Future Hospitality Summit Saudi Arabia announces first speakers for 2026 edition
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Future Hospitality Summit Saudi Arabia announces first speakers for 2026 edition

Future Hospitality Summit (FHS) Saudi Arabia – KSA’s most influential hospitality investment conference and deal-making forum – announces a stellar line up of the first confirmed speakers for the 2026 edition, taking place at Mandarin Oriental Al Fa...

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Future Hospitality Summit Saudi Arabia announces first speakers for 2026 edition29 January 2026The BenchReal Estate & Investment
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The New Economics of Hospitality: ESG, AI, And Value Creation in The MEA Region

The Middle East and Africa remain among the most dynamic frontiers for hospitality investment. Three trends stand out. First, diversification of economies- particularly in the Gulf, has positioned tourism as a strategic growth engine. Governments ar...

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Hala Matar Choufany
President - HVS Middle East, Africa and South Asia, Dubai
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Middle East Hotel Construction Pipeline Reaches New All-Time High for Projects

According to the Q3 2025 Middle East Construction Pipeline Trend Report from Lodging Econometrics (LE), the region’s hotel construction pipeline reached a new all-time project high, standing at 659 projects/163,816 rooms at the close of the quarter....

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Middle East Hotel Construction Pipeline Reaches New All-Time High for Projects18 November 2025Lodging EconometricsReal Estate & Investment
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Knight Frank: More hotel investment deals expected as UAE hospitality sector enjoys double-digit growth

Knight Frank is anticipating an active market for hotel deals in the UAE as the Emirates continue to be a magnet for hospitality capital. In its UAE Hospitality Market Review – Autumn 2025, the global property consultancy says an increasing range of...

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Knight Frank: More hotel investment deals expected as UAE hospitality sector enjoys double-digit growth20 October 2025Knight FrankReal Estate & Investment
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FHS World delivers its most dynamic agenda to date
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FHS World delivers its most dynamic agenda to date

Future Hospitality Summit - FHS World has unveiled its line-up of over 200 high-level speakers and an action-packed agenda for its biggest summit to date, which will see more than 1,600 hospitality and tourism leaders descend on Dubai’s Madinat Jume...

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FHS World delivers its most dynamic agenda to date16 October 2025The BenchReal Estate & Investment
FHS World delivers its most dynamic agenda to date
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Driving the Hospitality Investment Through Strategic Vision

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 about what’s next for hospitality investment in line with this year’s event theme: "Wh...

Sultan Bader Al-Otaibi
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Chief Executive Officer – Taiba Investment Company
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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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Middle East Hotel Construction Pipeline Reaches New All-Time High Project Counts at Q2 2025

The Q2 2025 Hotel Construction Pipeline Trend Report for the Middle East, from Lodging Econometrics (LE), reveals that, as of Q2, the hotel construction pipeline in the region reached a new all-time high of 650 projects with 161,574 rooms. At the cl...

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Middle East Hotel Construction Pipeline Reaches New All-Time High Project Counts at Q2 202514 August 2025Lodging EconometricsReal Estate & Investment
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Saudi Arabia to command 58% of MENA hotel supply by 2028, fuelling lucrative investment opportunities according to JLL’s latest report

JLL released its latest report, ‘Unlocking the investment potential in Saudi Arabia’s hotel industry’, highlighting the Kingdom’s rapid ascent in the global tourism landscape which is creating unique investment opportunities in both its established ...

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Saudi Arabia to command 58% of MENA hotel supply by 2028, fuelling lucrative investment opportunities according to JLL’s latest report16 May 2025JLLReal Estate & Investment
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