{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/66d19fae9035bd07d76a9f98/6777bc4c569bdb75d6f1e962?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The STA Podcast ft Maher Abou Nasr, Vice President Operations - KSA, IHG Hotels & Resorts","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/66d19fae9035bd07d76a9f98/1735905727885-a9d3e37e-493e-4f24-9cd5-a1b0b7ec3586.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>“With 41 hotels in the pipeline, we are almost doubling our Saudi portfolio – it’s a great market to be in,” says Maher Abou Nasr, Vice President, Operations – KSA, IHG Hotels &amp; Resorts, in this episode of the Saudi Tourism Authority Podcast. The first company to manage a branded hotel in the kingdom back in 1975, IHG's Abou Nasr shares the vision and strategy for the next five years as the portfolio doubles and diversifies.</p><p><br></p><p>For more on Saudi Arabia, visit <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbFhtSUNHRnlLWnI3dWJpVml0NTZBYkFCSENXQXxBQ3Jtc0trbEdFUlFPRFBwcy1pV2NYT2c5dnlFNGRvUzVpRG1VMkdRdkdxeHpuSDBKMVBTcmx4Sk5ZY0xrakpMWTBxOEZEeGtsZFhSZ1JrY0FOVmNCdXg0Rl9NMHRWWjhzY19IaTRLOXBKaERVclU2ZmhfTnRjMA&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sta.gov.sa%2F&amp;v=ll9v8vq9dMg\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.sta.gov.sa</a>. For more about IHG, visit <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbHhWeS1MNl85dUhRVi0yS0stdmY2Qk81Z2JwQXxBQ3Jtc0trZmpjaGRjTldzcG5VMHBzOUROcnpaZGZ3dzExYlNBWm9McWdHUE9oaGwxMEdReDhvYmdqdVg3WG5lRDI0bjZpUjd3UE5WWUFtd1N6NXNBX2ZWLUVRQTZDd25nQWhLa25pUG50cmhNMlpWWW9WOGVnWQ&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ihg.com%2F&amp;v=ll9v8vq9dMg\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.ihg.com</a></p><p><br></p><p>For more travel trade interviews, news and features, visit <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbGhxUDExLWJKWDBMdW9vYjl2cE5qZWZrQjU1d3xBQ3Jtc0trZXlmX3lMdE1aNkJNLXctb2NULXVJek9Na3JENno2VUJlNDZDZDVLQzRTVlRybVE1Y2p0bUgwXzJQSEZNU3ZCb1BHbjBmVEh5cjVJTW81RkJwU2FrcHBIQjZPWG5oYTBWMUJMd0hUY2k3cWdZZEtxVQ&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.connectingtravel.com%2F&amp;v=ll9v8vq9dMg\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.connectingtravel.com</a> and follow Connecting Travel @connectingtrav across all your favourite social media platforms.</p>","author_name":"Saudi Tourism Authority"}