FNGLA is unrestrained to announce liberal news ! After the Tropical Plant International Expo in Fort Lauderdale on January 22 - 24 , 2020 , TPIE will be moving from the east side to the west side of the Sunshine State ! TPIE ’s backdrop for 2021 and 2022 will be the vibrant redevelop waterfront and urban nerveless offerings of Tampa Bay , Florida as the show travel to the Tampa Convention Center .

“ No matter where TPIE take place , it will continue to be the in force industriousness barter event focused on interior plant , tropical foliage , live décor and plant trends , ” noted Marcella Lucio - Chinchilla , chairperson of TPIE and marketing director at Silver Vase , Inc. “ We ’ll continue to have the exciting exhibitor displays , cut - edge presentations and an array of manufacture sentiment - leaders and influencers for which TPIE is so well - known . TPIE will continue as the best place to do business when it comes to the indoor tropic foliage and houseplant business . ”

For nearly 30 eld , TPIE ’s participants have love the “ sunsational ” offerings of Fort Lauderdale . In fact , because of the success of shows such as TPIE , Broward County officials have determine to importantly inflate its convening center and contribute a long - promised , side by side conventionality hotel . FNGLA and TPIE ’s team full corroborate the expansion and the addition of the new hotel . However , the major mental synthesis phase 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 foreign to debate holding it anywhere else . Yet , when Broward County official informed us that we needed to find a raw facility during the major construction phase , we were very emotional with what we discovered in Tampa , ” explains Linda Adams , TPIE ’s show manager . “ We will all miss aspect of Fort Lauderdale , yet our TPIE attendees will bang the welcoming and urban voguish vogue of downtown Tampa . It ’s walkable , it ’s diverse , it ’s hipster , it ’s waterfront , it ’s fun , it ’s lovesome 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 - naut mi River Walk along the Hillsborough River serves as the master connector to a vast choice of restaurants , waterfront bars , bistros and craft breweries . There are entertainment options as varied as hockey game secret plan , museums and even an amazing fish tank – all within three miles of the Tampa Convention Center . Added value are its close proximity to Tampa International , the Gulf Coast beaches and the iconic Cuban legacy of Ybor City . Ybor City is only a brusk and liberal streetcar ride away ! With its cigar parallel bars , plenty of live music and Ybor ’s dear mascots - colorful chickens who complimentary - grasp in the neighborhood , it ’s prosperous to see why TPIE ’s leaders chose Tampa as TPIE ’s raw location .

Not only has the Tampa Bay convention territorial dominion gone through big changes in the late past , so have the hotels which will be part of the TPIE housing programme . TPIE attendee will find emcee hotels up - to - escort in style and agreeableness , with a diversity of brands and Mary Leontyne Price range all located within a commodious walk or streetcar ride to the Tampa Convention Center .

“ Sometimes a piddling alteration is just what ’s need to keep things interesting , ” notes TPIE Chairperson Marcella Lucio - Chinchilla . “ We did n’t seek this situation . Yet when it came to us , we embraced it as an chance to bring new pile and perspectives for our TPIE participants . Tampa fits the bill for a change all will enjoy . ”

Dates forTPIE in Fort Lauderdale are January 22 - 24 , 2020 .

Dates for TPIE in Tampa will be January 20 - 22 , 2021 and January 19 - 21 , 2022 .

For more selective information : TPIEwww.fngla.org / tpie