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Where Vision Leads, Investment Follows: Building Legacies for the Future of Hospitality

In the lead up to the Future Hospitality Summit - FHS World 2025, taking place at Madinat Jumeirah in Dubai from 27-29 October, we asked several industry partners what’s next for hospitality investment in line with this year’s event theme: "Where Vi...

Elie Milky
Elie Milky
Chief Development Officer, Middle East, Northeast Africa, Greece & Cyprus, Radisson Hotel Group
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by Elie Milky
4 September 2025The BenchLodging Industry
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The Visionary Shift: Redefining Luxury in the Age of Conscious Travel

In the lead up to the Future Hospitality Summit Saudi Arabia 2025 taking place in Riyadh next week, we asked several industry partners about the opportunities they see for the hospitaliy industry in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 2025 and beyond.

Ron Pohl
Ron Pohl
President, WorldHotels and International Operations, BWH Hotels
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by Ron Pohl
5 May 2025The BenchLodging Industry
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Where Vision Shapes Opportunity

The theme for Future Hospitality Summit Saudi Arabia 2025- taking place from 11-13 May at Mandarin Oriental Al Faisaliah, Riyadh, is ‘Where Vision Shapes Opportunity’. In the lead up to the event next month, we asked several industry partners about ...

Muin Serhan
Muin Serhan
Chief Executive Officer Amsa Hospitality
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by Muin Serhan
15 April 2025The BenchLodging Industry
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Why Email Capture Rate is Critical for EMEA Hoteliers in 2025
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Why Email Capture Rate is Critical for EMEA Hoteliers in 2025

If there’s one metric hoteliers in EMEA should be tracking in 2025, it’s their email capture rate. A hotel’s ability to master email capture is critical to its success and impacts other bottom-line metrics like net operating income (NOI).

Karen Stephens
Karen Stephens
Chief Marketing Officer, Revinate
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by Karen Stephens
9 April 2025Revinate, Inc.Lodging Industry
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Charting a New Course in Hospitality: The ESG Impact

The theme for the Future Hospitality Summit - FHS World 2024, taking place from 30 September - 02 October at Madinat Jumeirah in Dubai is ‘Invest in Our Future’. The conference programme will comprise numerous content tracks under the main theme inc...

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Sultan Bader Al-Otaibi
Chief Executive Officer – Taiba Investment
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by Sultan Bader Al-Otaibi
19 August 2024The BenchLodging Industry
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How many more hotel rooms can the Gulf take? Plenty, it seems

I’ve often wondered how many hotels Dubai, Abu Dhabi or Saudi Arabia can sustain. Despite decades of experience in the hospitality sector, I am not sure. And I can’t be the only one.

Nils Heckscher
Nils Heckscher
Managing Director | Head of Africa, PKF hospitality
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by Nils Heckscher
1 August 2024PKF hospitality groupLodging Industry
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Focus on Investment and Innovation within Abu Dhabi’s Leisure and Entertainment Industry

The theme for the Future Hospitality Summit (FHS) 2023, taking place from 25-27 September at Hilton Abu Dhabi Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, is ‘Focus on investment’. The conference programme will comprise several content tracks under the main theme, incl...

Taghrid Alsaeed
Taghrid Alsaeed
Executive Director – Group Communications and Destination Marketing at Miral
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by Taghrid Alsaeed
27 July 2023The BenchLodging Industry
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