TAVOLA2010
TAVOLA is a unique all-round forum for producers and buyers of quality products. Professionals in the fine fresh food sector in the Benelux and Northern France meet up in person at TAVOLA. The unique quality of our event means that it has forged ahead of its competitors and now occupies the leading position as the exclusive business forum for the retail food sector and the large catering organizations. The organizers apply extremely high quality standards when approving applications from candidate exhibitors at their event, and this ensures that there is always a unique specialist range of top quality food products on show each time round.
Dates
Sunday 14 March 2010 (10 - 19 hrs) Monday 15 March 2010 (10 - 19 hrs) Tuesday 16 March 2010 (10 - 18 hrs)
Venue
Kortrijk Xpo - Doorniksesteenweg 216 - 8500 Kortrijk - Belgium Tel +32 (56) 24 11 11 - Fax +32 (0) 56 25 77 31 - www.kortrijkxpo.com
Entrance: via Rambla
Access
- 10 EUR per person entrance fee - 5 EUR per person, with reduction voucher (via exhibitors) - free entrance, if registered via this website (requires an unique code of a reduction voucher)
Exclusively for professionals - Private consumers will not be admitted.
Parking
Ample parking facilities on the Kortrijk Xpo campus and in the car parks close by. Price of a parking ticket: 4 EUR/day ; payment at the ticket machines at the car parks or by VISA on entering and leaving the car park.
Hotels / Restaurants
Even when TAVOLA closes its doors in the evenings, the central 'Rambla' is still the place to be for networking. There you can visit the wine bar - beer tavern, and restaurant for a delightful snack and a drink with your colleagues.
The dishes have been prepared by Peter Coucquyt, top chef and former Michelin star holder. The dishes are prepared according to the FOODPAIRING METHOD of Sense For Taste - a method of putting dishes together starting with the aromas in the food. From tried and trusted classics to modern trendy combinations, just taste and enjoy!
Do you want to make a reservation for a restaurant or a hotel in the town of Kortrijk? - Click here for a list of hotels near Kortrijk Xpo - Click here for a list of restaurants
Tourism: spend a day in Kortrijk!
Kortrijk is the historical central town of one of the most dynamic regions in Flanders. The town looks back on a gripping historical past. Over 7 centuries ago, Kortrijk was the setting for the Battle of the Golden Spurs, one of the key symbols of the Flemish struggle for emancipation. More recently, the flax industry, leaving a myriad of economic imprints on the region, served to lend the town its solid international reputation. Today, Kortrijk stands proud as a multifaceted modern town, intensively investing in its future. Melding tradition and innovation, Kortrijk combines a due sense of history and a forward-looking vision of the future. Click here for more information

Near Kortrijk (max. 50 kilometers), you will also find other beautiful, historical and interesting cities such as Bruges, Ypres and Ghent in Belgium, and Lille in France. For more information on:
Route description
Motorway E17 Antwerpen-Gent-Lille (FR), exit no.2 Hoog Kortrijk "Expo" Kortrijk Xpo is easy to access: it is just 1 hour from Antwerp, 45 minutes from Brussels and 2.5 hours from Amsterdam (NL) and Paris (FR).
Your personalized itinerary:
Get your personalized itinerary via http://www.mappy.be by giving in your home address as well as the address of Kortrijk Xpo - Doorniksesteenweg 216 - 8500 Kortrijk (Belgium).
Routemap: (click here to download)
By road - Kortrijk Xpo is right next to Exit no.2 of the E17 motorway Antwerpen-Gent-Lille (FR). From: - Brussels: E40 motorway to Ghent - E17 to Kortrijk - Exit No.2 Hoog Kortrijk "Expo" - Antwerp: E17 motorway to Kortrijk - Exit No.2 Hoog Kortrijk "Expo" - Mons/Tournai: E403 - E17 motorway (direction Ghent) - Exit No.2 Hoog Kortrijk "Expo" - Oostende/Bruges: A17 to Kortrijk - R8 (direction Kortrijk-Zuid) - Exit 't Hoge - Exit No.2 Hoog Kortrijk "Expo" - the Netherlands: A1 motorway to Breda - E17 Antwerp-Ghent-Kortrijk - Exit No.2 Hoog Kortrijk "Expo" - France: A1 motorway - E17 direction Ghent - Exit No.2 Hoog Kortrijk "Expo"
By train - Click here There are good rail connections with Kortrijk from all Belgian towns. From Kortrijk station, the no.12 bus [Bellegem] and the no.13 bus [Hoog Kortrijk] leaving every 20 minutes will take you to Kortrijk Xpo in 15 minutes. From: - Netherlands: travel via Roosendaal to Antwerp and Brussels, where you take the train to Kortrijk - Germany: take the train to Aken-Leuven-Brussels-Ghent-Kortrijk - France: take the Eurostar to Lille and then a direct train to Kortrijk [40km] - UK: take the Eurostar from London to Lille (FR) and then a direct train to Kortrijk [40km]
By air - Wevelgem: business flights to and from Wevelgem airport make Kortrijk Xpo easily accessible by air. In Wevelgem, a taxi will take you to our exhibition center inside 10 minutes [7km] - Zaventem: from Brussels International Airport (Zaventem), take the train to Brussels North and then the train to Kortrijk [100km] - Lille/Lesquin (FR): from Lille /Lesquin Airport, take a taxi to Lille Flandres station and the train to Kortrijk [40 km]
Organization
Kortrijk Xpo Organizations - Doorniksesteenweg 216 - 8500 Kortrijk, Belgium Tel +32 (0) 56 24 11 11 - Fax +32 (0) 56 25 77 31 E-mail: tavola@kortrijkxpo.com - Web: www.tavola-xpo.be
Contacts: Exhibition Assistants: Inge Hoste & Dominique Nolens Sales Support: Eveline Couvreur Assistant Exhibition Manager: Isabel Gysels & Kim de Gruyter Exhibition Manager: Patricia Huygelier
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