Frequently asked questions
Do you have a question about participating in Horecava or are you an exhibitor? Then check the frequently asked questions for exhibitors.
Horecava 2026 will take place 12 to 15 January 2026.
Horecava will take place at:
RAI Amsterdam
Europaplein 24
1078 GZ Amsterdam
The Netherlands
RAI Amsterdam
Europaplein 24
1078 GZ Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Opening hours are:
Monday 12 January 2026 | 10.00 - 18.00 hrs
Tuesday 13 January 2026 | 10.00 - 18.00 hrs
Wednesday 14 January 2026 | 10.00 - 18.00 hrs
Thursday 15 January 2026 | 10.00 - 17.00 hrs
Horecava is only open to trade visitors.
The minimum age is 18 year. Accompanied children and babies are also NOT allowed.
The minimum age is 18 year. Accompanied children and babies are also NOT allowed.
Although you are not allowed to bring your baby, we DO offer the option of pumping in the Baby Care Lounge.
The Baby Care Lounge can be locked from the inside with a key. The key is available at Reception D on the ground floor of the Elicium (Entrance D) and should be returned here after use.
No breast pumps are available, please bring your own.
View our exhibitor list on this website.
The digital floor plan is available on the Horecava website and on a sign in the entrance.
The general RAI map can be consulted at www.rai.nl.
The Horecava Awards is a contest where a professional, international jury will choose the most innovative products, the winners will be announced on the opening day of Horecava.
You can find the complete list on the website.
Please view the programme at the Horecava website or subscribe to the newsletter to receive updates about the programme.
The activities that will take place during the event can be found in the programme on the website.
By using the exhibitors list and the floor plan.
Have you lost something? We place all the found items online.
For general questions and inquiries about tickets and registration, please contact us via horecava@rai.nl.
Registration for Horecava 2026 is not yet open. Registration will open in mid-November 2025. In the meantime, stay up to date by subscribing to our free biweekly newsletter.
Horecava is aimed at decision-makers in the hospitality, foodservice, catering and hotel industries. If you belong to this target group, you can attend the event by invitation (using a registration code).
If you have not received an invitation, it is possible to purchase a ticket via the ticket page. The ticket price for Horecava 2025 is $(ticket price) (excl. VAT).
There may be various reasons for this. We only send invitations to visitors who have visited the trade fair in previous years and whose email address is known to us via the newsletter, for example. Should your email address be known to us? Then your email address may not yet have been included in the mailing.
If you suspect that you should have received the email and yet it did not reach you, you can also check this. If you click on the link below, you can resend the email with the codes that were sent to you earlier. If you are not on the mailing list and an email has not been sent before, you will also be notified.
Also remember to always check your spam filter.
We have chosen to be more selective with our invitations, focusing exclusively on (final) decision-makers within the hospitality, foodservice, fast service, catering, hotel and leisure sectors. If you have not received a registration code, it is possible to obtain an access code through your own supplier or partner, provided they are an exhibitor at Horecava. If this is not the case, you will be able to purchase a ticket later this year via the ticket page. The ticket price for Horecava 2025 is $(ticket price) (excl. VAT).
Horecava is the trade fair for entrepreneurs, decision-makers and professionals in the foodservice- and hospitality industry. For them, entry to the event is free of charge. Those who are known to be part of the target group have received an email with an access code. Have you not received a code, but do you belong to the target group? Then you can request a free access code later in the year via the ticket page.
Helaas is het niet mogelijk om restitutie te verlenen.
No, the invitation card is not a ticket.
Please validate your invitation card online at Horecava with the code on your invitation. You will receive a confirmation and e-ticket by email.
Contact your school. They will know if student access is arranged and how to gain access.
Press known to Horecava will receive a personal invitation.
For more information see accreditation or contact Mineke Vrijenhoek.
You can register until 15 January 2026.
No, we do not offer NS train tickets when registering to visit Horecava. Everything about transport to RAI Amsterdam can be found on the Travel & Stay page.
