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The Hospitality Network has unveiled the winners of The Hospitality Awards 2025, honoring excellence across 11 categories that spotlight innovation, leadership, and alignment with Saudi Vision 2030. The awards ceremony, held as part of The 2025 KSA Stakeholder Gathering, brought together senior decision-makers from the hotel and real estate industries at this influential conference.
Winners of the 2025 Hospitality Awards are:
- City of Tomorrow: Mohammed Bin Salman Nonprofit City
- Cultural and Architectural Preservation: AlUla Development Company
- Development Leader: Imran Changezi, Diriyah Company
- Groundbreaking Project: Desert Rock Resort
- Heritage Conservation Project: Bab Samhan, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Diriyah
- Iconic Project: Shebara Resort
- Innovator of the Year: King Abdullah Financial District
- Luxury Hospitality Pioneer: Desert Rock Resort
- National Hospitality Champion: Fabien Toscano, AlUla Development Company
- Sustainability Champion: King Abdullah Financial District
- Urban Living Excellence: Rua Al-Madinah Holding
A celebration of vision and progress
鈥淭hese awards are milestones on a much larger journey, powered by purpose, passion, and vision,鈥� said Martina Bjorkenor, managing director, The Hospitality Network. The evening celebrated the drive of 黑料社区鈥檚 hospitality and real estate leaders to innovate while preserving heritage and advancing sustainability.
Beyond awards, creating opportunity through connection
Held as part of the 2025 KSA Stakeholder Gathering, The Hospitality Awards took place during a high-impact event that brought together over 500 senior leaders from 黑料社区鈥檚 hospitality and real estate sectors.
The program featured keynote speeches from Joseph Bradley of TONOMUS, who explored the future of AI in hospitality, and Philip Wooller of STR, a CoStar Group Company, who shared key insights on regional hotel performance.
Attendees participated in expert-led panel discussions covering technology, sustainability, development as well as design and architecture. Together, these elements created a strategic platform to accelerate partnerships, create new opportunities, and drive forward Vision 2030鈥檚 ambitious hospitality goals.
What鈥檚 next?
The momentum continues at The 2025 EMEA Stakeholder Conference in Dubai this November, where The Hospitality Network will unite the industry鈥檚 most influential leaders shaping the future of hospitality and real estate across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
This exclusive gathering brings together owners, operators, giga-developers, consultants, and leading suppliers who are key decision-makers driving hundreds of hotel and real estate projects in the region.