Arabian & African Hospitality
Investment Conference
20-22 September 2021 | Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai, U.A.E
20-22 September 2021 | Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai, U.A.E
To navigate this new era shaped by the Great Reset, we are bringing together the active and close-knit communities of the Arabian Hospitality Investment Conference (AHIC), Saudi Arabia Hospitality Investment Conference (SHIC), Africa Hotel Investment Forum (AHIF) and the Global Restaurant Investment Forum (GRIF).
Under the new banner of the Arabian & African Hospitality Investment Conference (AHIC), these communities will bring a larger group of investors, and leading stakeholders, creating a robust buyer and seller platform with more opportunities under one roof. With their presence, we can have the much-needed conversations to rise from this pandemic together, enhancing the value of market insights, networking, time spent, and the potential of partnerships and opportunities.
We're almost ready to come out from behind the webcam to bump elbows with the hospitality investment community – and it all happens this summer at the Madinat Jumeirah in Dubai.
View the AHIC 2021 event brochure and get a glimpse into the productive and engaging three days at AHIC, where you will gain crucial market insights and return to what we've all been missing the most: doing business live & in-person again.
As we prepare for one of the most significant editions of AHIC, we are looking forward to catching up with our advisory board members at the annual advisory board meeting on 17 May 2021, hosted by The Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management in Dubai.
Representing the hospitality investment community's elite in the Middle East & Africa region, the members will share their insights and experiences, helping shape the topics and themes of utmost importance for the industry to rise together at AHIC in September.
The Sustainable Hospitality Challenge (SHC) is a Hotelschool The Hague initiative that aims to enhance the evolution of sustainable hospitality. Launched 6 years ago as the ‘Genio Worldwide Innovation Summit’, the challenge has now moved to a new direction embracing sustainability as the recurring theme.
The semi-finals took place virtually in March where 17 teams presented their investor decks to a prominent jury of senior industry leaders and hospitality CEOs. Six teams triumphed and have progressed to the final, which will take live in-person at the AHIC in September.
To navigate the uncertainty caused by COVID-19, we developed and launched AHIC Insights last year, a region-focused intelligence centre built exclusively for the AHIC community, powered by Global Data. The platform features invaluable industry news, trends, reports and projects data; all curated for the hotel investment community through the lens of GCC hospitality and tourism. These insights are trusted, actionable, and forward-looking, which can help you predict future trends and avoid blind spots. Access to AHIC Insights is exclusive to 2021 sponsors and attendees.
Today, Jumeirah is a Dubai national champion and an acclaimed luxury hospitality leader — operating 24 Jumeirah branded properties (6,747 keys) in eight countries, and employing more than 13,500 colleagues across 140 nationalities. As exemplified through its flagship hotel, and global icon, Burj Al Arab, Jumeirah has transformed the way that luxury is defined.
In 2018, Jumeirah entered a phase of accelerated growth under the leadership of its new CEO, José Silva. We have seen unparalleled success in Dubai and regionally, and will build upon this expertise as it expands internationally. In terms of strategy, Jumeirah Group will continue to own properties and grow through acquisition, as well as hotel management agreements. Both new and existing markets have been identified for expansion across Middle East, Europe and Asia with the vision to take the brand global — with each property clearly stamped with the Jumeirah signature, to make a strong statement within the industry.
Dining – elevating the experience
Jumeirah’s strategic positioning puts Food & Beverage as a core brand pillar and its strongest differentiator. No other hotel in Dubai can compete with Jumeirah for properties or rich dining experiences, and new restaurant concepts will be central to our international development strategy. With the recent appointment of, renowned epicure, Micheal Ellis as Chief Culinary Officer, Jumeirah will drive creativity and reinvigorate its dining concepts and gastronomic experiences across its portfolio.
Service – beyond expectations
Placing the guest at the centre of all we do is a top priority. A current focus is to elevate the already exceptional standards, which are at the heart of Jumeirah. We are committed to continuous improvement and ensuring that the Jumeirah name is synonymous with great service, high quality and exhilarating experiences. With a renewed determination to lead luxury hospitality, Jumeirah has recommitted to deliver personalised guest experiences by offering service that goes beyond expectations.
Product, Architecture and Design — unmatched and redefined
Jumeirah serves understated luxury in spaces designed to make every stay truly unforgettable. Our hotels set new standards within the industry by creating environments that stir emotion; in our restaurants, spas, guest rooms and lobbies, you will find harmonious spaces, signature landscapes, and iconic architecture inspired by the iconic Burj Al Arab. Travel experiences are enhanced for Jumeirah guests, through warm hospitality, luxurious atmospheres and a sense of calm that each Jumeirah hotel evokes.
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Accor is a world leading hospitality group consisting of more than 5,100 properties and 10,000 food and beverage venues throughout 110 countries. The group has one of the industry’s most diverse and fully-integrated hospitality ecosystems encompassing luxury and premium brands, midscale and economy offerings, unique lifestyle concepts, entertainment and nightlife venues, restaurants and bars, branded private residences, shared accommodation properties, concierge services, co-working spaces and more. Accor also boasts an unrivalled portfolio of distinctive brands and approximately 260,000 team members worldwide. Over 68 million members benefit from the company’s comprehensive loyalty program ALL - Accor Live Limitless - a daily lifestyle companion that provides access to a wide variety of rewards, services and experiences. Through its Planet 21 – Acting Here, Accor Solidarity, RiiSE and ALL Heartist Fund initiatives, the group is focused on driving positive action through business ethics, responsible tourism, environmental sustainability, community engagement, diversity and inclusivity. Founded in 1967, Accor SA is headquartered in France and publicly listed on the Euronext Paris Stock Exchange (ISIN code: FR0000120404) and on the OTC Market (Ticker: ACRFY) in the United States. For more information visit group.accor.com or follow Accor on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram.
