Sekolah Tinggi Pariwisata (STP) Bogor will host HOSTFAIR, or the Bogor Hospitality and Tourism Job Fair, under the tagline Step into tourism career on Thursday, 26 November 2026 from 10.00 to 16.00 WIB at the 3F floor of Bogor Trade Mall (BTM) located on Jalan Ir. H. Juanda, Pabaton, Central Bogor District, Bogor City. The event is open to job seekers, students, and the general public who wish to explore career opportunities in the hospitality and tourism world while meeting directly with industry players who are currently opening job vacancies.
HOSTFAIR will feature 15 booths from hotels, restaurants, travel agents, cruise line companies, and other hospitality businesses. Visitors will have the opportunity to obtain the latest vacancy information, submit applications directly, build networks with recruiters and industry practitioners, and gain insights into career paths in the tourism world. The event location in the center of Bogor City makes it easily accessible to visitors from various regions, and the latest information regarding participating companies and the event series can be followed through the Instagram accounts @hostfair.id and @stpbogor_bhi.
For hotel and tourism industry players interested in participating as booth exhibitors at HOSTFAIR, the committee has opened official communication channels for registration and technical coordination. Companies may contact the committee liaison via WhatsApp at +62 815-1169-3712 or send messages through the Instagram accounts @hostfair.id and @stpbogor_bhi. With a limited booth quota, the committee urges interested companies to secure their participation promptly so they can meet directly with the best hospitality talents in the Bogor region and its surroundings.
The hospitality and tourism industry itself is one of the pillars of the creative economy, encompassing accommodation services such as hotels and resorts, food and beverage service in restaurants and cafes, travel management by travel agents and cruise ships, up to destination management and event organization. At its core, this industry sells experience and comfort, making service quality, empathy, and personal touch the key elements that cannot be replaced by technology, AI, or robots. The continuously growing global and domestic travel movement opens up vast employment opportunities, making hospitality and tourism one of the sectors that consistently absorbs productive workforce every year.
In Bogor, the hospitality and tourism industry shows very dynamic growth. Its strategic position as a buffer city for Jakarta as well as a leading tourism destination makes Bogor home to dozens of starred hotels, resorts, villas, restaurants, and cafes serving tourists every week. This condition makes Bogor not only a market for tourism products but also a fertile ecosystem for the growth of hospitality professionals, especially with the presence of educational institutions such as STP Bogor which has been producing industry practitioners since 1999.
Through the organization of HOSTFAIR or the Bogor Hospitality and Tourism Job Fair, STP Bogor reaffirms its role as a bridge between the education world and the hospitality world in the Bogor region. The track record of 90% of graduates being employed within three months after graduation and alumni building careers at five-star hotels in various countries proves that the ecosystem built by this campus is capable of producing talents sought by the industry. STP Bogor invites all job seekers, students, and the public to attend and utilize this momentum as a first step into a tourism career, while strengthening Bogor's position as a competitive tourism and hospitality city at the national level.