Nxt Gen Hotels

Touching on a topic that's never been discussed on the Nxt Gen Hotels podcast previously, Mark and Sophie sit down to have a conversation about inclusivity in hospitality. As the GM of the first and only property in Dubai to be certified as an autism friendly hotel, delve into the depths of Sophie's journey, her and her teams passion and how they address a very real challenge.

Recorded at the breathtaking oasis, ZOYA Health & Wellbeing Resort, in this week's episode of YNGH podcast Mark is joined by ZOYA’s VP of Business Development, Salem al Said.

Salem, son of founder Ameer Said, gives us an inside look at the UAE’s first fully-integrated health resort and its unique and holistic approach to mind and body rejuvenation.

Discover more about ZOYA's incredible treatments and facilities at zoyawellbeing.com.

In this week's episode Mark sits down with Najee Syriani, Corporate Vice President of Projects at Rotana Hotels to chat about everything from culture to hotel design. Najee highlights the importance of staying agile to keep up with the ever evolving guest expectation and shares how Rotana collaborates with the local community to enrich a strong culture for their travellers.

After 18 years in the Architecture and design space, a Masters Degree and an Executive MBA, Najee celebrates over 16 years with Rotana Hotels, where he is currently heading a team of architects, interior designers and engineers responsible for monitoring the aggressive expansion plans of the company within the coming years.

Najee is also the co-founder of WitWork, a platform providing digital nomads, freelancers and entrepreneurs a multitude of workspaces outside the box of a standard office.

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We are back with another episode of Your Next Generation Hotel Podcast and we promise this is one of the best yet!
This week we sit down with Jaime Simpson General Manager at Jumeirah Group / Jumeirah Hotels & Resorts to discuss balancing motherhood with career progression, the misconceptions that impact female leaders in the industry and both the challenges and learnings Jaime has had over the years of finding work-life balance.
Jaime is one of the industry's most influential leaders, not only has she been named as one of the Middle East’s Top 25 Power Women, she is also passionate about inspiring young women to strive in their careers alongside motherhood, make sure you listen in to hear Jaime share her incredible and inspirational journey in the industry so far.

This week on Your Next Generation Hotel Podcast we sit down with yet another inspiring leader in the industry, Laura Eggleton, General Manager at Hotel Indigo Dubai Downtown. Laura chats about her career so far, transitioning from UK hospitality to the Middle East and the importance self belief has had in her career so far! Laura discusses her thoughts on the importance of work life balance and how she empowers her team to be themselves at work.

Starting in the industry at just 13, Laura went on to be the first ever female General Manager at IHG at the age of just 28 and has since gone on to inspire female leaders in the industry to have the self belief required to grow in the industry.