Hello George,
Everything went well at the Campanile Geneve Ferney Voltaire.
Emilio Bodo
Craft, Hobby + Stitch International
Organizer:
ICHF Events
About the event
Update
Craft, Hobby + Stitch International 2025 will be held as a live trade exposition at NEC Birmingham. The hosting date for the event is set for February 23rd to February 24th, 2025.
A Brief Introduction
CHSI – Craft, Hobby + Stitches International – enjoys a leading position in the craft and hobby industry in the UK, and it is known as the country’s number one creative craft show. Editions tend to bring in over 6 000 buyers from all over the country and Europe on average. Those are specifically good numbers when you count that there are only 200 exhibiting firms on the show floor. If that sounds like a smart business investment, then you need to travel to the NEC in Birmingham, UK for your dose of sales opportunities.
An Industry Profile
The focus of CHSI is predominantly connecting exhibitors with buyers and as such it exists more as a procurement platform, which sees over 100,000 different products showcased under one roof. The trade fair offers the full breadth of products within craft and hobby – papers, beads, fabrics, instruments, clays, dough materials, painting supplies, and paints. Adding another layer to the experience is the busy support program. The Insights Hub is where you can discover educational resources aimed at running a successful business and new market trends, with workshop sessions running for a total of 50 hours.
Travel 2 Fairs Takes You There
Birmingham has much to offer in terms of hotels and guest houses. Why spend hours combing through offers and comparing prices when you can have Travel 2 Fairs Ltd do all this for you? You receive a customised list of deals within a business day courtesy of your very own personal travel assistant, and all you have to do is pick your favourite. Travel 2 Fairs Ltd makes your hotel reservation for Craft, Hobby + Stitches International according to your specification, and we’re comfortable working at any scale. From single travellers to big groups of more than twenty, you get the right hotels close to the NEC.
Past Iterations
Craft, Hobby + Stitch International 2023
The 2023 iteration of the event occurred between 2023/02/19 and 2023/02/20 in NEC Birmingham. The event site did not include coronavirus protection during the iteration, which featured 86 exhibiting firms. This was due to the UK repealing its pandemic restrictions.
Craft, Hobby + Stitch International 2024
The 2024 iteration of CHSI occurred between 2024/02/25 and 2024/02/26 in NEC Birmingham. The event featured more than 70 exhibiting firms.
Craft, Hobby + Stitch International 2025
CHSI 2025 was a live trade expo held between 2025/02/23 and 2025/02/24 in NEC Birmingham. It featured over 60 exhibiting firms and more than 10 lecturers.
Our visitors for the event
Emilio Bodo
Stephen Turner
Hi Jack,
The vicinity of the hotel was excellent and the people were friendly enough and the room was clean.
I did miss no air conditioning and there was only 1 power point which was nowhere near the desk which seemed strange.
The service from Jack was perfect and he kept me informed all the way so if I come across again I will use you guys again.
Regards,
Steve Turner
Director
ANUGA 2023
Ms Carmen Sanchez
Hello Christine,
The hotel location was perfect, very close to Gare du Nord in a good area. However the hotel was very old and need some refurbishments. In the photos, it looked much nicer than it was in real life.
If you remember, the rooms were without bed and breakfast, but finally the double rooms for 1 night had breakfast included and the other 2 not. When I asked the reception about it, he was not very kind in his answer and told me I made different reservations. I said that it was all done together by an agency.
We hope the feedback may be useful.
Best regards!
Karl Heusi
Hi Megan,
Many thanks for your message. Everything worked very well and the hotel is clean and conveniently located.
Best regards
Mr Alejandro Benitez
Your service:
Positive:
- There was always an answer within a few hours.
- There were friendly reminders, should one have forgotten something.
Hotel
Negative:
- There was little choice at breakfast.
- For weekend arrivals the reception is empty.
- The windows could not be opened due to laws/ ordinances.
Positive:
- The train is 3 - 5 minutes walk away.
- There are some good restaurants nearby
- On request you got the key to open the window
- There were shopping facilities (supermarkets) nearby
- The hotel offers parking possibilities; (Otherwise there is a parking garage 100 m away)
- The parking spaces at the hotel are free of charge
Best Regards,
Alejandro
Stephen Elliott
Megan Moore was grand to work with... We had on-off-on again hotel guests. She found the highest quality hotel at the lowest price for us in a popular Paris neighbourhood - 5 stars at 2 star prices! Megan also found some great deals for us in other tier one cities as well - low prices, high quality - during peak exposition times. Will certainly use her again!
Yvonne Osterberg
I haven't heard anything from them and I assume everything was great. The service that Mr. Tom Parker provided was excellent.
Valentina Nordi
Dear Tom,
the Expo was going great for Probiotical Spa! Thank you for your support and your time!
I’m glad to inform you that we want to choose the same hotel for the next year (Renaissance Barcelona Fira Hotel). We will waiting your new proposal for 18 single rooms and 2 DBL sole use rooms.
Have a nice weekend,
Valentina Nordi
Vitafoods Europe & Finished Products Expo 2025
Sonia
Thank you for helping me finding a hotel during the fair Interzum in Cologne. Everything was ok! Thank you again!
Arne Erik Bjørnholt
Hello Michael,
The hotel was very good, so I can recommend them as your partner next year also.
Med vennlig hilsen
Yuliya Dolia
Dear Tom,
Yes, all is fine.
Thank you for your support.
Best regards,
Yuliya
Ambiente Germany - 2024
Valérie PETIT
Enjoy Hotel well located and easy to join through the public transports. A little cold the 2 first nights according to our collegues but th problem has been solved with the heating. Great thanks to George and T2F for their help and kindness
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