Future Hospitality Summit Podcast

Welcome to the Future Hospitality Summit (FHS) podcast series. FHS is the world's most influential annual gathering of hotel owners, investors, hotel brands, restaurant leaders, airlines & aviation authorities, destination developers, asset managers, financial groups, consultants and government representatives. For more information, visit futurehospitality.com

Future Hospitality Summit Podcast is a business podcast hosted by Future Hospitality Investment Summit, with 193 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Future Hospitality Investment Summit hosts Future Hospitality Summit Podcast, a business show with 193 episodes published.

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  Episode 156: From Cairo to the Red Sea - The Investment Case for Egypt's Hospitality Market

  Aug 25, 202632 min

  Mohamed Zaghloul, Board Member & VP of Hospitality Development at Zaghloul Holding, joins the FHS Egypt Podcast to discuss eight decades of real estate and hospitality development in Egypt — from the family business roots of the 1940s through to today's pipeline of 3,000 rooms. Mohamed shares his perspective on Cairo's multi-segment advantage, the flight capacity bottleneck holding back Egypt's tourism growth, the rise of medical and ecotourism, and why Gulf capital flowing into the market is a net positive for local operators. A grounded, owner-side view on where Egypt is and where it's heading.

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  Episode 156: From Cairo to the Red Sea - The Investment Case for Egypt's Hospitality Market

  Aug 25, 2026—

  Mohamed Zaghloul, Board Member & VP of Hospitality Development at Zaghloul Holding, joins the FHS Egypt Podcast to discuss eight decades of real estate and hospitality development in Egypt — from the family business roots of the 1940s through to today's pipeline of 3,000 rooms. Mohamed shares his perspective on Cairo's multi-segment advantage, the flight capacity bottleneck holding back Egypt's tourism growth, the rise of medical and ecotourism, and why Gulf capital flowing into the market is a net positive for local operators. A grounded, owner-side view on where Egypt is and where it's heading.

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  Episode 154: Egypt's Hospitality Landscape - Capital Flows, Liquidity and the Road to Maturity

  Aug 20, 202630 min

  In this episode of the FHS Egypt Podcast, Daria speaks with Amr El Nady, Head of Hotels & Hospitality MEA and Managing Director of the Global Hotel Desk at JLL, about the evolving hospitality investment landscape in Egypt. Amr explores the growing momentum behind the market, including increased participation from regional developers and Gulf capital, continued activity from domestic investors, and hotel development expanding across Cairo, the Red Sea and the North Coast. The conversation also examines what investors are looking for beyond occupancy and ADR, from operating margins and asset competitiveness to governance, transparency and the ability to repatriate capital. Amr highlights that while Egypt offers attractive operating fundamentals and significant room for additional hotel supply, greater transaction transparency and clearer exit pathways will be important in attracting a broader pool of institutional and international capital. Drawing on lessons from more mature hotel investment markets, the episode considers how ownership structures, access to debt, professional asset management, legal frameworks and greater market liquidity could further strengthen Egypt's investment proposition.

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  Beyond Heritage: Building Egypt's Next Generation of Lifestyle Destinations

  Aug 5, 202622 min

  In this episode of the FHS Egypt Podcast, we are joined by Nina Vithlani, Managing Director MENA at Sectorlight, to explore how Egypt can build distinctive, world-class destinations that resonate with local, regional, and international audiences alike. Drawing on her experience working across major projects in Egypt and the wider Middle East, Nina unpacks what makes Egypt such a unique place branding opportunity, and why the conversation is shifting from ancient history and leisure tourism toward luxury hospitality, branded residences, and lifestyle-led development. From Cairo's urban energy to the North Coast's potential as an all-year-round lifestyle destination and the Red Sea's established nature and wellness credentials, Nina breaks down how each of Egypt's key markets can define its own identity without competing with one another. She also addresses how developers can appeal to domestic, GCC, and international buyers without diluting their proposition, and why authenticity and a destination-first strategy are the keys to long-term value. The episode also covers the rise of wellness as a differentiator, the pace of development in Egypt, and the growing need for education and capability-building in selling super-premium branded residences to international investors. Tune in for a candid and insightful conversation about where Egypt is headed, and what it will take to get there.

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  Episode 149: Wyndham and the Future of Saudi Hospitality

  Jul 6, 202624 min

  In this episode of the FHS Saudi Arabia podcast, Daria is joined by Mohamad Haj Hassan, Managing Director for the Middle East and Africa at Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, to explore the forces shaping hotel growth in one of the world's most closely watched hospitality markets. The conversation looks at what makes Saudi Arabia such a compelling opportunity for global hotel brands, how Wyndham's franchising model supports the Kingdom's current phase of development, and what local investors and owners now expect from their brand partners.

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