STORY: Kuwait launches HORECA exhibition to promote food services, tourism 
SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 15, 2024
DATELINE: Jan. 16, 2024
LENGTH: 00:02:42
LOCATION: HAWALLI, Kuwait
CATEGORY: ECONOMY

SHOTLIST:
1. various of visitors at the exhibition
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JOACHIM, German exhibitor
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): WALEED, Visitor
4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): SADDIQ, Visitor
5. various of the exhibition

STORYLINE:

The HORECA Kuwait 2024 exhibition kicked off in Hawalli Governorate of Kuwait to promote food service and boost tourism industry.

The three-day event has attracted more than 100 exhibitors from home and abroad.

SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JOACHIM, German exhibitor
"HORECA Kuwait is for us a very important exhibition. And we are proud to be here with our partner from Kuwait, presenting a few new products and a few new ideas for your market. And I'm looking forward to an exciting exhibition.

SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): WALEED, Visitor
"This year's exhibition is bigger than that of last year. There is a variety of participating companies. And the organization is good. I saw a variety of new and good products."

SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): SADDIQ, Visitor
"I like the exhibition. The organization is good. And the exhibitors offer good food."

The term HORECA is a combination of hotel, restaurant and catering.

It was formed in Lebanon in 1994, after which its branches spread into Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Hawalli, Kuwait.
(XHTV)