The inaug­ural edi­tion of hospitality exhibition, Host Ara­bia con­cluded at Riy­adh Front Exhib­i­tion & Con­fer­ence centre, with organisers Fiera Mil­ano hailing its first inter­na­tional ‘Host Milano’ project as a success.

Co-organ­ised with Semark Group and held along­side HORECA Riy­adh and Salon du Chocolat et de la Pâtisserie Riy­adh, Host Ara­bia’s debut brought together lead­ing hos­pit­al­ity brands, decision-makers, and global pro­fes­sion­als for three days under one roof.

Part of a uni­fied hos­pit­al­ity week, the event featured over 500 exhib­it­ors and 51,000 pro­fes­sional vis­it­ors.

Carlo Bonomi, pres­id­ent of Fiera Mil­ano, com­men­ted: “We are proud that Fiera Mil­ano’s expert­ise, through Host Ara­bia, has con­trib­uted to con­nect­ing inter­na­tional excel­lence with local ambi­tion, cre­at­ing a plat­form that will grow with the King­dom’s remark­able vis­ion for the future. Host Ara­bia’s suc­cess con­firms Saudi Ara­bia’s emer­gence as a key player in the global hos­pit­al­ity land­scape.”

Roberto Foresti, deputy gen­eral man­ager of Fiera Mil­ano, added: “Our first edi­tion in Riy­adh exceeded expect­a­tions in every way. The part­ner­ship with HORECA Riy­adh and Semark Group has proven the strength of col­lab­or­a­tion between inter­na­tional and regional lead­ers. Together, we’ve built the found­a­tion for a long-term suc­cess story.”

Jad Tak­tak, CEO of Semark Group, added: “Host Ara­bia’s debut rep­res­ents a major leap for­ward for the Saudi and regional hos­pit­al­ity indus­tries. Along­side HORECA Riy­adh, we cre­ated a dynamic and inclus­ive eco­sys­tem that brings together expert­ise, innov­a­tion, and oppor­tun­ity, rede­fin­ing how the industry con­nects and grows.”

Host Ara­bia fea­tured a strong par­ti­cip­a­tion of Italian com­pan­ies sup­por­ted also by Italian Trade Agency and Italian Min­istry of For­eign Affairs and Inter­na­tional Co-oper­a­tion.

The next edi­tion of Host Ara­bia will be held at Riy­adh Front Exhib­i­tion & Con­fer­ence centre, 7-9 Decem­ber 2026.

Host Ara­bia is one of the inter­na­tional projects of Host Mil­ano organ­ised by Fiera Mil­ano.