JANUARY
31 Jan.-3 Feb. GERMANY
ISM
Koelnmesse
ism-cologne.com
FEBRUARY
2-3 Feb. KSA
SAUDI ARABIA HOSPITALITY
INVESTMENT CONFERENCE
Bench Events
ahic.com/shic
2-4 Feb. RIYADH, KSA
SAUDI HORECA
Semark
saudihoreca.com
21-25 Feb. DUBAI
GULFOOD
Dwtc
gulfood.com
MARCH
9-12 Mar. GERMANY
ITB BERLIN
The World’s Leading Travel Trade
Show
Messe Berlin GmbH
itb-berlin.de
15-17 Mar. ITALY
SIGEP
Riminifiera
sigep.it
19-23 Mar. GERMANY
PROWEIN
Messe Dusseldorf
prowein.com
APRIL
17-20 Apr. GERMANY
AMBIENTE
Messe Frankfurt Exhibition GmbH
ambiente.messefrankfurt.com
MAY
16-21 May DUBAI
ARABIAN TRAVEL MARKET
Reed exhibitions
arabiantravelmarket.com
17-20 May SPAIN
ALIMENTARIA
Alimentaria Exhibitions
alimentaria-bcn.com
25-28 May LEBANON
HORECA LEBANON
Hospitality Services
horecashow.com
31 May-2 Jun. DUBAI
THE HOTEL SHOW
Dmg Events Middle East & Asia &
DWTC
thehotelshow.com
29 May-2 Jun. FRANCE
SIRHA
GL events Exhibitions
sirha.com
JUNE
9-12 Jun. LEBANON
THE GARDEN SHOW & SPRING
FESTIVAL
Hospitality Services & Myriam Shuman
the-gardenshow.com
SEPTEMBER
7-9 Sep. ABU DHABI
SIAL ME
SIAL Middle East FZ LLC
sialme.com
7-9 Sep. KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA
THE HOTEL SHOW SAUDI ARABIA
Dmg: Events Middle East & Asia
thehotelshowsaudiarabia.com
OCTOBER
5-7 Oct. JORDAN
HORECA JORDAN
Laurence & Husseini Consult & Expo
Jordan
horeca-jordan.com
9-13 Oct. GERMANY
ANUGA
Koelnmesse Co
anuga.com
14-16 Oct. LEBANON
WHISKY LIVE BEIRUT
Hospitality Services
whiskylivebeirut.com
22-26 Oct. ITALY
HOST MILANO
Fiera Milano
hostmilano.it
NOVEMBER
7-9 Nov. DUBAI
GULFOOD MANUFACTURING
Dwtc
gulfoodmanufacturing.com
15-17 Nov. KUWAIT
HORECA KUWAIT
Leaders Group & Hospitality Services
horeca-kuwait.com
18-20 Nov. LEBANON
BEIRUT COOKING FESTIVAL
Hospitality Services
beirutcookingfestival.com
18-20 Nov. LEBANON
SALON DU CHOCOLAT BEIRUT
Hospitality Services
salonduchocolatbeirut.com
30 Nov.-2 Dec. DAMMAM, KSA
HORECA DAMMAM
Semark
saudihoreca.com
About author
Rita Ghantous
Rita Ghantous is a hospitality aficionado and a passionate writer with over 9 years’ experience in journalism and 5 years experience in the hospitality sector. Her passion for the performance arts and writing, started early. At 10 years old she was praised for her solo performance of the Beatles song “All My Love” accompanied by a guitarist, and was approached by a French talent scout during her school play. However, her love for writing was stronger. Fresh out of school, she became a freelance journalist for Noun Magazine and was awarded the Silver Award Cup for Outstanding Poetry, by The International Library of Poetry (Washington DC). She studied Business Management and earned a Masters degree from Saint Joseph University (USJ), her thesis was published in the Proche-Orient, Études en Management book. She then pursued a career in the hospitality industry but didn’t give up writing, that is why she launched the Four Points by Sheraton Le Verdun Newsletter. Her love for the industry and journalism led her to Hospitality Services - the organizers of the HORECA trade show in Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Jordan, as well as Salon Du Chocolat, Beirut Cooking Festival, Whisky Live and other regional shows. She is currently the Publications Executive of Hospitality News Middle East, Taste & Flavors and Lebanon Traveler. It is with ultimate devotion for her magazines that she demonstrates her hospitality savoir-faire.
