President Aoun praises exhibitions that promote country’s tourism

The HORECA Expo and Forum 2017 closed last Friday ending a four-day festival which saw the participation of over 350 local and international companies from Italy, France, the Netherlands, Emirates, Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Korea and Turkey, in addition to some 500 professionals in food and hospitality services, more than 2500 renowned brands, and over 15 thousand guests from professionals and experts. On the occasion of preparation of the international event, President Michel Aoun received last Friday a joint delegation from the HORECA team and the Syndicate of Owners of Restaurants, where he underlined the significance of similar initiatives in promoting tourism in Lebanon. Aoun also paid a special tribute to the ‘Lebanese cuisine’ which he described as one of the main pillars of the tourism sector, pledging to continue to support it through the provision of the standards of excellence, hygiene and safety and to market it globally. In the same context, the general secretary of the Syndicate Wadii Kanaan, said in an interview with Al Balad newspaper on the sidelines of the HORECA expo,  that the Syndicate in coordination with the tourism industry has completed a special study on the conditions of tourism in the country. The purpose, he said, is to focus on the sector’s present status in order to reach the anticipated proper solutions, some of which have been completed. Kanaan disclosed that the first 3-year phase of the tourism policy is linked to recovery, promising an eventful summer season ( AL Diyar, AL Balad, April 5 and 8, 2017)

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