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Ahmed Fasad, Commercial Director – Middle East & Africa, Blastness
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3 days ago

HSMAI MEA in conversation with Ahmed Fasad, Commercial Director – Middle East & Africa, Blastness

Blastness Commercial Director Ahmed Fasad outlines how Middle East hotels can build commercial resilience through integrated tech, AI-powered demand signals, GEO optimisation, and true channel profitability analysis.

Ahmed Fasad
Ahmed Fasad, Commercial Director Middle East & Africa, HSMAI (Middle East)
Hospitality Isn’t Ready for the Future Guest
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July 8

Hospitality Isn’t Ready for the Future Guest

Jamie Lane of AirDNA joins an STR Global Unlocked podcast episode to explore how AI-driven economic shifts, including job displacement and income redistribution, could reshape who travels, how often, and where.

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Jamie Lane in conversation with Simon Lehman

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Visioning a Post-COVID Era in CRM & Loyalty

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Mikael Fries
Mikael Fries

The COVID-19 pandemic has imposed a new set of challenges for hoteliers, making it critical to ensure that they are leveraging the right tools and technology such as CRM solutions. NextGuest's new Customer Data Management Platform provides an unmatched centralized platform where various data sources are integrated, providing hoteliers with one single source of truth.

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