“The Future of Travel Starts Now” with Juliette Losardo, WTM director
World Travel Market (WTM), the global travel reunion, is gearing up for its forthcoming edition at Excel, from November 7-9. We sat with Juliette Losardo, WTM’s exhibition director, to hear her thoughts on the travel industry’s evolution and what’s in store at this year’s exhibition.
RDCL’s “Keys to Recovery: Revitalizing Lebanon’s Tourism Sector” roundtable reaffirms Lebanese will to rise again
On September 30, 2022, the RDCL, an association of business people who share the same vision of the Lebanese economy, organized a roundtable to discuss the keys to recovery and the means to revitalize Lebanon’s tourism sector.
Beit Kanz by Beit el Baraka debuts in Beirut
Beit Kanz, a Lebanese cultural hub featuring a Lebanese terroir shop, an artisanal boutique and a café-restaurant, has opened its doors on Sursock Street, Beirut, Lebanon.
Katerina Giannouka is named Jumeirah Group’s new CEO
Dubai Holding, a diversified global investment company that’s present in over 13 countries, is appointing Katerina Giannouka as the new CEO of Jumeirah Group. She will take the role from December 2022.
The making of the mocktail market
We asked five professionals to help us understand the mocktail market better. Here’s what they had to say about what millennialls want, health trends and the development of the industry, which is marked by more creative and colorful concoctions, with no compromise on taste.
Katara Hospitality and Accor sign Fairmont Tazi Palace Tangier
Set to open in Q4 2022, the new luxury hotel will consolidate the long-standing partnership between Katara Hospitality and Accor.
Sneak peek into the reopening of the Phoenicia Hotel Beirut with Manrique Rodriguez
Manrique Rodriguez, general manager of Phoenicia Hotel Beirut, takes us on a trip down memory lane and discusses the renovation of the legendary property, one of Lebanese hospitality’s great pillars.
In the kitchen with George Hebeiliny
Consultant pastry chef George Hebeiliny can’t resist fusing Arabic flavors into his marvelous desserts. We caught up with him in KSA to learn more about his work and what makes his kunafa so appealing.