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A veteran with over four decades of pioneering expertise in the Saudi hospitality market, Dur Hospitality is a publicly listed company specialized in hotel operations, property & facility management, and hotel development & asset management in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Through its wide range of differentiated hospitality and accommodation options, Dur serves its wide customer base of Saudi nationals, residents, and tourists through several of its specialized Saudi brands such as Makarem Hotels, Dur Communities, Darraq, Shada Hospitality and Dara. In parallel, by partnering with globally-acclaimed brands such as IHG and Marriott International, Dur enriches the Saudi hotel market with world-class accommodation selections embedded with its original, acclaimed Saudi hospitableness.
Running an extensive portfolio of over 30 properties ranging from hotels to compounds across the Kingdom, Dur manages over 3,700 keys, and has 14 additional properties with over 3,400 keys in the pipeline.
Harnessing its extensive experience in hotel operations, and its deep understanding of the Saudi market, Dur also provides professional hotel development solutions with full focus on quality and excellence at every touchpoint, delivering outstanding projects that cover the full property development experience from concept to design and construction to operations.
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Hilton (NYSE: HLT) is a leading global hospitality company with a portfolio of 18 world-class brands comprising more than 6,500 properties and more than one million rooms, in 119 countries and territories. Dedicated to fulfilling its founding vision to fill the earth with the light and warmth of hospitality, Hilton has welcomed more than 3 billion guests in its more than 100-year history, earned a top spot on the 2020 World’s Best Workplaces list, and was named the 2020 Global Industry Leader on the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices. In 2020, Hilton CleanStay was introduced, bringing an industry-defining standard of cleanliness and disinfection to hotels worldwide. Through the award-winning guest loyalty program Hilton Honors, the more than 115 million members who book directly with Hilton can earn Points for hotel stays and experiences money can’t buy. With the free Hilton Honors mobile app, guests can book their stay, select their room, check in, unlock their door with a Digital Key and check out, all from their smartphone. Visit newsroom.hilton.com for more information, and connect with Hilton on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and YouTube.
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A key player in the planning and the development of Tourism Investment in Morocco, SMIT greatly contributed in the conception of the tourism Strategic product , which aims to make of the Kingdom the 20th most important tourist destinations in the world.
In fact, SMIT is committed to develop and implement innovative concepts to produce the best results and to
meet the expectations of all its partners.
Besides our great contribution in the conception and in the implementation of the tourism Strategy,
SMIT supports investors in the definition and the implementation of tourism projects from design to
marketing.
In fact, through a unique partnership approach, we accompany each of private or public investors in order to increase their economic competitiveness thanks to a personalized follow up.
The SMIT is actively working to carry out different missions in terms of:
The Moroccan Agency for Tourism Development (SMIT) is the Government company in charge of tourism development in Morocco. Since its inception in 2007, SMIT carries out the assignments of the Moroccan tourism strategy through the conception of tourism projects, identification and mobilization of potential lands for development, market research and feasibility studies, investment opportunities promotion, enhancement of public-private partnership and the facilitation of the access to incentives programs. Thanks to its specialized expertise, its qualified and operational analysis capacity, SMIT has developed the best tools to provide advice and insights in assist and support investors in their projects.
Emaar Hospitality Group LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Emaar Properties PJSC, the Dubai-based global property developer, and manages Emaar’s hospitality and leisure projects globally, since the groups inception in 2007.
Defining its proficiencies in operating mixed-use property developments, Emaar Hospitality Group established their reputation managing a diversified portfolio of assets including hotels, serviced residences, golf clubs, a polo club, yacht club and lifestyle dining restaurants.
Flagship brands owned and managed within their ever growing portfolio include; Address Hotels + Resorts, a premium luxury hotel and residences brand; Vida Hotels and Resorts, an upscale lifestyle hotel and residences brand; and Rove Hotels, a contemporary midscale brand a joint venture of Emaar Properties with Meraas.
Emaar Hospitality Group continued growth strategy see the brand expand its portfolio into international markets with projects already announced in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt and Turkey. With long terms plans further afield, which see the group’s ambition to see their brands in key gateway cities and tourist destinations within Europe, Middle East, India and China.
IHG® (InterContinental Hotels Group) [LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)] is a global organisation with a broad portfolio of hotel brands, including Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas, Regent Hotels & Resorts, InterContinental® Hotels & Resorts, Kimpton® Hotels & Restaurants, Hotel Indigo®, EVEN® Hotels, HUALUXE® Hotels and Resorts, Crowne Plaza® Hotels & Resorts, voco™, Holiday Inn® Hotels & Resorts , Holiday Inn Express®, Holiday Inn Club Vacations®, avid™ hotels, Staybridge Suites®, Atwell Suites™, and Candlewood Suites®.
IHG franchises, leases, manages or owns more than 5,900 hotels and approximately 884,000 guest rooms in more than 100 countries, with over 1,900 hotels in its development pipeline. IHG also manages IHG® Rewards Club, our global loyalty programme, which has more than 100 million enrolled members.
