Millennium Hotels and Resorts MEA announces expansion plans at AHIC

The company has 18 hotels in the pipeline in KSA, UAE, Qatar, Oman, Turkey, and Iraq

AHIC 2021 a platform for industry firsts and exclusive signings

Industry incubators, award winners and hotel signings from operators such as Accor and Hilton were among the announcements at the 17^th edition of AHIC in Dubai

Accor joins global sustainability network, the Sustainable Hospitality Alliance

Valor Hospitality Partners Announces Strategic Partnership with CityBlue Hotels in East Africa

Global Hospitality Management Firm Partners with Africa’s Fastest Growing Local Hotel Chain, CityBlue in Recent Joint Venture

Farnek Hotel Management launches Flexi-Guest at AHIC

Hotel management company launches new hospitality app that digitalises the guest journey from pre-arrival to check out, enhancing the guest experience & improving operational efficiency

Accor and Al Hamra sign partnership to bring first Sofitel resort to Ras Al Khaimah

Set to open in 2023, Sofitel AL HAMRA Beach Resort, RAS AL KHAIMAH, will be the Group’s flagship sOFITEL resort in the NORTHERN EMIRATES

From the dark of the pandemic, we Rise Up. Together.

THE GLOBAL RESTAURANT INDUSTRY IS BROKEN.

Enter stage left, Locale.

Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne (EHL) team wins the Sustainable Hospitality Challenge at AHIC

Sustainability-focused concept to be implemented in a real hospitality project

IT Hospitality Expands into the Middle East with a new office in Dubai

The largest focused Hospitality System Integrator in Africa, opens an office in Dubai to strengthen their development drive in the Middle East.

Hilton Expands in Cameroon with DoubleTree by Hilton Douala

ENVI Lodges: The First Experiential Eco-Lodge Brand to Launch from the GCC

Accor expands its footprint in Saudi Arabia with signing of first Novotel in Madinah with Taiba Investments

First Novotel in Madinah will open its doors in 2025

AHIC 2021 Day One - More than 700 hospitality investors, owners and operators from the Middle East and Africa gather at AHIC 2021

Hotel investment communities from across the region reunite in Dubai at the highly anticipated live in person event for the industry

UAE-born brand, The London Project, to expand globally with confirmed openings in Dubai Marina and London’s Canary Wharf

The London Project will take up residency in Dubai Marina and Canary Wharf, London in 2022 with additional international outposts in Barcelona and Miami set for 2023

HILTON BRANDS LEAD INDUSTRY PIPELINE AHEAD OF AHIC 2021

Accor expands luxury footprint in Sub-Saharan Africa with Fairmont in Djibouti

THE GROUP SIGNS DEAL TO OPEN ITS FIRST LUXURY PROPERTY IN DJIBOUTI IN 2024

Leading Tourism Changemakers Launch Global Hospitality Start-up Incubator KUBE Ventures

Leading Tourism Changemakers Launch Global Hospitality Start-up Incubator KUBE Ventures

AHIC 2021 AT A GLANCE:

a sneak peek at the sessions and speakers set for this year’s highly anticipated event

Hilton Rallies Behind Autumn Hotel Investment Conferences

Commenting ahead of his AHIC session, Vincent said: “As our industry emerges from the greatest challenge we have ever faced and customer confidence continues to rise, we are now in a position where guests are returning to travel with expectations for memorable experiences delivered by passionate hospitality professionals. Ensuring that we work with our owners to meet these expectations and retain the best talent is vital as the industry continues its recovery.”

AHIC 2021 features more than 50 opportunities for hotel leaders to debate, learn and network under the theme Rise Together

Hospitality investors, owners and operators set to gather in Dubai from 20-22 September for the 17^th edition of AHIC, returning to Madinat Jumeirah live in person

AHIC Hotel Investment Forecast reveals US $27bn worth of hotel investments in the GCC pipeline

Fourth annual report predicts strong future growth, with Saudi Arabia tipped to become global player in the luxury hospitality market

First 50 speakers signed up for AHIC 2021 in Dubai

John Pagano, CEO, The Red Sea Development Company and Amaala; Sébastien Bazin, CEO and chairman, Accor; and Jose Silva, chief executive officer, Jumeirah Hotels and Resorts among the names on this year’s exciting programme

AHIC 2021 returns to Dubai, bringing four major investment communities from the Middle East and Africa under one roof

Advisory Board meeting of 40 leading hotel owners and operators signals impact of innovation, digitalisation and sustainability on pandemic recovery, while new data from STR reveals the progress made to date

Africa continues to grow despite COVID-19 pandemic

African hotel development continued its growth trend in 2020, with 82,000 rooms in 447 hotels in the pipeline at the beginning of 2021. This is according to the 13^th annual survey by W Hospitality Group, acknowledged as the industry’s most authoritative source on growth and development.