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  • British heart, Asian soul

    British heart, Asian soul
    2026/09/24

    It's taken Langham Hotels & Resorts, part of Langham Hospitality Group, more than 160 years to develop its second hotel in Europe. That property is coming to Venice, but the company is also opening a hotel in Saudi Arabia soon. Josh Littman, Langham's head of development, for Europe, Middle East and Africa, joins the podcast and shares how the richness of the Langham brand and its several distinct strands of DNA will lead to more development activity.
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    43 分
  • Middle East conflict leads to 93% uptick in UAE guests in Ras Al Khaimah (with Marjan's Alison Grinnell)

    Middle East conflict leads to 93% uptick in UAE guests in Ras Al Khaimah (with Marjan's Alison Grinnell)
    2026/08/27

    Alison Grinnell, Marjan's group chief operating officer and CEO of Marjan Hospitality, joins the Upgrade to discuss plans for tourism growth in Ras Al Khaimah and Marjan Beach.
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    33 分
  • David Damiba, Kasada Capital Management, on African hotels' leap in sophistication

    David Damiba, Kasada Capital Management, on African hotels' leap in sophistication
    2026/07/23

    Kasada Capital Management’s managing director and co-CEO David Damiba joined "The Upgrade" podcast to talk about sophisticated debt, operations, alignment and timelines in the African hotel industry.
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    35 分
  • Sirius Hotel Group emerges from Resident Hotels to help portfolio expansion

    Sirius Hotel Group emerges from Resident Hotels to help portfolio expansion
    2026/06/25

    Matt Lederer, director of acquisitions at The Sirius Hotel Group, joins the podcast this month to discuss his company's partnership, and his history with, Marriott International.
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    36 分
  • Manesh Balani, Orsini SPI, on procurement, logistics and maintaining calm out of Dubai

    Manesh Balani, Orsini SPI, on procurement, logistics and maintaining calm out of Dubai
    2026/06/08

    Manesh Balani, managing director of Dubai-based procurement firm Orsini SPI, joined “The Upgrade: EMEA Hospitality News” podcast to discuss how the U.S.-Iran war forced his company to adapt its strategy for meeting the supply needs of its hotel clients in the region.
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    35 分
  • Kerten’s Marloes Knippenberg on hotel branding, experiences

    Kerten’s Marloes Knippenberg on hotel branding, experiences
    2026/04/23

    On this episode of The Upgrade, Marloes Knippenberg, CEO of Kerten Hospitality, said her and her company’s goal always has been to bring a fresh approach to the hotel and hospitality scene, starting a little more than a decade ago when owners began to want something different from a long list of brand standards. In the podcast with Terence Baker, news editor, EMEA, Knippenberg said that owner sea change more or less came in parallel to new demands of guests for more experiences.
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    42 分
  • Cervus’ Chris Mumford on labor, C-suite hires in the hotel industry

    Cervus’ Chris Mumford on labor, C-suite hires in the hotel industry
    2026/04/02

    The world of work is changing, with younger generations likely to have several careers, not just one linear one, said Chris Mumford, managing director at Cervus Leadership Consulting.
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    31 分
  • Christie & Co.’s Carine Bonnejean on European hotel transaction volumes

    Christie & Co.’s Carine Bonnejean on European hotel transaction volumes
    2026/03/19

    Christie & Co.’s Carine Bonnejean joins the podcast to discuss how Spain and Italy top the table of hotel investment appetite in Europe. Italian destinations beyond Milan, Rome and Venice are coming to the attention of hotel investors.
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    30 分