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC is the Group’s holding company and is incorporated in Great Britain and registered in England and Wales. More than 400,000 people work across IHG’s hotels and corporate offices globally.
Visit www.ihg.com for hotel information and reservations and www.ihgrewardsclub.com for more on IHG Rewards Club. For our latest news, visit: https://www.ihgplc.com/en/news-and-media and follow us on social media at: https://twitter.com/ihgcorporate, www.facebook.com/ihgcorporate and www.linkedin.com/company/intercontinental-hotels-group.
Marriott International encompasses a portfolio of more than 6,900 properties spanning 130 countries and territories. The company’s 30 leading brands include: Bulgari®, The Ritz-Carlton® and The Ritz-Carlton Reserve®, St. Regis®, W®, EDITION®, JW Marriott®, The Luxury Collection®, Marriott Hotels®, Westin®, Le Méridien®, Renaissance® Hotels, Sheraton®, Delta Hotels by MarriottSM, Marriott Executive Apartments®, Marriott Vacation Club®, Autograph Collection® Hotels, Tribute PortfolioTM, Design HotelsTM, Gaylord Hotels®, Courtyard®, Four Points® by Sheraton, SpringHill Suites®, Fairfield Inn & Suites®, Residence Inn®, TownePlace Suites®, AC Hotels by Marriott®, Aloft®, Element®, Moxy® Hotels, and Protea Hotels by Marriott®. The company now offers one travel program, Marriott BonvoyTM , replacing Marriott Rewards®, The Ritz-Carlton Rewards®, and Starwood Preferred Guest®.
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Millennium Hotels & Resorts plc is a dynamic, global hotel company, which owns, asset manages and/or operates over 130 hotels worldwide. With almost 40,000 rooms worldwide, the company is present on all continents with a portfolio of brands which serve different market segments, representing quality and value in every class.
From a single property in Abu Dhabi, Millennium Hotels & Resorts, Middle East & Africa has expanded into various neighbouring destinations and is now recognised as one of the fastest growing regional hotel management companies in the Middle East & Africa. Along the way, the company has cultivated partnerships with reputable and respected owners. Millennium Hotels & Resorts currently operates 40 hotels, has 14 hotels due to open within the year and 35 hotels in the pipeline across the region.
For more information, please visit www.millenniumhotels.com
NEOM is an accelerator of human progress and a vision of what a New Future might look like. It is a region in northwest Saudi Arabia on the Red Sea being built from the ground up as a living laboratory – a place where entrepreneurship will chart the course for this New Future. It will be a destination and a home for people who dream big and want to be part of building a new model for exceptional livability, creating thriving businesses and reinventing environmental conservation.
NEOM will be the home and workplace to more than a million residents from around the world. It will include towns and cities, ports and enterprise zones, research centers, sports and entertainment venues, and tourist destinations.
As a hub for innovation, entrepreneurs, business leaders and companies will come to research, incubate and commercialize new technologies and enterprises in groundbreaking ways. Residents of NEOM will embody an international ethos and embrace a culture of exploration, risk-taking and diversity – all supported by a progressive law compatible with international norms and conducive to economic growth.
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Radisson Hotel Group is one of the world's largest hotel groups with seven distinctive hotel brands, and more than 1,400 hotels in operation and under development around the world. Radisson Hotel Group portfolio includes Radisson Collection, Radisson Blu, Radisson, Radisson RED, Park Plaza, Park Inn by Radisson and Country Inn & Suites by Radisson.
Radisson Rewards is our global rewards program that delivers unique and personalized ways to create memorable moments that matter to our guests. Radisson Rewards offers exceptional loyalty benefits for our guests, meeting planners, travel agents and business partners.
Radisson Meetings places its guests and their needs at the heart of its offer and treats every meeting or event as more than just a date on the calendar. Radisson Meetings is built around three strong service commitments: Personal, Professional and Memorable, while delivering on the brilliant basics and our signature Yes I Can! service spirit and being uniquely 100% Carbon Neutral.
More than 95,000 global team members work for Radisson Hotel Group and at the hotels licensed to operate in its systems.
For more information, visit: www.radissonhotelgroup.com
Rotana currently manages a portfolio of over 100 properties throughout the Middle East, Africa, Eastern Europe and Turkey, with an aggressive expansion plan in place. Rotana has chosen to acknowledge how precious time is by making all time spent in their range of hotels ‘Treasured Time’. This means Rotana has pledged to understand and meet the individual needs of all guests. In so doing, Rotana has evolved its product brands to include, Rotana Hotels & Resorts, Centro Hotels by Rotana, Rayhaan Hotels & Resorts by Rotana, Arjaan Hotel Apartments by Rotana and The Residences by Rotana.
Rotana has earned an enviable reputation as a hospitality pioneer over the past 30 years, establishing a presence in sometimes uncharted territory and trailblazing world-class hospitality concepts in new and existing markets, but this would not have been possible without our valued partners. Together we have seized opportunities and overcome challenges and in doing so, built long-lasting relationships that have truly stood the test of time.
The company recently announced additions to its burgeoning pipeline for the next three years, comprising eight new landmark developments. Significant hotel signings and new agreements will take place in Manama, Bahrain and Jubail in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, alongside further expansion in the UAE, Qatar and Turkey. The announcement, which will deliver more than 2,650 keys to market, signals a new phase of recovery for Rotana, which despite a challenging year, witnessed a positive rebound in business.
