News Desk
ABU DHABI: The 7th Gulf and Indian Ocean Hotel Investors’ Summit (www.giohis.com) will take place on 4-5th March 2024 at the Dusit Thani Abu Dhabi. Almost 100 speakers are lined up, over half from groups which own hospitality real estate and most of the rest from the world’s leading hotel companies.
What will they be discussing?
Simon Allison, CEO of hotel owners’ alliance HOFTEL which organises GIOHIS notes: “2023 continued the boom for tourism in the GCC but with some obvious headwinds in terms of geopolitical instability, high interest rates and rising operating costs. We will talk about the future – the rise in hotel transactions, new deal and operating structures, new F&B concepts, new destinations and the impact of AI and new technology. There’s a lot to discuss”.
Many industry CEOs will be speaking including Dillip Rajakarier, CEO of Minor International; Klaus Assmann, CEO of Aldar Hotels and Hospitality; Khalid Anib, CEO of Abu Dhabi National Hotels; Alison Grinnell, CEO of RAK Hospitality Holding; Eisa Al-Eisa, CEO of Munshaat Real Estate Projects; Marloes Knippenberg, CEO of Kerten Hospitality, Hannah Yulo-Luccini, CEO of Hotel 101 Global; Alastair Thomann, CEO of Generator; and Jameel Verjee, CEO of CityBlue Hotels.
Other highly senior participants include Hassan Ahdab, COO of Dur Hotels; Abbas Al Saleh, Chairman of Afyaa Holding and Suchad Chiaranussati, Founder of SC Capital.
GIOHIS will be a truly international event, with attendees registered from Australia, India, Kuwait, the Maldives, Mauritius, the Netherlands, the Philippines, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, the UAE, the UK and the USA.
GIOHIS takes place at the Dusit Thani Abu Dhabi on 4-5th March 2024. To register, visit www.giohis.com or for any questions about the event, Pum Termsuknirundorn at [email protected].
