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Illustrative Case Studies

Illustrative, anonymised mandates of the kind our principals have led: a resort turnaround, a 19-hotel excellence programme, a dual pre-opening and owner representation in Riyadh.

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Composite engagements, anonymised and clearly labelled as illustrative. Each reflects the type of mandate our principals have personally led inside global brands and independent portfolios; individual results vary by asset, market, and execution.

Illustrative case study Flagship resort • Egypt • Turnaround

Flagship Resort Turnaround & Sustained Market Leadership

+25% RevPAR growth
+30% guest satisfaction
#1 comp set, 6 yrs
$340K annual savings, 1 project

Client: A 300+ key branded beachfront resort in a competitive leisure market, underperforming its comp set on rate and guest sentiment.
Challenge: Stagnant RevPAR, slipping guest-satisfaction scores, and margin pressure despite strong location fundamentals.
Approach: Full commercial re-engineering: pricing architecture, channel mix, service-culture programme, and Six Sigma-led guest-journey redesign with disciplined cost governance.
Outcome: The property rose to No. 1 in its competitive set and held the position for six consecutive years, alongside structural GOP margin expansion.

Illustrative case study Multi-property • 19 hotels • Operational excellence

Portfolio-Wide Operational Excellence Mandate

19 hotels, 1 mandate
3,000+ rooms in scope
+10% guest satisfaction
+8% F&B revenue, 18 mo

Client: A global operator's country portfolio of 19 hotels and 3,000+ rooms spanning city, resort, and airport assets.
Challenge: Inconsistent service delivery, fragmented F&B performance, and uneven brand-standard compliance across the estate.
Approach: Centralised excellence programme: standards harmonisation, targeted property-level diagnostics, capability coaching for GMs and HODs, and monthly performance instrumentation.
Outcome: Portfolio-wide uplift in guest satisfaction and F&B revenue within 18 months, with a repeatable playbook institutionalised across the estate.

Illustrative case study Pre-opening • KSA • Dual launch

Simultaneous Dual-Hotel Pre-Opening & Ramp-Up

2 hotels, simultaneous
90–95% readiness at launch
#1 GOP, region post-ramp
T-0 on-time opening

Client: A regional hospitality group commissioning two new-build properties in the Kingdom within a single opening season.
Challenge: Parallel critical paths across licensing, recruitment, OS&E procurement, systems, and brand standards, with little room for launch slippage.
Approach: Integrated pre-opening command structure: unified countdown plan, staged recruitment and training waves, procurement governance, and revenue systems live before soft opening.
Outcome: Both properties opened on schedule, transitioned to full operation, and reached market-leading profitability within the region.

Illustrative case study Owner representation • Riyadh • 4 branded assets

Owner's Representative for a Branded Riyadh Portfolio

4 branded assets
HMA full agreement governance
OS&E procurement review
100% handovers accepted

Client: An institutional owner developing four internationally branded hotels within a flagship Riyadh financial and technology district.
Challenge: Supporting owner interests across HMA governance, technical services, procurement and OS&E review, and operator handover, across four concurrent projects.
Approach: A dedicated owner-representation office: HMA compliance monitoring, design and procurement challenge, milestone-based contractor management, and structured building-handover protocols.
Outcome: Owner interests supported across all four assets: budgets defended, claims mitigated, and handovers executed to operator acceptance without material value erosion.

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