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Conferences boost hotel industry and exhibitions stimulate domestic trade
23-1-2018
An Nahar newspaper revealed that the ministry of tourism plans to make a shift to a new dimension, targeting and strengthening the business tourism sector, represented in exhibitions and conferences. This step is expected to give a direct boost to the hotels industry, through the booking of international companies partaking in exhibitions in the host country, and leading to an expansion in the size of national economy on the long term. On the subject, the president of the Lebanese Exhibitions & Conferences Association, Elie Rizk, noted the impression of the Lebanese companies in the Arab Gulf states, and commending the administrative procedures by Gulf authorities to facilitate participation in expos and conferences. Rizk made clear that Lebanon’s hotel infrastructure is adequate to host events of the kind and accommodate between 1000 to 1500 guests, noting that the political and security instability in the past couple of years has hindered progress in this sector. On the exhibitions front, Horeca Hospitality Services Lebanon, is returning to Beirut Waterfront from March 20-25, 2018. Over 350 local and international exhibitors from the UAE, Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Turkey, Italy, France, Belgium, Netherlands and Korea will showcase more than 2,500 renowned food, packaging and kitchen appliances brands. Also, the minister of telecommunications, Jamal Jarrah, launched the second edition of Smartex expected to take place from April 25-28 at Forum de Beirut. The event is dubbed a platform for the latest innovations in the world of communications and IT. (An Nahar, Al Diyar, January 18, 19, 2018)
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