The Horeca exhibition is a window into the quality of hotels and restaurants in Algeria – Algerian Dialogue

It will launch on January 6, 2025

Nasira Sayed Ali

Faryal Bashiri, the exhibition organizer and director of the Horeca Expo Algeria, explained that it is a reference event in the fields of hotel and restaurant, and represents an exceptional opportunity for ambitious companies in the sector that want to position themselves in the Algerian market.

The Director of Sales and Operations at Easy Fairs Algeria, Faryal Bachiri, confirmed in her speech during the press conference held yesterday at the Naya Hotel in Bab Ezzouar that the Horeca Expo Algeria Salon, which will be launched on January 6 until 2025, is a unique opportunity for the owners of ambitious companies in the hotel field to prove their position in the field of hospitality. Algerian market, and that this tourism event is a spacious space that will bring together major players in the field of tools and means used in the field of hotel, on Such as professional equipment for kitchens, interior decoration and design, luxury, hygiene and health, projects as well as fast food and snacks,

In the same context, Ferial Bashiri revealed the number of participants in this salon, which, according to her, exceeds 95 exhibitors from inside and outside Algeria, and more than 150 brands represented. The same speaker also expects 5,000 visitors to this exhibition, which she said is considered the main crossroads. For restaurants, hotels and hospitality sectors in Algeria.

Regarding the objectives of this tourism event, Faryal Bashiri said that it aims to enhance the vision of companies by providing products and services to qualified tourists, as well as generating new opportunities that will allow the establishment of strategic relationships with potential customers and business partners. The salon will also allow the presentation of innovations that will highlight solutions events. Confirming the leadership of all companies active in the hotel and catering sector, Faryal Bashiri, the organizers of this salon, have programmed four cooking competitions, all of which include a “soup” competition. Where chefs representing several hotels will compete to obtain the title of soup, and another special “Sweet Dates,” according to which you will see intense competition between distinguished talents among the top chefs, such as Chef Ayman Ammari and Chef Yasmine, in addition to similar competitions.

For his part, Abdel-Wahab Belfkhad, President of the National Federation of Hotels and Tourism, calls on the Algerian authorities concerned with the field of tourism to accompany hotel owners in order to improve the tourism sector in Algeria, as it is an economic partner par excellence and has the ability to pump huge amounts of money into the public treasury if it is taken into consideration and provided to it. The support and assistance that motivates it to provide the best for its clients, noting that his body has concluded many agreements with several hotel entities, as well as schools. The Hotel Higher Schools in order to improve the quality of training, stressing that graduates of the Hotel Higher Schools and vocational training centers in the field of hotel and catering are in great demand outside the country, calling for the necessity of employing them in their fields immediately after their graduation so that we can give a strong impetus to the field in our country.

On a similar note, Haj Bakoush Marwan, public relations officer at the Association for the Protection and Guidance of Consumers and Environment, presented figures related to restaurants and fast food, as he confirmed that the number of meals related to delivery services reached about 10,229 million dollars at the end of 2024, and this value is expected to rise to 410 million. Dollars by the end of 2028, in addition to monitoring processes and practical points that need improvement in the facilities, they called on the relevant authorities to organize training courses in the field of customer service.

Nasira Sayed Ali