I.Exhibition Highlights
(1) The first homestay exhibition in China organized by an exhibition company, and the first homestay-themed exhibition in Guangzhou;
(2) Comprehensive display of the entire homestay industry chain, along with homestay industry learning and training;
(3) The best platform for showcasing companies with comprehensive product and service characteristics;
(4) Inviting over fifty industry leaders to participate in discussions and share practical experience;
(5) China’s Homestay Industry Summit, featuring high quality, trending topics, and co-organized by authoritative figures;
(6) China’s authoritative homestay awards, held once a year, highly prestigious, with high exposure—dubbed the “Oscars” of distinctive homestays;
(7) Coverage by over 100 mass media and homestay specialty media outlets simultaneously;
(8) Live streaming on-site by authoritative media, enhancing brand exposure for all guests and participating enterprises;
(9) An ideal showcase space for enterprises with original design capabilities, serving as an effective channel to elevate brand cultural depth;
(10) A powerful window for transforming humanistic sentiment into commercial value;
II.The exhibition features nine major zones, creating a one-stop procurement platform for homestays
(I) Homestay Resources
1. Marketing Channels: OTA online booking platforms, APPs/self-media public platforms, search engines, tourism-related websites, travel print media, travel agencies/trade associations, and related travel groups, etc.;
2. Franchising: Network platform franchising, brand operation organization franchising, hotel management organization franchising, homestay culture, design, and artist franchise organizations, homestay short-term rental management institutions, homestay cluster development base franchising, etc.;
3. Homestay Investment: Government support funds, cultural tourism investment institutions, crowdfunding organizations, private group investments, etc.
4. Boutique Homestays: Countryside homestays, seaside homestays, hot spring homestays, mountain-water homestays, sports homestays, family-friendly homestays, wellness homestays, ancient village cultural experience homestays, landscape feature homestays, urban homestays, urban boutique hotels, boutique inns, youth hostels, micro-hotels, boutique cultural hotels, etc.
5. Homestay Villages (Tribes): Traditional villages, elderly care and wellness bases, camp-style homestay clusters
6. Homestay Resource Development: Attracting investment for the development of undeveloped ancient villages, traditional villages, traditional dwellings, landscapes, forest lands, and other resources.
(II) Homestay Planning and Design
Landscape design, architectural design, interior design, landscape design, soft furnishing design, maker studios, colleges/universities, and construction firms.
(III) Homestay Construction Materials
1. Homestay Construction Materials:
Various traditional-style building materials: stone, antique tiles, city bricks, colored glaze, doors/windows, screens, painted coatings, reliefs, stone carvings, murals, etc., hardware accessories;
Eco-friendly wood, bamboo, aluminum, flooring materials, preservative-treated wood building materials, eco-friendly coatings, and other new environmentally friendly materials;
Underfloor heating, fireplaces, bathroom equipment, swimming pools, sauna equipment, firefighting apparatus, etc.;
2. Homestay Landscaping:
Landscape Greenery: Premium trees, flowers, and plants, plant maintenance and repair, artificial plants, gardens and landscaping, etc.
Landscape stones, landscape sculptures, fountains and fishponds, leisure terraces, wetland pathway bridges, wrought iron fences, lighting, outdoor landscape lighting;
3. Homestay Furniture
Outdoor Furniture: Outdoor leisure furniture (rattan, bamboo, imitation rattan, pressure-treated wood, wrought iron outdoor leisure furniture), outdoor kitchens, outdoor barbecue equipment;
Indoor Furniture: Antique furniture, vintage-style furniture, new Chinese-style furniture (elm wood furniture, ship wood furniture, aged wood furniture, etc.), Scandinavian-style furniture, custom hotel furniture, American country-style furniture, industrial-style furniture, rosewood furniture, unique creative furniture;
4. Homestay Home Decorations:
Decorative Items: Antiques and artworks, ceramics, bronzeware, window grilles, jade items, root carvings, clocks, antique lacquerware, oil paintings, calligraphy and paintings, lighting fixtures, antique ornaments, stationery essentials, tea display spaces, Zen items, Buddhist supplies, soft furnishing materials;
Furniture Accessories: Rugs, kettles, tea sets, tableware, incense burners, traditional clothing, etc.
5. Smart Home Equipment: Smart locks, smart home appliances, smart management systems, smart alarms, smart environmental purification equipment and systems, smart curtains, smart speakers, smart bathrooms, surveillance equipment, smart lighting, smart hotel check-in systems, hotel guest management systems, audiovisual equipment, hotel robots, unmanned retail machines, whole-house heating, fresh air systems, central air conditioning, solar equipment;
(IV) Homestay Consumables and Daily Necessities:Daily cleaning products, incense, bath products, toiletries, slippers, hotel towels, bathrobes, etc.
