Arabian Hotel Investment Conference

Apr 30, 2011 - May 2, 2011

Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai, UAE

With over 700 hotel professionals attending, AHIC 2010 was another great success! AHIC is the leading industry event bringing together key decision makers to drive the industry forward.

Highlights were the Country Forum and Regional Investment Sessions, for which we received excellent feedback. We were delighted to welcome our Patron, who presented the Leadership Award to HH Sheikh Sultan Bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan - Chairman - Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority. Other winners of awards were: Best New Hotel: The Yas Hotel, Abu Dhabi; Best Staff Accommodation: Jumeirah Group for Oasis Village, Dubai; and the 2010 AHIC Young Leader Award Winner was Florian Mayer, Restaurant Manager, Hilton Dubai Jumeirah. We would like to thank our sponsors, speakers and all delegates for making AHIC 2010 a fantastic event!

Dates of next year's conference have been announced as 30 April - 2 May 2011, add these to your diary now!

This years debates were be led by a selection of industry leaders, including:
• HE Sheikh Mubarak Abdulla Al Mubarak Al Sabah, Chairman of Action Hotels
• HE Saif Mohammed Al Hajeri, Chairman of Abu Dhabi National Hotels
• HE Dr. Rajiha Abdul Ameer Ali, Minister of Tourism, Sultanate of Oman
• Peter Baumgartner, Chief Commercial Officer of Etihad Airways
• Gerald Lawless, Executive Chairman of Jumeirah Group
• Kurt Ritter, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Rezidor Hotel Group
• Mark Wynne-Smith, CEO EMEA of Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels
• Sarmad Zok, Chief Executive Officer of Kingdom Hotel Investments