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Hotel management tailored to fit.
Aleph Hospitality is the first and leading independent hotel management company in the Middle East and Africa. Founded in Dubai in 2015, Aleph Hospitality introduced the independent hotel management model that has been driving growth in the hospitality industry globally, to the Middle East & Africa.
As a trusted partner to the world’s best hotel brands, Aleph Hospitality is a dynamic hotel management company, that works for owners to maximise the value of their assets and drive high returns on their investments in the Middle East and Africa.
The regional specialist’s customised, results-driven alternative to traditional hotel management models includes third party and white label operations. Aleph Hospitality manages hotels directly for owners and facilitates franchising partnerships with leading global brands.
With in-depth market knowledge, several decades’ experience working with the world’s largest hotel companies, and a company culture based on entrepreneurial spirit, agility, trust, responsiveness and flexibility, Aleph Hospitality delivers superior results for hotel owners, an exceptional hospitality experience for its guests and a professional environment for its talented, multicultural workforce.
The company’s hotel portfolio includes both branded and unbranded hotels, new builds, and conversions. Aleph Hospitality currently has 10 operating hotels in its portfolio and has earmarked a pipeline of 50 hotels in the Middle East and Africa by 2025
In August 2021, Aleph Hospitality launched its hotel Innovation Lab to support and promote entrepreneurs that are transforming the travel, tourism & hospitality sector, by offering early-stage travel, tourism, and hospitality startups a springboard to launch and grow their business.
To find out more, please visit alephhospitality.com.
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Companies under the trading name of Colliers are global leaders in commercial real estate services, with over18,000 professionals in 67 countries. Colliers delivers a full range of services worldwide that includes valuations, consulting, appraisals, asset management, project management and research, within the residential, commercial, retail, hospitality, healthcare, education, infrastructure sector, public private partnership and economic and industrial free zones. In MENA, Colliers has provided leading advisory services through its regional offices located in Riyadh, Jeddah, Cairo, Doha, Dubai, and Abu Dhabi since 1996.
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Your story, Our journey.
Compass is a project development consultancy, providing a supreme, value for money service to Hospitality, Entertainment, Leisure, Wellness, Residential, Retail and Development clients throughout the MENA region.
Our overarching mission is to make the project delivery process easier and outcomes better for our Clients, by offering the best talent, supported by an evolving ecosystem and driven by a common goal.
Your best interests are Our best interests.
Our knowledgeable and experienced Team offer fully tailored solutions that lead our Clients’ visions from early feasibility, to initial concept, design, procurement, and construction right through to operational handover, with continued considered support.
Specialists within new build, regeneration, and refurbishment projects our multi-award-winning agile application of Project and Cost Management principles are highly regarded by peers, supply chains and of course project owners of all sizes.
Our bespoke solutions are strengthened by our Industry leading RICS accreditation and suite of ISO quality standards, to ensure and assure that our Clients will always receive first class communication, transparent advice and proactive solution-driven risk management.
Having delivered projects throughout the Middle East, into Africa and even as far as the Bahamas, we go where our clients need us. With future expansion plans underway, our Team currently operates from offices in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam, along with strategically placed resource outposts, to service projects throughout the MENA region.
For more information, contact: jolene.paterson@compass-pc.com
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Established in the UAE since 1980, Dubai-based Farnek Services LLC/Farnek Middle East LLC is an international full service property management company. With a skilled workforce of more than 8,000 employees, Farnek has now added offices in the Northern Emirates, to its existing offices in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, to deliver professional FM services for over 2,500 properties to high quality, world-renowned organisations such as Dubai Airport, Dubai Parks & Resorts, RAK Bank, United Arab Bank, DU Telecom, Dubai Mall and Dubai’s latest high profile mixed-use community, Musanada, Ministry of Education, Etihad Airways, Yas Marina Circuit.
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Today, HVS celebrates 40 years of hospitality excellence, completing more than 80,000 engagements in over 450 cities globally. HVS is the only global consulting firm focused exclusively on the hospitality industry. Established in 1980, the company performs more than 5,000 assignments for hotel and real estate owners, operators, and developers worldwide. HVS principals are regarded as the leading experts in their respective regions of the globe. Through a network of more than 50 offices and more than 350 professionals. HVS provides an unparalleled range of complimentary services for the hospitality industry.
HVS provides you with the comprehensive solution through its single-minded focus, helping you succeed in the complex hospitality arena through our global reach and in-depth understanding of the local market. Whether you are a first time investor looking to buy one hotel an experienced developer putting together a complex deal, an owner looking to improve your hotel’s cash flow or value, a financial firm evaluating an asset, a developer looking to hire an operator, we can help you every step of the way to succeed in the complex hospitality arena.
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inHovate (www.inHovate.com) addresses one of the biggest challenges facing the hospitality industry today: The large number of siloed and scattered data sources used by hotels are neither integrated nor adequately utilized. This leads to ineffective business decisions that result in a lack of financial performance, asset value destruction and customer dissatisfaction.