(V) Homestay Culture and Specialty Wellness
Intangible Cultural Heritage: Chinese embroidery, folk painting, folk songs, folk dances, folk performing arts, folk handicrafts;
Cultural and Creative Products
Homestay Culinary Culture: Local specialty cuisine, traditional medicinal diet ingredients, tea culture, wine culture, etc.
Homestay Specialty Wellness: Tai Chi, acupuncture, massage, traditional medicinal diets, vegetarian food, organic food, etc.
The 5th Shanghai International Rural Tourism Equipment Expo: Exhibition Scope
(VI) Modular Housing: Color steel movable houses, energy-saving houses, light steel houses, wooden houses, mobile houses, smart prefabricated houses, starry sky houses, tent hotels, new material houses, etc.
(VII) Outdoor Leisure: RVs, mountain bikes, shuttle buses, mountain bikes, kayaks, yachts, fishing equipment, tents, sun umbrellas, etc.
(VIII) Entertainment Facilities: Recreational equipment (billiard equipment, book bars, children’s play equipment, rock climbing, trampolines, swings, etc.), KTV equipment, golf, etc.
(IX) Supporting Fitness: Fitness equipment
PartExhibitor - Yang Liping Artistic Home
PartExhibitor - Tian Tian Diang Ji
PartExhibitor - Hao Lai Ju
PartExhibitor - Dongpu Technology
Some exhibitors - Yidao Lighting
Some exhibitors - Zhujiajixiang
And many more exhibits..........
III.Simultaneous Professional Homestay Summit Forum — China Homestay Professional Forum
This forum combines the current development status and pain points of the homestay industry, setting up professional topics based on insights from various industry experts. It fundamentally guides the development of China’s homestay industry, answers questions for more practitioners in the field, while also attracting more capital attention to the homestay sector. It promotes industry-capital integration within the homestay domain, thereby driving the sound development of domestic homestays, providing optimal support for all-for-one tourism, and supporting the national rural revitalization strategy.
Photos from previous forums
(I)Highlights of the Forum
Highlight 1: 30 Industry Leaders Share Insights
(1) Rural tourism is booming — who will dominate the trillion-yuan market?
(2) Homestays are gaining increasing market recognition with growing shares — what are the new models of homestay + capital, homestay investment, and homestay + all-for-one tourism?
(3) How can homestays support rural tourism and achieve integrated rural development through capital and cross-industry forces?
(4) Industry status, future trends, and visions from the perspectives of dozens of industry leaders, along with more on-the-ground interpretations of homestay and rural tourism development.
Highlight 2: Three Major Industry Viewpoint Debates
After the 19th CPC National Congress, rural revitalization has become an industry consensus. Homestays, rural tourism, and culture — frontline homestay investors, operators, and experts contribute wisdom, sparking new collisions in cultural and tourism integration.
Highlight 3: Eight Prestigious Awards Add Glory to the Industry
Dozens of guests from government, associations, the organizing committee, and well-known enterprises present awards to winners of eight major awards, including “China’s Top Ten Boutique Homestays” and “Guangdong’s Top Ten Boutique Homestays.”
Highlight 4: Interaction Between Homestay Owners and Guests, Plus Homestay Investment and Financing Roadshow
Selected homestay projects allow owners to present their projects during roundtable sessions, interacting with investment institutions and expert teams to seek capital and collaboration — a hands-on, practical experience; audiences can also benefit greatly.
(II)Which industry leaders will attend?
(III)China’s Homestay Industry“Oscar”-LevelAuthoritative Awards
To promote a group of boutique homestays rich in cultural content, capable of meeting tourists’ needs for in-depth leisure, and showcasing new achievements in tourism development, while comprehensively advancing the healthy growth and quality improvement of the homestay industry, the Organizing Committee of the China (International) Homestay Culture Industry Expo and co-organizer Bentian Cultural Tourism Research Institute jointly launched the “China’s Top Ten Boutique HomestaysThe Annual Homestay Awards aim to honor outstanding homestays that are highly favored by users.
Eight major awards add luster to the homestay industry.
China’s Top Ten Boutique Homestays
Guangdong’s Top Ten Boutique Homestays
Guangdong’s Top Ten Rural Tourism Destinations
Guangdong’s Top Ten Most Beautiful Farms
Outstanding Supplier Award in the Homestay Industry
Lifestyle Scene Designer Award
Guangdong’s Most Beautiful Rural Design Award
Most Influential Homestay New Media Award
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The 2019 “Fifth China (International) Homestay Culture Industry Expo and Fourth China (International) Rural Tourism Equipment Expo” is scheduled to be grandly held on May 17–19, 2019, at the Nansha International Convention and Exhibition Center, Pazhou, Guangzhou. Please mark your calendar for the exhibition dates and prepare for a smooth trip in advance, so you don’t miss this annual industry gathering. We look forward to seeing you there!
Authoritative media join forces to create the China Homestay Conference, live-streaming on-site updates.