The Hotel Show set to check-in global players as MENA region prepares for more than 30,000 new rooms in 2023

The Hotel Show set to check-in global players as MENA region prepares for more than 30,000 new rooms in 2023

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Dubai, UAE: Major hospitality players from across the world are planning to check-in to Dubai this May for The Hotel Show, the Middle East’s longest-running and most influential hospitality trade show in the region, with national pavilions already committed by Germany, France, and Italy.

Scheduled to run at the Dubai World Trade Centre from May 23-25, the show is witnessing a surge in international exhibitor interests as the region is on the receiving end of bullish hospitality outlooks. US information services provider Lodging Econometrics has forecast the region will see 123 new hotel openings with 30,113 rooms this year, with a further 116 hotels and 29,085 rooms opening next year, with Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Egypt being the main investor choices.

“Big, global brands are looking to break into this thriving market and see The Hotel Show as the perfect conduit to network and do real business with thousands of like-minded industry professionals. They all want to take their business with the region to the next level through collaboration and alliances. They are coming to Dubai expecting to do business, and perceive the show as a platform to seal and generate more