Holiday & SPA Expo 2026

12–14 Feb 2026 | Sofia, Bulgaria

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Thursday, 12 February 2026

10:00 - 18:00

Meetings

B2B meeting 1st exhibition day

Locations:
  • VIP Salon
  • Exhibitor's stand

Meeting duration:20 minute time slots

10:30 - 12:00

A travel agent's guide trough the vast world of the Tour Operator Solvex

Location:RODOPI HALL /Congress Center, fl.1/
  • Tourism

Organizaer: Solvex travel Speakers: Olga Stoyanova, Valentina Ignatova, Galina Samuneva, Mariana Doncheva

11:00 - 11:30

Official Opening Ceremony

Location:MAIN FOYER STAGE /Main Foyer Exhibition Halls/
  • Tourism

12:30 - 13:10

Traditional Raslozhka kapama and sweet banitza

Location:CULINARY SHOW /Exhibition Hall 2/
  • Culinary&Wine&Gourmet

Organizer: Municipality of Razlog

13:10 - 14:10

The taste of Sozopol

Location:CULINARY SHOW /Exhibition Hall 2/
  • Culinary&Wine&Gourmet

Organizer: Municipality of Sozopol

13:30 - 14:00

From Guest Experience to Google Stars: Why Online Reputation Matters More Than Ever

Location:HOLIDAY CLASSIC SEMINAR HALL /Exhibition Hall 3/
  • Technology

Organizer: Hotels & Dreams LTD Speakers: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Asya Pandzherova, Simon Horvat

13:30 - 14:30

How to gain the trust of AI in order to be visible in 2026 - practical guidelines

Location:DIGITAL BOX STAGE /Exhibition Hall 2/
  • Technology

Organizer: Umni.bg Speaker: Elitza Stoilova, CEO Umni.bg

New B2B products and services from Happy Tour и Disneyland Paris. Reservations in real time via HappyBooking. Presentation of the new park World of Frozen.

Location:RODOPI HALL /Congress Center, fl.1/
  • Tourism

Organizer: Happy Tour Speakers: Dimitrina Goranova, Country Manager, Happy Tour Bulgaria Joanna Olech, Sales Promotion Manager Nordics & CEE, Disneyland Paris

14:00 - 18:00

196+ spotlight Sofia

Location:MUSALA HALL /Congress Center fl.2/
  • Hospitality

Organizer: PKF Hospitality Group

15:00 - 16:00

Presentation of Sakar destination for eco tourism and visitsakar.com

Location:HOLIDAY CLASSIC SEMINAR HALL /Exhibition Hall 3/
  • Tourism

Organizer: Visitsakar.bg

Zero On-Site Shooting: Professional Social Photos & Reels with Characters That Drive Tons of Likes

Location:DIGITAL BOX STAGE /Exhibition Hall 2/
  • Technology

Organizer: Hotelbox.bg

15:00 - 17:00

Premio travel - highlights and new programs of 2026

Location:RODOPI HALL /Congress Center, fl.1/
  • Tourism

Organizer: Premio travel

Friday, 13 February 2026

09:30 - 17:20

TravelX 2026: The new face of tourism

Location:VITOSHA HALL /Congress Center fl.1/
  • Tourism
  • Technology
  • Culinary&Wine&Gourmet
  • Hospitality

Organizers: URBO Studio, Digital4 Network, Inter Expo Center

10:00 - 18:00

Meetings

B2B meeting 2nd exhibition day

Locations:
  • VIP Salon
  • Exhibitor's stand

Meeting duration:20 minute time slots

10:30 - 11:30

Smart AI Hotel Website: Don't Let an Outdated Site Cost You More Direct Bookings!

