After the Tropical Plant International Expo in Fort Lauderdale on January 22 - 24 , 2020 , TPIE will be move from the east side to the west side of the Sunshine State . TPIE ’s background for 2021 and 2022 will be the vibrant redevelop waterfront and urban cool offerings of Tampa Bay , Florida as the show go to the Tampa Convention Center .
“ No matter where TPIE takes position , it will proceed to be the best industry patronage consequence focused on interior plants , tropic foliage , live décor and works trends , ” take note Marcella Lucio - Chinchilla , chairwoman of TPIE and marketing director at Silver Vase , Inc. “ We ’ll continue to have the exciting exhibitioner display , cutting - edge presentations and an array of industriousness view - leaders and influencers for which TPIE is so well - known . TPIE will continue as the best spot to do business when it comes to the indoor tropical leaf and houseplant commercial enterprise . ”
For closely 30 year , TPIE ’s participants have loved the “ sunsational ” offer of Fort Lauderdale . In fact , because of the winner of show such as TPIE , Broward County officials have determined to importantly boom its conventionality midpoint and summate a long - promised , neighboring convention hotel . FNGLA and TPIE ’s squad amply support the expansion and the summation of the new hotel . However , the major building phases during the next two to three years make it inadvisable and insufferable to host the show in Fort Lauderdale .
“ Fort Lauderdale has been the home to TPIE for so long it was strange to conceive holding it anywhere else . Yet , when Broward County official inform us that we demand to find a new facility during the major construction phases , we were very excited with what we discovered in Tampa , ” explains Linda Adams , TPIE ’s show handler . “ We will all miss aspect of Fort Lauderdale , yet our TPIE attendees will bang the welcoming and urban voguish panache of downtown Tampa . It ’s walkable , it ’s divers , it ’s hipster , it ’s waterfront , it ’s sport , it ’s fond and it ’s friendly . ”
Named a Top 50 U.S. meeting destination by Cvent , Downtown Tampa is in a Renaissance . Tampa ’s award - winning 2.4 - mile River Walk along the Hillsborough River serves as the main connective to a vast option of eating house , waterfront bars , bistros and guile brewery . There are entertainment option as varied as field hockey game , museums and even an fish tank – all within three miles of the Tampa Convention Center . Added values are its close proximity to Tampa International , the Gulf Coast beaches and the iconic Cuban legacy of Ybor City . Ybor City is only a short and free tramcar ride off . With its cigar stripe , plenty of live music and Ybor ’s beloved mascot - colored chicken who free - chain of mountains in the neighborhood , it ’s easy to see why TPIE ’s leaders chose Tampa as TPIE ’s fresh location .
Not only has the Tampa Bay convention district gone through bountiful change in the recent past , so have the hotels which will be part of the TPIE trapping broadcast . TPIE attender will find innkeeper hotel up - to - date in style and agreeableness , with a variety of brands and toll ranges all situate within a commodious walk or streetcar ride to the Tampa Convention Center .
“ Sometimes a little change is just what ’s call for to keep things interesting , ” remark TPIE Chairperson Marcella Lucio - Chinchilla . “ We did n’t assay this berth . Yet when it came to us , we bosom it as an opportunity to bring novel pile and perspectives for our TPIE player . Tampa fits the bill for a change all will enjoy . ”
Dates for TPIE in Fort Lauderdale are January 22 - 24 , 2020 .
appointment for TPIE in Tampa will be January 20 - 22 , 2021 and January 19 - 21 , 2022 .
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