RCI, the global leader in vacation exchange and one of the Wyndham Worldwide family of brands (NYSE: WYN), will partner with Middle East Economic Digest (MEED) and Bench Events, organizers of AHIC, to host industry leaders at the 2010 Middle East Shared Ownership Summit.

As part of the focus on ‘Unlocking Investment Opportunities in the Middle East and North Africa’ at AHIC 2010, the Country Panel will look at the direction of tourism and hotel investment in Egypt, the Sultanate of Oman, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Kingdom of Morocco.

Sheikh Sultan Bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan, Chairman of ADAC and one of the key players in developing Abu Dhabi as a world-class tourism destination, has been announced as the winner of the AHIC 2010 Leadership Award.

After a tough year with pervading talk of “Dubai Doom”, an air of quiet confidence returned to the region as hospitality leaders gathered for the 5th Arabian Hotel Investment Conference at the Madinat Jumeirah Convention Centre.Over 700 leading thought-leaders and decision-makers from 45 countries shared their insights and thoughts on the how the Middle East was faring in the global downturn.(Above: HE Sultan Bin Sulayem, Chairman of Dubai World, who received the 2009 AHIC Leadership Award)

Mohamed Fathy, Sales Director, Port Ghalib, Egypt, talks to Breaking Travel News at Arabian Hotel Investors Conference 2009 (AHIC).

Edmund O’Sullivan, Chairman, MEED Events, talks to Breaking Travel News at Arabian Hotel Investors Conference 2009 (AHIC).