Location:DIGITAL BOX STAGE /Exhibition Hall 2/
  • Technology

Organizer: Hotelbox.bg

11:30 - 12:10

Preparation of Bel Muzh - traditional tyurlash dish

Location:CULINARY SHOW /Exhibition Hall 2/
  • Culinary&Wine&Gourmet

Organizer: Municipality of Belogradchik

12:00 - 13:00

Direct Bookings in the AI Era

Location:DIGITAL BOX STAGE /Exhibition Hall 2/
  • Technology

Organizer: STAYCY Speaker: Boris Pavlov, CEO SAYCY

12:30 - 13:10

Recipes from Strandzha

Location:CULINARY SHOW /Exhibition Hall 2/
  • Culinary&Wine&Gourmet

Organizer: Municipality of Tsarevo Speaker: Stoyan Chaykov - PR Tsarevo municipality

13:00 - 14:00

Destination Bulgaria magazine's event

Location:MAIN FOYER STAGE /Main Foyer Exhibition Halls/
  • Tourism

Organizer: Destination Bulgaria Magazine

Jubilee event -20 years of manifestation "Days of banica" and Roštiljijada

Location:HOLIDAY CLASSIC SEMINAR HALL /Exhibition Hall 3/
  • Tourism

Organizer: Tourism organization of Bela Palanke Speakers: Tourism organization of Bela Palanke & Tourism organization of Leskovac

13:30 - 14:10

Presentation of Sakar region dairy products with Zaara estate wines

Location:CULINARY SHOW /Exhibition Hall 2/
  • Culinary&Wine&Gourmet

Organizer: ZAARA ESTATE

13:30 - 14:30

2026 The Hotel Stay: An Experience to Remember

Location:DIGITAL BOX STAGE /Exhibition Hall 2/
  • Technology

Organizer: TouchMenu Speaker: Plamena Bobeva

14:30 - 15:30

Direct Bookings in the Age of AI: Key 2026 Updates in Ads, Social Media, and Hotel Websites

Location:HOLIDAY CLASSIC SEMINAR HALL /Exhibition Hall 3/
  • Technology

Organizer: Hotelbox.bg

15:00 - 16:00

AI integration in business: How it works in practice?

Location:DIGITAL BOX STAGE /Exhibition Hall 2/
  • Technology

Organizer: Cost-effective software Speaker: Alexander Petkov CEO & Co-Founder

18:30 - 22:00

Holiday&SPA Expo Cocktail

Location:PANORAMA HALL / Congress Center fl.7/
  • Tourism
  • Technology
  • Culinary&Wine&Gourmet
  • Hospitality

Networking cocktail for all Holiday&SPA Expo exhibitors, Hosted Buyers and TravelX participants

Saturday, 14 February 2026

10:00 - 18:00

Meetings

B2B meeting 3rd exhibition day

Locations:
  • VIP Salon
  • Exhibitor's stand

Meeting duration:20 minute time slots

10:30 - 11:10

Garash cake - the culinary temptation of Ruse

Location:CULINARY SHOW /Exhibition Hall 2/
  • Culinary&Wine&Gourmet

Organizer: Municipality of Ruse Speaker: Tourism department of Ruse municipality

10:30 - 15:30

Tourism Open Days

Location:VITOSHA HALL /Congress Center fl.1/
  • Tourism

Organizer: Louder than horn In partnership with Holiday&SPA Expo 2026 In collaboration with ABTTA

11:30 - 12:10

Culinary Heritage of Bansko

Location:CULINARY SHOW /Exhibition Hall 2/
  • Culinary&Wine&Gourmet

Organizer: Municipality of Bansko

13:30 - 14:30

Social Media as a Direct Booking Channel – What Works Today

Location:DIGITAL BOX STAGE /Exhibition Hall 2/
  • Technology

Organizer: SEO Pinnacle Speaker: Alexander Gyurov

14:30 - 15:10

Culinary Heritage of Panagyurishte

Location:CULINARY SHOW /Exhibition Hall 2/
  • Culinary&Wine&Gourmet

Organizer: Municipality of Panagyurishte

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