In the lead up to their participation at the Future Hospitality Summit (FHS) in Dubai next week, Hala Matar Choufany, President Middle East, Africa and South Asia for HVS, and Bani Haddad, Founder & Managing Director of Aleph Hospitality caught up to discuss how third party management has evolved over the years with a focus on the Middle East and Africa.

Hala and Bani, who have known each other for 23 years, touch on the evolution of the third-party and white-label hotel management model in the region, touching on the topic from their roles in the industry as consultant and operator respectively. They discuss the major shift the industry has seen when it comes to third-party hotel management model, the main drivers behind this rise in demand - including the Covid-19 pandemic- and the benefits of the independent management model for owners.

They will be discussing this topic in more detail at FHS in Dubai next week during the panel on Day 2 of the conference on 20 September titled: "Third-Party Management On The Rise: What Hotel Owners Should Consider," which will be moderated by Rabih Feghali, Board Member, Hospitality Asset Manager"s Association MEA. They will be joined by panelists Euan McGlashan, Global Founder & CEO of Valor Hospitality Partners and David Todd, Head of Operations Middle East and Africa for IHG Hotels & Resorts.

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About FHS World

Dates: 30 September – 2 October 2024

Location: Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai, UAE

Sponsors: Jumeirah Hotels & Resorts as Host Sponsor; Italia Hospitality and SMIT Morocco as Country Pavilion Sponsors; Hilton, NEOM, Radisson Hotel Group and Taiba Investments as Platinum Sponsors; Accor, Club Med, IHG Hotels & Resorts, Marriott International, Millennium Hotels and Resorts, Minor Hotels and Rotana as Emerald Sponsors; Aleph Hospitality, ARC, Adyen, Barriere, CBRE, ELAF, HVS, IHCL, JLL, JT & Partners, Knight Frank, Leva, Louvre Hotels Group, QUO, Rikas, Rove Hotels, The Ascott Limited, United Hospitality Management and Wyndham Hotels & Resorts as Gold Sponsors; Aldar, EHL, H World International, STR and Time Hotels as Silver Sponsors; SOHO Hospitality as GRIF Gold Sponsor, Foresite Creative as GRIF Data Partner; Lock Stock & Barrel as After Party Host; HAMA, Sustainable Hospitality Alliance, Sustainable Hospitality Challenge, The Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management and UN Tourism as Supporters.

Anne Bleeker
In2 Consulting
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