Yes, your admission ticket for Horecava is valid from 12 to 15 January 2026.
Yes, e-tickets can also be scanned from a smartphone at the entrance. E-tickets are also our preferred choice for environmental reasons.
If your question is not listed and you are unable to proceed with registration, please email registration@rai.nl. Due to busy times, you may have to wait a bit longer than usual for a response.
No, that is not possible. Visitors must register individually with his/her personal email address.
No, we have made the choice to invite more selectively and to focus exclusively on end-decision-makers within the foodservice, hospitality, fastservice, catering, logies and leisure. We do offer you a registration code with 50% discount for your colleague or partner in the foodservice and hospitality, you will receive this code with discount as soon as you have completed your own free registration. The 50% discount offer is available for a limited time only.
If your colleague also falls within Horecava’s target group, he or she can request a free access code later this year via the code request form on the ticket page.
If your colleague does not fall within Horecava’s target group, it is possible to purchase a ticket via the ticket page. The ticket price for Horecava 2025 is $(ticket price) (excl. VAT).
If you have any problems or questions about ordering tickets, we advise you to read the frequently asked questions carefully. If this does not answer your question, please contact us via registration@rai.nl. Due to busy times, you may have to wait longer than usual for a response by email.
Always check first whether the confirmation mailing might have ended up in the spam box. If not, the registration helpdesk can send it again. In that case, please contact us by email at registration@rai.nl.
You may have tried to register before. In this case, please send an email to registration@rai.nl. They will release your email address so you can register again.
No, that is not possible. Once you have registered with your personal code, your ticket is in your name and is not transferable. Valid identification will be checked at the entrance.
See the website for the options by car, taxi or public transport.
RAI Amsterdam railway station is just 300 metres from the RAI and has regular connections to Schiphol Airport, Rotterdam, Utrecht, The Hague and the international railway network. Metro line 52 and tram line 4 both stop in front of the RAI.
By Metro & Bus
If you arrive at Amsterdam Central Station (CS), you can take the metro 52 (travelling time: 6 minutes, in the direction of Zuid (South), Europaplein stop). Metro 52 stops right in front of the RAI and will take you into the heart of Amsterdam.
If you are travelling by train to the Amstel station, you can take metro 51 to Amstelveen (travelling time: 5 minutes) or the bus (route 65), which will bring you to the RAI within 10 minutes. In this case you should get off at Scheldeplein. From Amsterdam Sloterdijk station, the best way to reach the RAI is with metro 50.
By Train
NS-station Amsterdam RAI is 300 meters from the RAI and has regular connections to all parts of the Netherlands, like Schiphol, Rotterdam, Utrecht, The Hague and is also linked to the international train network. Check the NS journey planner for your itinerary.
By air
You can reach RAI Amsterdam from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol by car or public transport in less than 15 minutes. Schiphol Airport is one of Europe's biggest airports and offers passengers a high standard of service.
See Schiphol.nl for flight information, 'To & From' Schiphol Amsterdam Airport and other facilities at Schiphol Amsterdam Airport.
The RAI is ideally suited for visitors who travel by car. It is situated alongside the Amsterdam’s A10 orbital motorway (exit S109) and has its own underground car parks. This means that the RAI is easily accessible for visitors coming from the Netherlands or abroad. All the main motorways can be reached without difficulty from the orbital motorway.
Numerous signboards indicate the route to the RAI. During large exhibitions, orange signs displaying ‘P RAI’ will direct you to additional parking places. From there, a free shuttle bus will bring you to the RAI.
For routeplanner navigate to:
RAI Amsterdam
Europaplein 24
1078 GZ Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Please use the following address to navigate to RAI Amsterdam:
RAI Amsterdam
Europaplein 24
1078 GZ Amsterdam
The Netherlands
- By car/taxi: approx. 10 minutes (allow for considerably more time during rush hour)
- By metro 52 (subway): approx. 6 minutes from Europaplein stop
- By tram: approx. 25 minutes
- to Schiphol Airport approx. € 45.00
- to the city centre approx. € 35.00
- to the Central Station approx. € 50.00
See the FAQs for Parking at RAI Amsterdam
RAI Amsterdam has plenty of parking facilities at and near the exhibition centre. We also offer around 30 electric charging stations.
