Exporting Lebanese nightlife

As conditions for the hospitality sector in Lebanon remain stagnant, more and more entrepreneurs in the field are exporting their concepts to greener pastures abroad. While successful restaurant concepts have been expanding to the Gulf and Europe for the past decade, mostly serving the Lebanese community there, these past few years have seen nightlife venues also make this growth. Dubai, with Expo 2020 looming in the horizon, over 60 hotels in the pipeline for the next two years and a substantial Lebanese working community, is the natural choice for these enterprises. Expansion to the Gulf is also the perfect strategy as it provides complementary seasons, being more active in winter while Lebanon’s traditional peak season is summer. Executive sat down with the founders of two of the main enterprises leading the Lebanese nightlife growth in Dubai. Add Mind’s famed White venue in Dora WHITE – IRIS  The past three years