SAS MEA 2019

The Serviced Apartment Summit Middle East and Africa is the leading B2b conference for the region focused on serviced apartments, extended stay hotels, branded residences, holiday homes and short-term rentals.

The 2019 Summit takes place on September 16th 2019, at EMAAR’s Rove Dubai Marina, and Letswork – one of the locations of the UAE’s largest community of co-working spaces.

Coinciding with the start of Middle East Design and Hospitality week, SASMEA is evolving to reflect the rapid pace of change in one of the world’s most vibrant and fascinating hospitality markets. The Middle East and Africa regions continue to actively broaden their tourism and hospitality accommodation offerings to address an increasingly diverse and more sophisticated traveler requirements.

HoCoSo are proud to be silver sponsors of the event

HoCoSo are advisors with a difference. By bringing the optimum team of sector specialists, this consultancy firm creates tailor-made and innovative solutions for clients’ hospitality-focused projects in the fields of: Product and concept creation; Strategic projects; Transformative asset management; and Hospitality education.

 Jonathan Humphries, Chairman and Owner of HoCoSo, and his direct team specialize in the extended-stay hospitality market, luxury and boutique hotels, and resort developments in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).

Jonathan will be taking center stage at the coming SAS MEA to introduce Stay Kooook: a new hospitality concept developed by HoCoSo and designed for the future of urban living. With “super-flexible” micro apartments (22m2) with moving walls – combined with technology and vibrant, atmospheric shared spaces – Stay Kooook was developed for SV Hotel and has recently been awarded the Swiss Hotel Innovation Awards.

Development workshop: creating a totally unique extended stay experience

And queuing right after, Jonathan will be hosting a development workshop combining investors, operators and hotel executives interests, during which all the attendees will gather in different groups and come up with an innovative extended stay concept.

While the workshop is led by Jonathan himself, each group will be led by one of the attendees. That group leader will have the chance to present his team’s findings to the entire audience. The groups will be separated into the following categories:

  • Investor considerations
  • Smart room design
  • Serviced and operations
  • Public spaces and networks in the neighbourhood
  • Distribution and the booking experience

 

So book your spot now! Receive a 200$ discount when booking using the discount code HOCOSOSASMEA200 discount code.

 


About HoCoSo

HoCoSo are advisors with a difference. We create tailor-made and innovative solutions for clients’ hospitality-led projects by bringing together the optimum team of sector specialists. Jonathan Humphries, Chairman and Owner of HoCoSo, and his direct team specialize in the extended-stay hospitality market, luxury and boutique hotels, and resort developments in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Our strengths lie in the following core services:

  • Product & Concept Creation, for portfolio & individual asset developments
  • Strategic Projects with a focus on business planning, partner selection, market & financial feasibility studies
  • Transformative Asset Management for brand repositioning, asset re-evaluation and concept re-structuring.
  • Hospitality Education for companies and academic institutions, with a focus on bespoke course development, training and teaching