Bench Events News
Hospitality leaders to gather in Saudi Arabia for Future Hospitality Summit
Government leaders and hospitality heads are set to gather in Riyadh 24-25 May 2022 for the Future Hospitality Summit to discuss and network under the theme ‘Reimagined Horizons’.
Future Hospitality Summit to return to Saudi Arabia
Following the success of the inaugural Future Hospitality Summit in October 2020, the event will return in a new format for its second edition on May 24-25.
#HospitalityHelps seeks to accommodate displaced Ukrainians
Created by a group of hospitality industry veterans, #HospitalityHelps was launched with one goal: to provide temporary hotel accommodation to Ukrainian residents who are forced to leave their homes because of war.
AHIC 2021: True value of Middle East hospitality revealed
According to research into the GCC hotels projects market conducted by MEED Projects, co-organiser of AHIC alongside Bench, there are US $27 billion worth of hotel investments in the pipeline.
AHIC 2021: Agenda unveiled as show prepares for Dubai return
The Arabian & African Hospitality Investment Conference will address the most pressing issues impacting the hotel market in a post-pandemic world when it returns this week.
AHIC 2021: Speaker line-up unveiled ahead of annual showcase
The leading hospitality investment conference in the Middle East, AHIC, has confirmed the first 50 speakers for the event. The show is being held live and in-person from September 20-22 in Dubai.
AHIC 2021: Leading showcase set to to return to Dubai
Organisers hope the show will offer conversation, networking and market insight to help investors, owners and operators steer the post-pandemic hospitality landscape in the Middle East and Africa.
Breaking Travel News investigates: AHIC prepares for Dubai return
The Arabian & African Hospitality Investment Conference returns to Madinat Jumeirah in Dubai live in person from September 20-22, bringing together four powerful, active investment communities from across the region. Here we find out more
Morocco minister argues confidence is returning to Africa tourism market
The mood in the regional tourism sector has shifted in the past month, Nadia Fettah Alaoui, minister of tourism for Morocco, has told delegates at the Africa Hospitality Investment Forum.
Operational Real Estate Festival to return to London
The Operational Real Estate Festival, a conference for property investors that link their returns to occupier revenues, is to take place as an in-person event this year.
AHIC to return to Dubai in September this year
Bench has confirmed the Arabian Hotel Investment Conference, seen as a vital bellwether of the regional hospitality sector, will return to Dubai, as an in-person event, in September.
Mantis Impact Experiences to launch next year
Focused on ecotourism, the new programme will offer the traveller seeking an immersive experience an opportunity to make a real impact for conservation, or to embark on a transformative adventure.