The Hospitality Asset Managers Association Middle East & Africa (HAMA MEA) is celebrating its ten-year anniversary, having been established in 2015 within the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC).
Over the past decade,
HAMA MEA has become a key voice for hotel stakeholders in the region, promoting
professional standards, investment discipline, and collaboration. T
he association has
transformed from a member group into a powerful platform that emphasises
transparency, education, and data-driven decision-making.
HAMA MEA has partnered
with educational institutions like Les Roches and the Emirates Academy to
provide training programs such as Asset Management Masterclasses and leadership
workshops, aimed at developing future hotel asset managers.
Additionally, through collaborations with
analytics firms like HotStats, it has offered data-driven insights on key
performance indicators, helping owners and investors optimise their strategies.
The association also
facilitates connections between investors and high-quality projects, fostering
developments in markets like Saudi Arabia and various African regions.
Strategic partnerships
with organisations such as Dubai FDI and DIFC have further enhanced its
initiatives to strengthen the hospitality ecosystem in the Middle East and
Africa.
Commenting on the 10th
anniversary, René Beil, President, HAMA MEA, said “HAMA MEA was created to
quietly raise the game for owners and the profession. We bring owners,
operators, advisors, academia and government around one table, listen first,
and turn shared experience into practical next steps. Our work is intentionally
humble, evidence-led and no egos, just useful collaboration that translates
data into decisions which protect value and jobs. I’m grateful to our members
and partners who share that spirit; the hotels are the headline, not us, and
our job is to help the ecosystem make good decisions that stand up in the real
world.”
Amit Nayak, CHA, Vice President, HAMA MEA commented “Our role is to turn market signals into asset-level action—fast and clear. We pair hard data with on-the-ground realities: pre-opening discipline, thoughtful capex, sharper F&B and steady post-opening performance. We’re students of the market who roll up our sleeves with owners and operators to pressure-test assumptions and move from insight to action. Owners don’t need noise; they need clarity—and when assets are resilient, teams are supported and guests choose our destinations again, that’s success for us.”-TradeArabia News Service