For large public events, the capacity is not always sufficient and more distant sites are also used. Free and frequent shuttle buses are then used for transport to and from the RAI. Reference is made to these areas via signs on the public road and/or the police.
For more information, have a look at our parking website.
Due to expected crowds, NO parking tickets for the RAI parking garages will be sold, and there is no guarantee of a parking spot.
Avoid traffic jams and the risk of a full RAI parking garage by reserving one of the following parking options:
1. Parking in Hall 5 at a rate of €40.00. Covered parking near the entrance of the trade show. We have a limited number of spots available in Hall 5, so make sure to book early.
2. Parking at our external parking location P2 Arena at a rate of €20.00. Follow the yellow signs, route 11. Free shuttle buses are available at the Arena and will drop you off at the entrance of RAI Amsterdam within 10 minutes and pick you up again after your visit.
3. Prefer to park at RAI Amsterdam? The daily rate in the RAI parking garage is €35.00. This ticket cannot be purchased online in advance.
Yes you can via the RAI parking website.
If the RAI car parks are full, you can use a parking area outside RAI Amsterdam only minutes away, which is served by shuttle buses.
If you booked and paid for a parking space, you can be certain of having a spot. When entering the garage or parking grounds, you will be assigned a parking space. If you booked in advance, the ticket will indicate where you can park. The ticket also explains which route you can follow.
Yes. People with an official European parking card for the disabled (GPK) can use these special parking spaces, which are located close to the exit of the building. People with disabilities pay the normal RAI parking rate.
It's not possible to book a parking space for people with disabilities.
The RAI has several of these spaces. Should they be occupied, a parking attendant will help you find the best possible spot.
The maximum height allowed in the RAI parking garages 1/2/3 and 7 is 1.90 metres.
The maximum height allowed in the RAI parking garage 4 is 2.70 metres.
The license plate of your car will be read automatically by a camera as you enter the garage. You will not receive an exit pass. You can pay the parking fee related to that license plate at the payment terminal before leaving the garage. When exiting the garage, your license plate will be read by the camera and the barrier will open automatically. Receipts are available from the payment terminal.
Online payment is possible via iDEAL, VISA, MasterCard or American Expess. Onsite you pay via debet or credicard (VISA, MasterCard or American Expess) and cash.
No, you cannot drive to the entrance by car. However, you can let someone get out at Lodge P7 and then leave the site again. Lodge P7 is in the middle of the complex. Follow P - RAI 7 to get to Lodge P7.
Parking at the parking garage of RAI Amsterdam is at your own risk (see the Visitor conditions).
Your licence plate is registered by our Parking Management System as soon as your vehicle enters one of the access roads to the parking garages or areas of RAI Amsterdam. When booking via parkeren.rai.nl, your licence plate is registered in our system as well to ensure it is recognised when you enter or exit the parking garage.
Your licence plate is registered in order to calculate how long you have parked, as no parking ticket is issued when entering the garage. You can also book a parking space via parkeren.rai.nl.
It is also possible via the registration to find your car in the parking when you did not remember where you parked it.
RAI Amsterdam collects personal data provided by the customer on the personal data page, details about click and surf behaviour, and transactions via the website of RAI Amsterdam. RAI Amsterdam has exclusive access to the abovementioned data. The RAI complies with the requirements of the Dutch Personal Data Protection Act and other privacy legislation. Customer data are stored in a customer database, and used for processing orders or bookings and customer service.
RAI Amsterdam also uses the data to analyse the click and surf behaviour of its customers and establish customer profiles which are then used to complete the range of products and services on the website, and provide customers with bespoke offers from its product and service range. RAI Amsterdam may perform marketing campaigns with the address details of its customers at the request of third parties.
