Hotelier Middle East – August 2019

HOTELIER MIDDLE EAST | August 2019 | Volume 18 Issue 08

EVENT PREVIEW

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CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF HOSPITALITY ON SHOW

The Hotel Show Dubai will be celebrating its 20th edition during the Middle East Design and Hospitality Week
2019 which will take place from 17th – 19th September at Dubai World Trade Centre

Here’s our pick of the topics featured and events taking place at this year’s show.

Expo 2020 Vision
The Hotel sector is expected to be in sig-
nifi cant demand owing to Expo 2020 in
Dubai and other global events that will
be hosted in the region. The Hotels Mar-
ket Report by Ventures Onsite indicates
that 25 million visitors are likely to come
to the UAE for Expo 2020 in preparation
for which Dubai’s hotel room supply is
expected to reach 132,000 in 2019, with
the emirate aiming to complete 160,000
hotel rooms by October 2020. Accord-
ing to the GCC Hospitality Report from
Alpen Capital, the GCC hospitality mar-
ket is projected to reach US$ 32.5 billion
in 2022.
Nathan Waugh, portfolio director – dmg
events Hospitality Division said, “The
GCC’s hospitality sector is focussed on
putting the best foot forward when tour-
ists from around the World visit the UAE
for the Expo event as well as other inter-
national attractions scheduled to take
place in the GCC. The Hotel Show, true
to its legacy, will be a confl uence point for

His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed

Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Civil

Aviation Authority, CEO and Chairman of

the Emirates Group inaugurated the 2018

edition of the Hotel Show Dubai.

the GCC’s hospitality sector to align on

best practices and the way forward for the

industry that is at the threshold of a fresh

boom. And the best part of the Show this

year is that it is co-located with six other

events catering to sectors that comple-

ment the hotel industry.”

Make Way for KSA

According to the GCC Hospitality Report

from Alpen Capital, GCC hospitality mar-

ket is projected to reach US$ 32.5 billion in

2022. The report anticipates that the UAE
      will continue to lead the GCC’s luxury
      hospitality segment till 2022 with ‘73% of
      existing luxury hotel stock and 61% of the
      region’s pipeline located in the country.’
      During this time period, the report also
      anticipates that KSA will witness the most
      signifi cant increase in luxury hotel supply.
      Besides the Kingdom’s push towards
      growing into a leisure and entertain-
      ment hub in the region, “the corner-
      stone of KSA’s inbound tourism is the
      annual pilgrimages of Hajj and Umrah,

F&B providers, including Nespresso, attended last year’s event.

The dining experience is recreated

at The Chef’s Table competition.