Travel Gear + Luggage Expo will make its debut next year in Chicago as part of the Inspired Home Show in March.
Following feedback from the industry that the show needs to branch out into more market segments, it will now feature over 1,600 exhibitors in five expos.
“The buying community, including key retailers on IHA’s Retail Advisory Council, has asked that the show broaden categories by including products that are industry adjacent,” says Derek Miller, IHA president and CEO.
“At the Inspired Home Show 2023, more than 60 travel goods companies exhibited and had a very successful experience. After taking a one-year leave to explore other opportunities, travel goods exhibitors have indicated a desire to return to Chicago in order to meet the multitude of specialty and key buyers, and their GMMs and DMMs, who attend the show each and every year.”
The Travel Gear + Luggage Expo will be positioned in the South building and located at the top of the escalators leading into the hall from the Level 1 registration area, which will give buyers easy and direct access to this new section of the show.
“With this renewed focus and heightened positioning of the travel goods category and the show’s proven ability to attract key and international retailers, the Travel Gear + Luggage Expo is expected to more than double in size in 2025 from what we had in 2023.”
The Inspired Home Show is held from 2 to 4 March 2025 at Chicago’s McCormick Place Complex.
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