Quiqup announces £10 million strategic funding round
Quiqup, is a tech scale-up building a decentralized, AI-powered last-mile logistics infrastructure. This is designed to power same-day delivery services for retailers and restaurants of all sizes and across all industries. The existing investor, JOBI Capital, with participation from strategic investor Cedar Mundi Ventures, the Beirut based VC firm part...
Kempinski Summerland celebrates culture and music with Concertini
Kempinski Summerland Hotel & Resort launched Concertini, a platform for students to apply their amazing skills through performance art. To that end, the hotel’s operator transformed the lobby lounge into a stage. Kempinski Concertini launched in 2017 to mark the 120th anniversary of Kempinski Hotels. This oldest luxury hotel group...
16 under 30: Michèle Cattan
Born and raised in Beirut, Michèle Cattan followed in the footsteps of her father, Nicolas, at an early age…
Gulfood, February 2019
Being held under a new theme – ‘The World of Good, The World of Food’ – Gulfood 2019 will showcase the global diversity of ‘food’ via its international exhibitor base and a major pool of Michelin-starred chefs participating in the all-new Tastes of the World competition
16 under 30: Tarek Alameddine
Tarek Alameddine, originally from Aley, Chouf region, first turned to cooking as an outlet for stress and as a way of enjoying food, but it was only when he was majoring in Business that Almeddine realized he should be considering cooking as a career…
16 under 30: Youssef Hadid
Born in Tyre, Lebanon, Youssef Hadid forged his skills working side by side with his father and traveling abroad for internships. He decided to dedicate himself to the hospitality industry, because, in his own words, “It’s the most exciting industry in the world”…
16 under 30: Albert Massaad
Albert Massaad started selling pizzas in school at a young age. To learn from the best, he attended culinary school in France…
16 under 30: Mayfrid S. Chehlaoui
Mayfrid Chehlaoui was born in France and raised between Paris, London and Beirut, before her family settled in Lebanon when she was aged 16…
The rise of boutique hotels
With their quest for authenticity, experience and wellbeing, Boutique hotels are fast taking over the world of travel and reshaping the hospitality offer in the process. Nada Alameddine, partner at Hodema Consulting Services, tells us more about this unique field
Château Ksara: Creativity, Innovation and Consistency
In an interview with Château Ksara’s General Manager, Dikran Ghazal, discussed what was achieved in 2018, what the latest challenges are and what exciting happenings he expects for 2019
