ALTENPFLEGE 2026 will take place between the 21st and 23rd of April 2026. Messe Essen in Germany will serve as the hosting location for the face-to-face exhibition.
ALTENPFLEGE unites the various European professional communities for elderly care and is a first-rate purchasing platform for equipment, products, services and furnishings. The trade fair is based in Germany and takes place every year in April. ALTENPFLEGE rotates between cities – Nuremberg and as of 2022, Essen. The switch from Hanover to Essen was made in order to help the trade fair continue to grow. ALTENPFLEGE is not just a place to research market trends and compare newly released products. The trade fair actively works towards sharing knowledge and know-how with a congress programme and a dedicated area for training and education. Now that we’re entering the third year of the pandemic, the elderly care sector faces a lot more challenges in how to deliver the best care and minimise health risks.
ALTENPFLEGE attracts a lot of innovative companies, because of its emphasis on startups and groundbreaking products and solutions. In the past, you’ve gotten names like AES, Nui GmbH, Mrs. Kettner UG, Varomo, MOXIE Ltd, Brilliance Sweden AB, VOIZE, The TEUS. The offer of products is incredibly rich and split between care & therapy, nutrition & housekeeping, space & technology, IT & management, and innovative products. The exhibition halls showcase the very best in nursing aids, nursing devices, every-day and mobility aids, ergotherapy technology, nursing therapy, furnishing, architecture, facility management, energy, and logistics. By covering the entire value chain, the trade fair makes sure to attract every type of professional associated with elder care. ALTENPFLEGE attracts a lot of skilled workers across every related field, experts, and decision makers ready to make purchases.
The coronavirus pandemic has left its mark on the elderly care sector and work conditions and standards change on a regular basis. That’s why one of the selling points of ALTENPFLEGE is its Congress, which runs across all three days of the trade fair and has a very extensive programme. Visitors can choose from 30 lecture blocks that touch upon every single aspect of elderly care. In addition to the Congress, skilled workers can also participate in the training programme, which is now more important than ever due to the shortage of workers in nursing. There will be a lot of practical information on media and specialist literature as well as presentations on associations and institutions that might be helpful to workers.
No matter where ALTENPFLEGE will be held next, Essen or Nuremberg, Travel 2 Fairs ltd meets you with truly irresistible hotel rates. Avoid the competition for hotel accommodation and have your hotel booking for ALTENPFLEGE complete in one day. We work with your travel budget and always make good savings. It’s important to us that you have the most productive time during your business trip, which is why we always book hotels close to the exhibition centre. It doesn’t matter whether you’re travelling with a few people or are in a group of twenty or more. Travel 2 Fairs ltd handles jobs of all sizes. In addition, you can book airport transfers or rent a car.
Between 6-8.07.2021, there was a virtual edition ALTENPFLEGE. The edition featured 200 exhibiting firms who presented the latest nursing care solutions. They included 40 start-up companies. Around 24 000 visitants attended the virtual trade fair.
ALTENPFLEGE 2022 marked the restart of the live editions for the trade fair. The event took place in a face-to-face format between 26-28.04.2022 in Messe Essen. The venue did not implement strict coronavirus precautions due to the country lifting the respective regulations during the previous weeks. ALTENPFLEGE 2022 received over 500 exhibiting firms and more than 12 000 visitants. Around 80% of the visiting had a significant influence on the decision-making process.
The 2023 iteration of the event continued the positive trend initiated by the 2022 restart iteration and improved upon its success. The event was hosted as a hybrid exposition between 25-27.04.2023 in Messe Essen. It featured over 21 000 visitants and 570 exhibiting firms, including around 1 500 digital participants and more than 50 start-up companies. 92% of the visiting rated the iteration as excellent, 87% will attend the next ALTENPFLEGE, and 84% would recommend the event to others.
The 2024 iteration occurred between 23-25.04.2024 in Messe Essen. It featured more than 500 exhibiting firms. They were overviewed by around 18 000 visitants.
The 2025 iteration occurred between 08-10.04.2025 in Messe Essen. It was attended by 560 exhibiting firms from 14 nations and around 22 000 visitants on 36 000 m2.
