Love That Design joins Hotel & Hospitality Expo Saudi Arabia 2026
10 Sep. 2026Love That Design joins Hotel & Hospitality Expo Saudi Arabia 2026 as Media Partner, extending the event’s reach across the architecture, interiors and specification community.
The media partnership will connect the Riyadh trade event with the architecture, interiors and specification community shaping Saudi Arabia’s hospitality sector.
Love That Design has been named Media Partner for Hotel & Hospitality Expo Saudi Arabia 2026, which will take place at the Riyadh International Convention & Exhibition Center from 15 to 17 September.
Running daily from 4:00 PM to 10:00 PM, the event will bring together hotel operators, developers, designers, procurement teams, manufacturers, suppliers and service providers working across the Kingdom’s hospitality industry.
The partnership will see Love That Design extend selected event stories, products and industry conversations to its wider professional audience across architecture, interiors, construction and specification.
“We are pleased to welcome Love That Design as Media Partner for Hotel & Hospitality Expo Saudi Arabia 2026. Its connection with the architecture and interiors community will help extend the event’s conversations to a wider professional audience and give greater visibility to the people, products and ideas contributing to hospitality development across the Kingdom.”
Elaine O'Connell
Senior Vice President - Design and Hospitality Division at dmg events
Saudi hospitality shifts its focus to delivery
Saudi Arabia’s hospitality market is moving into a stage where the quality of delivery is becoming as important as the scale of development.
For hotel projects, that means translating ambitious concepts into spaces that can be specified, sourced, built, maintained and operated successfully.
Designers need access to products that satisfy both creative and technical requirements. Operators need environments that support guest experience without compromising day-to-day performance. Manufacturers and suppliers need a clearer understanding of project briefs, timelines and procurement priorities.
The event provides a setting for those groups to meet directly and assess where products, services and expertise can support active and upcoming hospitality projects.
Connecting hospitality buyers with relevant solutions
Love That Design documents completed projects alongside the designers, contractors, manufacturers and products behind them.
For the audience of Hotel & Hospitality Expo Saudi Arabia, this creates a clearer view of how hospitality environments come together and where specific products and businesses fit within the delivery process.
Hotel operators, developers and procurement teams can discover suppliers and assess solutions against real project requirements. Architects and interior designers can research products that respond to both design intent and operational performance.
For manufacturers and service providers, the partnership provides a way to be seen within a broader project context rather than as an isolated product listing.
This is particularly relevant in hospitality, where materials, furniture, technology and operating systems must work together across guest-facing and back-of-house environments.
What visitors can expect
Hotel & Hospitality Expo Saudi Arabia covers seven core sectors: hospitality technology; wellness, gyms, recreation, spa and sports; hotel services; operating equipment and supplies; HORECA, food and beverage and food services; cleaning and hygiene; and hospitality interiors.
The event is designed to help visitors compare products, speak directly with suppliers and understand how different solutions respond to live hospitality briefs.
For architects and interior designers, this may mean evaluating materials, furniture and technology within their operational context.
For operators and developers, it offers an opportunity to explore products and services that can support efficiency, guest experience and long-term performance.
For suppliers, it creates direct contact with the people influencing specifications and purchasing decisions across the Kingdom.
“Hospitality projects are shaped by far more than design alone. They depend on the right products, partners and decisions coming together at the right time. At Love That Design, our role is to make those connections more visible, and this partnership gives us the opportunity to bring the people shaping Saudi hospitality closer to the wider architecture and design community.”
Vikita Shahani
Director of Strategy & Innovation, Love That DesignExtending the conversation beyond the event
As Media Partner, Love That Design will support selected event announcements and industry stories across its editorial and digital channels.
The collaboration will connect the event with a wider audience of architects, interior designers, specifiers and construction professionals while giving participating businesses greater context within the regional design industry.
Hotel & Hospitality Expo Saudi Arabia 2026 will run from 15 to 17 September 2026 at the Riyadh International Convention & Exhibition Center, with visitor registration currently open.
Register to visit Hotel & Hospitality Expo Saudi Arabia 2026 and connect with the people, products and businesses shaping hospitality projects across the Kingdom.
