Looking at the impact which the Pandemic has had in the short term on future supply and understanding where there are still likely to be new hotels coming online in the short to medium term.Speaker:Trevor Ward, Managing Director, W Hospitality GroupFollowed by a conversation on:Is the next wave of development conversions? Why is now the time? What are the incentives for owners?Erwan Garnier, Senior Director, Development – Africa, Radisson Hotel GroupKim Irmler, Development Director Sub-Saharan Africa, AccorLearn more on africa-tomorrow.

Globally what initiatives have been put in place to generate future demand? As a company how are they assuring guest safety and how is this being communicated to the market?Speakers:Nick van Marken, Managing Director, van Marken LimitedMark Willis, CEO, Middle East and Africa, AccorElie Younes, Executive Vice President & Chief Development Officer, Radisson Hotel GroupLearn more on africa-tomorrow.

What are the key performance indicators telling us? What can be learned from the recovery in other markets around the world?Speaker:Thomas Emanuel, Director, STRLearn more on africa-tomorrow.com

Riyadh, KSA (23 September 2020): Future Hospitality Summit - this hybrid virtual conference is being developed to explore big ideas and tackle the challenges facing the hospitality industry - is set to take place live from Riyadh and around the world, on 26 and 27 of October.

“Start today, don’t delay. Start volunteering and helping, don’t wait till you have a bigger idea.” Support Efforts Include: Mobilisation of volunteering across TTC staff local communities, Uniworld and Contiki ‘Recognising Our Heroes’ awards through customer nomination of healthcare workers, firemen, and other essential workersLink for support: www.

"Anything that elevates your awareness of what the circumstance is for other people and internalise that and then, act accordingly makes you a better person for sure and therefore, a better leader.” Support Efforts Include: ‘Hospitality for Hope’ – Rooms for healthcare workers , hotel kitchen facility usage by local chefs and restaurantsLink for support: www.

“The community is not just another stakeholder rather, the purpose of the existence of any business.” Support Efforts Include: Meals (900,000), room nights (70,000) and laundry support for healthcare workersLink for support: https://www.

How Hotel Technology of the future will look like? by Frank Wagner, Global Director of Sales, ACT InternationalContact: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fwgde/

SAHIC, the Hotel & Tourism Investment Conference for Latin American and the Caribbean community, has announced its Virtual Conference for next October 5-6 th. Due to global travel restrictions and health authorities' recommendations to keep safe distancing measures, the annual event will be held on an online platform.

African hotel development had returned to growth at the start of 2020, with more than 78,000 rooms in 408 hotels in the pipeline, according to the 12th annual survey by W Hospitality Group, acknowledged as the industry's most authoritative source.