Egypt’s hospitality market is showing clear appetite for lifestyle-led concepts, but growth will depend on more than adding hotel inventory. In this FHS interview, Aman Malhotra, CFO of Kerten Hospitality, discusses why Egypt is a strategic market for the group, how changing traveller expectations are creating demand for more distinctive hospitality products, and why the focus should shift from simply adding rooms to creating destinations with stronger experiences and long-term commercial value.

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Hala Matar Choufany, President of HVS Middle East, Africa and South Asia, explores where Egypt’s hospitality opportunities lie beyond five-star hotels, the potential of underserved market segments, and how evolving demand could shape the country’s next phase of hospitality development.

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Ras Al Khaimah is no longer just adding hotels. It is building an entire destination around how people live, work, stay, and play. In this episode of the FHS Podcast, Alison Grinnell of Marjan explores the emirate’s next phase of growth, from integrated master planning and destination resilience to Marjan Island, Marjan Beach and RAK Central. She also discusses the upcoming Wynn Al Marjan Island, why collaboration across the emirate matters, and how Ras Al Khaimah is creating a hospitality proposition that is distinctly its own.

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