Jalil Mekouar founded inHovate in 2019 following a global hospitality career of more than 30 years in finance and operations, consulting, and asset management. With a multi-disciplinary team of seasoned hospitality subject matter experts, supported by a high-profile global Advisory Board, inHovate is disrupting the hospitality industry with the first Intelligent Business Transformation System (IBTS).
inHovate’s revolutionary cloud platform leverages industry expertise, advanced Big Data technology, artificial intelligence, and data science to solve real world problems and materially transform the hospitality business. This game changing platform fully integrates, harmonizes, and brings together a vast amount of granular data collected from hotel internal and external data sources. This is then turned into advanced analytics, intelligent predictions, actionable insights as well as powerful business automation such as collaborative action plans. As a result, inHovate empowers all hospitality stakeholders (owners, operators, advisors, asset managers, etc.) to significantly improve customer satisfaction, operational excellence, commercial/financial performance and ultimately asset value and ROI.
The current crisis that has devastated travel and hospitality, underscores the critical need for re-invention and vision as business as usual is no longer an option. With its IBTS breakthrough, inHovate breaks down organizational and data silos, transforms the industry and is poised to be a game-changer!
inHovate is trusted by prominent hospitality ownership groups and leading global operators and is currently being implemented in 150+ hotels managed under 20+ international brands in 14 countries across 4 continents.
Are you ready to inHovate? Contact us on:
Jalil Mekouar, jalil.mekouar@inhovate.com +971 54 309 9940
Alexander Singh, alexander.singh@inhovate.com +971 50 957 9255
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Insignia Worldwide is a brand experience, growth and transformation agency.
We develop brands, assets, systems, experiences and initiatives based on strategic insights and creativity, fostering growth and distinction for brands within the experience economy.
ADVISORY
We provide strategic consultancy services including core brand strategy, positioning, brand experience mapping, market activation and stakeholder engagement initiatives.
DESIGN
We conceptualize and design powerful brands and develop communication assets and experiences, allowing brands to create defensible differentiation for themselves.
DIGITAL
We design online, digital and social media assets for brands and manage communication and engagement programmes to build brand engagement, drive demand and promote advocacy.
CULTURE. COMMUNITIES. COMMERCE. CITIES.
REAL ESTATE | HOSPITALITY | TRAVEL & TOURISM | DESTINATIONS | LEISURE & ENTERTAINMENT | RETAIL, DINING & LIFESTYLE VENUES | CULTURE & HERITAGE | PUBLIC DIPLOMACY | EDUCATION | HEALTHCARE | PHILANTHROPY
IT Hospitality is the preferred integrator for International Hotel Chains in Middle East & Africa ensuring the proper deployment of their systems, offering end to end turnkey solutions and providing local support. Advice, expertise, assessment, integration, deployment, configuration, supervision and maintenance with a glocal approach. We offer Network Design & Management, WiFi & High Speed Internet Access, IPTV & In-Room Entertainment, Digital Signage, IP Telephony Solutions, GRMS & AV Solutions, IT Management & Support
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A legacy UAE brand, JA Resorts & Hotels was born in 1981 and has a widely recognised reputation for excellence, in the management and operation of award-winning resorts and hotels. Taking its name from the original Jebel Ali (JA) Beach hotel, JA Resorts & Hotels portfolio now features 10 distinct properties across the UAE and Indian Ocean, each dedicated to curating unique experiences and creating unforgettable memories. Tropical escapes include JA Manafaru, the idyllic luxury island resort in pristine, lagoon ringed Haa Alifu Atoll, at the northern tip of the Maldives and JA Enchanted Island Resort, an ultra-luxurious hideaway of 10 exquisite villas on a private island, in the middle of the protected Saint Anne Marine Park. Within the UAE, guests can choose from the five-star JA Ocean View Hotel, as well as the deluxe hotel apartments of JA Oasis Beach Tower, both located along 'The Walk' in Jumeirah Beach Residence. Other attractive options include the acclaimed JA The Resort - Dubai's largest experience resort, with 1 million square metres of thrilling activities and 3 unique hotels offering 800 suites and rooms between them– the award-winning JA Beach Hotel and JA Palm Tree Court and JA Lake View Hotel, a golf course adjacent property opened in 2019. The JA Hatta Fort Hotel is Dubai's only mountain resort, a secluded getaway amidst the stunning Hajar Mountains landscape. The Manor by JA is a 2020 addition to the portfolio, a 247 key corporate hotel located in Al Furjan, Dubai. In 2021, the group has also opened the new JA Enchanted Waterfront Villa's, a brand-new idyllic getaway in Seychelles featuring 10 villa resort residences on the east coast of Mahé. JA Resorts & Hotels is a member of the Global Hotel Alliance (GHA), the world's largest alliance of independent hotel brands, bringing together more than 35 brands with over 570 hotels in 85 countries.
For more information please visit: www.jaresortshotels.com
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Louvre Hotels Group is a major player in the global hospitality industry, with a portfolio that now includes 2,500 hotels in 54 countries.
It has a full hotel offering, spanning 1 star to 5 stars, with the Louvre Hotels Group’s historic brands (Première Classe, Kyriad, Campanile, Tulip Inn, Golden Tulip, Royal Tulip), the 5 brands of the Sarovar network in India, the French Group Hôtels and Préférence and Chinese brand Metropolo. Louvre Hotels Group is a subsidiary of Jin Jiang International Holdings Co., Ltd., the 5th hospitality group in the world.
OBMI is a global architecture and master planning firm widely celebrated for the design of distinctive high-end resorts and hotels, bespoke residences, and engaging urban areas. Since 1936, our mission has been to collaborate with clients to transform their visions into three-dimensional forms that are authentic, unique, and incomparably marketable. Through several global design studios, OBMI offers a boutique business approach to create experientially memorable, environmentally responsible, and financially successful destinations. Our success over the past eight decades an impressive portfolio of luxury hotel projects has allowed us to become trusted advisors to the most prominent and celebrated international hospitality brands.
