Arabian Hospitality
Investment Conference

Part of FHS

25-27 September | Hilton Abu Dhabi Yas Island

Speaker profile

Charbel Boutros

Senior Director Strategy & Hospitality Advisory
Ròya International


With a combination of specialist capabilities in Hotel Investment and Development, Feasibility Studies, and Architecture, Charbel has provided significant value and contribution to a number of Ròya’s projects both regionally and internationally.

Having gained his primary experience in Canada and Lebanon prior to moving to the UAE in 2004, Charbel has since acquired diverse exposure in markets including the UAE, Qatar, Egypt, Kingdome of Saudi Arabia, Oman, United Kingdom, Spain, France, ,Islamabad, Maldives, Seychelles and eastern European countries.

At Ròya, Charbel is responsible for the management of new or existing hospitality projects, in which he manages different disciplines and teams of specialists. Charbel undertakes several roles within Roya’s different divisions.

Key strengths and core capabilities include:

  • Strategy advisory
  • Acquisition advice for purchase and sale of hotel assets
  • Feasibility/market study management
  • Financial and investment analysis
  • Development
  • Architectural concept and design

With Charbel’s diverse range of capabilities, he has successfully managed and executed projects that require versatile expertise. Charbel since his tenure at Roya has successfully led and completed several projects in different roles; amongst these he led the development of multiple hotels for inception to completion.