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Felicity Black-Roberts

For this episode Felicity Black-Roberts Senior Vice President of Development for EAME at Hyatt met with Fritz at the FHS world to chat about hotel development in Europe and the Middle East. They explored how the hotel investment landscape has transformed and what this could mean for the hospitality industry’s future.
Felicity gives us a peek into how Hyatt is positioning its brands to meet the unique needs of each acquisition – and the benefits that big brand names offer to hotel owners.

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Pier Paolo Righi

Are you steering your career, or just along for the ride? In this episode, Pat speaks with Daniel Afonso, Senior VP of People & Culture at Radisson Hotel Group, who shares his journey from finance to hospitality and how he seized every opportunity to shape his career. They explore what makes hospitality so engaging and how Radisson retains talent by offering hybrid roles focused on growth and development. Tune in for valuable insights on how to take control of your career and keep moving forward.

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JONATHAN WORSLEY

We’re kicking off Season 6 in the vibrant streets of London, where Johnathan Worsley, Chairman & CEO of The Bench, met with Fritz to explore the past, the present and the future of hospitality and its exciting global development.

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CHRIS NADER

Fahad Abdulrahim Kazim – CEO Millennium Hotels & Resorts MEA talks about the travel industry in Saudi Arabia on SMACK Hospitality Podcast

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FAHAD ABDULRAHIM KAZIM

Fahad Abdulrahim Kazim – CEO Millennium Hotels & Resorts MEA talks about the travel industry in Saudi Arabia on SMACK Hospitality Podcast

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CAROLINE TIVEUS

Caroline Tivéus – SVP & Director of Sustainable Business at Pandox talks about sustainabitly in hospitality on SMACK Hospitality Podcast

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ALEXI KHAJAVI

ALEXI KHAJAVI President Hospitality, Travel & Wellness – Questex Connecting hotel real estate owners with brands, trends and tech Let’s say 2023 was not quite the year of deal-making within the industry. Then what does the future have in stock for hospitality and real estate? Alexi Khajavi President Hospitality, Travel and Wellness at Questex set

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Rocco Forte Family- Preview Podcast guest

SIR ROCCO & LYDIA FORTE

Sir Rocco &Lydia Forte Chairman & Group Director F&B – Rocco Forte Hotels This is real, luxurious, family business! We had not only one but two guests on the show! Sir Rocco Forte, Chairman and Lydia Forte, Group Director of F&B at Rocco Forte Hotels brought some great topics and giggles to this episode with Fritz, recorded

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PATRICK MENDES

PATRICK MENDES CEO Premium, Midscale & Economy – ACCOR Europe & North Africa SMACK LIVE! AT YHS PRE-EVENT This was a first! As you might know by now, we had the pleasure of teaming up with YHS and hosting the very first SMACK Live! podcast event with Patrick Mendes, CEO at ACCOR for Premium, Midscale & Economy in Europe and

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BILL HEINECKE

BILL HEINECKE Founder & Chairman – MINOR HOTEL GROUP Minor Hotels: An overnight success that took 55 years William Heinecke, aka Bill, Founder & Chairman of Minor Hotels and Fritz broke down the evolving world of hospitality at last year’s FHS in Abu Dhabi. They talked about newly rising travel destinations like Saudi Arabia,

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