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SSH is one of the leading master planning, infrastructure, building design and construction supervision firms in the Middle East, with a reputation for design integrity and a portfolio that includes landmark projects throughout the region. The firm maintains offices in Abu Dhabi, Algeria, Bahrain, Dubai, Kuwait, London, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sub-Saharan Africa and North Africa.
Founded in 1961, we employ approximately 1,000 high-calibre local, regional and international experts in their individual fields, most of whom are from globally renowned international consultancy firms. SSH has been ranked in second position as architecture consultancy in the Middle East, among the top 100 architects in the world, in Building Design magazine’s World Architecture 100 Survey in 2021.
We were also ranked in 88th place among ENR’s Top 225 International Design Firms for 2020.
SSH's multifaceted practices include architecture, urban design and planning, landscape architecture, structural and civil engineering, MEP/building services, interior design, highway and bridge engineering, stormwater drainage, utility design, sanitary engineering, marine engineering and district cooling, in addition to project management and construction supervision services.
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STR provides premium data benchmarking, analytics and marketplace insights for global hospitality sectors. Founded in 1985, STR maintains a presence in 15 countries with a corporate North American headquarters in Hendersonville, Tennessee, an international headquarters in London, and an Asia Pacific headquarters in Singapore. STR was acquired in October 2019 by CoStar Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSGP), the leading provider of commercial real estate information, analytics and online marketplaces. For more information, please visit str.com and costargroup.com.
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Toggle Hospitality empowers developers, hoteliers, procurement consultants to procure more efficiently through our robust, scalable infrastructure to save time, save money and protect the environment while sourcing from a global network of manufacturers. It is the premier platform offering from Toggle Market, builder and developer of tech enabled procurement project management platform with fully digitalised product catalogues for direct sourcing from manufacturers worldwide. Utilizing the latest in cognitive procurement technology and Al driven budget optimisation as well as offering supply chain solutions such as freight consolidation of goods and door to door fulfilment services
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The London Project is a restaurant and bar situated in Bluewaters Island, specializing in eclectic London cuisine. With an expanding portfolio growing in Dubai, London and Spain.
Three and a half thousand miles away from the banks of the River Thames, The London Project has been working tirelessly to perfect the art of hospitality alchemy. A new London emerges through the careful filtration of elegance, reverie, passion, and peerless expert experience in the industry.
A London, not in place, but by the grace of its essence and intent. London strives for harmony in differences, embracing the beauty found in each example of global culture. London, because its heart is steeped in art, betrothed to music and beats with the pendulous rhythm of fashion.
London because, just as a river flows through the capital’s core, so does water within the Project in its chosen charities, bringing drinkable water to communities with the most desperate need.
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Al Tamimi & Company is a leading law firm in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), with over 350 lawyers across 17 offices in 9 countries and unrivalled experience having operated in the region for nearly 30 years. As a full-service firm, we specialise in advising and supporting major international corporations, banks and financial institutions, government organisations and local, regional and international companies. Our lawyers combine international experience with expert regional knowledge and understanding.
Our regional Hotels & Leisure practice is core to our firm and our clients. Established in 2009, it comprises over 20 lawyers throughout our network of offices, who have extensive expertise and knowledge of the industry. We advise hotel owners, developers, operators, investors and other stakeholders on all matters relevant to their interests within the industry. We provide a turnkey service from acquisition, construction & development, structuring, financing, operator appointment, disposal, disputes, together with Hotel funds and REITS.
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BinHendi Enterprises are the connoisseurs of luxury in the region, and along with B&B Italia, a globally renowned name in contemporary and understated luxury, we have redefined the luxury furniture industry. We embarked on a journey to further strengthen this relationship by conceptualizing a new B&B Italia mono-brand showroom in Jumeirah. The showroom would be first under BinHendi’s luxury furniture brand division Baituti HOME.
The showroom is adorned with the latest creation from the genius minds of Antonio Citterio and Piero Lissoni and left no stone unturned to create a space that compliments these products. We worked with our other partners like FLOS to light up the showroom and create an ambience where you can experience each piece like you would in the comfort of your own home.
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Colliers Project Leaders is the project management division of Colliers. We were founded in 1989 on a single, powerful idea: dedicate a team of project leaders to advocate for a client.
With over 18,000 professionals operating in 67 countries, Colliers Project Leaders work collaboratively to provide expert advice to real estate occupiers, owners, developers, and investors through a culture of service excellence and a shared sense of initiative.
Did you know that Colliers Project Leaders has been operating in the UAE since 2014? In that time, we have acted as owner’s representative on several high-profile hospitality capital projects and refurbishments including numerous projects for Jumeirah Group at the Madinat Jumeirah resort – host of AHIC 2021! Entrusted with the full refurbishment of the Jumeirah Al Qasr hotel, our diligent team enabled the owner to hand over 130 keys, two weeks ahead of schedule – and early handover means extra revenue.
For new hotels we take a proactive approach to reduce the development cycle and increase efficiencies and cost-effectiveness and we’ve provided invaluable support to Wasl Properties on some of Dubai’s most prestigious hotels – including the Mandarin Oriental Jumeira, and the upcoming Le Meridien at Mina Seyahi.
