Tourism boost expected in Lebanon following lift of the Saudi travel ban
“We are awaiting for the travel ban to be lifted by the UAE, and this is a announcement we anticipate in a month or so,” Achkar said.
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…
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…
16 under 30: Rawad Boulos
Growing up, Rawad Boulos came to realize that his favorite times were those that involved helping to organize a good time for people around him…
16 under 30: Faisal Fahad Al Nashmi
Faisal Al Nashmi was selected by His Excellency, the French Ambassador to Kuwait, Christian Nakhle, to be Kuwait’s sole representative in the worldwide gastronomy event, Goute de France, hosted by the renowned French chef, Alain Ducasse…
