ABOUT US
Accorded the title as Penang’s “Bleisure” Event – The World Hospitality, Lifestyle and Entertainment Exhibition & Conference (WHOLE 2020), which was held from 10th to 12th September 2020 at SPICE Convention Centre in Penang is set to showcase all things related to the Hospitality Industry covering key pillars:
Compromise of 5 ELEMENTS
FOOD, BEVERAGES, FOOD TECHNOLOGY & EQUIPMENT
TRAVEL & TOURISM
WELLNESS & MEDICAL TOURISM
ACCOMMODATION & LODGING
LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT
The inaugural hybrid exhibition and conference with a combination of physical and live virtual event; The World Hospitality, Lifestyle and Entertainment Exhibition & Conference (WHOLE 2020) was successfully held from 10th – 12th September 2020 at Setia SPICE Convention Centre, Pulau Pinang. The business and leisure (Bleisure) event was designed to revive, rejuvenate and reconnect with the customers and the buyers which received an overwhelming support from the Hospitality; industry despite the 4 months of the Malaysian Movement Control Order (MCO).
Official LauncH
WHOLE 2020 saw the participation of 94 physical exhibiting companies, 73 virtual exhibiting companies, welcomed 1,692 key buyers and visitors which recorded a total of 47 scheduled virtual business-to-business (B2B) sessions between the physical exhibitors and international buyers. A large number of participants include different states pavilion and independent companies such as Grand Orient, Hotel Equatorial, Invest Perak, Langkawi Development Authority (LADA) and Majlis Amanah Rakyat (MARA) Pavilion, Lembaga Nanas, MAWSPA, Olive Tree Hotel, Penang, Perak, Selangor, SME Bank, Sunway Hotel, among others.
With full support from the Ministry of Tourism, Arts & Culture (MOTAC) and a redesigned mission to help the Government revive the economy, WHOLE 2020 worked with Tourism Malaysia and the Malaysian Association of Hotels (MAH) to super boost the Domestic Tour & Travel sectors.
THE VENUE
Location:
Setia SPICE Convention Centre
Adress:
108C, Jalan Tun Dr Awang, Bayan Baru, 11900 Bayan Lepas, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia