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Dubai’s hospitality sector is expected to scale at a 5% CAGR from US$7.37Bn in 2023 to US$9.46Bn by 2028. The recent #TheHotelShow at the DWTC venue showcased the continuing rise of Dubai as a pivotal hub for global hospitality - connecting industry experts and world-renowned brands, with influential buyers, and experience curators.   What was particularly interesting was to see the evolution of a traditional industry, featuring advancements in techonological prowess and being able to appreciate, assimilate and leverage cutting-edge #NewEconomy engines like AI, Blockchain, and the Metaverse. Case-in-point: Hilton Hotel brand partnership with @Slivingland in the Metaverse, allowing guests to earn real-world hotel loyalty points. Another stand-out for innovation and sustainability has been @EmaarHospitality’s partnership with Winnow to implement AI-based food waste technology, Winnow Vision.   In a new era for global tourism and hospitality post-pandemic, the event and the city were a a showcase for #SustainedInnovation, highliting resilience through #Transormation as the #HallmarkforExcellence even as ground breaking solutions are are defining the Future of Hospitality.   #TheHotelShow #HospitalityInnovation #DubaiHospitality #MENA   https://lnkd.in/d_-zgxei

Strong #partnerships and dedicated #teams have made these half-year achievements possible. A big thank you to our Accor teams all around the globe for making these results possible. Your dedication and commitment do not go unnoticed. Here are some highlights of the results at a glance: 1️⃣ Group EBITDA amounted to €504 million, up 13% relative to the first half-year of 2023 2️⃣ A consolidated 11% revenue increase compared to the second half of 2023 for the Group, reflecting strong growth across all divisions and segments 3️⃣ The Luxury & Lifestyle (L&L) division posted an 8% increase in RevPAR compared to the second quarter of 2023, mainly driven by higher occupancy rates We have many exciting developments on the horizon for the rest of the year and our pipeline now ready close to 1300 #hotels. With the Olympics and Paralympics starting this week and the European summer ahead of us, August will be a busy month. Stay tuned for more updates as the year progresses. To read about the results in depth, click the link below. 📈 https://lnkd.in/eQUrb8qC #AccorLuxuryLifestyle #AccorHotels #AccorResults

🎉 Congratulations to Uber e& UAE's Smiles, Qatar Airways, #PapaJohns, #SiliconOasis Lenovo #Masafi HYATT Hotels, #IbnBattuta and Mai Dubai™ Bottled Drinking Water for making it to the top 10 in the UAE's biggest brand movers list! Uncover how these top brands performed between October and November 2024, based on positive movement across 13 brand metrics tracked by YouGov BrandIndex. View the top 10 brand's performance here 👉https://okt.to/roeiz2

🚀6 months into Snoonu as a Product Manager & half a month upon launching S City with my team!🚀 I’m excited to share this product with everyone in my network. S City will cut the time you share scrolling through lengthy social media posts to find what to do this weekend in Doha. For merchants, we provide your customers with 27/7 support & expose your events to 100K+ active customers on Snoonu - it’s a game changer📈 Coming from a Business background, I’ve learnt many valuable Product - Tech lessons through building this product from 0 along with Snoonu leaders: 1. “Just do it” - Hamad Mubarak Al-Hajri. The MVP we’ve launched is far from perfect, but by launching it we’re now able to validate real customer problems & seize competitive contracts. 2. “Always back your solutions with actual customer problems” - Matthew Neff. There are 10,000 more features that would make this app “better”, but you only have X engineers. It’s all about prioritizing which customers’ problems you’re solving first & what you will be ok with being worse at for now. 3. “Make business decisions informed by tech estimations & capability - not the other way around” - Artem Lobachev & Max Nechaev . The key value a PM brings is maximizing business values while creating a balanced work environment for developers - this means a constant negotiation for reasonable deadlines with close understanding of capacity. My team grew twice in size within 6 months, with the help of many others - and I’m immensely grateful to learn from each member. From development process, design thinking, quality management to dedication & team work - thank you so much for creating S City! Gaziz Yeshmagambet Nurzhan Meirambaiuly Javokhir Avlikhodzhaev Aleksei Zaguliaev Islam Kapkayev Diyas Agmanov Sergei Rakov Yevgeniy 🚀 Shin Muhammad Salman Iftikhar Ekaterina Churzina

Indian sensibilities stand at a crossroads in cultural and economic evolution, particularly regarding high-profile events such as concerts. The recent controversy surrounding the ticketing announcement for the #Coldplay concert in #Mumbai highlights significant challenges in this arena. As we aspire to become a developed #globaleconomy, hosting #luxury #events and engaging with the world will increasingly become the norm. As our economy expands, expectations for more luxury events will inevitably grow. Let’s consider #Singapore as a benchmark. What can we learn from its #ambition and focus on building an #investor-friendly international city? My OpEd in The Free Press Journal https://lnkd.in/dhw8HuuG #economy #socialdevelopment #freemarkets #governance Abhishek Karnani #taylorswift #beyonce #Swiftonomics

IAAPA Expo Europe 2024 is almost ending. Thank you IAAPA EMEA for this great organisation in Amsterdam. See you next year in Barcelona. This is a so amazing place to be if you want to meet all the professionals of leisure industry 🎡🎢🎠 🎳 🎯🎱🎮 My only (big) regret is that F&B professionals are not there 🤔 Where are you 👀 F&B suppliers, distributors, producers ?? Where are you 🔍 food tech professionals ? This market is a huge and growing market and you have to be present IAAPA Expo Europe. The professional leaders of leisure do need us to find solutions for their F&B, to help them to increase revenue, margin and visitors satisfaction. Let's make the IAAPA Expo Europe a place to be for F&B Leisure Solutions. The F&B must be part of the visitors experience and contribute to his satisfaction. Please let me know if you are interested in IAAPA Expo 2025 in Barcelona. Let's be part of the game. Nico Reynders Iuliana Fornea Jakob Wahl IAAPA EMEA

The Emirates World Store integrates cutting-edge smart technologies, including an interactive #selfservice screen for browsing flight options and checking availability, redefining the #travelretail experience. “The new Emirates World Store in Manila is designed to serve as a one-stop shop where customers can explore Emirates’ best-in-class products and services, and provides visitors a glimpse of our onboard #hospitality and excellence, ensuring the bar is set high when it comes to #retail experiences both in the #Philippines and across our global network," said Adnan Kazim, Emirates’ Chief Commercial Officer. https://lnkd.in/dPuvfz3Y

Coldplay in Abu Dhabi: Hotel room rates soar 300% as international fans rush to UAE, industry experts say. A lineup of additional concerts is further attracting fans and tourists from the region and neighbouring countries, further boosting the travel and hospitality demand both in Abu Dhabi and Dubai.

🎤 Major live events are a powerful driver of local hospitality spend! Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour has undoubtedly boosted revenues, but we were curious to see how these uplifts compare across different locations and against other major events. 🔍 Our analysis of daily sales within a 3-mile radius of Wembley Stadium in June 2024 vs. June 2023 reveals some fascinating insights. 𝗧𝗮𝘆𝗹𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝘄𝗶𝗳𝘁’𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱, comparable to last year’s Concert for Ukraine. 𝗛𝗼𝘄𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗽𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝘁𝘆𝗹𝗲𝘀’ 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗪𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯, which drove an incredible 40% increase in local hospitality spend! 💳 This analysis is powered by Hospitality Data Insights (HDI), tracking the day-by-day card spending of 10.2 million people across 160,000 UK hospitality venues. Interested in learning more? Feel free to reach out! #HospitalityData #UKHospitality #hospitalitytrends Darroch Bagshaw Rob Thursfield Ben Wooler