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Dear Tom,
Thanks for your email. For the Golden Leaf, generally speaking, it is a good experience. There are the tasty apples and free coffee and tea in the lobby. The people in the hotel are very nice. We just complain about the wi-fi in the hotel is not good, I can't use it in my room. I found many guests complaining about it in the reception. But anyway, thanks for your help.
Best regards.
Dear Megan,
Thank you very much for your email.
We had a great time in Bologna, and we enjoyed our stay in the Social Hub Hotel too!
We definitely would like to review the preliminary rates for the Social Hub Hotel, and some other hotels close by to the Bologna Centrale Station for the next book fair season.
Thank you very much for your wonderful assistance, I look forward to hearing back from you when everything is ready.
All the best,
Yoko
Bologna Children's Book Fair – 2025
Dear George,
Thank you for the email!
Everything was fine with the hotel.
Kind regards,
Zhong
Good morning Michelle,
Hope you are well.
First of all, I wanted to thank you for the 25hours hotel in Koeln. I really liked this hotel a lot. Localisation was perfect, Staff very kind and efficient and the style of the hotel, the rooms
For sure I would love to book it for next Anuga 2025, but this time I ll try to be more precise with who is flying and when 😉
Anuga 2023
I'm not positive how I stumbled across "Travel to Fairs Limited", but I'm so glad I did. A simple request for traveling advice turned into a fantastic planning experience. My first point of contact (Via telephone) was from Ms. Ellie Stone. From that point forward I worked solely with her. My plans were extremely complex and Ellie was there for me the entire time. Flying from the United States, traveling to four separate cites in three European countries seemed daunting. After a few questions and some conversation, Ellie was able to give me multiple hotel options in each city. Ms. Stone even divided each hotel by their amenities. (Included breakfast/bars/public transport etc.) In addition to her thorough help with hotel accommodations, Ellie also booked three (3) separate flights for me. Germany to Denmark to Poland. For each city/destination, Ellie offered no fewer than 3 options for accommodations. Same for my flight options. Each destination had three choices. Different airlines and different departure times so I could manage my travel easily. The communication between Ellie and myself was excellent. With the time change between us, emails worked perfectly. Ellie was very attentive to my needs and responded to my questions/inquiries quickly. On more than a few occasions, when I called her office, she took the time to answer me right away. I would love to extend my gratitude and genuine "thanks" to Ellie. Dare I say... she made this experience fun. 5 STARS !!! Her company should be grateful to have her working there.
Hi Tracy,
Everything was great with the hotel and my trip to Barcelona! Thank you!
Kind regards,
Mathew
CPhI Worldwide 2023
Dear Megan,
Thank you for your email and the final bit of information.
Just wanted to say a huge thank you for all of your help - its been super easy and I look forward to working with you again the following year!
Best,
Amy
InnoTrans – 2024
Ciao Tom,
our ISM went very well!
We would like to stay at the same hotel also for next year, so please ask for preliminary rates for us.
Please consider the same number of rooms for the moment, we will update the rooming list later.
Many thanks in advance,
Marta
ISM 2025
Hello Ben,
the guys was very satisfied with the apartment you have arranged for them!
Thank you!
Best regards
Olof Samgard
Dear Tom,
The fair went quite well.
They told me that their stay at the Aparthotel Lenau was very good and that they didn't have any major problems. The only drawback was being on the 4th or 5th floor without an elevator (especially for carrying suitcases), and during check-in, some of the terminals weren't working, so it took quite a while, but otherwise, it was in a great location, very easy to park, spacious and clean rooms... Very good.
We are not going to reserve anything for future editions yet, as we are not sure whether we will participate directly or through an agent/distributor.
As soon as we have any needs again, I will contact you, as our experience with you has been very good, with very quick responses and excellent service.
Best regards,
Eli POZO
EMO Hannover 2025
We would like to express our appreciation for the excellent service that Mr. George Williams from Travel to Fairs Ltd has to offer. Mr. George Williams is always prompt, consistent and attentive. It is extremely gratifying to see an agent that truly understands the meaning of outstanding service. With thanks and appreciation, Kelly
Hello Megan,
Yes, It was pretty good 😊
Thank you for support and yes – please send me some hotels for next PLMA too
Hotel was really good – perfect location, solid conditions – bathroom could be bigger but ok 😊😊
If we can book it cheaper earlier we can do it quite soon I think
Best regards,
Rafal Makowski
PLMA 2025