Customer address details can be used up to twelve (12) times a year for a mailing in which RAI Amsterdam has exclusive access to the personal data. If customers object to the collection and analysis of their data and bespoke offers from RAI Amsterdam, they can let RAI Amsterdam know via a link in the newsletter. In case customers want to have their data removed from the customer database, they can do so by contacting the RAI via parking@rai.nl.
RAI Amsterdam will not supply the personal data of customers to other persons or organisations outside of RAI Amsterdam without consent from the customer, unless it is legally obliged to do so. RAI Amsterdam takes great care to ensure the quality of its customer database. Personal data are checked regularly for correctness, and outdated & no longer relevant data are regularly removed.
Customers can correct their personal data directly via the personal data page. For questions or complaints, customers can contact the RAI via parking@rai.nl. At customers’ request, RAI Amsterdam can provide an overview of the data included in the customer database.
The licence plate details are stored in our Parking Management System for 30 days after you exit the garage, unless you booked via your licence plate, in which case the details are used for the processing and aftercare of your booking.
The details are not shared with parties other than RAI Amsterdam, unless we are legally obliged to do so. There is no link to the government road transport agency (RDW).
Contact us via parking@rai.nl.
RAI Amsterdam 'houses' 700 narrowcasting screens all over the building and in the exhibiting halls, a system called RAILive!.
The screens show your location, halls, rooms, routes and events.
As a professional event organizer, RAI Amsterdam stays up to date with all current societal events. Our safety & security department stays in contact the government authorities. RAI Amsterdam aims to achieve a balance between safety and hospitality, to make sure guests can enjoy their visit to Horecava.
Dogs are not allowed in RAI Amsterdam.
Assistance dogs are always welcome in RAI Amsterdam.
Yes, it is possible to borrow a wheelchair during major public events. Reservation in advance is necessary, send an email to ReceptieRAID@rai.nl with the following information:
- Name;
- Phone number;
- Date of retrieval;
- Event/exhibition name.
Borrowing a wheelchair is free. We do ask for a cash deposit of € 50.00. The cash deposit will be returned upon return of the undamaged wheelchair.
A valid ID is required upon collection.
Horecava is accessible for people using a wheelchair. The aisles at the show floor are spacious and the surface is flat. Elevators and disability toilets are available. Visitors with an official 'disability card' can follow route 7 to P7-parking garage. With a disability card, parking costs € 5.50 per 24 hours.
It is possible to borrow a wheelchair. A reservation is needed and can be made by sending an email to ReceptieRAID@rai.nl and provide us with the following information:
- name;
- Telephone number;
- Date;
- Event/exhibition name.
A valid ID is mandatory.
Wheelchair assistants get free access to events organised by RAI Amsterdam. The person using the wheelchair will need to show a valid disability card and will need to pay for his/her own ticket. It will be clearly stated which exhibitions are organised by the RAI Amsterdam on the website.
When borrowing a wheelchair at RAI Amsterdam, the assistant will not receive free entry.
Yes. The Prayer Room has a washroom and two private cubicles where people of all faiths can pray or meditate in a peaceful environment. The Prayer Room is always open and accessible via Entrance D at level -1.
The two private cubicles for prayer/meditation can be locked from the inside.
No. As a result of the European tobacco legislation, RAI Amsterdam has been smoke-free since July 1, 2008. The smoking ban applies to all RAI buildings, including the catering locations and garages. Smoking is not permitted during set-up or breakdown.
Yes, guests can leave their coats in the cloak room for € 2.00.
An ATM can be found at two of entrances (D and K) of the RAI building. The information desks at various entrances can give you directions to their exact locations.
There will be plenty of catering facilities on-site offering a wide range of foods catering to a wide range of tastes, including Asian and Western.
Catering points are available throughout the exhibition complex.
RAI Amsterdam offers all visitors acces to its public wifi network during Horecava.
For general questions and inquiries about tickets and registration, please contact us via horecava@rai.nl.
There will be 3 entrances available for Horecava.
Entrance C, K and FYes, you’re able to enter the venue and enjoy the event with your mobility scooter.