Why Abu Dhabi Is Becoming a Longevity Hub | Lifestyle Hotels Trend | FHS 2026 | Judith Cartwright
Exclusive interview with Judith Cartwright, CEO and Founder of Black Coral Consulting, at FHS 2026 Dubai. Key Highlights: 1. Judith Cartwright shares her excitement about FHS 2026, highlighting over 1,000 attendees (50% international), strong speaker content, and a new hackathon she's judging this year. 2. Lifestyle hotels are a major investment trend across UAE and Saudi Arabia, alongside a growing focus on longevity, with Abu Dhabi emerging as a dedicated longevity hub. 3. Black Coral Consulting serves as a strategic advisor for FIBO International, the largest global fitness, wellness, and longevity trade show, helping clients develop hotels centered on wellness, spas, and community-driven social living concepts. 4. Judith emphasizes that developers must clearly define the "what" and especially the "why" guests would choose their hotel over others charging the same price nearby, differentiation is critical for long-term commercial sustainability. 5. She compares building a hospitality project to constructing a house, without a strong foundational concept from day one, cracks in the business model appear quickly. 6. Looking toward 2030, Judith believes the Middle East, including UAE, Oman, and Saudi Arabia, still has significant untapped potential, citing its central global location and world-class culinary and spa offerings. 7. She points to the region's proven resilience, having bounced back from the financial crisis, COVID, and ongoing geopolitical conflict, with investor sentiment at events like ATM Dubai remaining strongly positive. 8. Judith highlights close collaboration with UAE tourism entities as key to sustaining growth, focusing on strengthening what already works while finding solutions where needed. About Travel And Tour World: Travel And Tour World is a global travel media platform covering travel, tourism, hospitality, aviation, MICE, cruise, and luxury travel, with readership across 195 countries. [lifestyle hotels, longevity hospitality, FHS 2026 Dubai, wellness tourism, Middle East hospitality investment, Abu Dhabi longevity hub, wellness longevity key drivers hospitality investment FHS, lifestyle hotel trend Middle East UAE Saudi, FIBO International fitness wellness longevity trade show, hotel differentiation strategy commercial sustainability, Middle East hospitality untapped potential 2030, GCC hospitality resilience crisis recovery] #FHS2026 #LifestyleHotels #WellnessTourism #LongevityHospitality #AbuDhabi #MiddleEastHospitality #DubaiHospitality #TravelAndTourWorld