ABU DHABI 17 - 18 MARCH 2027Connected.
Hospitality.
Real Estate..
Connecting Hospitality, Real Estate, Tourism, and Technology to Shape the Future of Stays.
WELCOMEWhere Innovation Meets Hospitality to Define the Future of Accommodation
Join us for Future Stay Summit. Connected. Hospitality. Real Estate.
An exclusive executive forum bringing together the visionaries, investors, developers, tourism leaders, and technology pioneers redefining the future of hospitality and destination accommodation.
As hospitality real estate undergoes a profound transformation driven by evolving guest expectations, digital innovation, sustainability imperatives, and new investment models, Future Stay Summit provides a platform for industry leaders to explore the opportunities shaping tomorrow's connected hospitality ecosystem.
Designed to foster meaningful dialogue and high-value partnerships, the summit will showcase the projects, technologies, and investment strategies accelerating the evolution of hotels, resorts, branded residences, mixed-use developments, and destination infrastructure worldwide.
From smart guest experiences and AI-enabled operations to sustainable development and next-generation accommodation concepts, attendees will gain actionable insights from the organisations leading change across the hospitality value chain.
Whether you are a tourism authority, hospitality owner, real estate developer, investor, operator, or technology provider, this is your opportunity to connect with key decision-makers, validate emerging solutions, and help shape the future of hospitality real estate.
SIGNATURE EVENT EXPERIENCES
Living Laboratory
Experience a destination where ambition meets execution, and where many of the world's most advanced tourism and hospitality concepts are being tested at scale.
The Stay Reimagined
Discover the innovations, operating models, and guest experiences shaping the next generation of accommodation.
Branded Residences
Examine the convergence of hospitality and real estate through the developments redefining ownership, investment, and lifestyle across the GCC.
Big Ideas, Real Impact
Unlocking opportunity, building networks.
This is a pivotal moment for hospitality real estate leaders, tourism authorities, investors, developers, and technology providers to shape the future of destination accommodation.
As the GCC accelerates investment in tourism, hospitality infrastructure, and destination development, collaboration across the sector has never been more important.
Future Stay Summit will bring together the public and private sectors to connect, share insights, and explore the technologies, investment strategies, and partnerships driving the next generation of hospitality assets and guest experiences.
The summit will create a platform for industry leaders to engage, collaborate, and help define the future of connected hospitality real estate across the region.
Driven by curiosity and built on purpose, this is where bold thinking meets thoughtful execution. Let’s create something meaningful together.
THE FUTURE STAY SUMMIT UNIQUE PROMISEThree Interactive Streams. Three outcomes.
01
Clarity
Understand the forces reshaping tourism, hospitality, accommodation & real estate and identify the opportunities that matter most to your organisation.
02
Alignment
Connect with government leaders, investors, operators, developers, and innovators to explore partnerships, share perspectives, and align around future priorities.
03
Execution
Leave with clear priorities, actionable next steps, and a stronger framework for making decisions, allocating capital, and driving growth.
"No passive listening. No vague inspiration. Only clarity, alignment, and execution."
THE MANDATEThe big questions
the future stay summit
exists to solve.
This isn't learning. It's leverage.
What will luxury, experience, and access mean to travelers in 2035 and who will define the new standard?
01
How do governments, investors, developers, operators, and technology leaders move beyond partnership rhetoric to genuinely co-build the future visitor economy?
02
Which technologies, business models, and operating systems deserve capital, scale, and commitment today and which should be abandoned before they become expensive distractions?
03
What does the hotelisation of real estate mean for destinations, developers, and investors across the GCC over the next five years?
04
THE ROOMCurated for those who shape what comes next.
National & Regional Tourism Authorities
Evaluate the technologies, partnerships, and destination strategies shaping the future of visitor economies and tourism growth.
Policy & Governance
Examine the policy frameworks required to support innovation, protect public trust, and enable long-term sector growth.
Smart Cities & Digital Transformation
Explore how AI, data, and connected infrastructure can create seamless visitor experiences while improving operational efficiency at scale.
Public–Private Partnerships
Connect with government, industry, and investment stakeholders to accelerate projects that deliver measurable economic and visitor outcomes.
Investment & Economic Development
Identify emerging opportunities across hospitality, accommodation and travel technology, and understand where future value and investment will be created.
Hospitality & Accommodation
Assess the technologies, operating models, and guest experience innovations that will define the next generation of hospitality led accommodation.
THE VENUEAbu Dhabi.
The living laboratory.
Few places possess the ambition, vision, and ability to execute at the scale of Abu Dhabi. As a global leader in destination development, it is setting new standards for how travel experiences are designed, delivered, and experienced.
TWO DAYS . ONE VISIONHow hospitality will redefine living, staying, and investing
Bringing together developers, investors, operators, government leaders, and innovators to examine the business models, technologies, and partnerships shaping the future of accommodation and real estate.
Day 01
Context. Connections. Perspective.
Executive discussions, innovation showcases, and high-value networking designed to challenge assumptions and uncover emerging opportunities.
Day 02
Alignment. Partnerships. Action.
Curated meetings and focused conversations that transform ideas into relationships, opportunities, and momentum.