Colliers Project Leaders drive capital projects to success and improve project performance by capturing your ideas and protecting your best interests. We act on behalf of clients to manage diverse stakeholder teams and help deliver your vision, your way.
In MENA, Colliers Project Leaders provides leading project management and advisory services through regional offices located in Dubai, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Riyadh, and Abu Dhabi. We look forward to working with you to accelerate your projects and deliver success as you define it.
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Vision, passion and cosmopolitanism. Deutsche Hospitality delivers the perfect guest experience. Tradition and an eye for the future come together in an inimitable portfolio of seven brands operating across more than 160 hotels globally. “Celebrating luxurious simplicity.”: Steigenberger Icons are extraordinary luxury hotels which combine historical uniqueness and modern concepts. The Steigenberger Porsche Design Hotels brand is generating innovative impetuses in the Luxury Lifestyle Segment. Steigenberger Hotels & Resorts represent the epitome of upscale hospitality on three continents. Jaz in the City’s Lifestyle Hotels dictate the rhythm in the Upscale Sector. IntercityHotel is located at the very hub of any destination and offers a true home of comfort and mobility in the Midscale Segment. MAXX by Deutsche Hospitality is a charismatic conversion brand which is also positioned in the midscale area of the market. Zleep Hotels provide a smart marriage of design and functionality in the Economy Segment. All of these brands are unified under H-Rewards, Deutsche Hospitality’s loyalty program which yields benefits from the first booking onwards. The vision is clear. In conjunction with its shareholder Huazhu, Deutsche Hospitality aims to advance to become one of Europe’s leading hotel companies.
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Diriyah Gate Development Authority (DGDA) was established to preserve Diriyah’s history, celebrate its community and develop the historic UNESCO World Heritage site of At-Turaif into one of the world’s greatest gathering places at the heart of Saudi Arabian culture and heritage. As part of the Kingdom’s Vision 2030, seven square kilometers of Diriyah will be transformed into one of the Kingdom’s most prominent tourism destinations. Drawing on the region’s rich past, the Najdi-inspired Diriyah Gate reflects the Najdi architecture of 300 years past, newly adapted for 21st century living.
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Your number one source for all restaurant management needs and your gateway to the F&B & Fintech ecosystem. We are dedicated to providing you with the best industry solutions to help you manage your business and grow seamlessly.
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Foodics POS solution is a cloud-based software compatible with all platforms in multiple languages (Arabic, English, and French). Throughout the years, we have updated and improved this solution for the ultimate streamlining of restaurant operations.
Our Vision
Our aim is to become the one-stop-shop solution for the restaurant industry and their door to the ecosystem.
Our Mission
Empowering restaurant owners with the technology they need to operate their business, get in control of their operations, and unleash their potential.
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GrubTech is a plug & play, intuitive, all-in-one operating system for restaurants and cloud kitchens. The product suite encompasses the entire end to end operations from demand generation, food aggregator integration, in-kitchen operations, order dispatching and delivery service provider control. The solution timestamps and optimizes the order lifecycle, frees kitchens from mundane administrative tasks, and provides businesses with the tools necessary to efficiently operate multiple brands from a single location, thereby maximizing kitchen capacity and order throughput.
GrubTech’s customers experience a doubling of sales per square meter, through multi-tenanting of brands across delivery platforms, and facilitating the creation of new brands using existing resources. The easily deployable software also enables a 25% reduction in time from when an order is placed until it is delivered, as well as a 35% increase in margins by maximizing efficiency of fixed costs.
Established in Dubai less than 2 years ago, GrubTech has garnered rapid traction from across the globe. Its fast-growing client base includes large cloud kitchens and restaurant groups across 15 countries in the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Europe. Key accounts include Delivery Hero’s cloud kitchens in MENA, iKcon, Eathos, Azadea and more.
For more information, contact: hello@grubtech.com
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Hotstats provide monthly P&L benchmarking & market Insight for the hotel industry. Collecting monthly detailed financial data from hotels around globe from over 100 brands and independent hotels, Hotstats provide over 550 different KPIs covering all operating revenues, payroll, expenses, cost of sales and ultimately departmental and total hotel profitability.
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About JLL
JLL (NYSE: JLL) is a leading professional services firm that specialises in real estate and investment management. JLL shapes the future of real estate for a better world by using the most advanced technology to create rewarding opportunities, amazing spaces and sustainable real estate solutions for our clients, our people and our communities. JLL is a Fortune 500 company with annual revenue of $16.6 billion, operations in over 80 countries and a global workforce of more than 92,000 as of June 30, 2021. JLL is the brand name, and a registered trademark, of Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated. For further information, visit www.jll.com.
About JLL MEA
Across the Middle East and Africa (MEA), JLL is a leading player in the real estate and hospitality services markets. The firm has worked in 35 countries across the region and employs over 1050 internationally qualified professionals across its offices in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh, Jeddah, Al Khobar, Cairo, Casablanca and Johannesburg. For further information, visit www.jll-mena.com.
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We make creative projects happen. We're an international, multidisciplinary practice of project managers, surveyors, creatives, entrepreneurs, strategists, and operational experts working across space, experience and identity. We pride ourselves on having a diverse portfolio of fun projects and clientele. Our core disciplines are as follows:
Management
– Project Management
– Cost Consultancy
– Construction Management
Creative
– Brand Identity
– Interior Design
– Graphic Design
– Procurement
Hospitality
– Strategy & Market Research
– Concept Development
– Openings & Operations
We are MAGESPRO Africa.
