO of BucherFORMIA displays some of its latest sleepwear using sustainable materials and with big brand collaborations Roland Grohmann, FORMIA CEO and Managing Partner, and Rossen Dimitrov, Chief Guest Experience Officer at Saudia, announce the launch of Elie Saab amenity kits in the airline’s premium cabinsKevin Birchmore, Vice President of Global Sales at BlueboxLorenzo Fasola Bologna, owner and chairman of Castello Monte Vibiano, welcomes Hungarian pianist Peter Bence to the stage at a lavish evening event hosted by the wine producer Reza Rasoulian, Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Aviation Business Unit, HughesEdwin Lim, Head of Commercial, dnata SingaporeSue Williams, Publisher of Onboard Hospitality, stacks crates of beer ready for the Onboard Hospitality Awards presentation ceremonyThe Onboard Hospitality team show off the WTCE special edition of the magazine, distributed at both shows, and the guide to the Onboard Hospitality Awards 2025
