Xenia 2025 – The Red Spot Stage

Xenia 2025, Greece’s leading tourism exhibition, returns to the Metropolitan Expo from November 22 to 24.

For the third consecutive year, ek magazine -drawing on its extensive experience in architecture, construction, and design- will curate and coordinate the architectural presentations at “The Red Spot Stage.”

The stage has been designed by Rena Sakellaridou and her practice RS Sparch, creating a space of exceptional aesthetics that will host prominent Greek architects, contractors, lighting designers, and hotel managers. Through carefully selected case studies, the program will explore the challenges and solutions behind recently completed hospitality projects.

This year’s presentations will be structured around three main sections:

Creating Synergies

Case studies dedicated to newly completed hotel projects. Each session will bring together the project architect with their team of collaborators (lighting designers, landscape architects, contractors), alongside the hotel owner or representative. This format offers a comprehensive view of the project’s journey, highlighting strategies, experiences, and key challenges, from initial concept to final realization.

The categories include:

• Resort
• City
• Villas
• Renovation / Reuse

Design & Business Planning

Talks focusing on strategy, planning, and hotel operations, with a strong emphasis on preparing for inclusion in and financing through investment programs. Each day of the three-day event will feature a specialized presentation on ESPA (National Strategic Reference Framework) funding programs, delivered by renowned strategic and investment consultants. These sessions aim to equip participants with practical tools for planning, financing, and growing their tourism ventures.

Hotel Design Trends

Dynamic panels and presentations that showcase the latest developments in hotel design and operations, introducing forward-thinking ideas and innovative practices. Discussions will address the evolution of the modern hotel experience, the strengthening of branding and identity, and the role of storytelling as a key driver in creating distinctive hospitality experiences. Topics will also include green energy, sustainable development, technology & digitalization, as well as wellbeing & biophilic design. The program seeks to demonstrate how architecture and design shape the future of hospitality by combining high aesthetics with functionality and sustainability.