MAGESPRO Africa is an international engineering consulting firm.
With proven competencies in properties, commercial buildings, hospitality and leisure, MAGESPRO Africa shapes new projects worldwide with a focus on build quality, budget, and timely delivery.
We offer a comprehensive range of project management and construction services to the many challenges facing developers, with in-depth knowledge of local regulations and the transition to a low-carbon economy.
Our clients represent a mix of both public and private sectors and include federal agencies, pension funds, contractors and private investors.
Together, our innovative approach and truly dedicated teams of professionals help ensure that your next project will be built with confidence and without risk.
In the next 12 months, MAGESPRO Africa will deliver 2 new hotels in Morocco and 1 new hotel in Côte d'Ivoire, adding a total of 700 guest rooms to Africa hospitality sector.
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MMAC | OPECO is has is a partnership between two hotel specialist dedicated to deliver holistic construction services in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. They are solution-minded creative studios providing interior design, project management, quantity surveying services to international hotel chains and independent owners. They provide customized design solutions to their clients that incorporate their vision, embodies the local culture & respect the regional context while fulfilling the hotel's brand positioning and operational requirements.
MMAC is an Award winning interior design agency based in the UAE that specializes in luxury, up-scale and upper mid-scale hotel & restaurant design. With decades of hospitality experience, its team has developed more than sixty hotel concepts for all the leading international hospitality chains in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and South East Asia. The firm's hospitality expertise is fully expressed through its ability to consistently produce powerful and original designs while delivering projects on-time and within budget.
OPECO is a KSA based independent team of highly experienced project and procurement managers focused on the planning, construction and delivery of new build and project recovery solutions to hospitality owners, developers and operators around the Middle East. Since its Inception, it has grown to become one of the leading consultancies in the region with an exclusive focus on the project and procurement management of hotel construction and fit-out projects.
PwC is a network of firms with more than 284,000 people operating in 155 countries across the globe. We are among the leading professional services networks in the world.
We help organisations and individuals create the value they are looking for, by delivering quality in Assurance, Tax and Advisory services (which includes our Consulting, Deals and Strategy& practices).
Established in the region for 40 years, PwC has more than 6,100 people in 12 countries across the region: Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, the Palestinian territories, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
In 1998, Ròya opened the doors as a Hospitality and Leisure Consultant.
We’ve been providing specialist services and expertise ever since to the hospitality, leisure, tourism, food|beverage and real estate industries.
Although best known for our portfolio of work on iconic MENA properties, we expanded to include major projects on a global basis and added our affiliate company RPM - project managers with a broad portfolio of large and small projects managed from concept to turnkey delivery.
During our 20 years of development advisory, we have worked on more than USD 60 Bn. in project value and now carefully oversee more than 50 hotels valued above USD 8 Bn. in client portfolio assets.
Today, we’ve completed projects in more than 35 countries, signed more than 120 hotel management agreements and introduced more than 15 new brands to the region.
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Hong Kong-based Shangri-La Group is Asia Pacific's leading luxury hotel group. Owning and/or managing over 100 hotels and resorts in Asia, North America, the Middle East and Europe with a room inventory of over 40,000. The Group has new developments in Australia, Bahrain, Cambodia and Saudi Arabia among others.
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The Red Sea Development Company (www.theredsea.sa) is a closed joint-stock company wholly owned by the Public Investment Fund (PIF) of Saudi Arabia. The Red Sea Development Company was established to drive the development of The Red Sea Project, an ultra-luxury tourism destination that will set new standards in sustainable development and position Saudi Arabia on the global tourism map.
The project will be developed over 28,000 km2 of pristine land on Saudi Arabia’s west coast and includes a vast archipelago of more than 90 pristine islands and lagoons. The destination also features mountain canyons, dormant volcanoes, desert vistas and ancient cultural and heritage sites. The first phase of the development is planned to open in 2022 and will include hotels, unique attractions, residential properties, a marina, leisure, commercial and entertainment amenities and all supporting infrastructure.
The Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management (EAHM), one of the top 10 hospitality management universities in the world, provides internationally-recognised business management degrees with a focus on hospitality. EAHM draws on a highly respected faculty from all over the world, modern facilities and strong partnerships with industry leaders, enabling students to be well-placed for their future careers. Such excellence results in career-ready graduates to fill vital leadership positions across a broad range of business functions, with 97% of graduates employed in over 100 companies across 40 countries worldwide.
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HAMA is a networking organization of approximately 200 professionals representing an estimated 3,200 hotels with over 760,000 rooms. Members are involved in asset management, acquisition, financing and disposition of hotels and resorts, and are directly responsible for making decisions concerning capital investments, renovations, asset repositioning, operational policies and franchise selections.
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Nestlé Nespresso SA is the pioneer and reference for highest-quality portioned coffee. The company works with more than 120,000 farmers in 15 countries through its AAA Sustainable Quality™ Program to embed sustainability practices on farms and the surrounding landscapes. Launched in 2003 in collaboration with the NGO Rainforest Alliance, the program helps to improve the yield and quality of harvests, ensuring a sustainable supply of high-quality coffee and improving livelihoods of farmers and their communities.
Headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland, Nespresso operates in 82 countries and has over 13'900 employees. In 2020, it operated a global retail network of 816 boutiques. For more information, visit the Nespresso corporate website: www.nestle-nespresso.com.
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